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Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification

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The men's qualification for football tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Qualifications

The following 16 teams qualified for the 1996 Olympic men's football tournament:

Means of qualification Berths Qualified
Host nation 1  United States
AFC Preliminary Competition 3  South Korea (winner)
 Japan (runner-up)
 Saudi Arabia (third-place)
CAF Preliminary Competition 3  Ghana
 Tunisia
 Nigeria
CONCACAF Preliminary Competition 1  Mexico (winner)
CONMEBOL Preliminary Competition 2  Brazil (winner)
 Argentina (runner-up)
OFC Preliminary Competition 1  Australia
1996 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship 5  Italy (winner)
 Spain (runner-up)
 France (third-place)
 Hungary (5th)
 Portugal (6th)
Total 16

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