Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
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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 1992 onwards, male competitors should be under 23 years old and starting from this tournament, a maximum of three over-23 players are allowed per squad. The tournament featured 16 national teams from the six continental confederations. The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four and each group played 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.[5]
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Tournament details | |
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Host country | United States |
Dates | July 20 – August 3 |
Teams | 16 (from 6 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 5 (in 5 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Nigeria (1st title) |
Runners-up | Argentina |
Third place | Brazil |
Fourth place | Portugal |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 32 |
Goals scored | 90 (2.81 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Bebeto Hernán Crespo (6 goals each) |
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