Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

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2008 Men's Olympic football tournament
Tournament details
Host country China
Dates 7 August – 23 August
Teams 16 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s) 6 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  Argentina (2nd title)
Runners-up  Nigeria
Third place  Brazil
Fourth place  Belgium
Tournament statistics
Matches played 32
Goals scored 100 (3.13 per match)
Attendance 1,404,254 (43,883 per match)
Top scorer(s) Italy Giuseppe Rossi (4 goals)
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The men's association football tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held in Beijing and four other cities in the People's Republic of China from 7 August to 23 August. Associations affiliated with FIFA were invited to enter their men's U-23 teams in regional qualifying competitions, from which 15 teams, plus the host nation, reached the final tournament. Men's teams were allowed to augment their squads with up to three players over the age of 23.

For these Games, the men competed in a 16-team tournament. Preliminary matches commenced on 7 August, the day before the Games' opening ceremony. The teams were grouped into four pools of four teams each for a round-robin preliminary round. The top two teams in each pool advanced to an eight-team single-elimination bracket.

The tournament was won by Argentina, who beat Nigeria 1–0 in the final, as part of a record streak of 12 consecutive wins in football competitions at the Summer Olympics (six wins in 2004, six wins in 2008).

Contents

Qualifying round [edit]

Countries of men's tournament

A National Olympic Committee may enter one men's team in football competitions.

Main article: Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification
Means of qualification Date Venue Berths Qualified
Host nation   1  China PR
AFC Preliminary Competition February – November 2007 – 3  Australia
 South Korea
 Japan
CAF Preliminary Competition September 2006 – March 2008 – 3  Cameroon
 Ivory Coast
 Nigeria
CONCACAF Preliminary Competition August 2007 – March 2008  United States 2  Honduras
 United States
2007 South American Youth Championship 7–28 January 2007  Paraguay 2  Brazil
 Argentina
OFC Preliminary Competition 1–9 March 2008  Fiji 1  New Zealand
2007 UEFA U-21 Championship 10–23 June 2007  Netherlands 4  Netherlands
 Serbia
 Belgium
 Italy
Total 16

Squads [edit]

Main article: Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads

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 1985, and three of whom could be overage players, by 23 July 2008.[1] A minimum of two goalkeepers (plus one optional alternate goalkeeper) had to be included in the squad.[1]

Match officials [edit]

On 22 April 2008, FIFA released the list of match referees that will officiate at the Olympics.[2]

Referee Assistants
AFC
Saudi Arabia Khalil Al Ghamdi Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al Ghamdi
Syria Hamdi Al Kadrie
Oman Abdullah Al Hilali Bahrain Khaled Al Allan
United Arab Emirates Saleh Al Marzouqi
Iran Masoud Moradi Iran Hassan Kamranifar
Iraq Luay Subhi Adib
CAF
South Africa Jerome Damon South Africa Tshotleno Molefe
Rwanda Celestin Ntangungira
Senegal Badara Diatta Cameroon Evarist Menkouande
Tunisia Bachir Hassani
CONCACAF
Panama Roberto Moreno Salazar Panama Daniel Williamson
Panama Hairo Fuentes Batista
United States Jair Marrufo Jamaica Ricardo Morgan
United States Kermit Quisenberry
Referee Assistants
CONMEBOL
Argentina Héctor Baldassi Argentina Ricardo Casas
Argentina Hernán Maidana
Chile Pablo Pozo Chile Julio Díaz Lobe
Chile Patricio Basualto Vargas
Uruguay Martín Vázquez Uruguay Mauricio Espinosa Rodríguez
Uruguay Miguel Ángel Nievas Acosta
OFC
New Zealand Michael Hester Tonga Tevita Makasini
Vanuatu Michael Joseph
UEFA
Austria Thomas Einwaller Austria Roland Heim
Austria Norbert Schwab
Hungary Viktor Kassai Hungary Gábor Erős
Hungary Tibor Vámos
France Stéphane Lannoy France Eric Dansault
France Frédéric Cano
Slovenia Damir Skomina Slovenia Primož Arhar
Slovenia Marco Stancin
Germany Wolfgang Stark Germany Volker Wezel
Germany Jan-Hendrik Salver

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8).

Preliminaries [edit]

Group winners and runners-up advanced to the quarterfinal round.

Group A [edit]

Qualified for the quarterfinals
Team
Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Argentina 3 3 0 0 5 1 +4 9
 Ivory Coast 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6
 Australia 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1
 Serbia 3 0 1 2 3 7 −4 1


7 August 2008
17:00
v
 Australia  1–1  Serbia Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai
Attendance: 36,184
Referee: Jerome Damon (South Africa)
Zadkovich Goal 69' Report Rajković Goal 78'
7 August 2008
19:45
v
 Ivory Coast  1–2  Argentina Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai
Attendance: 43,266
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)
Cissé Goal 53' Report Messi Goal 43'
Acosta Goal 86'
10 August 2008
17:00
v
 Argentina  1–0  Australia Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai
Attendance: 38,182
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)
Lavezzi Goal 76' Report
10 August 2008
19:45
v
 Serbia  2–4  Ivory Coast Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai
Attendance: 38,320
Referee: Roberto Moreno Salazar (Panama)
Mrdaković Goal 16'
Rakić Goal 90'		 Report Cissé Goal 3'
Rajković Goal 24' (o.g.)
Kalou Goal 70'
Gervinho Goal 90+3'
13 August 2008
19:45
v
 Ivory Coast  1–0  Australia Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium, Tianjin
Attendance: 50,437
Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States)
Kalou Goal 81' Report
13 August 2008
19:45
v
 Argentina  2–0  Serbia Beijing Workers' Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 53,668
Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)
Lavezzi Goal 13' (pen.)
Buonanotte Goal 84'		 Report

Group B [edit]

Qualified for the quarterfinals
Team
Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Nigeria 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7
 Netherlands 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
 United States 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
 Japan 3 0 0 3 1 4 −3 0


7 August 2008
17:00
v
 Japan  0–1  United States Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium, Tianjin
Attendance: 57,102
Referee: Badara Diatta (Senegal)
Report Holden Goal 47'
7 August 2008
19:45
v
 Netherlands  0–0  Nigeria Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium, Tianjin
Attendance: 52,390
Referee: Pablo Pozo (Chile)
Report
10 August 2008
17:00
v
 Nigeria  2–1  Japan Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium, Tianjin
Attendance: 42,592
Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)
Obinna Goal 58'
Anichebe Goal 74'		 Report Toyoda Goal 79'
10 August 2008
19:45
v
 United States  2–2  Netherlands Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium, Tianjin
Attendance: 45,016
Referee: Michael Hester (New Zealand)
Kljestan Goal 64'
Altidore Goal 72'		 Report Babel Goal 16'
Sibon Goal 90+3'
13 August 2008
17:00
v
 Netherlands  1–0  Japan Shenyang Olympic Stadium, Shenyang
Attendance: 38,790
Referee: Héctor Baldassi (Argentina)
Sibon Goal 73' (pen.) Report
13 August 2008
17:00
v
 Nigeria  2–1  United States Beijing Workers' Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 48,096
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)
Isaac Goal 39'
Obinna Goal 79'		 Report Kljestan Goal 88' (pen.)

Group C [edit]

Qualified for the quarterfinals
Team
Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Brazil 3 3 0 0 9 0 +9 9
 Belgium 3 2 0 1 3 1 +2 6
 China PR 3 0 1 2 1 6 −5 1
 New Zealand 3 0 1 2 1 7 −6 1


7 August 2008
17:00
v
 Brazil  1–0  Belgium Shenyang Olympic Stadium, Shenyang
Attendance: 39,661
Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)
Hernanes Goal 79' Report
7 August 2008
19:45
v
 China PR  1–1  New Zealand Shenyang Olympic Stadium, Shenyang
Attendance: 41,407
Referee: Martín Vázquez (Uruguay)
Dong Fangzhuo Goal 88' Report Brockie Goal 53'
10 August 2008
17:00
v
 New Zealand  0–5  Brazil Shenyang Olympic Stadium, Shenyang
Attendance: 44,951
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (France)
Report Anderson Goal 3'
Pato Goal 33'
Ronaldinho Goal 55', 61' (pen.)
Sóbis Goal 90+3'
10 August 2008
19:45
v
 Belgium  2–0  China PR Shenyang Olympic Stadium, Shenyang
Attendance: 45,756
Referee: Héctor Baldassi (Argentina)
Dembélé Goal 8'
Mirallas Goal 80'		 Report
13 August 2008
19:45
v
 China PR  0–3  Brazil Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Qinhuangdao
Attendance: 38,790
Referee: Jerome Damon (South Africa)
Report Diego Goal 18'
Thiago Neves Goal 69', 73'
13 August 2008
19:45
v
 New Zealand  0–1  Belgium Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai
Attendance: 45,202
Referee: Pablo Pozo (Chile)
Report Haroun Goal 35'

Group D [edit]

Qualified for the quarterfinals
Team
Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Italy 3 2 1 0 6 0 +6 7
 Cameroon 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
 South Korea 3 1 1 1 2 4 −2 4
 Honduras 3 0 0 3 0 5 −5 0


7 August 2008
17:00
v
 Honduras  0–3  Italy Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Qinhuangdao
Attendance: 21,680
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
Report Giovinco Goal 41'
Rossi Goal 45' (pen.)
Acquafresca Goal 52' (pen.)
7 August 2008
19:45
v
 South Korea  1–1  Cameroon Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Qinhuangdao
Attendance: 21,943
Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States)
Park Chu-Young Goal 68' Report Mandjeck Goal 81'
10 August 2008
17:00
v
 Cameroon  1–0  Honduras Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Qinhuangdao
Attendance: 28,657
Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)
Mbia Goal 74' Report
10 August 2008
19:45
v
 Italy  3–0  South Korea Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Qinhuangdao
Attendance: 29,455
Referee: Thomas Einwaller (Austria)
Rossi Goal 15'
Rocchi Goal 32'
Montolivo Goal 90'		 Report
13 August 2008
17:00
v
 South Korea  1–0  Honduras Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai
Attendance: 34,160
Referee: Michael Hester (New Zealand)
Kim Dong-Jin Goal 23' Report
13 August 2008
17:00
v
 Cameroon  0–0  Italy Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium, Tianjin
Attendance: 47,307
Referee: Martín Vázquez (Uruguay)
Report

Knockout stage [edit]

  Quarter-finals Semi-finals Gold medal match
                           
  B1   Nigeria 2  
A2   Ivory Coast 0  
  B1   Nigeria 4  
  C2   Belgium 1  
D1   Italy 2
  C2   Belgium 3  
    B1   Nigeria 0
  A1   Argentina 1
  A1   Argentina (aet) 2  
B2   Netherlands 1  
  A1   Argentina 3 Bronze medal match
  C1   Brazil 0  
C1   Brazil (aet) 2 C2   Belgium 0
  D2   Cameroon 0   C1   Brazil 3

Quarter-finals [edit]

16 August 2008
18:00
v
 Brazil  2–0 (a.e.t.)  Cameroon Shenyang Olympic Stadium, Shenyang
Attendance: 41,043
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
Sóbis Goal 101'
Marcelo Goal 105'		 Report
16 August 2008
18:00
v
 Italy  2–3  Belgium Beijing Workers' Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 50,802
Referee: Héctor Baldassi (Argentina)
Rossi Goal 18' (pen.), 74' (pen.) Report Dembélé Goal 23', 79'
Mirallas Goal 45+2'
16 August 2008
21:00
v
 Argentina  2–1 (a.e.t.)  Netherlands Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai
Attendance: 51,366
Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States)
Messi Goal 14'
Di María Goal 105'		 Report Bakkal Goal 36'
16 August 2008
21:00
v
 Nigeria  2–0  Ivory Coast Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Qinhuangdao
Attendance: 28,944
Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)
Odemwingie Goal 44'
Obinna Goal 82' (pen.)		 Report

Semi-finals [edit]

19 August 2008
18:00
v
 Nigeria  4–1  Belgium Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai
Attendance: 56,312
Referee: Pablo Pozo (Chile)
Adefemi Goal 17'
Obasi Goal 59', 72'
Okonkwo Goal 78'		 Report Ciman Goal 88'
19 August 2008
21:00
v
 Argentina  3–0  Brazil Beijing Workers' Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 52,968
Referee: Martín Vázquez (Uruguay)
Agüero Goal 52', 58'
Riquelme Goal 76' (pen.)		 Report

Bronze medal match [edit]

22 August 2008
19:00
v
 Belgium  0–3  Brazil Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai
Attendance: 50,705
Referee: Thomas Einwaller (Austria)
Report Diego Goal 27'
Jô Goal 45', 90+2'

Gold medal match [edit]

23 August 2008
12:00
v
 Nigeria  0–1  Argentina National Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 89,102
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)
Report Di María Goal 58'

Final ranking [edit]

Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Argentina (ARG) 6 6 0 0 11 2 +9 18
2  Nigeria (NGR) 6 4 1 1 11 5 +6 13
3  Brazil (BRA) 6 4 1 1 7 4 +3 13
4  Belgium (BEL) 6 3 0 3 7 10 –3 9
5  Italy (ITA) 4 2 1 1 8 3 +5 7
6  Ivory Coast (CIV) 4 2 0 1 6 6 0 6
7  Netherlands (NED) 4 1 2 1 4 4 0 5
8  Cameroon (CMR) 4 1 2 1 2 3 –1 5
9  United States (USA) 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
10  South Korea (KOR) 3 1 1 1 2 4 −2 4
11  Australia (AUS) 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1
12  Serbia (SRB) 3 0 1 2 3 7 −4 1
13  China (CHN) 3 0 1 2 1 6 −5 1
14  New Zealand (NZL) 3 0 1 2 1 7 –6 1
15  Japan (JPN) 3 0 0 3 1 4 –3 0
16  Honduras (HON) 3 0 0 3 0 5 –5 0

Statistics [edit]

Goalscorers [edit]

4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goals

References [edit]

  1. ^ a b Regulations of the Olympic Football Tournaments
  2. ^ "List of Referees & Assistant Referees appointed for the Olympic Football Tournaments Beijing 2008 – (Men's tournament)" (PDF). FIFA.com (Fédération Internationale de Football Association). 22 April 2008. Retrieved 27 July 2012. 

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