Group B of the men's football tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics was played from 4 to 10 August 2016, and included Colombia, Japan, Nigeria and Sweden. The top two teams advanced to the knockout stage.[1]
All times are BRT (UTC−3). For matches in Manaus, which is in AMT (UTC−4), local times are listed in parentheses.[2]
Draw position | Team | Confederation | Method of qualification |
Date of qualification |
Olympic appearance |
Last appearance |
Previous best performance |
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B1 | Sweden | UEFA | UEFA Under-21 Championship 1st place | 24 June 2015 | 10th | 1992 | Gold medal (1948) |
B2 | Colombia | CONMEBOL | CONCACAF–CONMEBOL play-off winners | 29 March 2016 | 5th | 1992 | Group stage (1968, 1972, 1980, 1992) |
B3 | Nigeria | CAF | Africa U-23 Cup of Nations 1st place | 9 December 2015 | 7th | 2008 | Gold medal (1996) |
B4 | Japan | AFC | AFC U-23 Championship 1st place | 26 January 2016 | 10th | 2012 | Bronze medal (1968) |
Pos | Team
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Nigeria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | Quarter-finals |
2 | Colombia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 5 | |
3 | Japan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | |
4 | Sweden | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 |
Sweden | 2–2 | Colombia |
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Report (Rio2016) Report (FIFA) |
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Attendance: 29,996[3]
Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia)
Sweden[3] |
Colombia[3] |
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Assistant referees:
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Nigeria | 5–4 | Japan |
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Report (Rio2016) Report (FIFA) |
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Attendance: 29,996[4]
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
Nigeria[4] |
Japan[4] |
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Assistant referees:
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Sweden | 0–1 | Nigeria |
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Report (Rio2016) Report (FIFA) |
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Attendance: 23,892[5]
Referee: Matthew Conger (New Zealand)
Sweden[5] |
Nigeria[5] |
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Assistant referees:
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Japan | 2–2 | Colombia |
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Report (Rio2016) Report (FIFA) |
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Attendance: 26,603[6]
Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)
Japan[6] |
Colombia[6] |
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Assistant referees:
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Japan | 1–0 | Sweden |
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Report (Rio2016) Report (FIFA) |
Attendance: 17,821[7]
Referee: Malang Diedhiou (Senegal)
Japan[7] |
Sweden[7] |
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Assistant referees:
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Colombia | 2–0 | Nigeria |
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Report (Rio2016) Report (FIFA) |
Attendance: 36,702[8]
Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)
Colombia[8] |
Nigeria[8] |
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Assistant referees:
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