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Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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| Tournament details |
| Host country |
 China |
| Dates |
6 August - 23 August |
| Teams |
28 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) |
6 (in 5 host cities) |
| Final positions |
Champions  |
 Argentina (Men)
 United States (Women) |
Runner-up  |
 Nigeria (Men)
 Brazil (Women) |
Third place  |
Brazil (Men)
 Germany (Women) |
| Fourth place |
 Belgium (Men)
 Japan (Women) |
| Tournament statistics |
| Matches played |
58 |
| Goals scored |
135 (2.33 per match) |
| Attendance |
2,144,268 (36,970 per match) |
| Last updated on 17:28, 21 August 2008 (UTC) |
Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held in Beijing and several other cities in the People's Republic of China from 6 August 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.
For these games, the men competed in a 16-team tournament, and the women in a 12-team tournament. Football preliminaries actually commenced two days before the Opening Ceremony of the Games on 8 August.
[edit] Venues
Aside from the host city Beijing, football matches took place in four other cities:
[edit] References
China
