Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament final
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The 2012 Summer Olympics Football Final was a football match that took place at Wembley Stadium in London, United Kingdom on 11 August 2012 to determine the winner of the men's football tournament at the 2012 Summer Olympics. It was the 23rd final of the men's football tournament at the Summer Olympics, a quadrennial tournament contested for the men's under-23 national teams of FIFA to decide the Olympic champions.
Event | Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament | ||||||
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Date | 11 August 2012 (2012-08-11) | ||||||
Venue | Wembley Stadium, London | ||||||
Referee | Mark Clattenburg (Great Britain) | ||||||
Attendance | 86,162[1] | ||||||
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In front of a crowd of 86,162, Mexico won their first Olympic gold medal in modality, beating Brazil, 2–1. It was Mexico's first major title since the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup on home soil and their first Olympic gold medal in football, both wins involved Mexico's final meeting with Brazil in these events.[2]