Rio Olympics: Men's Soccer, Quarterfinals

• by Soccer America , Aug 12, 2016

Men's soccer at the Olympics moves into the quarterfinals on Saturday. The big game is the fourth and final game when Brazil and Colombia, which also met in the quarterfinals of the 2014 World Cup, face off in Sao Paulo. The other matchups: Portugal vs. Germany, Nigeria vs. Denmark and South Korea vs. Honduras, the lone Concacaf representative in the final eight.

Coached by Jorge Luis Pinto, the Catrachos beat the USA, 2-0, in Concacaf qualifying to advance to the Rio Olympics, and they edged Argentina for second place in Group D when they played to a 1-1 tie on Wednesday. Pinto, who coached Costa Rica to the quarterfinals of the 2014 World Cup, is proving why he is widely regarded as the best national team coach in Concacaf.

Honduras, which also reached the Olympic quarterfinals in 2012, is led by forwards Alberth Elis and Anthony Lozano.

Men's Soccer Schedule:
QUARTERFINALS
Aug. 13 in Brasilia
Game 1: Portugal vs. Germany, noon ET, NBCSN
Aug. 13 in Salvador
Game 2: Nigeria vs. Denmark, 3 pm ET, NBCSN
Aug. 13 in Belo Horizonte
Game 3: South Korea vs. Honduras, 6 pm ET, CNBC
Aug. 13 in Sao Paulo
Game 4: Brazil vs. Colombia, 9 pm ET, NBCSN

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