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ATLANTA 1996


Champions:

Nigeria

 





Automatically qualified



Team   Notes
United States Hosts




Participants



Team   Notes
Nigeria Gold medal
Argentina Silver medal
Brazil Bronze medal
Portugal Semi-finals
France Quarter-finals
Spain Quarter-finals
Mexico Quarter-finals
Ghana Quarter-finals
Japan Group stage
Korea Republic Group stage
United States Group stage
Italy Group stage
Australia Group stage
Tunisia Group stage
Saudi Arabia Group stage
Hungary Group stage




Group A



Pos Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA    
1 Argentina 5 3 1 2 0 5 3    
2 Portugal 5 3 1 2 0 4 2    
3 United States 4 3 1 1 1 4 4
4 Tunisia 1 3 0 1 2 1 5
  Knockout stage




Matchday 1            
20/07/1996 15:00 Washington (USA) Portugal - Tunisia 2-0
20/07/1996 19:30 Birmingham (USA) United States - Argentina 1-3
Matchday 2            
22/07/1996 19:30 Washington (USA) Argentina - Portugal 1-1
22/07/1996 19:30 Birmingham (USA) United States - Tunisia 2-0
Matchday 3            
24/07/1996 19:30 Birmingham (USA) Argentina - Tunisia 1-1 Qual. Argentina
24/07/1996 19:30 Washington (USA) United States - Portugal 1-1 Qual. Portugal




Group B



Pos Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA    
1 France 7 3 2 1 0 5 2    
2 Spain 7 3 2 1 0 5 3    
3 Australia 3 3 1 0 2 4 6
4 Saudi Arabia 0 3 0 0 3 2 5
  Knockout stage




Matchday 1            
20/07/1996 18:30 Miami (USA) France - Australia 2-0
20/07/1996 18:30 Orlando (USA) Spain - Saudi Arabia 1-0
Matchday 2            
22/07/1996 19:00 Miami (USA) Australia - Saudi Arabia 2-1
22/07/1996 19:00 Orlando (USA) France - Spain 1-1
Matchday 3            
24/07/1996 19:00 Miami (USA) France - Saudi Arabia 2-1 Qual. France
24/07/1996 19:00 Orlando (USA) Spain - Australia 3-2 Qual. Spain




Group C



Pos Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA    
1 Mexico 5 3 1 2 0 2 1    
2 Ghana 4 3 1 1 1 4 4    
3 Korea Republic 4 3 1 1 1 2 2
4 Italy 3 3 1 0 2 4 5
  Knockout stage




Matchday 1            
21/07/1996 12:00 Washington (USA) Korea Republic - Ghana 1-0
21/07/1996 17:00 Birmingham (USA) Mexico - Italy 1-0
Matchday 2            
23/07/1996 20:00 Birmingham (USA) Mexico - Korea Republic 0-0
23/07/1996 21:00 Washington (USA) Ghana - Italy 3-2
Matchday 3            
25/07/1996 21:00 Birmingham (USA) Italy - Korea Republic 2-1 Qual. Ghana
25/07/1996 21:00 Washington (USA) Mexico - Ghana 1-1 Qual. Mexico




Group D



Pos Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA    
1 Brazil 6 3 2 0 1 4 2    
2 Nigeria 6 3 2 0 1 3 1    
3 Japan 6 3 2 0 1 4 4
4 Hungary 0 3 0 0 3 3 7
  Knockout stage




Matchday 1            
21/07/1996 18:30 Miami (USA) Japan - Brazil 1-0
21/07/1996 18:30 Orlando (USA) Nigeria - Hungary 1-0
Matchday 2            
23/07/1996 20:30 Miami (USA) Brazil - Hungary 3-1
23/07/1996 20:30 Orlando (USA) Nigeria - Japan 2-0
Matchday 3            
25/07/1996 21:00 Miami (USA) Brazil - Nigeria 1-0 Qual. Brazil
25/07/1996 21:00 Orlando (USA) Japan - Hungary 3-2 Qual. Nigeria




Knockout stage



Quarter-finals          
27/07/1996 18:00 Miami (USA) Portugal - France 2-1 aet * Qual. Portugal
27/07/1996 19:30 Birmingham (USA) Argentina - Spain 4-0 Qual. Argentina
28/07/1996 16:00 Birmingham (USA) Mexico - Nigeria 0-2 Qual. Nigeria
28/07/1996 18:00 Miami (USA) Brazil - Ghana 4-2 Qual. Brazil
Semi-finals            
30/07/1996 18:00 Athens (USA) Portugal - Argentina 0-2 Qual. Argentina
31/07/1996 18:00 Athens (USA) Nigeria - Brazil 4-3 aet * Qual. Nigeria
Match for 3rd place          
02/08/1996 18:00 Athens (USA) Brazil - Portugal 5-0 3rd placed: Brazil
Final            
03/08/1996 15:45 Athens (USA) Nigeria - Argentina 3-2 Winners: Nigeria
* Golden goal