Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification (CONCACAF–OFC play-off)

CONCACAF–OFC play-off for the 1996 Summer Olympics
EventFootball at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification
Canada Australia
Canada Australia
2 7
First leg
Canada Australia
2 2
Date26 May 1996 (1996-05-26)
VenueCommonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
RefereeKim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)
Attendance13,049
Second leg
Australia Canada
5 0
Date2 June 1996 (1996-06-02)
VenueSydney Football Stadium, Sydney
RefereeAli Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)
Attendance25,809
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The CONCACAF–OFC play-off for the 1996 Summer Olympics was a men's under-23 international football play-off between a team from CONCACAF (North, Central America and Caribbean) and a team from OFC (Oceania), with the winner qualifying for the final berth in the Men's Football Tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[1]

Australia qualified to the Olympics with a 7–2 aggregate win over Canada, after a 2–2 draw in the first leg and a 5–0 win in the second leg.[2]

Qualified teams

Country Confederation Qualified as
 Canada CONCACAF 1996 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament runner-ups
 Australia OFC 1996 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament winners

Matches

First leg

Canada 2–2 Australia
  • Xausa 21', 88'
 Report
Attendance: 13,049

Second leg

Australia 5–0 Canada
 Report
Attendance: 25,809

Goalscorers

There were 9 goals scored in 2 matches, for an average of 4.5 goals per match.

2 goals

1 goal

References

  1. ^ "CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying". Issuu.
  2. ^ "Olympic Football Tournament 1996 (Qualifying Stage)". www.linguasport.com.