2008 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying

The 2008 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying was the twelfth edition of the CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying, the quadrennial, international, age-restricted football tournament organized by CONCACAF to determine which men's under-23 national teams from the North, Central America and Caribbean region qualify for the Olympic football tournament. It was held in the United States, from 11 and 23 March 2008.

Qualification

Qualified teams The following teams qualified for the final tournament. :1 Only final tournament. ==Venues==

Venues

Three cities served as the venues for the tournament. ==Squads==

Group stage

Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- ==Knockout stage==

Knockout stage

Bracket Semi-finals The semi-final winners qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics. ---- Third place play-off Final ==Statistics==

Statistics

Goalscorers ;4 goals • Freddy Adu ;3 goals • Will Johnson ;2 goals • Edwin Aguilar • Tosaint Ricketts • Leonel Saint-Preux • Hendry Thomas • Luis Ángel Landín Awards The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament. Final ranking ==Qualified teams for 2008 Summer Olympics==

Qualified teams for 2008 Summer Olympics

The following two teams from CONCACAF qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics Men's football tournament. :1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year. ==Cuban defections==

Cuban defections

Following the Cuban draw against the United States, seven Cuban players defected, leaving the team with only 11 players which was reduced to 10 against Honduras. Cuba played its final game against Panama with no players available as substitutes because Roberto Linares was sent off from Cuba's match against the United States causing him to be automatically suspended for the team's next match.{{cite news ==References==

Source: Wikipedia ↗

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