XIX Olympic Football Tournament (Qualifying Stage)
(From 3-09-1994 to 2-06-1996)
| EUROPE (From 3-09-1994 to 31-05-1996) The UEFA U-21 Championship
doubles as European Pre-Olympic Tournament.
The four winners of 1/4 Finals and the best
loser qualify for the Olympic Games |
| QUALIFIED FOR OLYMPIC TOURNAMENT: Italy, Spain, France, Portugal, Hungary*. *
Hungary (second best quarterfinals loser)
replaces the original U-21 semifinalist Scotland,
who is ineligible for the Olympic Games. |
| SOUTH AMERICA (From 18-02-1996 to 6-03-1996) Also known as Preolímpico
Sudamericano Sub-23 (CONMEBOL) |
| FINAL ROUND (Argentina) |
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GROUP STAGE |
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| GROUP A (Tandil) |
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GROUP B (Mar del Plata) |
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| 18-02-96 |
Brazil - Peru |
4-1 (1-1) |
18-02-96 |
Venezuela - Colombia |
1-0 (0-0) |
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|
19-02-96 |
Uruguay - Bolivia |
2-0 (0-0) |
18-02-96 |
Argentina - Ecuador |
6-0 (3-0) |
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|
21-02-96 |
Uruguay - Peru |
4-2 (1-0) |
20-02-96 |
Colombia - Ecuador |
3-3 (1-2) |
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|
21-02-96 |
Brazil - Paraguay |
3-1 (2-1) |
20-02-96 |
Argentina - Chile |
2-1 (2-0) |
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|
23-02-96 |
Paraguay - Peru |
4-2 (4-2) |
22-02-96 |
Chile - Ecuador |
4-0 (2-0) |
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|
23-02-96 |
Brazil - Bolivia |
4-1 (2-1) |
22-02-96 |
Argentina - Venezuela |
3-0 (0-0) |
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|
25-02-96 |
Peru - Bolivia |
2-1 (2-1) |
24-02-96 |
Venezuela - Ecuador |
5-2 (2-1) |
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|
25-02-96 |
Uruguay - Paraguay |
3-2 (0-1) |
24-02-96 |
Colombia - Chile |
3-3 (1-1) |
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|
27-02-96 |
Bolivia - Paraguay |
4-1 (4-1) |
26-02-96 |
Chile - Venezuela |
0-0 (0-0) |
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| 27-02-96 |
Brazil - Uruguay |
0-0 (0-0) |
26-02-96 |
Argentina - Colombia |
4-0 (3-0) |
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| QUALIFIED: Brazil, Uruguay. |
QUALIFIED: Argentina, Venezuela. |
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| FINAL STAGE (Mar del Plata) |
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| 1-03-96 |
Brazil - Venezuela [Tandil] |
5-0 (1-0) |
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1-03-96 |
Argentina - Uruguay |
2-0 (2-0) |
|
3-03-96 |
Brazil - Uruguay |
3-1 (2-0) |
|
3-03-96 |
Argentina - Venezuela |
2-0 (0-0) |
|
6-03-96 |
Uruguay - Venezuela |
3-1 (3-0) |
| 6-03-96 |
Argentina - Brazil |
2-2 (1-0) |
| QUALIFIED FOR OLYMPIC TOURNAMENT: Brazil, Argentina. |
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| NORTH & CENTRAL
AMERICA (From 17-02-1995 to 19-05-1996) Also known as CONCACAF
Pre-Olympic Tournament (U-23) |
| FIRST ROUND |
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NORTH & CENTRAL AMERICAN ZONE |
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| PRELIMINARY ROUND |
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17-02-95 |
5-03-95 |
Guatemala - Belize |
4-0 (xxx) |
2-2 (xxx) |
| FIRST ROUND |
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5-05-95 |
26-05-95 |
Guatemala - El Salvador |
0-1 (xxx) |
1-1 (xxx) |
|
29-07-95 |
6-08-95 |
Bermuda - Costa Rica |
0-2 (xxx) |
5-0 (xxx) |
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3-12-95 |
13-12-95 |
Panama - Mexico |
0-5 (xxx) |
4-0 (xxx) |
| BYE: Canada. |
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CARIBBEAN ZONE |
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| GROUP 1 (JAMAICA) |
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| 4-06-95 |
Antigua &
Barbuda - Cayman Isl. |
1-2 (xxx) |
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| 4-06-95 |
Jamaica -
Saint Lucia |
6-0 (xxx) |
GROUP 2 (TRINIDAD & TOBAGO) |
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| 6-06-95 |
Jamaica -
Antigua and Barbuda |
6-1 (xxx) |
23-08-95 |
Guyana -
St. Vincent & Grenadines |
1-2 (xxx) |
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| 6-06-95 |
Cayman Islands
- Saint Lucia |
0-4 (xxx) |
25-08-95 |
Trinidad and Tobago
- Guyana |
5-0 (xxx) |
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| 8-06-95 |
Saint Lucia
- Antigua and Barbuda |
4-0 (xxx) |
27-08-95 |
Trinidad & Tobago
- St. Vincent G. |
2-1 (xxx) |
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| 8-06-95 |
Jamaica -
Cayman Islands |
7-0 (xxx) |
* Surinam
withdrew before the competition. |
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| QUALIFIED: Jamaica. |
QUALIFIED: Trinidad and Tobago. |
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| FINAL ROUND (Edmonton, CANADA) |
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| 10-05-96 |
Canada - Jamaica |
3-0 (2-0) |
| 12-05-96 |
Mexico - El Salvador |
3-0 (0-0) |
| 12-05-96 |
Costa Rica - Trinidad and Tobago |
4-2 (2-1) |
| 13-05-96 |
El Salvador - Jamaica |
3-1 (1-1) |
| 13-05-96 |
Canada - Trinidad and Tobago |
0-0 (0-0) |
| 13-05-96 |
Mexico - Costa Rica |
4-0 (2-0) |
| 15-05-96 |
Costa Rica - Jamaica |
1-2 (1-2) |
| 15-05-96 |
Canada - El Salvador |
4-2 (3-2) |
| 15-05-96 |
Mexico - Trinidad and Tobago |
2-0 (1-0) |
| 17-05-96 |
El Salvador - Trinidad and Tobago |
1-2 (0-1) |
| 17-05-96 |
Canada - Costa Rica |
0-0 (0-0) |
| 17-05-96 |
Mexico - Jamaica |
2-1 (1-0) |
| 19-05-96 |
Jamaica - Trinidad and Tobago |
3-2 (1-1) |
| 19-05-96 |
Costa Rica - El Salvador |
4-1 (1-0) |
| 19-05-96 |
Canada - Mexico |
0-1 (0-0) |
| QUALIFIED FOR OLYMPIC TOURNAMENT: Mexico. *
The group runner-up (Canada) playoffs with
the winner of the Oceanian Pre-Olympic Tournament
(see below). |
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| AFRICA (From 15-01-1995 to 17-03-1996) Also known as CAF
Pre-Olympic Tournament (U-23) |
| GROUP 1 |
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| FIRST ROUND |
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15-04-95 |
29-04-95 |
Nigeria - Kenya |
0-0 (0-0) |
0-3 (xxx) |
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16-04-95 |
29-04-95 |
Zimbabwe - Malawi |
4-0 (xxx) |
0-0 (0-0) |
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16-04-95 |
30-04-95 |
Egypt - Mauritius |
1-0 (xxx) |
0-1 (xxx) |
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16-04-95 |
30-04-95 |
Zambia - Botswana |
2-0 (xxx) |
1-4 (xxx) |
| SECOND ROUND |
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12-08-95 |
25-08-95 |
Nigeria - Egypt |
3-2 (xxx) |
1-1 (xxx) |
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13-08-95 |
27-08-95 |
Zimbabwe - Zambia |
1-1 (xxx) |
1-2 (xxx) |
| THIRD ROUND |
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|
3-03-96 |
16-03-96 |
Zimbabwe - Nigeria |
0-1 (xxx) |
1-0 (xxx) |
| QUALIFIED FOR OLYMPIC TOURNAMENT: Nigeria. |
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| GROUP 2 |
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| PRELIMINARY ROUND |
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|
15-01-95 |
29-01-95 |
Burkina
Faso - Guinea-Bissau |
(w.o.) |
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| FIRST ROUND |
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14-04-95 |
30-04-95 |
Algeria - Guinea |
1-1 (xxx) |
2-0 (xxx) |
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16-04-95 |
29-04-95 |
Morocco - Senegal |
0-0 (0-0) |
1-0 (xxx) |
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16-04-95 |
30-04-95 |
Mali - Togo |
1-2 (xxx) |
1-0 (xxx) |
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16-04-95 |
30-04-95 |
Tunisia - Burkina Faso |
4-1 (xxx) |
1-0 (xxx) |
| SECOND ROUND |
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12-08-95 |
26-08-95 |
Senegal - Guinea |
2-3 (xxx) |
2-0 (xxx) |
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17-08-95 |
27-08-95 |
Tunisia - Togo |
1-1 (xxx) |
2-1 (xxx)* |
| * Togo was suspended because of age limit violation
and Tunisia was declared match winner. |
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| THIRD ROUND |
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|
3-03-96 |
17-03-96 |
Tunisia - Guinea |
5-2 (xxx) |
2-0 (xxx) |
| QUALIFIED FOR OLYMPIC TOURNAMENT: Tunisia. |
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| GROUP 3 |
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| PRELIMINARY ROUND |
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|
15-01-95 |
28-01-95 |
Lesotho - Namibia |
1-0 (xxx) |
3-0 (xxx) |
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15-01-95 |
29-01-95 |
Burundi - Djibouti |
(w.o.) |
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| FIRST ROUND |
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|
15-04-95 |
30-04-95 |
South Africa - Burundi |
1-1 (xxx) |
4-1 (xxx) |
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16-04-95 |
29-04-95 |
Cameroon - Namibia |
0-0 (0-0) |
0-1 (xxx) |
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16-04-95 |
30-04-95 |
Gabon - Angola |
1-3 (xxx) |
2-0 (xxx) |
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16-04-95 |
30-04-95 |
Ghana - Congo |
0-0 (0-0) |
(*) |
| * Congo withdrew after the first leg and Ghana was
declared match winner. |
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| SECOND ROUND |
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|
13-08-95 |
27-08-95 |
Ghana - Angola |
3-1 (xxx) |
1-0 (xxx) |
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13-08-95 |
27-08-95 |
Burundi
- Cameroon |
1-0 (xxx) |
2-0 (xxx) |
| THIRD ROUND |
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|
3-03-96 |
17-03-96 |
Ghana - Cameroon |
3-0 (xxx) |
0-0 (0-0) |
| QUALIFIED FOR OLYMPIC TOURNAMENT: Ghana. |
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| ASIA (From 20-05-1995 to 27-03-1996) Also known as AFC
Pre-Olympic Tournament (U-23) |
| FIRST ROUND |
| GROUP A |
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GROUP B |
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| 24-06-95 |
Singapore
- Malaysia |
2-0 (xxx) |
26-05-95 |
Thailand -
Japan |
0-5 (xxx) |
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| 2-07-95 |
China - Singapore |
4-0 (xxx) |
28-05-95 |
Taiwan - Japan |
1-4 (xxx) |
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| 9-07-95 |
China - Malaysia |
2-1 (xxx) |
30-05-95 |
Thailand -
Taiwan |
7-0 (xxx) |
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| 16-07-95 |
Malaysia -
Singapore |
0-0 (0-0) |
8-06-95 |
Taiwan - Thailand |
0-5 (xxx) |
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| 23-07-95 |
Malaysia -
China |
0-2 (xxx) |
11-06-95 |
Japan
- Taiwan |
6-0 (xxx) |
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| 29-07-95 |
Singapore
- China |
1-3 (xxx) |
14-06-95 |
Japan -
Thailand |
1-0 (xxx) |
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| QUALIFIED: China. |
QUALIFIED: Japan. |
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| GROUP C |
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GROUP D |
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| 21-05-95 |
Hong Kong -
South Korea |
0-5 (xxx) |
7-10-95 |
Pakistan
- Oman |
0-2 (xxx) |
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| 25-05-95 |
Indonesia -
South Korea |
1-2 (xxx) |
11-10-95 |
Pakistan
- India |
1-2 (xxx) |
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| 30-05-95 |
Indonesia -
Hong Kong |
1-0 (xxx) |
18-10-95 |
Oman -
India |
3-2 (xxx) |
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| 19-08-95 |
South Korea
- Hong Kong |
7-0 (xxx) |
22-10-95 |
India -
Pakistan |
3-1 (xxx) |
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| 22-08-95 |
South Korea
- Indonesia |
1-0 (xxx) |
25-10-95 |
Oman -
Pakistan |
6-0 (xxx) |
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| 26-08-95 |
Hong Kong -
Indonesia |
1-4 (xxx) |
29-10-95 |
India -
Oman |
1-2 (xxx) |
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| QUALIFIED: South Korea. |
QUALIFIED: Oman. |
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| GROUP E |
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| 20-05-95 |
Kyrgyzstan - Uzbekistan |
1-5 (xxx) |
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| 20-05-95 |
Tajikistan - Kazakhstan |
0-3 (xxx) |
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| 10-06-95 |
Kyrgyzstan - Kazakhstan |
2-2 (xxx) |
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| 10-06-95 |
Uzbekistan
- Tajikistan |
2-0 (xxx) |
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| 24-06-95 |
Uzbekistan
- Kazakhstan |
1-2 (xxx) |
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| 24-06-95 |
Tajikistan - Kyrgyzstan |
3-0 (xxx) |
GROUP F |
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| 12-08-95 |
Uzbekistan
- Kyrgyzstan |
2-1 (xxx) |
24-08-95 |
Saudi Arabia -
Syria |
2-0 (xxx) |
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| 12-08-95 |
Kazakhstan
- Tajikistan |
3-1 (xxx) |
31-08-95 |
Kuwait - Saudi Arabia |
0-1 (xxx) |
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| 2-09-95 |
Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan |
6-0 (xxx) |
8-09-95 |
Syria -
Kuwait |
0-1 (xxx) |
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| 2-09-95 |
Tajikistan - Uzbekistan |
1-1 (xxx) |
15-09-95 |
Syria -
Saudi Arabia |
0-1 (xxx) |
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| 7-10-95 |
Kyrgyzstan - Tajikistan |
5-4 (xxx) |
21-09-95 |
Saudi Arabia -
Kuwait |
0-0 (0-0) |
|
| 7-10-95 |
Kazakhstan
- Uzbekistan |
3-1 (xxx) |
28-09-95 |
Kuwait - Syria |
2-2 (xxx) |
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| QUALIFIED: Kazakhstan. |
QUALIFIED: Saudi Arabia. |
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| GROUP G |
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GROUP H |
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| 13-09-95 |
Turkmenistan
- Iran |
2-4 (xxx) |
15-09-95 |
Jordan -
Qatar |
1-2 (xxx) |
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| 23-09-95 |
Utd. Arab Emirates - Turkmenistan |
2-1 (xxx) |
22-09-95 |
Qatar - Iraq |
0-0 (0-0) |
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| 29-09-95 |
Iran -
United Arab Emirates |
1-1 (xxx) |
29-09-95 |
Jordan -
Iraq |
0-4 (xxx) |
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| 5-10-95 |
Iran -
Turkmenistan |
4-0 (xxx) |
6-10-95 |
Qatar - Jordan |
4-2 (xxx) |
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| 15-10-95 |
Turkmenistan
- Utd. Arab Emirates |
1-1 (xxx) |
13-10-95 |
Iraq -
Qatar |
3-2 (xxx) |
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| 22-10-95 |
United Arab Emirates - Iran |
1-0 (xxx) |
20-10-95 |
Iraq -
Jordan |
1-1 (xxx) |
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| QUALIFIED: United Arab Emirates. |
QUALIFIED: Iraq. |
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| FINAL ROUND (Shah Alam, MALAYSIA) |
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GROUP STAGE |
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| GROUP A |
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GROUP B |
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| 16-03-96 |
Iraq - Japan |
1-1 (xxx) |
17-03-96 |
Kazakhstan
- China |
2-4 (xxx) |
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| 16-03-96 |
United Arab Emirates - Oman |
1-3 (xxx) |
17-03-96 |
South Korea - Saudi Arabia |
1-1 (xxx) |
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| 18-03-96 |
Iraq - United Arab
Emirates |
3-1 (xxx) |
19-03-96 |
Kazakhstan
- South Korea |
1-2 (xxx) |
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| 18-03-96 |
Japan - Oman |
4-1 (xxx) |
19-03-96 |
China - Saudi Arabia |
1-1 (xxx) |
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| 20-03-96 |
Japan - United Arab
Emirates |
1-0 (xxx) |
21-03-96 |
China - South Korea |
0-3 (xxx) |
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| 20-03-96 |
Iraq - Oman |
1-0 (xxx) |
21-03-96 |
Kazakhstan
- Saudi Arabia |
0-4 (xxx) |
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| FINAL STAGE |
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| Semifinals (24-03-1996) |
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| A1-B2: Japan - Saudi Arabia |
2-1 (xxx) |
| B1-A2: South Korea -
Iraq |
2-1 (xxx) |
| Finals (27-03-1996) |
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| PLACES 3/4: Saudi Arabia - Iraq |
1-0 (xxx) |
| PLACES 1/2: Japan -
South Korea |
1-2 (xxx) |
| QUALIFIED FOR OT: South Korea, Japan, Saudi Arabia. |
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| OCEANIA (From 13-01-1996 to 2-06-1996) Also known as OFC
Olympic Qualifying (U-23) |
| FINAL ROUND (Adelaide, AUSTRALIA) |
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| 13-01-96 |
Fiji -
Solomon Islands |
4-0 (xxx) |
| 13-01-96 |
Australia
- Vanuatu |
9-1 (xxx) |
| 15-01-96 |
Solomon Islands
- Vanuatu |
2-1 (xxx) |
| 15-01-96 |
New Zealand -
Fiji |
1-2 (xxx) |
| 17-01-96 |
Solomon Islands
- Australia |
2-0 (w.o.)* |
| 17-01-96 |
Vanuatu - New Zealand |
0-10 (xxx) |
| 19-01-96 |
New Zealand -
Solomon Islands |
2-0 (xxx) |
| 19-01-96 |
Australia
- Fiji |
10-0 (xxx) |
| 21-01-96 |
Fiji -
Vanuatu |
4-0 (xxx) |
| 21-01-96 |
New Zealand -
Australia |
0-5 (0-3) |
| 23-01-96 |
Vanuatu - Solomon Islands |
1-1 (xxx) |
| 23-01-96 |
Fiji -
New Zealand |
1-3 (xxx) |
| 25-01-96 |
Solomon Islands
- Fiji |
1-1 (xxx) |
| 25-01-96 |
Vanuatu - Australia |
0-12 (xxx) |
| 27-01-96 |
New Zealand -
Vanuatu |
5-1 (xxx) |
| 27-01-96 |
Australia
- Solomon Islands |
7-0 (xxx) |
| 29-01-96 |
Solomon Islands
- New Zealand |
0-6 (xxx) |
| 29-01-96 |
Fiji -
Australia |
0-5 (xxx) |
| 31-01-96 |
Vanuatu - Fiji |
1-0 (xxx) |
| 31-01-96 |
Australia
- New Zealand |
0-1 (0-0) |
| * The original game was won by Australia (4-0), but
later it was awarded as w.o. to Solomon Island
because the Australians fielded an ineligible
player. |
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| QUALIFIED: Australia. *
The winner of the Oceanian Pre-Olympic Tournament
has to playoff with the runner-up of the CONCACAF
Qualifiers (see above) for the last Olympic
berth. |
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|
CONCACAF/OFC PLAYOFF |
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| 26-05-96 |
Canada -
Australia |
2-2 (1-1) |
| 2-06-96 |
Australia
- Canada |
5-0 (1-0) |
| QUALIFIED FOR OLYMPIC TOURNAMENT: Australia. |
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