Football At The 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's Tournament
1996 Football at the Summer Olympics was held in the United States from July 20 to August 3.
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | United States |
| Dates | July 20 – August 3 |
| Teams | 16 (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 played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 90 (2.81 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Bebeto Hernán Crespo (6 goals each) |
Results
Group stage
Group A
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Gold medal match | ||||||||
| July 27 – Miami | ||||||||||
| Portugal (asdet) | 2 | |||||||||
| July 30 – Athens | ||||||||||
| France | 1 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 0 | |||||||||
| July 27 – Birmingham | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 2 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 4 | |||||||||
| August 3 – Athens | ||||||||||
| Spain | 0 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 2 | |||||||||
| July 28 – Birmingham | ||||||||||
| Nigeria | 3 | |||||||||
| Mexico | 0 | |||||||||
| July 31 – Athens | ||||||||||
| Nigeria | 2 | |||||||||
| Nigeria (asdet) | 4 | |||||||||
| July 28 – Miami | ||||||||||
| Brazil | 3 | Bronze medal match | ||||||||
| Brazil | 4 | |||||||||
| August 2 – Athens | ||||||||||
| Ghana | 2 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 0 | |||||||||
| Brazil | 5 | |||||||||
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