Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament Cup and was the first men's Olympic football tournament to feature a team representing Great Britain since the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. The gold medal was won by Mexico who defeated Brazil 2–1 in the final. Each National Olympic Committee may enter one men's team in the football tournament. Six venues were used during the tournament with games also played in Cardiff (Wales) and Glasgow (Scotland). Wembley Stadium in London hosted the Final. For the men's tournament, each nation submitted a squad of 18 players, 15 of whom had to be born on or after 1 January 1989, and
Russia at the 2012 Summer Olympics the overall medal standings, but was later stripped of 13 medals (4 gold, 8 silver, 1 bronze) for doping violations. Most of these medals were awarded to the team in athletics, wrestling, gymnastics, boxing and weightlifting. Of the twenty-four sports played by the Russian athletes, at least a single Olympic medal was won in sixteen of them. Russian athletes dominated in rhythmic gymnastics and synchronized swimming, where they won gold medals in all the events. Nine Russian athletes won more than a single Olympic medal in London. Russia's team-sport athletes also proved successful at these games, as the men's volleyball