Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament final explained

2008 Summer Olympics Football Final
Event:Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
Team1:Nigeria
Team1score:0
Team2:Argentina
Team2score:1
Stadium:National Stadium
City:Beijing
Referee:Viktor Kassai (Hungary)
Attendance:89,102[1]
Previous:2004
Next:2012

The 2008 Summer Olympics Football Final was a football match that took place at the National Stadium in Beijing, China on 23 August 2008 to determine the winner of the men's football tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics. It was the 22nd final of the men's football tournament at the Summer Olympics, a quadrennial tournament contested for the men's under-23 national teams of FIFA to decide the Olympic champions.

In front of a crowd of 89,102, Argentina won their second consecutive Olympic gold medal in football, beating Nigeria, 1–0.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nigeria - Argentina . https://web.archive.org/web/20111211112217/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/mensolympic/beijing2008/results/match=300051812/report.html . dead . 11 December 2011 . . 11 August 2012 . 21 January 2023.
  2. Web site: Messi and Argentina grab gold in Beijing . https://web.archive.org/web/20230121182935/https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/mensolympic/beijing2008/news/messi-and-argentina-grab-gold-in-beijing . live . 21 January 2023 . . 23 August 2020 . 21 January 2023.