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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.
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 ...
Olympics soccer games today: Women's gold medal game Saturday, August 10 Women's gold medal final: Brazil vs. United States : 11 a.m. ET on NBC, Peacock and NBCOlympics.com.
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.
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 United States Women's National Soccer Team was coached by Pia Sundhage. ... 2008 Olympic qualifying ... Chivas USA: 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League:
During the 1920 final against Belgium, the Czechoslovakia national football team walked off the field to protest the refereeing of John Lewis [16] and the militarised mood within the stadium in Antwerp. This would be the final all-European football competition at the Olympic games, with Egypt, the United States, and Uruguay participating in ...