Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification (CONMEBOL–CONCACAF play-off) explained

CONCACAF–CONMEBOL play-off for the 2016 Summer Olympics
Event:	Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification
Team1:	Colombia
Team1association:
Team1score:	3
Team2:	United States
Team2association:
Team2score:	2
Firstleg:	First leg
Team1score1:	1
Team2score1:	1
Date1:	25 March 2016
Stadium1:	Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez
City1:	Barranquilla
Referee1:	Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
Attendance1:	10,000
Secondleg:	Second leg
Team1score2:	2
Team2score2:	1
Date2:	29 March 2016
Stadium2:	Toyota Stadium
City2:	Frisco
Referee2:	Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
Attendance2:	7,998
Previous:	2012
Next:	2024

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]

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]

Qualified teams

The CONCACAF representative was the United States, who finished third at the 2015 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship.
The CONMEBOL representative was Colombia, who finished second at the 2015 South American Youth Football Championship.

Matches

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



GK	1
DF	13
DF	5
DF	3
DF	16
MF	14
MF	6
MF	18
MF	10
FW	9
FW	7
Substitutes:
GK	12
DF	2
GK	20
MF	8
DF	4
MF	11
MF	15
FW	19
FW	17
Head coach:



GK	1
DF	7
DF	3
DF	4
DF	20
MF	6
MF	13
MF	8
MF	10
FW	18
FW	9
Substitutes:
GK	2
GK	12
DF	15
DF	5
MF	14
MF	11
MF	17
MF	16
FW	19
Head coach:

Match rules

90 minutes.
Nine named substitutes.
Maximum of three substitutions.

Second leg



GK	1
DF	15
DF	3
DF	4
DF	2
MF	11
MF	13
MF	6
MF	8
FW	16
FW	9
Substitutes:
GK	12
GK	18
DF	5
DF	20
MF	10
MF	7
MF	14
FW	17
FW	19
Head coach:



GK	1
DF	13
DF	3
DF	5
DF	4
MF	19
MF	14
MF	10
MF	18
FW	9
FW	17
Substitutes:
GK	12
GK	20
DF	2
DF	16
MF	6
MF	8
MF	11
MF	15
FW	7
Head coach:

Assistant referees:
Abduxamidullo Rasulov (Uzbekistan)
Jakhongir Saidov (Uzbekistan)
Fourth official

Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

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.

External links

Olympic Qualifying – Men, CONCACAF.com
Juegos Olímpicos Río 2016, CONMEBOL.com

Notes and References

Web site: QUALIFICATION SYSTEM – GAMES OF THE XXXI OLYMPIAD – RIO 2016 – Football . Rio 2016 Official Website . 22 January 2015 . 23 April 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150906102243/http://www.rio2016.com/sites/default/files/users/rio2016_files/fifa-football-en_0.pdf . 6 September 2015 .
Web site: USA take away goal advantage into second leg. https://web.archive.org/web/20160329051714/http://www.fifa.com/mensolympic/news/y=2016/m=3/news=usa-take-away-goal-advantage-into-second-leg-2772609.html. dead. March 29, 2016. FIFA.com. 25 March 2016.
Web site: Colombia edge USA to end drought. https://web.archive.org/web/20160330154907/http://www.fifa.com/mensolympic/news/y=2016/m=3/news=colombia-edge-usa-to-end-drought-2773333.html. dead. March 30, 2016. FIFA.com. 30 March 2016.
Web site: USA Continues Olympic Qualifying Dream at Expense of Canada. US Soccer. 14 October 2015. 13 October 2015.
Web site: Sub-23: Colombia iniciará en Barranquilla lucha por el cupo olímpico. CONMEBOL.com. 21 January 2016.
Web site: Frisco to host USA-Colombia Olympic qualifier. CONCACAF.com. 2 February 2016.