The CONCACAF–OFC play-off for the 1996 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 OFC (Oceania), with the winner qualifying for the final berth in the Men's Football Tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[1]
| Event | Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification | ||||||
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| First leg | |||||||
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| Date | 26 May 1996 | ||||||
| Venue | Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton | ||||||
| Referee | Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark) | ||||||
| Attendance | 13,049 | ||||||
| Second leg | |||||||
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| Date | 2 June 1996 | ||||||
| Venue | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney | ||||||
| Referee | Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates) | ||||||
| Attendance | 25,809 | ||||||
Australia qualified to the Olympics with a 7–2 aggregate win over Canada, after a 2–2 draw in the first leg and a 5–0 win in the second leg.[2]
Qualified teams
edit| Country | Confederation | Qualified as |
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 Canada
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CONCACAF | 1996 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament runner-ups |
 Australia
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OFC | 1996 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament winners |
Matches
editFirst leg
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Second leg
editGoalscorers
editThere were 9 goals scored in 2 matches, for an average of 4.5 goals per match.
2 goals
1 goal
References
edit- ^ "CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying". Issuu.
- ^ "Olympic Football Tournament 1996 (Qualifying Stage)". www.linguasport.com.
External links
edit- First leg report at 11v11.com
- Second leg report at 11v11.com
- Australia Under 23 National Team – 1996 Match Results at OZFootball.net
- Canada v Australia match reports at OZFootball.net