2008 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying

{{Infobox international football competition

| tourney_name = CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying

| year = 2008

| other_titles =CONCACAF MEN'S OLYMPIC QUALIFYING BEIJING 2008

| image = 2008 CONCACAF Mens Olympic Qualification.jpg

| size =

| caption =

| city =

| country = United States

| dates = 11 – 23 March

| num_teams = 8

| confederations = 1

| venues = 3

| cities = 3

| champion_other = {{fbu|23|HON|1949}}

| count = 2

| second_other = {{fbu|23|USA}}

| third_other = {{fbu|23|CAN}}

| fourth_other = {{fbu|23|GUA}}

| matches = 16

| goals = 36

| attendance =

| top_scorer = {{flagicon|USA}} Freddy Adu

| player =

| prevseason = 2004

| nextseason = 2012

| updated = 27 April 2009

}}

The 2008 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying was the twelfth edition of the CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying, the quadrennial, international, age-restricted football tournament organized by CONCACAF to determine which men's under-23 national teams from the North, Central America and Caribbean region qualify for the Olympic football tournament. It was held in the United States, from 11 and 23 March 2008.{{cite news|url=http://www.concacaf.com/competitions/u23champship/viewArticle.asp?id=4005|title=Campeonato Sub-23 CONCACAF se jugará en los USA|publisher=CONCACAF|date=6 November 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071223152454/http://www.concacaf.com/competitions/u23champship/viewArticle.asp?id=4005|access-date=|archive-date=2007-12-23}}

Honduras won the title after with a 1–0 win over the United States in the final. As the top two teams, Honduras and the United States both qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in China as the CONCACAF representatives.{{cite news|url=http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.asp?id=4129|title= Honduras claim first-place in CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualification; Canada finish third|publisher=CONCACAF|date=23 March 2008|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080327150938/http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.asp?id=4129|access-date=|archive-date= 2008-03-27}}

Qualification

=Qualified teams=

The following teams qualified for the final tournament.

class="wikitable sortable"
Zone ! Country ! Method of qualification ! Appearance¹ ! Last appearance ! Previous best performance ! width=10%\|Previous Olympic appearances (last)
rowspan=3\|North America \| {{fbo\|MEX}} (title holders) \| Automatic \| 9th \| 2004 \| Winners (1964, 1972, 1976, 1996, 2004) \| 9 (2004)
{{fbu\|23\|CAN}} \| Automatic \| 6th \| 2004 \| Runners-up (1984, 1996) \| 3 (1984)
{{fbu\|23\|USA}} (hosts) \| Automatic \| 8th \| 2004 \| Winners (1988, 1992) \| 13 (2000)
rowspan=3\|Central America \| {{fbu\|23\|HON\|1949}} \| Triangular 1 winners \| 4th \| 2004 \| Winners (2000) \| 1 (2000)
{{fbu\|23\|GUA}} \| Triangular 2 winners \| 6th \| 2000 \| Final round winner without outright champions (1968) \| 3 (1988)
{{fbu\|23\|PAN}} \| Play-off winners \| 4th \| 2004 \| Fourth place (1964) \| 0
rowspan=2\|Caribbean \| {{fbu\|23\|CUB}} \| Second round winners \| 3rd \| 1984 \| Third place (1976, 1984) \| 2 (1980)
{{fbu\|23\|HAI}} \| Second round winners \| 1st \| 0 (debut) \| Debutant \| 0

class="wikitable sortable"

Zone

! Country

! Method of qualification

! Appearance¹

! Last appearance

! Previous best performance

! width=10%|Previous Olympic appearances
(last)

rowspan=3|North America

| {{fbo|MEX}}
(title holders)

| Automatic

| 9th

| 2004

| Winners (1964, 1972, 1976, 1996, 2004)

| 9 (2004)

| Automatic

| 6th

| 2004

| Runners-up (1984, 1996)

| 3 (1984)

{{fbu|23|USA}} (hosts)

| Automatic

| 8th

| 2004

| Winners (1988, 1992)

| 13 (2000)

rowspan=3|Central America

| {{fbu|23|HON|1949}}

| Triangular 1 winners

| 4th

| 2004

| Winners (2000)

| 1 (2000)

| Triangular 2 winners

| 6th

| 2000

| Final round winner without outright champions (1968)

| 3 (1988)

| Play-off winners

| 4th

| 2004

| Fourth place (1964)

| 0

rowspan=2|Caribbean

| {{fbu|23|CUB}}

| Second round winners

| 3rd

| 1984

| Third place (1976, 1984)

| 2 (1980)

| Second round winners

| 1st

| 0 (debut)

| Debutant

| 0

¹ Only final tournament.

Venues

Three cities served as the venues for the tournament.

class=wikitable style="text-align:center""
Tampa, Florida (Tampa Bay Area) !Carson, California (Los Angeles Area) !Nashville, Tennessee ! colspan="1" rowspan="4" \|{{Location map+\|USA\|width=350\|float=center\|caption=Location of the host cities of the 2008 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying.\|places= {{Location map~\|USA\|lat_deg=33.864429\|lon_deg=-118.261154\|position=top\|label=Carson}} {{Location map~\|USA\|lat=36.130141\|long=-86.765944\|label=Nashville \|position=right}} {{location map~ \|USA \|lat=27.9759\|long=-82.5033 \|label= Tampa \|position=right}} }}
Raymond James Stadium \|Home Depot Center \|LP Field
Capacity: 65,856 \|Capacity: 27,000 \|Capacity: 69,143
180x180px \|180x180px \|180x180px

class=wikitable style="text-align:center""

Tampa, Florida
(Tampa Bay Area)

!Carson, California
(Los Angeles Area)

!Nashville, Tennessee

! colspan="1" rowspan="4" |{{Location map+|USA|width=350|float=center|caption=Location of the host cities of the 2008 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying.|places=

{{Location map~|USA|lat_deg=33.864429|lon_deg=-118.261154|position=top|label=Carson}}

{{Location map~|USA|lat=36.130141|long=-86.765944|label=Nashville |position=right}}

{{location map~ |USA |lat=27.9759|long=-82.5033 |label= Tampa |position=right}}

}}

Raymond James Stadium

|Home Depot Center

|LP Field

Capacity: 65,856

|Capacity: 27,000

|Capacity: 69,143

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|180x180px

Squads

Group stage

=Group A=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|update=complete

|source=[https://issuu.com/concacaf2013/docs/concacaf-olympic-qualifying-men-201 CONCACAF]

|team_order=USA, HON, PAN, CUB

|name_USA={{fbu|23|USA}}

|name_HON={{fbu|23|HON|1949}}

|name_PAN={{fbu|23|PAN}}

|name_CUB={{fbu|23|CUB}}

|res_col_header=Q

|result1=SF |result2=SF

|col_SF=green1 |text_SF=Advance to knockout stage

}}

{{football box

| date = {{start date|2008|03|11|df=y}}

| time = 17:30

| team1 = {{fb-rt|PAN}}

| score = 0–1

| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20080315232925/http://www.concacaf.com/competitions/u23champship/viewArticle.asp?id=4111 (Report)]

| team2 = {{fb|HON|1949}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 = Thomas {{goal|90}}

| stadium = Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida

| attendance = 1,000

| referee = Enrico Wijngaarde (Suriname)

}}

{{football box

| date = {{start date|2008|03|11|df=y}}

| time = 20:00

| team1 = {{fb-rt|USA}}

| score = 1–1

| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20080315232925/http://www.concacaf.com/competitions/u23champship/viewArticle.asp?id=4111 (Report)]

| team2 = {{fb|CUB}}

| goals1 = Adu {{goal|13}}

| goals2 = Linares {{goal|42}}, {{sent off|1|42|84}}

| stadium = Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida

| attendance = 4,359

| referee = Walter Adolfo López (Guatemala)

}}

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{{football box

| date = {{start date|2008|03|13|df=y}}

| time = 17:30

| team1 = {{fb-rt|HON|1949}}

| score = 2–0

| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20080316000858/http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.asp?id=4116 (Report)]

| team2 = {{fb|CUB}}

| goals1 = Sánchez {{goal|68}}
Thomas {{goal|76}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida

| attendance = 1,050

| referee = Roberto García Orozco (Mexico)

}}

{{football box

| date = {{start date|2008|03|13|df=y}}

| time = 20:00

| team1 = {{fb-rt|USA}}

| score = 1–0

| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20080316000858/http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.asp?id=4116 (Report)]

| team2 = {{fb|PAN}}

| goals1 = Adu {{goal|41|pen.}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida

| attendance = 3,855

| referee = Dave Peterkin (Jamaica)

}}

----

{{football box

| date = {{start date|2008|03|15|df=y}}

| time = 16:30

| team1 = {{fb-rt|CUB}}

| score = 1–4

| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20080318092202/http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.asp?id=4121 (Report)]

| team2 = {{fb|PAN}}

| goals1 = Duarte {{goal|64}}

| goals2 = Aguilar {{goal|18||65}}
Barahona {{goal|26}}
Urgelles {{goal|31|o.g.}}

| stadium = Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida

| attendance = 10,974

| referee = Neal Brizan (Trinidad and Tobago)

}}

{{football box

| date = {{start date|2008|03|15|df=y}}

| time = 19:00

| team1 = {{fb-rt|USA}}

| score = 1–0

| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20080318092202/http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.asp?id=4121 (Report)]

| team2 = {{fb|HON|1949}}

| goals1 = Gaven {{goal|90+5|pen.}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida

| attendance = 10,974

| referee = Enrico Wijngaarde (Suriname)

}}

=Group B=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|update=complete

|source=[https://issuu.com/concacaf2013/docs/concacaf-olympic-qualifying-men-201 CONCACAF]

|team_order=GUA, CAN, MEX, HAI

|name_GUA={{fbu|23|GUA}}

|name_CAN={{fbu|23|CAN}}

|name_MEX={{fbu|23|MEX}}

|name_HAI={{fbu|23|HAI}}

|res_col_header=Q

|result1=SF |result2=SF

|col_SF=green1 |text_SF=Advance to knockout stage

}}

{{football box

| date = {{start date|2008|03|12|df=y}}

| time = 17:30

| team1 = {{fb-rt|HAI}}

| score = 0–1

| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20080316000853/http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.asp?id=4113 (Report)]

| team2 = {{fb|GUA}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 = Ávila {{goal|27}}

| stadium = Home Depot Center, Carson, California

| attendance = 9,949

| referee = Roberto Moreno (Panama)

}}

{{football box

| date = {{start date|2008|03|12|df=y}}

| time = 20:00

| team1 = {{fb-rt|CAN}}

| score = 1–1

| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20080316000853/http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.asp?id=4113 (Report)]

| team2 = {{fb|MEX}}

| goals1 = Johnson {{goal|3}}. {{sent off|0|76}}

| goals2 = Landín {{goal|22|pen.}}, {{sent off|1|67}}

| stadium = Home Depot Center, Carson, California

| attendance = 9,949

| referee = Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)

}}

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{{football box

| date = {{start date|2008|03|14|df=y}}

| time = 17:30

| team1 = {{fb-rt|CAN}}

| score = 1–2

| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20080318092157/http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.asp?id=4119 (Report)]

| team2 = {{fb|HAI}}

| goals1 = Rosenlund {{goal|17}}

| goals2 = Gustave {{goal|72}}
Saint-Preux {{goal|84}}

| stadium = Home Depot Center, Carson, California

| attendance = 19,638

| referee = Jair Marrufo (United States)

}}

{{football box

| date = {{start date|2008|03|14|df=y}}

| time = 20:00

| team1 = {{fb-rt|MEX}}

| score = 1–2

| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20080318092157/http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.asp?id=4119 (Report)]

| team2 = {{fb|GUA}}

| goals1 = Castillo {{goal|9}}

| goals2 = Villa {{goal|40}}
López {{goal|67}}

| stadium = Home Depot Center, Carson, California

| attendance = 19,638

| referee = Wálter Quesada (Costa Rica)

}}

----

{{football box

| date = {{start date|2008|03|16|df=y}}

| time = 16:30

| team1 = {{fb-rt|GUA}}

| score = 0–5

| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20080318092207/http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.asp?id=4122 (Report)]

| team2 = {{fb|CAN}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 = Johnson {{goal|45||46}}
Ricketts {{goal|57||80}}
Hall {{goal|90}}

| stadium = Home Depot Center, Carson, California

| attendance = 8,651

| referee = José Guerrero (Nicaragua)

}}

{{football box

| date = {{start date|2008|03|16|df=y}}

| time = 19:00

| team1 = {{fb-rt|MEX}}

| score = 5–1

| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20080318092207/http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.asp?id=4122 (Report)]

| team2 = {{fb|HAI}}

| goals1 = Villaluz {{goal|18}}
Andrade {{goal|61}}
Fernández {{goal|70}}
Esqueda {{goal|83}}
Landín {{goal|89}}

| goals2 = Aveska {{sent off|0|29}}
Saint-Preux {{goal|62}}
Jean Paulin {{sent off|1|84}}

| stadium = Home Depot Center, Carson, California

| attendance = 12,824

| referee = Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)

}}

Knockout stage

=Bracket=

{{#invoke:RoundN|N4

|3rdplace=yes|bold_winner=high|widescore=yes

|RD1=Semi-finals

|RD2=Final

|RD3=Third place play-off

|20 March – Nashville, TN | {{fb|GUA}} | 0 (5) | {{fbu|23|HON|1949}} {{pen}} |0 (6)

|20 March – Nashville, TN |{{fbu|23|USA}} |3 |{{fbu|23|CAN}} |0

|23 March – Nashville, TN |{{fbu|23|HON|1949}} {{aet}}| 1 | {{fbu|23|USA}} |0

|23 March – Nashville, TN |{{fb|GUA}} | 0 (3) | {{fbu|23|CAN}} {{pen}} |0 (5)

}}

=Semi-finals=

The semi-final winners qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics.

{{football box

| date = {{start date|2008|03|20|df=y}}

| time = 17:00

| team1 = {{fb-rt|GUA}}

| score = 0–0

| aet = yes

| report = https://web.archive.org/web/20080324134844/http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.asp?id=4126

| team2 = {{fb|HON|1949}}

| goals1 = Noriega {{sent off|1|102}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee

| attendance = 13,201

| referee = Neal Brizan (Trinidad and Tobago)

| penaltyscore = 5–6

| penalties1 = Contreras {{pengoal}}
Leon {{penmiss}}
Ávila {{pengoal}}
Brown {{pengoal}}
Marquez {{pengoal}}
Lalin {{pengoal}}
Morales {{penmiss}}

| penalties2 = {{pengoal}} Morales
{{pengoal}} Thomas
{{pengoal}} Reyna
{{penmiss}} Guity
{{pengoal}} Sánchez
{{pengoal}} Padilla
{{pengoal}} Norales

}}

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{{football box

| date = {{start date|2008|03|20|df=y}}

| time = 20:00

| team1 = {{fb-rt|USA}}

| score = 3–0

| report = https://web.archive.org/web/20080324134844/http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.asp?id=4126

| team2 = {{fb|CAN}}

| goals1 = Adu {{goal|27||47}}
Kljestan {{goal|78}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee

| attendance = 13,201

| referee = Wálter Quesada (Costa Rica)

}}

=Third place play-off=

{{football box

| date = {{start date|2008|03|23|df=y}}

| time = 13:00

| team1 = {{fb-rt|GUA}}

| score = 0–0

| aet = yes

| team2 = {{fb|CAN}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| report = https://web.archive.org/web/20080327150938/http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.asp?id=4129

| stadium = LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee

| attendance = 12,663

| referee = Enrico Wijngaarde (Suriname)

| penaltyscore = 3–5

| penalties1 = Contreras {{pengoal}}
Arreola {{penmiss}}
Ávila {{pengoal}}
Brown {{pengoal}}

| penalties2 = {{pengoal}} Sánchez
{{pengoal}} Ledgerwood
{{pengoal}} Ayre
{{pengoal}} Hemming
{{pengoal}} Hall

}}

=Final=

{{football box

| date = {{start date|2008|03|23|df=y}}

| time = 16:00

| team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|HON|1949}}

| score = 1–0

| aet = yes

| team2 = {{fbu|23|USA}}

| goals1 = *Welcome {{goal|102}}

| goals2 =

| report = https://web.archive.org/web/20080327150938/http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.asp?id=4129

| stadium = LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee

| attendance = 12,663

| referee = Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)

}}

Statistics

=Goalscorers=

;4 goals [http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.asp?id=4128 2008 CONCACAF Men’s Olympic Qualification All-Tournament Team unveiled] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080325213941/http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.asp?id=4128 |date=March 25, 2008 }}

{{flagicon|USA}} Freddy Adu

;3 goals

{{flagicon|CAN}} Will Johnson

;2 goals

{{flagicon|PAN}} Edwin Aguilar
{{flagicon|CAN}} Tosaint Ricketts
{{flagicon|HAI}} Leonel Saint-Preux
{{flagicon|HON|1949}} Hendry Thomas
{{flagicon|MEX}} Luis Ángel Landín

=Awards=

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; margin: 0 auto;"
+ Best XI{{cite news \|url=http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.asp?id=4128 \|title= 2008 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualification All-Tournament Team unveiled \|publisher=CONCACAF\|date=22 March 2008\|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080326153733/http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.asp?id=4128 \|access-date=\|archive-date= 2008-03-26 }}
Goalkeeper !Defenders !Midfielders !Forwards
valign=top\| {{fbuicon\|23\|HON\|1949}} Kevin Hernández \|valign=top\| {{fbuicon\|23\|GUA}} Carlos Castrillo {{fbuicon\|23\|HON\|1949}} Oscar Morales {{fbuicon\|23\|USA}} Michael Orozco \|valign=top\| {{fbuicon\|23\|PAN}} Nelson Barahona {{fbuicon\|23\|GUA}} José Manuel Contreras {{fbuicon\|23\|USA}} Maurice Edu {{fbuicon\|23\|USA}} Dax McCarty \|valign=top\| {{fbuicon\|23\|USA}} Freddy Adu {{fbuicon\|23\|CUB}} Leonel Duarte {{fbuicon\|23\|CAN}} Will Johnson

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; margin: 0 auto;"

+ Best XI{{cite news |url=http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.asp?id=4128 |title= 2008 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualification All-Tournament Team unveiled |publisher=CONCACAF|date=22 March 2008|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080326153733/http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.asp?id=4128 |access-date=|archive-date= 2008-03-26 }}

Goalkeeper

!Defenders

!Midfielders

!Forwards

valign=top|

{{fbuicon|23|HON|1949}} Kevin Hernández

|valign=top|

{{fbuicon|23|GUA}} Carlos Castrillo

{{fbuicon|23|HON|1949}} Oscar Morales

{{fbuicon|23|USA}} Michael Orozco

|valign=top|

{{fbuicon|23|PAN}} Nelson Barahona

{{fbuicon|23|GUA}} José Manuel Contreras

{{fbuicon|23|USA}} Maurice Edu

{{fbuicon|23|USA}} Dax McCarty

|valign=top|

{{fbuicon|23|USA}} Freddy Adu

{{fbuicon|23|CUB}} Leonel Duarte

{{fbuicon|23|CAN}} Will Johnson

=Final ranking=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|source=

|update=complete

|name_HON={{fbu|23|HON|1949}} |win_HON=3 |draw_HON=1 |loss_HON=1 |gf_HON=4 |ga_HON=1

|name_USA={{fbu|23|USA}} |win_USA=3 |draw_USA=1 |loss_USA=1 |gf_USA=6 |ga_USA=2|status_USA=H

|name_CAN={{fbu|23|CAN}} |win_CAN=1 |draw_CAN=2 |loss_CAN=2 |gf_CAN=7 |ga_CAN=6

|name_GUA={{fbu|23|GUA}} |win_GUA=2 |draw_GUA=2 |loss_GUA=1 |gf_GUA=3 |ga_GUA=6

|name_MEX={{fbu|23|MEX}} |win_MEX=1 |draw_MEX=1 |loss_MEX=1 |gf_MEX=7 |ga_MEX=4

|name_PAN={{fbu|23|PAN}} |win_PAN=1 |draw_PAN=0 |loss_PAN=2 |gf_PAN=3 |ga_PAN=4

|name_HAI={{fbu|23|HAI}} |win_HAI=1 |draw_HAI=0 |loss_HAI=2 |gf_HAI=3|ga_HAI=7

|name_CUB={{fbu|23|CUB}} |win_CUB=0 |draw_CUB=1 |loss_CUB=2 |gf_CUB=2 |ga_CUB=7

|pos_HON={{gold1}} |pos_USA={{silver2}} |pos_CAN={{bronze3}} |split4=yes |split8=yes

|res_col_header=Final result

|col_1st=#F7F6A8 |text_1st=Winners

|col_2nd=#EDEDED |text_2nd=Runner-ups

|col_3rd=#E5C585 |text_3rd=Third place

|text_4th=Fourth place

|text_GS=Eliminated in
group stage

}}

Qualified teams for 2008 Summer Olympics

The following two teams from CONCACAF qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics Men's football tournament.

class="wikitable sortable"
Team ! Qualified on ! data-sort-type="number"\|Previous appearances in Summer Olympics¹
{{fbu\|23\|HON\|1949}}	{{dts\|2008\|3\|20\|addkey=1\|format=dmy}}	{{sort\|01\|1}} (2000)
{{fbu\|23\|USA}}	{{dts\|2008\|3\|20\|addkey=1\|format=dmy}}	{{sort\|13\|13}} (1904, 1924, 1928, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1972, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000)

class="wikitable sortable"

Team

! Qualified on

! data-sort-type="number"|Previous appearances in Summer Olympics¹

{{sort|01|1}} (2000)

{{sort|13|13}} (1904, 1924, 1928, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1972, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000)

¹ Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Cuban defections

Following the Cuban draw against the United States, seven Cuban players defected, leaving the team with only 11 players which was reduced to 10 against Honduras. Cuba played its final game against Panama with no players available as substitutes because Roberto Linares was sent off from Cuba's match against the United States causing him to be automatically suspended for the team's next match.{{cite news

|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/sow/news;_ylt=AmrD0gfo9qCOs5kUjzJZ5LE5nYcB?slug=ap-missingcubans&prov=ap&type=lgns

|title=Cuba calls soccer desertions in US a "low blow"

|date=March 14, 2008

|agency=Associated Press}}

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20080405175713/http://www.concacaf.com/viewCompetition.asp?id=220 CONCACAF.com - 2008 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualification]

{{Qualification for the 2008 Summer Olympics Football tournament}}

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