Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
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The men's football tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics was held in Sydney and four other cities in Australia from 15 to 30 September. It was the 22nd edition of the men's Olympic football tournament.
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Tournament details | |
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Host country | Australia |
Dates | 13–30 September |
Teams | 16 (from 6 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 6 (in 5 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Cameroon (1st title) |
Runners-up | Spain |
Third place | Chile |
Fourth place | United States |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 32 |
Goals scored | 103 (3.22 per match) |
Attendance | 1,034,500 (32,328 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Iván Zamorano (6 goals) |
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The final, played at the Olympic Stadium in Sydney, Australia, attracted the Olympic Games Football attendance record of 104,098 which broke the previous record of 101,799 set at the Rose Bowl for the gold medal match of the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, with Cameroon winning the gold.[1]