2008 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament
Tournament details | |
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Host country | USA |
City | Nashville, Tennessee |
Dates | 11 March – 23 March |
Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Honduras U-23 |
Runners-up | United States U-23 |
Third place | Canada U-23 |
Fourth place | Guatemala U-23 |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 16 |
Goals scored | 36 (2.25 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Freddy Adu |
The 2008 CONCACAF Men Pre-Olympic Tournament was an association football tournament that took place in three venues in the United States from March 11 to March 23, 2008.
Honduras became new under-23 champion of CONCACAF by beating the United States in the final of the eight-team tournament. Canada and Guatemala took third and fourth places, respectively. The finalists, Honduras and United States, qualified for the Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament in Beijing, China.[1]
The final round of the 2008 competition had two groups of four in the first round competing on a round-robin basis from March 11 to March 16, 2008, followed by the semi-final round and the finals held on March 20 and March 23, 2008. Group A matches were held at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, while Group B matches were held at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California with each venue staging three doubleheaders in group play. The knockout stage matches were held at LP Field in Nashville, Tennessee.
Contents
1 Qualifying teams
2 Squads
3 Group stage
3.1 Group A
3.2 Group B
4 Knockout stage
4.1 Semi-finals
4.2 Third place match
4.3 Final
5 Top scorers (group and knockout stages)
6 Cuban defections
7 References
8 External links
Qualifying teams
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Central American Zone |
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Caribbean Zone |
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Squads
Group stage
Group A
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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United States | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
Honduras | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
Panama | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +1 |
Cuba | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 |
All times EDT
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Panama | 0–1 | Honduras |
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(Report) | Thomas 90' |
United States | 1–1 | Cuba |
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Adu 13' | (Report) | Linares 42', 42' 84' |
Honduras | 2–0 | Cuba |
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Sánchez 68' Thomas 76' | (Report) |
United States | 1–0 | Panama |
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Adu 41' (pen.) | (Report) |
Cuba | 1–4 | Panama |
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Duarte 64' | (Report) | Aguilar 18', 65' Barahona 26' Urgelles 31' (o.g.) |
United States | 1–0 | Honduras |
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Gaven 90+5' (pen.) | (Report) |
Group B
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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Guatemala | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -3 |
Canada | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 |
Mexico | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 |
Haiti | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 |
All times PDT
Haiti | 0–1 | Guatemala |
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(Report) | Ávila 27' |
Canada | 1–1 | Mexico |
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Johnson 3'. 76' | (Report) | Landín 22' (pen.), 67' {{{3}}}' |
Canada | 1–2 | Haiti |
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Rosenlund 17' | (Report) | Gustave 72' Saint-Preux 84' |
Mexico | 1–2 | Guatemala |
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Castillo 9' | (Report) | Villa 40' López 67' |
Guatemala | 0–5 | Canada |
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(Report) | Johnson 45', 46' Ricketts 57', 80' Hall 90' |
Mexico | 5–1 | Haiti |
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Villaluz 18' Andrade 61' Fernández 70' Esqueda 83' Landín 89' | (Report) | Aveska 29' Saint-Preux 62' Jean Paulin 84' {{{3}}}' |
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
Guatemala | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Honduras |
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Noriega 102' {{{3}}}' | (Report) | |
Penalties | ||
Contreras Leon Ávila Brown Marquez Lalin Morales | 5–6 | Morales Thomas Reyna Guity Sánchez Padilla Norales |
United States | 3–0 | Canada |
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Adu 27', 47' Kljestan 78' | (Report) |
Third place match
Guatemala | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Canada |
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(Report)[permanent dead link] | ||
Penalties | ||
Contreras Arreola Ávila Brown | 3–5 | Sánchez Ledgerwood Ayre Hemming Hall |
Final
Honduras and the United States qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. This match decided the CONCACAF U-23 men's championship.
Honduras | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | United States |
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Welcome 102' | (Report)[permanent dead link] |
Top scorers (group and knockout stages)
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