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Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Final results for the Football competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics held in Birmingham, AL; Washington, D.C.; Orlando, FL; Miami, FL; and Athens, GA.

Football medal winners at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics

Event:Gold:Silver:Bronze:
Men's FootballNigeriaArgentinaBrazil
Women's FootballUSAChinaNorway

Men's Competiton

Squad

*See Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's team squads
Gold:Silver:Bronze:

Nigeria
Daniel Amokachi
Emmanuel Amunike
Tijani Babangida
Celestine Babayaro
Emmanuel Babayaro
Teslim Fatusi
Victor Ikpeba
Dosu Joseph
Nwankwo Kanu
Garba Lawal
Abiodon Obafemi
Kingsley Obiekwu
Uche Okechukwu
Jay-Jay Okocha
Sunday Oliseh
Mobi Oparaku
Wilson Oruma
Taribo West

Argentina
Matias Almeyda
Roberto Ayala
Christian Bassedas
Carlos Bossio
Pablo Cavallero
José Chamot
Hernán Crespo
Marcelo Delgado
Marcelo Gallardo
Claudio López
Gustavo López
Hugo Morales
Ariel Ortega
Pablo Paz
Hector Pineda
Roberto Sensini
Diego Simeone
Javier Zanetti

Brazil
Dida
Zé María
Aldair
Ronaldo
Flávio Conceição
Roberto Carlos
Bebeto
Amaral
Juninho
Rivaldo
Sávio
Danrlei
Narciso
André Luiz
Zé Elias
Marcelinho Paulista
Luizão
Ronaldo Guiaro

Group A

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July 20
  Washington D.C. Portugal      2 - 0 Tunisia    (HT:1 - 1)
Birmingham, AL United States 1 - 3 Argentina (HT:1 - 1)
July 22
  Birmingham, AL  United States 2 - 0 Tunisia    (HT:1 - 0)
Washington D.C. Argentina 1 - 1 Portugal (HT:1 - 0)
July 24
  Washington D.C. United States 1 - 1 Portugal   (HT:0 - 1)
Birmingham, AL Argentina 1 - 1 Tunisia (HT:1 - 0)

Group B

 PldWDLGFGAPts
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3102463
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July 20
  Orlando, FL     Spain         1 - 0 Saudi Arabia (HT:0 - 0)
Miami, FL France 2 - 0 Australia (HT:1 - 0)
July 22
  Orlando, FL     Spain         1 - 1 France       (HT:1 - 0)
Miami, FL Saudi Arabia 1 - 2 Australia (HT:1 - 1)
July 24
  Orlando, FL     Spain         3 - 2 Australia    (HT:1 - 2)
Miami, FL Saudi Arabia 1 - 2 France (HT:0 - 1)

Group C

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3111444
3111224
3102453
July 21
  Birmingham, AL  Italy         0 - 1 Mexico      (HT:0 - 0)
Washington D.C. Ghana 0 - 1 South Korea (HT:0 - 1)
July 23
  Birmingham, AL  South Korea   0 - 0 Mexico      (HT:0 - 0)
Washington D.C. Ghana 3 - 2 Italy (HT:1 - 2)
July 25
  Washington D.C. Ghana         1 - 1 Mexico      (HT:1 - 0)
Birmingham, AL South Korea 1 - 2 Italy (HT:0 - 1)

Group D

 PldWDLGFGAPts
3201426
3201316
3201446
3003370
July 21
  Miami, FL       Brazil        0 - 1 Japan   (HT:0 - 0)
Orlando, FL Hungary 0 - 1 Nigeria (HT:0 - 0)
July 23
  Miami, FL       Brazil        3 - 1 Hungary (HT:1 - 0)
Orlando, FL Japan 0 - 2 Nigeria (HT:0 - 0)
July 25
  Miami, FL       Brazil        1 - 0 Nigeria (HT:1 - 0)
Orlando, FL Japan 3 - 2 Hungary (HT:1 - 1)

Quarterfinals

July 27
  Miami, FL      France         1 - 2 Portugal (HT:1 - 0) [asdet]
Birmingham, AL Argentina 4 - 0 Spain (HT:0 - 0)
July 28
  Birmingham, AL Mexico         0 - 2 Nigeria  (HT:0 - 1)
Miami, FL Brazil 4 - 2 Ghana (HT:1 - 1)

Semifinals

July 30
  Athens, GA     Portugal       0 - 2 Argentina (HT:0 - 0)
July 31
  Athens, GA     Nigeria        4 - 3 Brazil    (HT:1 - 3) [asdet]

Bronze Medal Game

August 2
  Athens, GA     Brazil         5 - 0 Portugal  (HT:2 - 0)

Gold Medal Game

August 3
  Athens, GA     Nigeria        3 - 2 Argentina (HT:1 - 1)

Women's Competiton

Gold:Silver:Bronze:
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USA
Mary Harvey
Cindy Parlow
Carla Overbeck
Tiffany Roberts
Brandi Chastain
Staci Wilson
Shannon MacMillan
Mia Hamm
Michelle Akers-Stahl
Julie Foudy
Carin Gabarra
Kristine Lilly
Joy Fawcett
Tisha Venturini
Tiffeny Milbrett
Briana Scurry
>

China
Zhong Honglian
Wang Liping
Fan Yunjie
Yu Hongqi
Xie Huilin
Zhaz Lihong
Wei Haiying
Shui Qingxia
Sun Wen
Liu Ailing
Sun Qingmei
Wen Lirong
Liu Ying
Chen Yufeng
Shi Guihong
Gao Hong

Norway
Bente Nordby
Agnete Carlsen
Gro Espeseth
Nina Nymark Andersen
Merete Myklebust
Hege Riise
Anne Nymark Andersen
Heidi Støre
Marianne Pettersen
Linda Medalen
Brit Sandaune
Kjersti Thun
Tina Svensson
Tone Haugen
Trine Tangeraas
Ann-Kristin Aarønes
Tone Gunn Frustøl
Reidun Seth
Ingrid Sternhoff

Group E

 PldWDLGFGAPts

China
3210717

United States
3210517

Sweden
3102453

Denmark
30032110
July 21
  Orlando, FL     United States   3 - 0 Denmark (HT:2 - 0)
Miami, FL Sweden 0 - 2 China (HT:0 - 2)
July 23
  Orlando, FL     United States   2 - 1 Sweden  (HT:1 - 0)
Miami, FL Denmark 1 - 5 China (HT:0 - 3)
July 25
  Miami, FL       United States   0 - 0 China   (HT:0 - 0)
Orlando, FL Denmark 1 - 3 Sweden (HT:0 - 0)

Group F

 PldWDLGFGAPts

Norway
3210947
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Brazil
3120535
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Germany
3111664

Japan
3003290
July 21
  Birmingham, AL        Germany  3 - 2 Japan   (HT:2 - 2)
Washington D.C. Norway 2 - 2 Brazil (HT:0 - 1)
July 23
  Birmingham, AL        Brazil   2 - 0 Japan   (HT:0 - 0)
Washington D.C. Norway 3 - 2 Germany (HT:2 - 1)
July 25
  Washington  D.C.      Norway   4 - 0 Japan   (HT:1 - 0)
Birmingham, AL Brazil 1 - 1 Germany (HT:0 - 1)

Semifinals

July 28
  Athens, GA      China     3 - 2 Brazil        (HT:1 - 0)
Athens, GA Norway 1 - 2 United States (HT:0 - 1) [asdet]

Bronze medal Game

August 1
  Athens, GA      Norway    2 - 0 Brazil (HT:2 - 0)

Gold medal Game

August 1
  Athens, GA      United States  2 - 1 China (HT:1 - 1)

FIFA Fair play award

Women's tournament

*United States

Top scorers

Women's tournament

4 goals
* Ann-Kristin Aarønes, in 5 games
* Linda Medalen, in 5 games
* Pretinha, in 5 games3 goals
* Shannon MacMillan, in 5 games
* Sun Qingmei, in 5 games2 goals
* Malin Swedberg, in 3 games
* Bettina Wiegmann, in 3 games
* Tiffeny Milbrett, in 5 games
* Marianne Pettersen, in 5 games
* Shi Guihong, in 5 games
* Tisha Venturini, in 5 games
* Wei Haiying, in 5 games

Top scoring teams

Men's tournament

*Brazil 16 goals
*Argentina 13 goals
*Nigeria 11 goals
*France 7 goals

Women's tournament

*Norway 12 goals
*China PR 11 goals
*United States 9 goals
*Brazil 7 goals

Top qualifiers

Men's tournament

*France - Spain 7 points
*Brazil - Nigeria 6 points

Women's tournament

*Cina PR - Norway - United States 7 points
*Brazil 5 points



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