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2008 CONCACAF Men's Pre Olympic Tournament

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Host country
  
USA

Dates
  
11 March – 23 March

Champions
  
Honduras U-23

City
  
Nashville, Tennessee

Venue(s)
  
3 (in 3 host cities)

Teams
  
8 (from 1 confederation)

The 2008 CONCACAF Men Pre-Olympic Tournament was an association football tournament that took place in three venues in the United States from March 11 to March 23, 2008.

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Honduras became new under-23 champion of CONCACAF by beating the United States in the final of the eight-team tournament. Canada and Guatemala took third and fourth places, respectively. The finalists, Honduras and United States, qualified for the Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament in Beijing, China.

The final round of the 2008 competition had two groups of four in the first round competing on a round-robin basis from March 11 to March 16, 2008, followed by the semi-final round and the finals held on March 20 and March 23, 2008. Group A matches were held at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, while Group B matches were held at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California with each venue staging three doubleheaders in group play. The knockout stage matches were held at LP Field in Nashville, Tennessee.

Group A

All times EDT

Group B

All times PDT

Final

Honduras and the United States qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. This match decided the CONCACAF U-23 men's championship.

References

2008 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament Wikipedia


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