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
CONCACAF
The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football,, ; french: Confédération de football d'Amérique du Nord, d'Amérique centrale et des Caraïbes, . Dutch uses the English name. abbreviated as CONCACAF ( ; types ...
to determine which men's under-23 national teams from the North, Central America and Caribbean region qualify for the
Olympic football tournament
Football at the Summer Olympics, referred to as the Olympic Football Tournament, has been included in every Summer Olympic Games as a men's competition sport, except 1896 (the inaugural Games) and 1932 (in an attempt to promote the new FIFA Wo ...
. It was held in the
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 U.S. state, states, a Washington, D.C., federal district, five ma ...
, from 11 and 23 March 2008.
Honduras won the title after with a 1–0 win over the
United States
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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.
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Third place play-off
Final
Statistics
Goalscorers
;4 goals
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Freddy Adu
Fredua Koranteng Adu (born June 2, 1989) is an American professional soccer player who played as an attacking midfielder. The last club he played for was Ettan Fotboll club Österlen FF.
From before the time of his signing with D.C. United at ...
;3 goals
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Will Johnson
;2 goals
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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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Tosaint Ricketts
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Leonel Saint-Preux
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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 ...
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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
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 U.S. state, states, a Washington, D.C., federal district, five ma ...
, seven Cuban players
defected, leaving the team with only 11 players which was reduced to 10 against
Honduras. Cuba played its final game against
Panama
Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country spanning the southern part of North America and the northern part of South America. It is bordered by Co ...
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
2008
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CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
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CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament
CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament
CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament