Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held in Beijing and several other cities in the People's Republic of China from 6 to 23 August.Associations affiliated with FIFA were invited to send their full women's national teams and men's U-23 teams to participate.Men's teams were allowed to augment their squad with three players over the age of 23.Preliminary matches commenced two days before the Opening Ceremony of the Games on 8 August.Beijing National Stadium only used during the Men's tournament final.
2008 Summer OlympicsMen's tournamentArgentinaNigeriaBrazilWomen's tournamentUnited StatesGermanyBeijingOpening CeremonyQinhuangdaoShanghaiShenyangTianjinChaoyangBeijing National StadiumShanghai StadiumHunnanBeijing Workers' StadiumShenyang Olympic StadiumNankaiHaigangTianjin Olympic Centre StadiumQinhuangdao Olympic StadiumFootball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournamentFootball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's team squadsOscar UstariEzequiel GarayLuciano Fabián MonzónPablo ZabaletaFernando GagoFederico FazioJosé Ernesto SosaÉver BanegaEzequiel LavezziJuan Román RiquelmeÁngel Di MaríaNicolás ParejaLautaro AcostaJavier MascheranoLionel MessiSergio AgüeroDiego BuonanotteSergio RomeroNicolás NavarroAmbruse VanzekinChibuzor OkonkwoOnyekachi ApamDele AdeleyeMonday JamesChinedu ObasiSani KaitaVictor ObinnaIsaac PromiseSolomon OkoronkwoOluwafemi AjiloreOlubayo AdefemiPeter OdemwingieEfe AmbroseVictor AnichebeEmmanuel EkpoIkechukwu EzenwaOladapo OlufemiDiego AlvesRafinhaAlex SilvaThiago SilvaMarceloIlsinhoHernanesAndersonRonaldinhoRamiresThiago NevesAlexandre PatoRafael SóbisFootball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's tournamentFootball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's team squadsHope SoloHeather MittsChristie RamponeRachel BuehlerLindsay TarpleyNatasha KaiShannon BoxxAmy RodriguezHeather O'ReillyAly WagnerCarli LloydLauren CheneyTobin HeathStephanie CoxKate MarkgrafAngela HuclesLori ChalupnyNicole BarnhartAndréiaSimoneAndréia RosaTâniaRenata CostaMayconDanielaFormigaCristianeBárbaraFranciellePretinhaFabianaÉrikaMaurineRosanaNadine AngererKerstin StegemannSaskia BartusiakBabett PeterAnnike KrahnLinda BresonikMelanie BehringerSandra SmisekBirgit PrinzRenate LingorAnja MittagUrsula HollCélia Okoyino da MbabiSimone LaudehrFatmire BajramajConny PohlersAriane HingstKerstin GarefrekesFootball 5-a-side at the 2008 Summer ParalympicsFootball 7-a-side at the 2008 Summer ParalympicsBeijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic GamesInternational Olympic CommitteequalificationAsian QualifiersRound 1Round 2Round 3African QualifiersCONCACAFQualification roundsPre-Olympic TournamentCONMEBOLU-20 ChampionshipOlympic Qualifying TournamentPreliminary roundGroup stagePlay-offsU-21 ChampionshipWomen'sSouth American ChampionshipSouth Pacific GamesPlay-offWorld CupCONMEBOL v CAFFootball at the Summer Olympics1896 (unofficial)1906 (unofficial)consolationOverage playersList of medalistsList of venuesList of official match ballsArcheryAthleticsBadmintonBaseballBasketballBoxingCanoeingCyclingDivingEquestrianFencingField hockeyGymnasticsHandballModern pentathlonRowingSailingShootingSoftballSwimmingSynchronized swimmingTable tennisTaekwondoTennisTriathlonVolleyballWater poloWeightliftingWrestling