2008 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament
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| 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 | |
| Runners-up | |
| Third place | |
| Fourth place | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 36 (2.25 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | |
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
| North American Zone |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +1 | |
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 |
All times EDT
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| Panama | 0–1 | |
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| (Report) | Thomas |
| United States | 1–1 | |
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Adu | (Report) | Linares |
| Honduras | 2–0 | |
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Sánchez Thomas | (Report) |
| United States | 1–0 | |
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Adu | (Report) |
| Cuba | 1–4 | |
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Duarte | (Report) | Aguilar Barahona Urgelles |
| United States | 1–0 | |
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Gaven | (Report) |
Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -3 | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 |
All times PDT
| Haiti | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Ávila |
| Canada | 1–1 | |
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Johnson | (Report) | Landín |
| Canada | 1–2 | |
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Rosenlund | (Report) | Gustave Saint-Preux |
| Mexico | 1–2 | |
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Castillo | (Report) | Villa López |
| Guatemala | 0–5 | |
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| (Report) | Johnson Ricketts Hall |
| Mexico | 5–1 | |
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Villaluz Andrade Fernández Esqueda Landín | (Report) | Aveska Saint-Preux Jean Paulin |
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
| Guatemala | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
Noriega | (Report) | |
| Penalties | ||
Contreras Leon Ávila Brown Marquez Lalin Morales | 5–6 | |
| United States | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
Adu Kljestan | (Report) |
Third place match
| Guatemala | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | |
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(Report)[permanent dead link] | ||
| Penalties | ||
Contreras Arreola Ávila Brown | 3–5 | |
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.) | |
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Welcome | (Report)[permanent dead link] |
Top scorers (group and knockout stages)
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