The 2008 Olympic Football Qualifiers Are…

March 28th, 2008 | by: Daryl | View Comments

The last of the 16 qualifiers for the 2008 Olympic Men’s Football tournament was decided on Wednesday, with Nigeria U23 getting the necessary three points by beating South Africa 3-0. Marseille’s Taye Taiwo scored the first, then Isaac Promise forced a South African own goal and Everton’s Victor Anichebe finished things off.

So the final sixteen qualified teams competing in Beijing are:

China (hosts)
Australia, South Korea, Japan (Asia)
Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire, Nigeria (Africa)
Honduras, USA (CONCACAF)
Brazil, Argentina (South America)
New Zealand (Oceania)
Netherlands, Serbia, Belgium, Italy (Europe)

The draw for the tournament takes place April 20th, 2008.