Team GB Football Team Draw Uruguay, United Arab Emirates And Senegal In London 2012 Olympics Draw

The Team GB football team have been drawn alongside Senegal, the United Arab Emirates and Uruguay for the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Coached by Stuart Pearce, GB were seeded for their group as hosts at the Wembley draw, so have avoided most of the major threats.

Senegal beat Oman 2-0 in a play-off match at Coventry City's Ricoh Arena on Monday night for a final Games berth.

Team GB will play Senegal at Old Trafford (26 July), UAE at Wembley (29 July) and Uruguay at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium (1 August).

Pearce said: "I am certainly looking forward to this summer. I wouldn't dismiss anyone in the group or teams coming here. It'll be tough - that's tournament football."

"The addition of three overage players can contribute to a really strong side. It will be tough, tournament football always is.

"The squad may not reflect every home nation and celebrity but they will be the best 18 players who have the best opportunity to deliver a gold. That's my only criteria."

The interim England boss also confirmed he will be travelling to the United States to talk with David Beckham about his chances of featuring at the games.

"I'll know a bit more about David's chances when I go to the States and see him. He's been a great ambassador but that's no guarantee he'll get in the squad. I'm picking on form and merit alone."

In the women's draw, the standout fixture is United States versus North Korea at Old Trafford.

The female Great Britain team's match against New Zealand will be the first event at the 2012 Olympics, opening at Cardiff on 25 July.

They then face Cameroon, also in Cardiff, on 28 July and three days later finish their group at Wembley against Brazil.

Coach Hope Powell preached caution ahead of the opener against the Kiwis.

"We can't take New Zealand lightly. We played them in the World Cup and it was a tough encounter."

Powell then experienced an embarrassing moment when she forgot who the third team in Team GB's group is.

When reminded it was Cameroon, the 45-year-old added: "Cameroon, we've never encountered before, so they're an unknown. I will definitely be selecting on form first, then those that want to play and those that are injury free."

MEN'S DRAW

GROUP A

Great Britain, Senegal, Uruguay, UAE

GROUP B

Mexico, South Korea, Gabon, Switzerland

GROUP C

Brazil, Belarus, New Zealand, Egypt

GROUP D

Spain, Honduras, Japan, Morocco

WOMEN'S DRAW

GROUP E

Great Britain, Cameroon, New Zealand, Brazil

GROUP F

Japan, Sweden, South Africa, Canada

GROUP G

USA, France, Colombia, North Korea