2000 Men's Olympic Football Tournament qualification (OFC–CAF play-off) | |
Event: | Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification |
Team1: | New Zealand |
Team1association: | |
Team1score: | 2 |
Team2: | South Africa |
Team2score: | 4 |
Details: | on aggregate |
Firstleg: | First leg |
Team1score1: | 2 |
Team2score1: | 3 |
Stadium1: | North Harbour Stadium |
City1: | Auckland |
Referee1: | Argelio Sabillón (Honduras) |
Attendance1: | 13,500 |
Secondleg: | Second leg |
Team1score2: | 0 |
Team2score2: | 1 |
Stadium2: | Vosloorus Stadium |
City2: | Johannesburg |
Attendance2: | 20,000 |
Previous: | 1996 |
Next: | 2012 |
The OFC–CAF play-off of the 2000 Olympic Football Tournament qualification competition was a two-legged tie that decided one spot in the 2000 Olympic football tournament in Sydney. The play-off was contested by the winners from the OFC, New Zealand, and the fourth-ranked team from CAF, South Africa.[1]
South Africa won the tie 4–2 on aggregate to qualify for the 2000 Summer Olympics, emerging victorious in both matches with a 3–2 score in the first leg in Auckland and 1–0 in the second leg in Johannesburg.[2]
Confederation | Placement | Team | |
---|---|---|---|
OFC | 1999 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament winners | ||
CAF | African Qualifiers second round best-ranked second-placed team |
South Africa won 4–2 on aggregate and qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics.