The 2008 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualification was the twelfth edition of the CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying, the quadrennial, international, age-restricted football tournament organised by

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to determine which men's under-23 national teams from the North, Central America and Caribbean region qualify for the

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. It was held in the

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, from 11 and 23 March 2008. Honduras won the title after with a 1–0 win over the

in the final. As the top two teams, Honduras and the United States both qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in China as the CONCACAF representatives.

Qualification

Qualified teams

The following teams qualified for the final tournament. :

¹ Only final tournament.

Venues

Three cities served as the venues for the tournament.

Squads

Group stage

Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

Bracket

Semi-finals

The semi-final winners qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics. ----

Third place play-off

Final

Statistics

Goalscorers

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;3 goals * Will Johnson ;2 goals *

Edwin Aguilar Edwin Enrique Aguilar Samaniego (born 7 August 1985) is a Panamanian professional footballer, who plays as a striker for Tauro. Club career In August 2008, Aguilar was sent on loan to Ukrainian side Karpaty Lviv for 6 months coasting $80,000. ...

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Hendry Thomas Hendry Bernardo Thomas Suazo (born 23 February 1985), also known as ''Buchuca'', is a Honduran former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. Thomas has been described as displaying a "rugged approach driven by his ample physical gi ...

Luis Ángel Landín Luis Ángel Landín Cortés (born 23 July 1985) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a forward. Career Club Landín began his career in the youth development system of Pachuca. Landín made Primera División de México (Mexico Fi ...

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.

Final ranking

Qualified teams for Summer Olympics

The following two teams from CONCACAF qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics. :

¹ Bold indicates champions for that year. ''Italic'' indicates hosts for that year.

Cuban defections

Following the Cuban draw against the

, seven Cuban players defected, leaving the team with only 11 players which was reduced to 10 against Honduras. Cuba played its final game against

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with no players available as substitutes because

Roberto Linares Roberto Linares Balmaseda (born February 10, 1986) is a football forward from Cuba playing currently for Argentine side All Boys. Club career A powerful and pacy striker, Linares played for his provincial side Villa Clara. He was the Cuban le ...

was sent off from Cuba's match against the United States causing him to be automatically suspended for the team's next match.

References

External links

CONCACAF.com - 2008 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualification
{{Qualification for the 2008 Summer Olympics Football tournament Football qualification for the 2008 Summer Olympics

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