2008 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying

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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. Honduras won the title after with a 1–0 win over the United States in the final. As the top two teams, Honduras and the United States both qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in China as the CONCACAF representatives.

Qualification

Qualified teams

The following teams qualified for the final tournament.

Venues

Three cities served as the venues for the tournament.

Squads

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Knockout stage

Bracket

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Semi-finals

The semi-final winners qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Third place play-off

Final

Statistics

Goalscorers

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.

Final ranking

Qualified teams for 2008 Summer Olympics

The following two teams from CONCACAF qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics Men's football tournament.

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.

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