Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification (CONMEBOL–CONCACAF play-off)
Football match
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The CONCACAF–CONMEBOL play-off for the 2016 Summer Olympics was a men's under-23 international football play-off between a team from CONCACAF (North, Central America and Caribbean) and a team from CONMEBOL (South America), with the winner qualifying for the final berth in the 2016 Summer Olympics men's football tournament.[1]
| Event | Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification | ||||||
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| Date | 25 March 2016 | ||||||
| Venue | Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla | ||||||
| Referee | Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey) | ||||||
| Attendance | 10,000 | ||||||
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| Date | 29 March 2016 | ||||||
| Venue | Toyota Stadium, Frisco | ||||||
| Referee | Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) | ||||||
| Attendance | 7,998 | ||||||
Colombia qualified for the Olympics with a 3–2 aggregate win over the United States, after a 1–1 draw in the first leg and a 1–2 win in the second leg.[2][3]
Qualified teams
- The CONCACAF representative was the United States, who finished third at the 2015 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship.
- The CONMEBOL representative was Colombia, who finished second at the 2015 South American Youth Football Championship.
Matches
Originally qualification was to be decided using a single-leg tie in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. However, in October 2015, the International Olympic Committee announced that the play-off would be a home and away series.[4] The first leg was hosted by Colombia, while the second leg was hosted by the United States.[5][6]
First leg
Colombia  | 1–1 |  United States |
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Quintero  67' (pen.) |
Report (CONCACAF) Report (CONMEBOL) |
Gil 5' |
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Second leg
| United States | 1–2 | Colombia |
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Machado  57' (o.g.) |
Report (CONCACAF) Report (CONMEBOL) |
R. Martínez 30', 64' |
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Assistant referees:
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Goalscorers
There were 5 goals scored in 2 matches, for an average of 2.5 goals per match.
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
Deiver Machado (against United States)