Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament – Group B

Group B of the men's football tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics was played from 22 to 28 July 2021 in Kashima's Kashima Stadium, Sapporo's Sapporo Dome and Yokohama's International Stadium Yokohama.^[1] The group consistsed of Honduras, New Zealand, Romania and South Korea.^[2] The top two teams, South Korea and New Zealand, advanced to the knockout stage.^[3]

Teams

Draw position	Team	Pot	Confederation	Method of qualification	Date of qualification	Olympic appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance
B1	New Zealand	3	OFC	2019 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament champions	5 October 2019	3rd	2012	14th place (2008)
B2	South Korea	1	AFC	2020 AFC U-23 Championship champions	26 January 2020	11th	2016	Bronze medalists (2012)
B3	Honduras	2	CONCACAF	2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship runners-up	30 March 2021	5th	2016	Fourth place (2016)
B4	Romania	4	UEFA	2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship semi-finalists	27 June 2019	4th	1964	Fifth place (1964)

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Korea	3	2	0	1	10	1	+9	6	Advance to knockout stage
2	New Zealand	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
3	Romania	3	1	1	1	1	4	−3	4
4	Honduras	3	1	0	2	3	9	−6	3

Source: TOCOG and FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

In the quarter-finals,

• The winners of Group B, South Korea, advanced to play the runners-up of Group A, Mexico.
• The runners-up of Group B, New Zealand, advanced to play the winners of Group A, Japan.

Matches

All times listed are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

New Zealand vs South Korea

22 July 2021 (2021-07-22)

17:00

New Zealand	1–0	South Korea
Wood 70'	Report (TOCOG) Report (FIFA)

Kashima Stadium, Kashima

Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)

New Zealand[4]

South Korea[4]

GK 1 Michael Woud RB 16 Gianni Stensness CB 2 Winston Reid (c) CB 8 Joe Bell LB 4 Nando Pijnaker RM 15 Dane Ingham CM 6 Clayton Lewis  78'  90+4' LM 3 Liberato Cacace RF 7 Elijah Just  71' CF 9 Chris Wood LF 12 Callum McCowatt  85' Substitutions: FW 18 Ben Waine  71' MF 10 Marko Stamenic  85' DF 17 Callan Elliot  90+4' Head coach: Danny Hay

GK 1 Song Bum-keun RB 2 Lee You-hyeon CB 5 Jeong Tae-uk CB 20 Lee Sang-min (c) LB 19 Kang Yoon-sung  87' CM 15 Won Du-jae CM 14 Kim Dong-hyun  78' RW 17 Um Won-sang  59' AM 8 Lee Kang-in  59' LW 7 Kwon Chang-hoon  59' CF 16 Hwang Ui-jo Substitutions: FW 11 Lee Dong-jun  59' MF 10 Lee Dong-gyeong  59' FW 9 Song Min-kyu  59' MF 6 Jeong Seung-won  78' DF 4 Park Ji-soo  87' Head coach: Kim Hak-bum

Assistant referees: Arsenio Marengula (Mozambique) Souru Phatsoane (Lesotho) Fourth official: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal) Video assistant referee: Benoît Millot (France) Assistant video assistant referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández (Spain)

Honduras vs Romania

22 July 2021 (2021-07-22)

20:00

Honduras	0–1	Romania
	Report (TOCOG) Report (FIFA)	Oliva 45+1' (o.g.)

Kashima Stadium, Kashima

Referee: Leodán González (Uruguay)

Honduras[5]

Romania[5]

GK 1 Alex Güity  46' CB 16 José García CB 20 Jorge Álvarez  48' CB 2 Denil Maldonado (c)  88' RWB 21 Elvin Oliva  26'  88' LWB 3 Wesly Decas CM 10 Rigoberto Rivas  57' CM 15 Carlos Pineda CM 8 Edwin Rodríguez  57' CF 19 Douglas Martínez CF 9 Jorge Benguché Substitutions: GK 12 Michael Perreló  46' FW 17 Luis Palma  57' MF 7 José Alejandro Reyes  57' DF 4 Carlos Meléndez  88' DF 5 Cristopher Meléndez  88' Head coach: Miguel Falero

GK 12 Mihai Aioani RB 14 Andrei Rațiu  75' CB 4 Alex Pașcanu CB 6 Virgil Ghiță LB 3 Florin Ștefan  46' DM 18 Marco Dulca  71' CM 8 Marius Marin (c) CM 10 Andrei Ciobanu  69' RW 20 Alex Dobre  44' LW 11 Valentin Gheorghe  55' CF 9 George Ganea  68' Substitutions: DF 2 Radu Boboc  46' FW 21 Antonio Sefer  55' FW 19 Andrei Sîntean  82'  68' MF 5 Tudor Băluță  69' DF 17 Ricardo Grigore  75' Head coach: Mirel Rădoi

Assistant referees: Nicolás Taran (Uruguay) Richard Trinidad (Uruguay) Fourth official: Ismail Elfath (United States) Video assistant referee: Andrés Cunha (Uruguay) Assistant video assistant referee: Bibiana Steinhaus (Germany)

New Zealand vs Honduras

25 July 2021 (2021-07-25)

17:00

New Zealand	2–3	Honduras
Cacace 10' Wood 49'	Report (TOCOG) Report (FIFA)	Palma 45+1' Obregón 78' Rivas 87'

Kashima Stadium, Kashima

Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel)

New Zealand[6]

Honduras[6]

GK 1 Michael Woud RB 16 Gianni Stensness CB 2 Winston Reid (c)  6' CB 8 Joe Bell LB 4 Nando Pijnaker RM 15 Dane Ingham CM 6 Clayton Lewis  65' LM 3 Liberato Cacace RF 7 Elijah Just  86' CF 9 Chris Wood LF 12 Callum McCowatt  65' Substitutions: DF 14 George Stanger  6' MF 10 Marko Stamenic  86'  65' FW 18 Ben Waine  75'  65' FW 11 Joe Champness  86' Head coach: Danny Hay

GK 1 Alex Güity RB 5 Cristopher Meléndez  63' CB 16 José García CB 2 Denil Maldonado (c)  63' LB 3 Wesly Decas  37' DM 20 Jorge Álvarez  63' RM 8 Edwin Rodríguez LM 17 Luis Palma AM 7 José Alejandro Reyes CF 19 Douglas Martínez  71' CF 9 Jorge Benguché  46' Substitutions: MF 15 Carlos Pineda  46' DF 21 Elvin Oliva  63' FW 10 Rigoberto Rivas  63' DF 4 Carlos Meléndez  63' FW 18 Juan Obregón  71' Head coach: Miguel Falero

Assistant referees: Roy Hassan (Israel) Idan Yarkoni (Israel) Fourth official: Chris Beath (Australia) Video assistant referee: Roi Reinshreiber (Israel) Assistant video assistant referee: Benoît Millot (France)

Romania vs South Korea

25 July 2021 (2021-07-25)

20:00

Romania	0–4	South Korea
	Report (TOCOG) Report (FIFA)	Marin 27' (o.g.) Um Won-sang 59' Lee Kang-in 84' (pen.), 90'

Kashima Stadium, Kashima

Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)

Romania[7]

South Korea[7]

GK 12 Mihai Aioani RB 18 Marco Dulca  77' CB 4 Alex Pașcanu  67' CB 6 Virgil Ghiță LB 2 Radu Boboc  64' CM 8 Marius Marin (c) CM 10 Andrei Ciobanu  76' CM 7 Ion Gheorghe  25'  45+1' RF 21 Antonio Sefer  56' CF 9 George Ganea  56' LF 20 Alex Dobre Substitutions: FW 19 Andrei Sîntean  56' FW 11 Valentin Gheorghe  56' DF 17 Ricardo Grigore  64' MF 13 Eduard Florescu  76' MF 5 Tudor Băluță  77' Head coach: Mirel Rădoi

GK 1 Song Bum-keun RB 12 Seol Young-woo CB 5 Jeong Tae-uk (c) CB 4 Park Ji-soo LB 19 Kang Yoon-sung DM 15 Won Du-jae RM 6 Jeong Seung-won  9'  46' LM 11 Lee Dong-jun  65' AM 10 Lee Dong-gyeong  78' CF 17 Um Won-sang  90+1' CF 16 Hwang Ui-jo  79' Substitutions: FW 7 Kwon Chang-hoon  46' FW 9 Song Min-kyu  65' MF 21 Kim Jin-kyu  78' MF 8 Lee Kang-in  79' DF 3 Kim Jae-woo  90+1' Head coach: Kim Hak-bum

Assistant referees: Tulio Moreno (Venezuela) Lubin Torrealba (Venezuela) Fourth official: Iván Barton (El Salvador) Video assistant referee: Mauro Vigliano (Argentina) Assistant video assistant referee: Wagner Reway (Brazil)

Romania vs New Zealand

28 July 2021 (2021-07-28)

17:30

Romania	0–0	New Zealand
	Report (TOCOG) Report (FIFA)

Sapporo Dome, Sapporo

Referee: Kevin Ortega (Peru)

Romania[8]

New Zealand[8]

GK 12 Mihai Aioani RB 17 Ricardo Grigore CB 15 Andrei Chindriș  28'  78' CB 18 Marco Dulca  30'  78' LB 6 Virgil Ghiță CM 14 Andrei Rațiu CM 8 Marius Marin (c) CM 3 Florin Ștefan AM 13 Eduard Florescu  87' SS 20 Alex Dobre  78' CF 19 Andrei Sîntean  59' Substitutions: FW 9 George Ganea  59' MF 10 Andrei Ciobanu  78' MF 16 Ronaldo Deaconu  78' FW 11 Valentin Gheorghe  78' FW 21 Antonio Sefer  87' Head coach: Mirel Rădoi

GK 1 Michael Woud RB 17 Callan Elliot  42'  46' CB 16 Gianni Stensness CB 4 Nando Pijnaker LB 3 Liberato Cacace DM 8 Joe Bell CM 19 Matthew Garbett  21'  72' CM 10 Marko Stamenic  89' RW 7 Elijah Just LW 11 Joe Champness  46' CF 9 Chris Wood (c) Substitutions: FW 12 Callum McCowatt  46' DF 15 Dane Ingham  46' MF 6 Clayton Lewis  72' Head coach: Danny Hay

Assistant referees: Michael Orué (Peru) Jesús Sánchez (Peru) Fourth official: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan) Video assistant referee: Andrés Cunha (Uruguay) Assistant video assistant referee: Erick Miranda (Mexico)

South Korea vs Honduras

28 July 2021 (2021-07-28)

17:30

South Korea	6–0	Honduras
Hwang Ui-jo 12' (pen.), 45+5', 52' (pen.) Won Du-jae 19' (pen.) Kim Jin-ya 64' Lee Kang-in 82'	Report (TOCOG) Report (FIFA)

International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama

Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)

South Korea[9]

Honduras[9]

GK 1 Song Bum-keun RB 12 Seol Young-woo CB 5 Jeong Tae-uk (c) CB 4 Park Ji-soo LB 19 Kang Yoon-sung  57' DM 15 Won Du-jae  72' DM 13 Kim Jin-ya CM 21 Kim Jin-gyu RF 11 Lee Dong-jun  46' CF 16 Hwang Ui-jo  57' LF 7 Kwon Chang-hoon  73' Substitutions: FW 17 Um Won-sang  46' DF 3 Kim Jae-woo  57' MF 8 Lee Kang-in  65'  57' MF 14 Kim Dong-hyun  72' MF 10 Lee Dong-gyeong  73' Head coach: Kim Hak-bum

GK 1 Alex Güity CB 4 Carlos Meléndez  17'  39' CB 6 Jonathan Núñez  27' CB 2 Denil Maldonado (c) RWB 21 Elvin Oliva LWB 3 Wesly Decas CM 7 José Alejandro Reyes CM 15 Carlos Pineda  46' CM 17 Luis Palma  43' SS 8 Edwin Rodríguez  70' CF 19 Douglas Martínez  46' Substitutions: DF 5 Cristopher Meléndez  51'  43' FW 10 Rigoberto Rivas  46' MF 13 Brayan Moya  46' MF 20 Jorge Álvarez  70' Head coach: Miguel Falero

Assistant referees: Diyan Valkov (Bulgaria) Martin Margaritov (Bulgaria) Fourth official: Victor Gomes (South Africa) Video assistant referee: Adil Zourak (Morocco) Assistant video assistant referee: Abdulkadir Bitigen (Turkey)

Discipline

Fair play points would have been used as a tiebreaker if the overall and head-to-head records of teams were tied. These were calculated based on yellow and red cards received in all group matches as follows:^[3]

• first yellow card: minus 1 point;
• indirect red card (second yellow card): minus 3 points;
• direct red card: minus 4 points;
• yellow card and direct red card: minus 5 points;

Only one of the above deductions is applied to a player in a single match.

Team	Match 1				Match 2				Match 3				Points
South Korea					1				1				−2
New Zealand	1				2				3				–6
Romania	3				1	1			2				–9
Honduras	2				1				3			1	–11