Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification (CONCACAF–OFC play-off) explained

CONCACAF–OFC play-off for the 1996 Summer Olympics
Event:Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification
Team1:Canada
Team1association:
Team1score:2
Team2:Australia
Team2association:
Team2score:7
Firstleg:First leg
Team1score1:2
Team2score1:2
Stadium1:Commonwealth Stadium
City1:Edmonton
Referee1:Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)
Attendance1:13,049
Secondleg:Second leg
Team1score2:0
Team2score2:5
Stadium2:Sydney Football Stadium
City2:Sydney
Attendance2:25,809
Previous:1992
Next:2000

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]

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

CountryConfederationQualified as
CONCACAF1996 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament runner-ups
1996 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament winners

Matches

First leg

Second leg

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CONCACAF Men’s Olympic Qualifying. Issuu.
  2. Web site: Olympic Football Tournament 1996 (Qualifying Stage). www.linguasport.com.