Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
men's association football tournament during the 2008 Olympic Summer Games
2008 Football at the Summer Olympics was held in China from 7 to 23 August.
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | China |
| Dates | 7 – 23 August |
| Teams | 16 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 6 (in 5 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Argentina (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Nigeria |
| Third place |  Brazil |
| Fourth place |  Belgium |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 75 (2.34 per match) |
| Attendance | 1,404,254 (43,883 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Giuseppe Rossi(4 goals) |
Results change
Group stage change
Group A change
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 9 |
 Ivory Coast |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 |
 Australia |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 |
 Serbia |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 1 |
Group B change
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 |
 Netherlands |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 |
 United States |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
 Japan |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 |
Group C change
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 9 |
| Belgium |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
 China |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 1 |
 New Zealand |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 1 |
Group D change
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 7 |
 Cameroon |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 |
 South Korea |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
 Honduras |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 0 |
Knockout stage change
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Third place | ||||||||||