Rio Olympics: Men's Soccer, Day 3

• by Soccer America , Aug 10, 2016

After two scoreless draws, Brazil came to life at the Rio Olympics with a 4-0 win over Denmark that sent it into the quarterfinals. Mexico and Argentina, winners of the last three Olympic gold medals, were both eliminated for the Rio Olympics on Wednesday. Mexico, the 2012 champion, lost to South Korea, 1-0, in a match it needed to win. Argentina lost out to Honduras when their 1-1 tie sent the Catrachos through along with Portugal.

Men's Soccer Schedule:
QUARTERFINALS
Aug. 13 in Sao Paulo
Game 1: Brazil vs. Colombia
Aug. 13 in Salvador
Game 2: Nigeria vs. Denmark
Aug. 13 in Belo Horizonte
Game 3: South Korea vs. Honduras
Aug. 13 in Brasilia
Game 4: Portugal vs. Germany

SEMIFINALS
Aug. 17 in Rio de Janeiro
Game 5: Game 1 winner vs. Game 3 winner
Aug. 17 in Sao Paulo
Game 6: Game 2 winner vs. Game 4 winner

BRONZE-MEDAL GAME
Aug. 20 in Belo Horizonte
Game 5 loser vs. Game 6 loser

GOLD-MEDAL GAME
Aug. 20 in Rio de Janeiro
Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner

Men's Soccer Results:
GROUP A
Aug. 4 in Brasilia
Iraq 0 Denmark 0.
Aug. 4 in Brasilia
Brazil 0 South Africa 0.
Aug. 7 in Brasilia
Denmark 1 South Africa 0.
Aug. 7 in Brasilia
Brazil 0 Iraq 0.
Aug. 10 in Salvador
Denmark vs. Brazil
Aug. 10 in Sao Paulo
South Africa vs. Iraq

Standings
PTS TEAM W-T-L +/-
5 Brazil 1-2-0 4/0
4 Denmark 1-1-1 1/4
3 Iraq 0-3-0 1/1
2 South Africa 0-2-1 1/2

GROUP B
Aug. 4 in Manaus
Sweden 2 Colombia 2.
Aug. 4 in Manaus
Nigeria 5 Japan 4.
Aug. 7 in Manaus
Nigeria 1 Sweden 0.
Aug. 7 in Manaus
Japan 2 Colombia 2.
Aug. 10 in Salvador
Japan 1 Sweden 0
Aug. 10 in Sao Paulo
Colombia 2 Nigeria 0

Standings
PTS TEAM W-T-L +/-
6 Nigeria 2-0-1 6/6
5 Colombia 1-2-0 6/4
4 Japan 1-1-1 6/6
1 Sweden 0-1-2 2/4

GROUP C
Aug. 4 in Salvador
South Korea 8 Fiji 0
Aug. 4 in Salvador
Mexico 2 Germany 2.
Aug. 7 in Salvador
Mexico 5 Fiji 1
Aug. 7 in Salvador
Germany 3 South Korea 3
Aug. 10 in Belo Horizonte
Germany 10 Fiji 1
Aug. 10 in Brasilia
South Korea 1 Mexico 0

Standings
PTS TEAM W-T-L +/-
7 South Korea 2-1-0 12/3
5 Germany 1-0-2 15/5
4 Mexico 1-1-1 7/4
0 Fiji 0-0-2 1/23

GROUP D
Aug. 4 in Rio de Janeiro
Honduras 3 Algeria 2.
Aug. 4 in Rio de Janeiro
Portugal 2 Argentina 0.
Aug. 7 in Rio de Janeiro
Portugal 2 Honduras 1.
Aug. 7 in Rio de Janeiro
Argentina 2 Algeria 1.
Aug. 10 in Brasilia
Argentina 1 Honduras 1
Aug. 10 in Belo Horizonte
Algeria 1 Portugal 1

Standings
PTS TEAM W-T-L +/-
7 Portugal 2-1-0 5/2
4 Honduras 1-1-1 5/5
4 Argentina 1-1-1 3/4
1 Algeria 0-1-2 4/6