The CONCACAF–CONMEBOL play-off for the 2016 Summer Olympics was a men's under-23 international football play-off between a team from CONCACAF (North, Central America and Caribbean) and a team from CONMEBOL (South America), with the winner qualifying for the final berth in the 2016 Summer Olympics men's football tournament.[1]
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Colombia qualified to the Olympics with a 3–2 aggregate win over the United States, after a 1–1 draw in the first leg and a 1–2 win in the second leg.[2][3]
Originally qualification was to be decided using a single-leg tie in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. However, in October 2015, the International Olympic Committee announced that the play-off would be a home and away series.[4] The first leg was hosted by Colombia, while the second leg was hosted by the United States.[5][6]
First leg
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Match rules
- 90 minutes.
- Nine named substitutes.
- Maximum of three substitutions.
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Second leg
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Assistant referees:
Abduxamidullo Rasulov (Uzbekistan)
Jakhongir Saidov (Uzbekistan)
Fourth official:
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Match rules
- 90 minutes.
- Away goals are taken into consideration after 90 minutes.
- If away goals are equal, two sets of 15 minutes ("Extra time") are played.
- If goals are scored and the score remains equal after extra time, the away team wins due to the away goals rule.
- If no goals are scored in extra time, the match is decided via a penalty shoot-out.
- Nine named substitutes.
- Maximum of three substitutions.
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There were 5 goals scored in 2 matches, for an average of 2.5 goals per match.
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
United States
67' (pen.)
Deiver Machado (against United States)
