Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
Tournament details
Host country United States
Dates 20 July – 3 August
Teams 16 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s) 5 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  Nigeria
Runners-up  Argentina
Third place  Brazil
Fourth place  Portugal
Tournament statistics
Matches played 32
Goals scored 90 (2.81 per match)
Top scorer(s) Argentina Hernán Crespo
Brazil Bebeto (6 goals)

The 1996 Men's Olympic Football Tournament, played as part of the 1996 Summer Olympics, was hosted in Birmingham, Alabama, Washington, D.C, Orlando, Florida, Miami, Florida and Athens, Georgia.[1][2][3][4] From 1996 onwards, male competitors must be under 23 years old, with three over-23 players allowed per squad. The tournament features 16 men's national teams from the six continental confederations. The 16 teams are drawn into four groups of four and each group plays a round-robin tournament. At the end of the group stage, the top two teams advanced to the knockout stage, beginning with the quarter-finals and culminating with the gold medal match at Sanford Stadium on August 3, 1996.

Venues

Orlando Birmingham Miami Washington D.C. Athens
Citrus Bowl Legion Field Orange Bowl Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Sanford Stadium
Capacity: 65,000 Capacity: 81,700 Capacity: 74,476 Capacity: 56,500 Capacity: 86,100
Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament (the US)

Qualification

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)
1996 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament 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

Match officials

Squads

Tournament details

First round

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Argentina 312053+25
 Portugal 312042+25
 United States 31114404
 Tunisia 301215−41


July 20, 1996
15:00
Portugal  2 – 0  Tunisia
Martins  13',  68' Report
RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 34,796
Referee: Pereira (BRA)

July 20, 1996
19:30
United States  1 – 3  Argentina
Reyna  1' Report G. López  26'
Crespo  55'
Simeone  90'
Legion Field, Birmingham
Attendance: 83,183
Referee: Bouchardeau (NIG)

July 22, 1996
19:30
Argentina  1 – 1  Portugal
Ortega  45' Report Nuno Gomes  70'
RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 25,811
Referee: Al Mehannah (KSA)

July 22, 1996
19:30
United States  2 – 0  Tunisia
Kirovski  38'
Maisonneuve  90'
Report
Legion Field, Birmingham
Attendance: 45,687
Referee: Dallas (GBR)

July 24, 1996
19:30
Argentina  1 – 1  Tunisia
Ortega  5' Report Mkacher  74'
Legion Field, Birmingham
Attendance: 16,826
Referee: Un-Prasert (THA)

July 24, 1996
19:30
United States  1 – 1  Portugal
Maisonneuve  75' Report Paulo Alves  33'
RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 58,012
Referee: Lennie (AUS)

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 France 321052+37
 Spain 321053+27
 Australia 310246−23
 Saudi Arabia 300325−30


July 20, 1996
18:30
Spain  1 – 0  Saudi Arabia
Óscar  80' Report
Citrus Bowl, Orlando
Attendance: 28,774
Referee: Collina (ITA)

July 20, 1996
18:30
France  2 – 0  Australia
Pirès  11'
Maurice  74'
Report
Orange Bowl, Miami
Attendance: 14,322
Referee: Ruscio (ARG)

July 22, 1996
19:00
France  1 – 1  Spain
Legwinski  38' Report Óscar  80'
Citrus Bowl, Orlando
Attendance: 16,773
Referee: Un-Prasert (THA)

July 22, 1996
19:00
Australia  2 – 1  Saudi Arabia
Tsekenis  11'
Viduka  63'
Report Al-Khilaiwi  37'
Orange Bowl, Miami
Attendance: 5,997
Referee: Baharmast (USA)

July 24, 1996
19:00
Spain  3 – 2  Australia
Raúl  40',  90'
Santi  86'
Report Vidmar  3',  12'
Citrus Bowl, Orlando
Attendance: 12,050
Referee: Dallas (GBR)

July 24, 1996
19:00
France  2 – 1  Saudi Arabia
Maurice  20' (pen.)
Sibierski  49'
Report Anwar  26'
Orange Bowl, Miami
Attendance: 4,615
Referee: Archundia (MEX)

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Mexico 312021+15
 Ghana 31114404
 South Korea 31112204
 Italy 310245−13


July 21, 1996
12:00
South Korea  1 – 0  Ghana
Yoon Jung-Hwan  41' (pen.) Report
RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 45,946
Referee: Lennie (AUS)

July 21, 1996
17:00
Mexico  1 – 0  Italy
Palencia  83' Report
Legion Field, Birmingham
Attendance: 44,211
Referee: Dallas (GBR)

July 23, 1996
20:00
Mexico  0 – 0  South Korea
Report
Legion Field, Birmingham
Attendance: 26,111
Referee: Bouchardeau (NIG)

July 23, 1996
21:00
Ghana  3 – 2  Italy
Sabah  15',  74'
Ahinful  63' (pen.)
Report Branca  8',  44' (pen.)
RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 27,849
Referee: Garcia Aranda (ESP)

July 25, 1996
21:00
Mexico  1 – 1  Ghana
Abundis  65' Report Ebenzer  44'
RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 30,237
Referee: Pereira (BRA)

July 25, 1996
21:00
Italy  2 – 1  South Korea
Branca  24',  82' Report Lee Ki-Hyung  62'
Legion Field, Birmingham
Attendance: 28,319
Referee: Ruscio (ARG)

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 320142+26
 Nigeria 320131+26
 Japan 32014406
 Hungary 300337−40


July 21, 1996
18:30
Japan  1 – 0  Brazil
Ito  72' Report
Orange Bowl, Miami
Attendance: 46,713
Referee: Archundia (MEX)

July 21, 1996
18:30
Nigeria  1 – 0  Hungary
Kanu  44' Report
Citrus Bowl, Orlando
Attendance: 25,303
Referee: Un-Prasert (THA)

July 23, 1996
20:30
Brazil  3 – 1  Hungary
Ronaldo  35'
Juninho  61'
Bebeto  84'
Report Madar  58'
Orange Bowl, Miami
Attendance: 34,871
Referee: Al-Ghandour (EGY)

July 23, 1996
20:30
Nigeria  2 – 0  Japan
Babangida  82'
Okocha  90' (pen.)
Report
Citrus Bowl, Orlando
Attendance: 22,734
Referee: Collina (ITA)

July 25, 1996
21:00
Brazil  1 – 0  Nigeria
Ronaldo  30' Report
Orange Bowl, Miami
Attendance: 55,650
Referee: Baharmast (USA)

July 25, 1996
21:00
Japan  3 – 2  Hungary
Maezono  39' (pen.),  91'
Uemura  90'
Report Sandor  2'
Madar  48'
Citrus Bowl, Orlando
Attendance: 20,834
Referee: Bouchardeau (NIG)

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
July 27 - Miami        
  Portugal (asdet)  2
July 30 - Athens, Georgia
  France  1  
  Portugal  0
July 27 - Birmingham
      Argentina  2  
  Argentina  4
August 3 - Athens
  Spain  0  
  Argentina  2
July 28 - Birmingham    
    Nigeria  3
  Mexico  0
July 31 - Athens, Georgia
  Nigeria  2  
  Nigeria (asdet)  4 Bronze medal match
July 28 - Miami
      Brazil  3   August 2 - Athens
  Brazil  4
  Portugal  0
  Ghana  2  
  Brazil  5
 
Quarter-finals

July 27, 1996
18:00
Portugal  2 – 1 (asdet)  France
Capucho  7'
Calado  105'  (pen.)
Report Maurice  49' (pen.)
Orange Bowl, Miami
Attendance: 22,339
Referee: Collina (ITA)

July 27, 1996
19:30
Argentina  4 – 0  Spain
Crespo  47',  88'
Aranzábal  52' (o.g.)
C. López  66'
Report
Legion Field, Birmingham
Attendance: 43,507
Referee: Al-Ghandour (EGY)

July 28, 1996
16:00
Mexico  0 – 2  Nigeria
Report Okocha  20'
C. Babayaro  84'
Legion Field, Birmingham
Attendance: 44,788
Referee: Al Mehannah (KSA)

July 28, 1996
18:00
Brazil  4 – 2  Ghana
Duodu  18' (o.g.)
Ronaldo  56',  62'
Bebeto  72''
Report Akonnor  23'
Aboagye  53'
Orange Bowl, Miami
Attendance: 45,257
Referee: Un-Prasert (THA)

Semi-finals

July 30, 1996
18:00
Portugal  0 – 2  Argentina
Report Crespo  55',  61'
Sanford Stadium, Athens
Attendance: 78,212
Referee: Baharmast (USA)

July 31, 1996
18:00
Nigeria  4 – 3 (asdet)  Brazil
Roberto Carlos  20' (o.g.)
Ikpeba  78'
Kanu  90',  94'
Report Flavio Conceição  1',  38'
Bebeto  28'
Sanford Stadium, Athens
Attendance: 78,587
Referee: Garcia Aranda (ESP)

Bronze Medal match

August 2, 1996
18:00
Brazil  5 – 0  Portugal
Ronaldo  4'
Flavio Conceição  10'
Bebeto  46',  53',  74'
Report
Sanford Stadium, Athens
Attendance: 68,173
Referee: Al-Ghandour (EGY)

Gold Medal match

August 3, 1996
15:45
Nigeria  3 – 2  Argentina
Babayaro  28'
Amokachi  74'
Amunike  90'
Report C. López  3'
Crespo  50' (pen.)
Sanford Stadium, Athens
Attendance: 86,117
Referee: Collina (ITA)

Final ranking

Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Nigeria (NGR) 6501126+615
2  Argentina (ARG) 6321136+711
3  Brazil (BRA) 6402168+812
4  Portugal (POR) 6222610–49
5  France (FRA) 421164+27
6  Spain (ESP) 421157-27
7  Mexico (MEX) 412123-15
8  Ghana (GHA) 411268–24
9  Japan (JPN) 32014406
10  United States (USA) 31114404
11  South Korea (KOR) 31112204
12  Italy (ITA) 310245−13
13  Australia (AUS) 310246−23
14  Tunisia (TUN) 301215–41
15  Saudi Arabia (KSA) 300325–30
16  Hungary (HUN) 300337–40

Goalscorers

With six goals, Hernán Crespo of Argentina and Bebeto of Brazil are the top scorers in the tournament. In total, 90 goals were scored by 55 different players, with three of them credited as own goals.

6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goals

References

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  2. Penner, Mike (1996-08-01). "Defense Rests for a Stunned Brazil - Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com. Retrieved 2013-12-07.
  3. Penner, Mike (1996-08-04). "Nigeria's Eagles Catch Argentina in Its Own Trap - Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com. Retrieved 2013-12-07.
  4. "Soccer : Results : Men's Competition Notebook". Usatoday30.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2013-12-07.
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