Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament – Group A

Group A of the men's football tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics was played from 4 to 10 August 2016, and included hosts Brazil, Denmark, Iraq and South Africa. The top two teams advanced to the knockout stage.^[1]

All times are BRT (UTC−3).^[2]

Draw position	Team	Confederation	Method of qualification	Date of qualification	Olympic appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance
A1	Brazil	CONMEBOL	Hosts	2 October 2009	13th	2012	Silver medal (1984, 1988, 2012)
A2	South Africa	CAF	Africa U-23 Cup of Nations 3rd place	12 December 2015	2nd	2000	Group stage (2000)
A3	Iraq	AFC	AFC U-23 Championship 3rd place	29 January 2016	5th	2004	Fourth place (2004)
A4	Denmark	UEFA	UEFA Under-21 Championship semi-finalists	23 June 2015	9th	1992	Silver medal (1908, 1912, 1960)

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Brazil (H)	3	1	2	0	4	0	+4	5	Quarter-finals
2	Denmark	3	1	1	1	1	4	−3	4	Quarter-finals
3	Iraq	3	0	3	0	1	1	0	3
4	South Africa	3	0	2	1	1	2	−1	2

Teams