Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

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1996 Men's Olympic Football Tournament
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
DatesJuly 20 – August 3
Teams16 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)5 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Nigeria (1st title)
Runners-up Argentina
Third place Brazil
Fourth place Portugal
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored90 (2.81 per match)
Top scorer(s)Brazil Bebeto
Argentina Hernán Crespo
(6 goals each)
1992
2000

1996 Football at the Summer Olympics was held in the United States from July 20 to August 3.

Results[change | change source]

Group stage[change | change source]

Group A[change | change source]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Argentina 3 1 2 0 5 3 +2 5
 Portugal 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 5
 United States 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
 Tunisia 3 0 1 2 1 5 -4 1

Group B[change | change source]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 France 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7
 Spain 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 7
 Australia 3 1 0 2 4 6 -2 3
 Saudi Arabia 3 0 0 3 2 5 -3 0

Group C[change | change source]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Mexico 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
 Ghana 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
 South Korea 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
 Italy 3 1 0 2 4 5 -1 3

Group D[change | change source]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
 Nigeria 3 2 0 1 3 1 +2 6
 Japan 3 2 0 1 4 4 0 6
 Hungary 3 0 0 3 3 7 -4 0

Knockout stage[change | change source]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsGold medal match
 
          
 
July 27 – Miami
 
 
 Portugal (asdet)2
 
July 30 – Athens
 
 France1
 
 Portugal0
 
July 27 – Birmingham
 
 Argentina2
 
 Argentina4
 
August 3 – Athens
 
 Spain0
 
 Argentina2
 
July 28 – Birmingham
 
 Nigeria3
 
 Mexico0
 
July 31 – Athens
 
 Nigeria2
 
 Nigeria (asdet)4
 
July 28 – Miami
 
 Brazil3 Bronze medal match
 
 Brazil4
 
August 2 – Athens
 
 Ghana2
 
 Portugal0
 
 
 Brazil5
 

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