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The men's football tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held in Beijing and four other cities in the People's Republic of China from 7 to 23 August. Associations affiliated with FIFA were invited to enter their men's under-23 teams in regional qualifying competitions, from which 15 teams, plus the host nation, reached the final tournament.
The United States of America (USA), represented by the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.U.S. athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games in the modern era, except the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, which was boycotted by the American team and 65 other countries in protest of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
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.
The U.S. men's soccer team first played in the Summer Olympics in 1924. From that tournament to 1980 , only amateur and state-sponsored Eastern European players were allowed on Olympic teams. The Olympics became a full international tournament in 1984 after the IOC allowed full national teams from outside FIFA 's strongest confederations of ...
The U.S. men's soccer team is Olympics-bound for the first time since 2008, with the roster of players representing the nation announced Monday morning, under a month before the Games in Paris begin.
This article lists the team squads of Men's Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics.Each nation had to submit a squad of 18 players, 15 of which had to be born on or after 1 January 1985, and 3 of which could have been older dispensation players, by 23 July 2008. [1]
US women's soccer Olympic gold medals. If it's an Olympics, you can find the U.S. women's national team on the medals podium. The Americans have won five golds at the Olympics (1996, 2004, 2008 ...
January 19, 2008 2–0 Friendly 505 Mexico: February 6, 2008 2–2 Friendly 506 Poland: March 26, 2008 3–0 Friendly 507 England: May 28, 2008 0–2 Friendly 508 Spain: June 4, 2008 0–1 Friendly 509 Argentina: June 8, 2008 0–0 Friendly 510 Barbados: June 15, 2008 8–0 World Cup Q: 511 Barbados: June 22, 2008 1–0 World Cup Q: 512 Guatemala