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2008 CONCACAF Men's Pre Olympic Tournament qualification

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Qualifying rounds for the 2008 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament were held for the Central American and the Caribbean zones, narrowing the field from each zone to three nations and two nations, respectively.

Contents

In the following tables:

  • P = total games played
  • W = total games won
  • D = total games drawn (tied)
  • L = total games lost
  • GF = total goals scored (goals for)
  • GA = total goals conceded (goals against)
  • Pts = total points accumulated
  • North American zone

    The 3 members of the North American zone automatically qualified to the final round:

    Central American zone

    Six teams were divided into two groups of three, or triangulars, and played a round of matches in round-robin format. The winner of each triangular advanced to the finals, and the runners-up played each other in a home-and-away playoff.

    Play-off

    The runners-up of each triangular met in a play-off qualified for a spot in the final round.

    Panama 1–1 Costa Rica on aggregate. Panama won 4–3 on penalties.

    Caribbean zone

    The Caribbean zone qualifiers were divided into two rounds. In the first round, 22 teams were divided into six groups, Groups A through F, and the six group winners advanced to the second round. The six second round teams were divided into two groups of three, Groups G and H, and the winners advanced to the finals.

    Group A - Paramaribo, Suriname

    August 31, 2007

    September 2, 2007

    September 4, 2007

    Group B - Oranjestad, Aruba

    September 9, 2007

    September 11, 2007

    September 13, 2007

    Group C - Havana, Cuba

    September 9, 2007

    September 11, 2007

    September 13, 2007

    Group D - Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis

    September 9, 2007

    September 11, 2007

    September 13, 2007

    Group E - Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines

    September 9, 2007

    September 11, 2007

    September 13, 2007

    Group F - Nassau, Bahamas

    September 2, 2007

  • The British Virgin Islands withdrew at the last minute, leaving the Bahamas as the group champion.
  • References

    2008 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament qualification Wikipedia