Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Qualification

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The qualification for the football tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games are played during 2006 to 2008. For men's qualification, only players born after January 1, 1985 are able to play.

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A total of sixteen teams will participate in the final Olympic tournament. China is automatically qualified as the host country. The remainder of the field will be composed of:[1]

UEFA announced that the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship tournament in the Netherlands will also serve as the qualifying tournament for the Olympics.

CONMEBOL announced that the 2007 South American Youth Championship tournament in Paraguay (held in January 2007) also serves as the qualifying tournament for the Olympics. Brazil and Argentina finished first and second in that tournament, and have qualified for the Olympic tournament.[2]

Eight teams will participate in the final round of qualifying for two spots in the Olympics. Canada, Mexico, and the United States have qualified for this round already. From Central America, three teams will be chosen, and from the Caribbean, two other teams will participate in the final round.

Two groups of teams will play round-robin contests in November 2007, and the top team from each group qualifies to final round. In addition, the two second place teams will play a home and away series where the winner advances to the final round. Group A will play from November 7 to November 11, 2007 in Panama. While Group B will play from November 14 to November 18, 2007 in Guatemala.[3]

Group A Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
El Salvador 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Honduras 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Panama 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Group B Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Costa Rica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Guatemala 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nicaragua 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

The qualification system for the Caribbean zone has not yet been determined. However, two teams will qualify to the final round.[3]

Canada, Mexico, and the United States have qualified for the final round.

8 teams will qualify for the final round.[3]

  • Canada
  • Mexico
  • USA
  • Winner of Central America Group A
  • Winner of Central America Group B
  • Winner of Central America Play-off
  • Caribbean Team 1
  • Caribbean Team 2

Preliminary competition will be divided in three rounds. First two rounds will be knock-out rounds, and the final round will be a group stage.

First leg played on September 1 to September 3, 2006. Second leg played on October 6 to October 8, 2006.

Team 1 Agg Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
*Chad Uganda
Zimbabwe Tanzania*
Djibouti 0–10 Zambia 0–10
South Africa 2–1 Namibia 1–0 1–1
Gambia 0–4 Egypt 0–0 0–4
*Mauritius Burkina Faso
Senegal Comoros*
Côte d'Ivoire Lesotho*
Guinea-Bissau 0–2 Guinea 0–2 0–0
Mozambique 1–1 Libya 1–0 1–0
Somalia 0–2 Malawi 0–2
Sierra Leone 2–3 Rwanda 2–1 0–3
*Mauritania Botswana
Ethiopia Liberia*
*Benin Congo DR
*Central African Republic Algeria
Sudan 2–5 Equatorial Guinea 2–0 0–5
* = withdrew

First leg played on February 7 and February 8, 2007. Second leg will play on March 23 to March 25, 2007.

Team 1 Agg Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Algeria 2–4 Ethiopia 1–3 1–1
Senegal - Congo DR* - -
South Africa 2–0 Uganda 2–0 0–0
Egypt 2–4 Côte d'Ivoire 1–1 1–3
Zimbabwe 2–4 Cameroon 1–1 1–3
Angola 0–2 Guinea 0–0 0–2
Nigeria 7–0 Equatorial Guinea 5–0 2–0
Zambia 4–3 Malawi 3–2 1–1
Burkina Faso 0–5 Ghana 0–3 0–2
Mali 4–2 Mozambique 1–0 3–2
Tunisia 0–1 Botswana 0–0 0–1
Morocco 4–0 Rwanda 3–0 1–0

* = Congo DR failed to appeared and blamed for poor flight connections. FIFA had no excused and handed walkover to Senegal.[4]

Burkina Faso had been punished by FIFA for allegedly using overage players during first leg match against Ghana. The original score was Burkina Faso won by 2–0.[5]

First leg played on February 7 and second leg played on February 14, 2007. Winner advance to the second round.

Team 1 Agg Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Myanmar 2–2 India^ 1–1 1–1
°Afghanistan 0–2 Vietnam 0–2
Australia 12–0 Chinese Taipei 11–0 1–0
Bangladesh 1–3 Hong Kong 0–3 1–0
Singapore 3–5 Pakistan 1–2 2–3
Uzbekistan 6–1 Tajikistan 4–1 2–0
Palestine 2–3 Yemen 1–2 1–1
Thailand 6–1 Turkmenistan 1–0 5–1
Indonesia 1–0 Maldives 1–0 0–0
Jordan Kyrgyzstan*
^ = won by penalty shootout 4–1
° = The first leg of the Vietnam against Afghanistan match in Hanoi was cancelled due to Afghanistan's financial problem that lead to team cannot afford to travel to Vietnam and security worries. FIFA has rescheduled the one-off tie match to 14th February 2007. Result of this only one match will determine who moves on to the second round
* = withdrew

Matches played from February 28 to June 6, 2007. The top two teams in each group advancing to the Final round.

Group A Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Kuwait 7 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6
Bahrain 6 3 2 0 1 12 5 +7
Qatar 4 3 1 1 1 6 6 +0
Pakistan 0 3 0 0 3 0 13 −13

February 28, 2007

Qatar 2–2 Kuwait
Bahrain 8–0 Pakistan

March 14, 2007

Pakistan 0–2 Qatar
Kuwait 3–0 Bahrain

March 28, 2007

Pakistan 0–3 Kuwait
Bahrain 4–2 Qatar

April 18, 2007

Kuwait – Pakistan
Qatar – Bahrain

May 16, 2007

Pakistan – Bahrain
Kuwait – Qatar

June 6, 2007

Qatar – Pakistan
Bahrain – Kuwait
Group B Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Japan 9 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7
Syria 6 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1
Malaysia 3 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2
Hong Kong 0 3 0 0 3 0 6 −6

February 28, 2007

Syria 3–1 Malaysia
Japan 3–0 Hong Kong

March 14, 2007

Syria 2–0 Hong Kong
Malaysia 1–2 Japan


March 28, 2007

Malaysia 1–0 Hong Kong
Japan 3–0 Syria


April 18, 2007

Malaysia – Hong Kong
Syria – Japan


May 16, 2007

Malaysia – Syria
Hong Kong – Japan


June 6, 2007

Hong Kong – Syria
Japan – Malaysia


Group C Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Oman 6 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4
Vietnam 6 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1
Lebanon 6 3 2 0 1 3 3 +0
Indonesia 0 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5

February 28, 2007

Vietnam 2–0 Lebanon
Oman 3–0 Indonesia

March 14, 2007

Indonesia 0–1 Vietnam
Lebanon 1–0 Oman

March 28, 2007

Oman 3–1 Vietnam
Indonesia 1–2 Lebanon

April 18, 2007

Vietnam – Oman
Lebanon – Indonesia

May 16, 2007

Indonesia – Oman
Lebanon – Vietnam

June 6, 2007

Oman – Lebanon
Vietnam – Indonesia
Group D Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Saudi Arabia 6 3 2 0 1 2 2 +0
Australia 5 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2
Iran 2 3 0 2 1 0 1 −1
Jordan 2 3 0 2 1 1 2 −1

February 28, 2007

Iran 0–0 Flag of Australia Australia
Jordan 0–1 Saudi Arabia

March 14, 2007

Australia Flag of Australia 1–1 Jordan
Saudi Arabia 1–0 Iran

March 28, 2007

Australia Flag of Australia 2–0 Saudi Arabia
Iran 0–0 Jordan

April 18, 2007

Saudi Arabia – Flag of Australia Australia
Jordan – Iran

May 16, 2007

Australia Flag of Australia – Iran
Saudi Arabia – Jordan

June 6, 2007

Jordan – Flag of Australia Australia
Iran – Saudi Arabia
Group E Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Korea DPR 7 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3
Iraq 5 3 1 2 0 6 3 +3
Thailand 4 3 1 1 1 2 2 0
India 0 3 0 0 3 0 6 −6

February 28, 2007

Thailand 0–1 Korea DPR
Iraq 3–0 India

March 14, 2007

India 0–1 Thailand
Korea DPR 2–2 Iraq

March 28, 2007

Iraq 1–1 Thailand
India 0–2 Korea DPR

April 18, 2007

Thailand – Iraq
Korea DPR – India

May 16, 2007

Korea DPR – Thailand
India – Iraq

June 6, 2007

Thailand – India
Iraq – Korea DPR
Group F Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Korea Republic 9 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5
Uzbekistan 6 3 2 0 1 3 3 0
United Arab Emirates 3 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1
Yemen 0 3 0 0 3 0 4 −4

February 28, 2007

Korea Republic 1–0 Yemen
Uzbekistan 2–1 United Arab Emirates

March 14, 2007

United Arab Emirates 1–3 Korea Republic
Yemen 0–1 Uzbekistan

March 28, 2007

Korea Republic 2–0 Uzbekistan
Yemen 0–2 United Arab Emirates

April 18, 2007

Uzbekistan – Korea Republic
United Arab Emirates – Yemen

May 16, 2007

Yemen – Korea Republic
United Arab Emirates – Uzbekistan

June 6, 2007

Korea Republic – United Arab Emirates
Uzbekistan – Yemen

The final round will played in three groups of four teams each held from August 22 to November 21, 2007. The winner of each group will represent Asia at the 2008 Olympic Games with host China.

A total of twelve teams will participate in the final Olympic tournament. China is automatically qualified as the host country. The remainder of the field will be composed of:[6]

Note: The second place teams from South American and African qualifying will play each other for the final spot.

UEFA announced that the 2007 Women's World Cup in China will also serve as the qualifying tournament for the Olympics.

CONMEBOL announced that the 2006 Sudamericano Femenino in Argentina will also serve as the qualifying tournament for the Olympics. Argentina won the tournament, and has qualified for the Olympics. Brazil will play the second-place African team for the final spot in the Olympics.

Two home and away series will be played, with the winners moving on to the final round. The first leg will play on October 6 and October 7, 2007. The second leg will play from October 13 and October 14, 2007. The winners of each tie will play in decisive final round on October 20 and October 27, 2007.[3]

Team 1 Agg Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Panama – Costa Rica – –
El Salvador – Nicaragua – –

The qualification system for the Caribbean zone has not yet been determined. However, two team will qualify to the final round.[3]

6 teams will qualify for the final round.[3]

  • USA
  • Mexico
  • Canada
  • Central America winner
  • Caribbean Team 1
  • Caribbean Team 2

Preliminary competition will be divided in four rounds. First three rounds will be knock-out rounds, and the final round will be a group stage.

First leg played from October 27 to October 29, 2006. Second leg played from November 10 to November 12, 2006.

Team 1 Agg Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Angola Tanzania*
Mozambique 12–5 Comoros 7–2 5–3
Guinea-Bissau 2–4 Guinea 1–1 1–3
*Benin Namibia
*Uganda Eritrea
* = withdrew

First leg played on February 17 and February 18, 2007. Second leg will play from March 9 to March 11, 2007. Eritrea and Morocco will play their matches on March 10 and March 24, 2007.

Team 1 Agg Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Angola 1–4 Ghana 1–2 0–2
Equatorial Guinea Flag of Equatorial Guinea 4–5 South Africa 2–1 2–4
Liberia Flag of Liberia 0–5 Ethiopia 0–3 0–2
Nigeria - Senegal* - -
Mozambique 1–12 Algeria 0–3 1–9
Eritrea Flag of Eritrea 4–4 Morocco 3–2 1–2
Namibia Flag of Namibia 5–8 Congo DR 3–3 2–5
Guinea Zimbabwe 1–6
* = withdrew

Group A will played as a two legs play-off with the winner advancing to the next round. Group B and Group C will played as a single round robin.

Group A

First leg played on February 17, 2007. Second leg played on February 25, 2007.

Team 1 Agg Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Hong Kong, China Jordan*
Korea Republic 8–0 India 5–0 3–0

Hong Kong through to the final after Jordan withdrew from the tournament. The final first and second leg played on March 10, 2007 and March 18, 2007 respectively.[7]

Team 1 Agg Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Hong Kong, China 3–2 Korea Republic 2–2 1–0
Group B Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Thailand (host) 9 3 3 0 0 15 0 +15
Vietnam 6 3 2 0 1 8 1 +7
Singapore 3 3 1 0 2 6 8 −2
Maldives 0 3 0 0 3 0 20 −20

February 17, 2007

Maldives 0–6 Singapore
Thailand 1–0 Vietnam

February 21, 2007

Thailand 5–0 Singapore
Vietnam 5–0 Maldives

February 23, 2007

Vietnam 3–0 Singapore
Thailand 9–0 Maldives
Group C Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Australia 9 3 3 0 0 20 1 +19
Chinese Taipei (host) 6 3 2 0 1 4 8 −4
Myanmar 1 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3
Uzbekistan 1 3 0 1 2 1 13 −12

February 21, 2007

Chinese Taipei 2–0 Uzbekistan
Australia 2–0 Myanmar

February 23, 2007

Chinese Taipei 1–0 Myanmar
Uzbekistan 0–10 Australia

February 25, 2007

Chinese Taipei 1–8 Australia
Uzbekistan 1–1 Myanmar

Matches played from April 7 to August 12, 2007.

Group A Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thailand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korea Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vietnam 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Group B Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Korea DPR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hong Kong, China 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chinese Taipei 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

  1. ^ Men's qualifying at rsssf.com. Retrieved on February 18, 2007.
  2. ^ FIFA qualifiers info. Retrieved on February 22, 2007
  3. ^ a b c d e f Central American Olympic Qualification starts this year. Retrieved on February 18, 2007.
  4. ^ Beijing field narrows in Africa. Retrieved on March 25, 2007.
  5. ^ Burkina Faso punished by FIFA for using over age players. Retrieved on February 28, 2007.
  6. ^ Women qualifying. Retrieved on February 18, 2007.
  7. ^ S.Korea Reaches Final Round. Retrieved on February 27, 2007.
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