2008 CONCACAF Women's Pre-Olympic Tournament
Preolimpico Femenino CONCACAF | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | United States |
Dates | 2–12 April 2008 |
Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | United States (2nd title) |
Runners-up | Canada |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 10 |
Goals scored | 37 (3.7 per match) |
Top scorer(s) |
Natasha Kai Juana Lopez Melissa Tancredi (4 goals each) |
The 2008 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament[1] was the 2nd edition of the CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the quadrennial international football tournament organised by CONCACAF to determine which two women's national teams from the North, Central American and Caribbean region qualify for the Olympic football tournament. [1] A total of six teams played in the tournament. The top two teams of the tournament - United States and Canada - qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics women's football tournament in Beijing, China as the CONCACAF representatives.[2]
Qualification
The six berths were allocated to the three regional zones as follows:[1]
- Three teams from the North American Zone (NAFU), i.e., Canada, the hosts Mexico, and the United States, who all qualified automatically
- One team from the Central American Zone (UNCAF)
- Two teams from the Caribbean Zone (CFU)
Regional qualification tournaments were held to determine the three teams joining Canada, Mexico, and the United States at the final tournament.[2]
Qualified teams
The following six teams qualified for the final tournament.[1]
Team | Qualification | Appearance | Previous best performances | Previous women's Olympic appearances |
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North American Zone (NAFU) | ||||
Canada | Automatic | 2nd | Third Place (2004) | 0 |
Mexico | Automatic | 2nd | Runner-up (2004) | 1 |
United States | Automatic | 2nd | Winner (2004) | 3 |
Central American Zone (UNCAF) | ||||
Costa Rica | Group winner | 2nd | Fourth Place (2004) | 0 |
Caribbean Zone (CFU) | ||||
Trinidad and Tobago | Final round winner | 2nd | Group stage (2004) | 0 |
Jamaica | Final round 3rd place | 1st | N/A | 0 |
Venues
The sole venue was the
Draw
The six teams were drawn into two groups of three teams. Defending CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship champion and 2004 Olympic gold medalist United States were seeded in Group A.[1]
Group stage
The top two teams of each group advance to the semi-finals.[2]
All times are local, CST (UTC−6).
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | United States | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 6 | Knockout stage |
2 | Mexico (H) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 3 | |
3 | Jamaica | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 | −13 | 0 |
2 April 2008 |
Mexico | 8-1 | Jamaica |
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Lopez 18', 28', 36', 53' Worbis 23' Morales 25', 66' Ocampo 80' |
Report | Davis 58' |
Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez, Ciudad Juarez, Mexico Attendance: 20185 Referee: Jennifer Bennett (United States) |
4 April 2008 |
Jamaica | 0–6 | United States |
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Report | Lloyd 16' Cheney 21' Wambach 53' (pen.), 68' O'Reilly 88' Heath 90+5' |
Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez, Ciudad Juarez, Mexico Attendance: 5,853 Referee: Diane Ferreira-James (Guyana) |
6 April 2008 19:30 |
United States | 3-1 | Mexico |
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Kai 14', 45' Wambach 33' |
Report |
Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez, Ciudad Juarez, Mexico Attendance: 22,280 Referee: Erika Vargas (Costa Rica) |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 9 | Knockout stage |
2 | Costa Rica | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1 | |
3 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 1 |
2 April 2008 |
Trinidad and Tobago | 0-6 | Canada |
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Tancredi 10' Filigno 21' Lang 39' Hermus 61' Robinson 68' Sinclair 86' |
Report |
4 April 2008 |
Costa Rica | 2-2 | Trinidad and Tobago |
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Wilson 21' Granados 90+' |
Report | Cordner 8' Attin-Johnson 35' |
Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez, Ciudad Juarez, Mexico Attendance: 5,853 Referee: Carol Chennard (Canada) |
6 April 2008 |
Canada | 1-0 | Costa Rica |
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Tancredi 15' | Report |
Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez, Ciudad Juarez, Mexico Attendance: 22,080 Referee: Kari Seitz (United States) |
Knockout stage
In the knockout stage, if a match is level at the end of regular time (two periods of 45 minutes), extra time is played (two periods of 15 minutes) and followed, if necessary, by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winner. In the case of the third place match, as it is played just before the final, extra time is skipped and a penalty shoot-out takes place.
Bracket
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
9 April – Ciudad Juarez | ||||||
Canada | 1 | |||||
12 April – Ciudad Juarez | ||||||
Mexico | 0 | |||||
Canada | 1 (5) | |||||
9 April – Ciudad Juarez | ||||||
United States(pen.) | 1 (6) | |||||
United States | 3 | |||||
Costa Rica | 0 | |||||
Third Place | ||||||
12 April — Ciudad Juarez | ||||||
Mexico | 1 | |||||
Costa Rica | 0 |
Semi-finals
Winners qualify for 2008 Summer Olympics.
9 April 2008 |
Canada | 1-0 | Mexico |
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Tancredi 25' | Report |
Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez, Ciudad Juarez, Mexico Attendance: 19,850 Referee: Kari Seitz (United States) |
9 April 2008 |
United States | 3–0 | Costa Rica |
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Kai 57', 89' O'Reilly 72' |
Report |
Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez, Ciudad Juarez, Mexico Attendance: 19,850 Referee: Dianne Ferreira-James (Guyana) |
Third Place Game
12 April 2008 |
Costa Rica | 0-1 | Mexico |
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Report | Gordillo 69' |
Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez, Ciudad Juarez, Mexico Attendance: 4,115 Referee: Carol Chennard (Canada) |
Final
12 April 2008 |
Canada | v | United States |
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Tancredi 116' | Report | Lloyd 108' |
Penalties | ||
Sinclair Franko Tancredi Rustad Lang Wilkinson Timko |
5–6 | Lloyd Hucles Chalupny Rampone Osborne Wambach O'Reilly |
Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez, Ciudad Juarez, Mexico Attendance: 4,115 Referee: Erika Vargas (Mexico) |
Goalscorers
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- Carli Lloyd
- Tania Morales
- Heather O'Reilly
- Teresa Worbis
- 1 goal
References
External links
- Olympic Qualifying – Women, CONCACAF.com
- , CONCACAF.com