Newcastle To Host 6 Olympic Football Matches

St James' Park will host 6 Olympic football games in the summer

They include Mexico v South Korea, Spain v Honduras and Brazil v New Zealand as well as a quarter final match

Here's the dates you need to know about :- 

26/7 

MEXICO v SOUTH KOREA 

GABON v SWITZERLAND 

29/7 

SPAIN v HONDURAS 

JAPAN v MOROCCO 

1/8 

BRAZIL v NEW ZEALAND 

Great Britain's men face a tough group in the Olympic football tournament after being drawn against Uruguay, the United Arab Emirates and Senegal for the London 2012 tournament. Demba Ba and Papisse Cisse could both be called up for Senegal Stuart Pearce's side will kick off the tournament against Senegal at Old Trafford, Manchester, on July 26, then play the UAE at Wembley on July 29 and finish the group against Uruguay in Cardiff on August 1. Uruguay were viewed as the toughest opponents Team GB could have faced while Senegal qualified last night after beating Oman in a play-off at Coventry.