Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament#Group A

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{{Infobox international football competition

| tourney_name = Men's Olympic Football Tournament

| year = 2004

| image = Olympic rings without rims.svg

| size = 150px

| country = Greece

| dates = 11–28 August

| num_teams = 16

| confederations = 6

| venues = 6

| cities = 5

| champion_other = {{fbu|23|ARG}}

| count = 1

| second_other = {{fbu|23|PAR|1990}}

| third_other = {{fbu|23|ITA|2003}}

| fourth_other = {{fbu|23|IRQ|1991}}

| matches = 32

| goals = 101

| attendance = 401415

| top_scorer = {{flagicon|ARG}} Carlos Tevez
(8 goals)

| player =

| prevseason = 2000

| nextseason = 2008

}}

{{FootballAt2004SummerOlympics}}

The men's football tournament at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held in Athens and four other cities in Greece from 11 to 28 August. The tournament featured 16 men's national teams from the six continental confederations. The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four, in which each team would play each of the others once. At the end of the group stage, the top two teams advanced to the knockout stage, beginning with the quarter-finals and culminating with the final at Athens Olympic Stadium on 28 August 2004.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2004/FTB/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417055750/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2004/FTB/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Football at the 2004 Athens Summer Games |work=Sports Reference |access-date=3 November 2018}}

Qualification

The following 16 teams qualified for the 2004 Olympics football tournament.

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Means of qualificationBerthsQualified
Host nationalign="center"| 1{{fbu|23|GRE}}
2004 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championshipalign="center"| 3{{fbu|21|ITA|2003}} (winner)
{{fbu|23|SCG}} (runner-up)
{{flagicon|POR}} Portugal (third-place)
AFC Preliminary Competitionalign="center"| 3{{fbu|23|IRQ|2004}}
{{fbu|23|JPN}}
{{fbu|23|KOR}}
CAF Preliminary Competitionalign="center"| 4{{fbu|23|GHA}}
{{fbu|20|MLI}}
{{fbu|23|MAR}}
{{fbu|23|TUN}}
CONCACAF Preliminary Competitionalign="center"| 2{{fbu|23|MEX}} (winner)
{{fbu|23|CRC}} (runner-up)
2004 CONMEBOL Men Pre-Olympic Tournamentalign="center"| 2{{fbu|23|ARG}} (winner)
{{fbu|23|PAR|1990}} (runner-up)
OFC Preliminary Competitionalign="center"| 1{{fbu|23|AUS}}
Total16

Venues

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Athens

!rowspan=12 colspan=2|{{Location map+|Greece|float=center|width=495|places={{Location map~ |Greece |lat=38.036271 |long=23.787566 |label=Athens|position=right}}

{{Location map~ |Greece |lat=37.946447 |long=23.664317 |label=Piraeus|position=left}}

{{Location map~ |Greece |lat=35.336667 |long=25.106111 |label=Heraklion |position=right}}

{{Location map~ |Greece |lat=38.221806 |long=21.752189 |label=Patras |position=left}}

{{Location map~ |Greece |lat=40.625497 |long=22.967003 |label=Thessaloniki |position=right}}

{{Location map~ |Greece |lat=39.387511 |long=22.931067 |label=Volos |position=right}}|caption=Location of the host cities of the men's football tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.}}

!Patras

Olympic Stadium

|Pampeloponnisiako Stadium

Capacity: 71,030

|Capacity: 23,558

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|150px

Piraeus

!Thessaloniki

Karaiskakis Stadium

|Kaftanzoglio Stadium

Capacity: 33,334

|Capacity: 27,770

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|150x150px

Heraklion

!Volos

Pankritio Stadium

|Panthessaliko Stadium

Capacity: 26,240

|Capacity: 22,700

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|150px

Match officials

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;Asia

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;North and Central America

;South America

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;Europe

;Oceania

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Seeding

The draw for the tournament took place on 9 June 2004. Argentina, Greece, Japan and Morocco were seeded for the draw and placed into groups A–D, respectively. The remaining teams were drawn from four pots with teams from the same region kept apart.

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width=20%|Pot 1: Host, Top-Seeded teams from Africa, Americas and Asia

!width=20%|Pot 2: Non-top seeded teams from Asia and Oceania

!width=20%|Pot 3: Non-top seeded teams from Americas

!width=20%|Pot 4: Non-top seeded teams from Africa

!width=20%|Pot 5: Non-top seeded teams from Europe

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  • {{fbu|23|GRE}} (assigned to A1)
  • {{fbu|23|JPN}} (assigned to Group B)
  • {{fbu|23|ARG}} (assigned to Group C)
  • {{fbu|23|MAR}} (assigned to Group D)

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  • {{fbu|23|IRQ|2004}}
  • {{fbu|23|KOR}}
  • {{fbu|23|AUS}}

|valign="top"|

  • {{fbu|23|CRC}}
  • {{fbu|23|MEX}}
  • {{fbu|23|PAR|1990}}

|valign="top"|

  • {{fbu|23|GHA}}
  • {{fbu|20|MLI}}
  • {{fbu|23|TUN}}

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  • {{fbu|21|ITA|2003}}
  • {{fbu|23|SCG}}
  • {{fbu|23|POR}}

Group stage

  • Teams highlighted in green went through to the knockout stage.

=Group A=

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|team1=MLI|name_MLI={{fbu|20|MLI}}

|team2=KOR|name_KOR={{fbu|23|KOR|1997}}

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|team4=GRE|name_GRE={{fbu|23|GRE}}

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|win_GRE=0|draw_GRE=1|loss_GRE=2|gf_GRE=4|ga_GRE=7

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|time=20:30

|team1={{fbu-rt|23|KOR}}

|score=2–2

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|team2={{fbu|23|GRE}}

|goals1=Kim Dong-jin {{goal|43}}
Vyntra {{goal|64|o.g.}}

|goals2=Taralidis {{goal|78}}
Papadopoulos {{goal|82|pen.}}

|stadium=Kaftanzoglio Stadium, Thessaloniki

|attendance=25,152

|referee=Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay) }}

{{footballbox

|date=11 August 2004

|time=20:30

|team1={{fbu-rt|20|MLI}}

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|team2={{fbu|23|MEX}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Panthessaliko Stadium, Volos

|attendance=10,104

|referee=Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia) }}

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{{footballbox

|date=14 August 2004

|time=20:30

|team1={{fbu-rt|23|KOR}}

|score=1–0

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|team2={{fbu|23|MEX}}

|goals1=Kim Jung-woo {{goal|16}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus

|attendance=14,026

|referee=Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark) }}

{{footballbox

|date=14 August 2004

|time=20:30

|team1={{fbu-rt|23|GRE}}

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|team2={{fbu|20|MLI}}

|goals1=

|goals2=Berthe {{goal|2}}
N'Diaye {{goal|45}}

|stadium=Kaftanzoglio Stadium, Thessaloniki

|attendance=17,123

|referee=Carlos Torres (Paraguay) }}

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{{footballbox

|date=17 August 2004

|time=20:30

|team1={{fbu-rt|23|KOR}}

|score=3–3

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|team2={{fbu|20|MLI}}

|goals1=Cho Jae-jin {{goal|57||59}}
Tamboura {{goal|64|o.g.}}

|goals2=N'Diaye {{goal|7||24||55}}

|stadium=Kaftanzoglio Stadium, Thessaloniki

|attendance=3,320

|referee=Éric Poulat (France) }}

{{footballbox

|date=17 August 2004

|time=20:30

|team1={{fbu-rt|23|GRE}}

|score=2–3

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|team2={{fbu|23|MEX}}

|goals1=Taralidis {{goal|82|pen.}}
Stoltidis {{goal|90+3}}

|goals2=Márquez {{goal|47}}
Bravo {{goal|70||86}}

|stadium=Panthessaliko Stadium, Volos

|attendance=21,597

|referee=Divine Evehe (Cameroon) }}

=Group B=

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

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|team1=PAR|name_PAR={{fbu|23|PAR|1990}}

|team2=ITA|name_ITA={{fbu|21|ITA|2003}}

|team3=GHA|name_GHA={{fbu|23|GHA}}

|team4=JPN|name_JPN={{fbu|23|JPN}}

|win_PAR=2|draw_PAR=0|loss_PAR=1|gf_PAR=6|ga_PAR=5

|win_ITA=1|draw_ITA=1|loss_ITA=1|gf_ITA=5|ga_ITA=5

|win_GHA=1|draw_GHA=1|loss_GHA=1|gf_GHA=4|ga_GHA=4

|win_JPN=1|draw_JPN=0|loss_JPN=2|gf_JPN=6|ga_JPN=7

|col_Q=#ccffcc|text_Q=Qualified for the quarterfinals

|result1=Q|result2=Q

|update=complete|source=

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{{footballbox

|date=12 August 2004

|time=20:30

|team1={{fbu-rt|23|PAR|1990}}

|score=4–3

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|team2={{fbu|23|JPN}}

|goals1=Giménez {{goal|5}}
Cardozo {{goal|26||37}}
Torres {{goal|62}}

|goals2=Ono {{goal|22|pen.|53|pen.}}
Ōkubo {{goal|81}}

|stadium=Kaftanzoglio Stadium, Thessaloniki

|attendance=5,318

|referee=Essam Abd El Fatah (Egypt) }}

{{footballbox

|date=12 August 2004

|time=20:30

|team1={{fbu-rt|23|GHA}}

|score=2–2

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|team2={{fbu|21|ITA|2003}}

|goals1=Pappoe {{goal|36}}
Appiah {{goal|45+1}}

|goals2=Pinzi {{goal|49}}
Gilardino {{goal|83}}

|stadium=Panthessaliko Stadium, Volos

|attendance=7,012

|referee=Horacio Elizondo (Argentina) }}

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{{footballbox

|date=15 August 2004

|time=20:30

|team1={{fbu-rt|23|PAR|1990}}

|score=1–2

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20130331053149/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=512/edition=8229/matches/match=37148/report.htmlReport]

|team2={{fbu|23|GHA}}

|goals1=Gamarra {{goal|76}}

|goals2=Tiero {{goal|81}}
Appiah {{goal|84}}

|stadium=Kaftanzoglio Stadium, Thessaloniki

|attendance=1,119

|referee=Benito Archundia (Mexico) }}

{{footballbox

|date=15 August 2004

|time=20:30

|team1={{fbu-rt|23|JPN}}

|score=2–3

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|team2={{fbu|21|ITA|2003}}

|goals1=Abe {{goal|21}}
Takamatsu {{goal|90+1}}

|goals2=De Rossi {{goal|3}}
Gilardino {{goal|8||36}}

|stadium=Panthessaliko Stadium, Volos

|attendance=9,487

|referee=Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay) }}

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{{footballbox

|date=18 August 2004

|time=20:30

|team1={{fbu-rt|23|PAR|1990}}

|score=1–0

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20130327155742/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=512/edition=8229/matches/match=37150/report.html Report]

|team2={{fbu|21|ITA|2003}}

|goals1=Bareiro {{goal|14}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus

|attendance=24,160

|referee=Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark) }}

{{footballbox

|date=18 August 2004

|time=20:30

|team1={{fbu-rt|23|JPN}}

|score=1–0

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20130329070234/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=512/edition=8229/matches/match=37151/report.html Report]

|team2={{fbu|23|GHA}}

|goals1=Ōkubo {{goal|37}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Panthessaliko Stadium, Volos

|attendance=6,813

|referee=Kyros Vassaras (Greece) }}

=Group C=

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

|res_col_header=Q

|team1=ARG|name_ARG={{fbu|23|ARG}}

|team2=AUS|name_AUS={{fbu|23|AUS}}

|team3=TUN|name_TUN={{fbu|23|TUN}}

|team4=SCG|name_SCG={{fbu|23|SCG}}

|win_ARG=3|draw_ARG=0|loss_ARG=0|gf_ARG=9|ga_ARG=0

|win_AUS=1|draw_AUS=1|loss_AUS=1|gf_AUS=6|ga_AUS=3

|win_TUN=1|draw_TUN=1|loss_TUN=1|gf_TUN=4|ga_TUN=5

|win_SCG=0|draw_SCG=0|loss_SCG=3|gf_SCG=3|ga_SCG=14

|col_Q=#ccffcc|text_Q=Qualified for the quarterfinals

|result1=Q|result2=Q

|update=complete|source=

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{{footballbox

|date=11 August 2004

|time=20:30

|team1={{fbu-rt|23|TUN}}

|score=1–1

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20130303044446/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=512/edition=8229/matches/match=37152/report.html Report]

|team2={{fbu|23|AUS}}

|goals1=Zitouni {{goal|69}}

|goals2=Aloisi {{goal|45}}

|stadium=Pankritio Stadium, Heraklion

|attendance=15,757

|referee=Kyros Vassaras (Greece) }}

{{footballbox

|date=11 August 2004

|time=20:30

|team1={{fbu-rt|23|ARG}}

|score=6–0

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20130213035809/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=512/edition=8229/matches/match=37153/report.html Report]

|team2={{fbu|23|SCG}}

|goals1=Delgado {{goal|11}}
C. González {{goal|17}}
Tevez {{goal|42||43}}
Heinze {{goal|74}}
Rosales {{goal|77}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Pampeloponnisiako Stadium, Patras

|attendance=14,657

|referee=Carlos Batres (Guatemala) }}

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{{footballbox

|date=14 August 2004

|time=20:30

|team1={{fbu-rt|23|SCG}}

|score=1–5

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20130308092457/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=512/edition=8229/matches/match=37154/report.html Report]

|team2={{fbu|23|AUS}}

|goals1=Radonjić {{goal|72}}

|goals2=Cahill {{goal|11}}
Aloisi {{goal|45+1||57}}
Elrich {{goal|60||86}}

|stadium=Pankritio Stadium, Heraklion

|attendance=8,857

|referee=Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia) }}

{{footballbox

|date=14 August 2004

|time=20:30

|team1={{fbu-rt|23|ARG}}

|score=2–0

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20130213041348/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=512/edition=8229/matches/match=37155/report.html Report]

|team2={{fbu|23|TUN}}

|goals1=Tevez {{goal|39}}
Saviola {{goal|72}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Pampeloponnisiako Stadium, Patras

|attendance=5,112

|referee=Éric Poulat (France) }}

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{{footballbox

|date=17 August 2004

|time=20:30

|team1={{fbu-rt|23|ARG}}

|score=1–0

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20130329054018/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=512/edition=8229/matches/match=37156/report.html Report]

|team2={{fbu|23|AUS}}

|goals1=D'Alessandro {{goal|9}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus

|attendance=26,338

|referee=Essam Abd El Fatah (Egypt) }}

{{footballbox

|date=17 August 2004

|time=20:30

|team1={{fbu-rt|23|SCG}}

|score=2–3

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20130302235928/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=512/edition=8229/matches/match=37157/report.html Report]

|team2={{fbu|23|TUN}}

|goals1=Krasić {{goal|70}}
Vukčević {{goal|87}}

|goals2=Clayton {{goal|41}}
Jedidi {{goal|83|pen.}}
Zitouni {{goal|89}}

|stadium=Pampeloponnisiako Stadium, Patras

|attendance=7,214

|referee=Charles Ariiotima (Tahiti) }}

=Group D=

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

|res_col_header=Q

|team1=IRQ|name_IRQ={{fbu|23|IRQ|2004}}

|team2=CRC|name_CRC={{fbu|23|CRC}}

|team3=MAR|name_MAR={{fbu|23|MAR}}

|team4=POR|name_POR={{fbo|POR}}

|win_IRQ=2|draw_IRQ=0|loss_IRQ=1|gf_IRQ=7|ga_IRQ=4

|win_CRC=1|draw_CRC=1|loss_CRC=1|gf_CRC=4|ga_CRC=4

|win_MAR=1|draw_MAR=1|loss_MAR=1|gf_MAR=3|ga_MAR=3

|win_POR=1|draw_POR=0|loss_POR=2|gf_POR=6|ga_POR=9

|col_Q=#ccffcc|text_Q=Qualified for the quarterfinals

|result1=Q|result2=Q

|update=complete|source=

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{{footballbox

|date=12 August 2004

|time=20:30

|team1={{fbu-rt|23|CRC}}

|score=0–0

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120827083955/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=512/edition=8229/matches/match=37158/report.html Report]

|team2={{fbu|23|MAR}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Pankritio Stadium, Heraklion

|attendance=3,212

|referee=Massimo De Santis (Italy) }}

{{footballbox

|date=12 August 2004

|time=20:30

|team1={{fbu-rt|23|IRQ|2004}}

|score=4–2

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120616202531/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=512/edition=8229/matches/match=37159/report.html Report]

|team2={{fbo|POR}}

|goals1=E. Mohammed {{goal|16}}
H. Mohammed {{goal|29}}
Mahmoud {{goal|56}}
Sadir {{goal|90+3}}

|goals2= Haidar {{goal|13|o.g.}}
Bosingwa {{goal|45}}

|stadium=Pampeloponnisiako Stadium, Patras

|attendance=5,689

|referee=Divine Evehe (Cameroon) }}

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{{footballbox

|date=15 August 2004

|time=20:30

|team1={{fbu-rt|23|CRC}}

|score=0–2

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120706073542/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=512/edition=8229/matches/match=37160/report.html Report]

|team2={{fbu|23|IRQ|2004}}

|goals1=

|goals2=H. Mohammed {{goal|67}}
Karim {{goal|72}}

|stadium=Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus

|attendance=12,150

|referee=Charles Ariiotima (Tahiti) }}

{{footballbox

|date=15 August 2004

|time=20:30

|team1={{fbu-rt|23|MAR}}

|score=1–2

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120120114011/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=512/edition=8229/matches/match=37161/report.html Report]

|team2={{fbo|POR}}

|goals1=Bouden {{goal|85}}

|goals2=C. Ronaldo {{goal|40}}
R. Costa {{goal|73}}

|stadium=Pankritio Stadium, Heraklion

|attendance=7,581

|referee=Carlos Batres (Guatemala) }}

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{{footballbox

|date=18 August 2004

|time=20:30

|team1={{fbu-rt|23|MAR}}

|score=2–1

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120827084522/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=512/edition=8229/matches/match=37163/report.html Report]

|team2={{fbu|23|IRQ|2004}}

|goals1=Bouden {{goal|69|pen.}}
Aqqal {{goal|77}}

|goals2=Sadir {{goal|63}}

|stadium=Pampeloponnisiako Stadium, Patras

|attendance=4,019

|referee=Horacio Elizondo (Argentina) }}

{{footballbox

|date=18 August 2004

|time=20:30

|team1={{fbu-rt|23|CRC}}

|score=4–2

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120705012810/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=512/edition=8229/matches/match=37662/report.html Report]

|team2={{fbo|POR}}

|goals1=Villalobos {{goal|50}}
Meira {{goal|68|o.g.}}
Saborío {{goal|71}}
Brenes {{goal|90+1}}

|goals2= Almeida {{goal|29}}
Ribeiro {{goal|54}}

|stadium=Pankritio Stadium, Heraklion

|attendance=11,218

|referee=Carlos Torres (Paraguay) }}

Knockout stage

{{#invoke:RoundN|N8

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

|RD1=Quarter-finals|RD2=Semi-finals|RD3=Gold medal match|RD4=Bronze medal match

|21 August – Athens (Karaiskakis)|{{fbu|20|MLI}}|0|{{fbu|21|ITA|2003}} {{aet}}|1

|21 August – Patras|{{fbu|23|ARG}}|4|{{fbu|23|CRC}}|0

|21 August – Heraklion|{{fbu|23|IRQ|2004}}|1|{{fbu|23|AUS}}|0

|21 August – Thessaloniki|{{fbu|23|PAR|1990}}|3|{{fbu|23|KOR}}|2

|24 August – Athens (Karaiskakis)|{{fbu|21|ITA|2003}}|0|{{fbu|23|ARG}}|3

|24 August – Thessaloniki|{{fbu|23|IRQ|2004}}|1|{{fbu|23|PAR|1990}}|3

|28 August – Athens (Olympic)|{{fbu|23|ARG}}|1|{{fbu|23|PAR|1990}}|0

|27 August – Thessaloniki|{{fbu|21|ITA|2003}}|1|{{fbu|23|IRQ|2004}}|0

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=Quarter-finals=

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|date=21 August 2004

|time=18:00

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|score=0–1

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|team2={{fbu|21|ITA|2003}}

|goals1=

|goals2=Bovo {{goal|116}}

|stadium=Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus

|attendance=27,543

|referee=Carlos Torres (Paraguay) }}

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|date=21 August 2004

|time=18:00

|team1={{fbu-rt|23|IRQ|2004}}

|score=1–0

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|team2={{fbu|23|AUS}}

|goals1=E. Mohammed {{goal|64}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Pankritio Stadium, Heraklion

|attendance=10,023

|referee=Carlos Batres (Guatemala) }}

----

{{footballbox

|date=21 August 2004

|time=21:00

|team1={{fbu-rt|23|ARG}}

|score=4–0

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|team2={{fbu|23|CRC}}

|goals1=Delgado {{goal|24}}
Tevez {{goal|43||82||83}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Pampeloponnisiako Stadium, Patras

|attendance=9,292

|referee=Kyros Vassaras (Greece) }}

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{{footballbox

|date=21 August 2004

|time=21:00

|team1={{fbu-rt|23|PAR|1990}}

|score=3–2

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|team2={{fbu|23|KOR}}

|goals1=Bareiro {{goal|19||71}}
Cardozo {{goal|61}}

|goals2=Lee Chun-soo {{goal|74||79|pen.}}

|stadium=Kaftanzoglio Stadium, Thessaloniki

|attendance=4,080

|referee=Massimo De Santis (Italy) }}

=Semi-finals=

{{footballbox

|date=24 August 2004

|time=18:00

|team1={{fbu-rt|21|ITA|2003}}

|score=0–3

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|team2={{fbu|23|ARG}}

|goals1=

|goals2=Tevez {{goal|16}}
Lucho González {{goal|69}}
M. González {{goal|84}}

|stadium=Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus

|attendance=30,910

|referee=Benito Archundia (Mexico) }}

----

{{footballbox

|date=24 August 2004

|time=21:00

|team1={{fbu-rt|23|IRQ|2004}}

|score=1–3

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|team2={{fbu|23|PAR|1990}}

|goals1=Farhan {{goal|83}}

|goals2=Cardozo {{goal|17||34}}
Bareiro {{goal|68}}

|stadium=Kaftanzoglio Stadium, Thessaloniki

|attendance=6,213

|referee=Éric Poulat (France) }}

=Bronze medal match=

{{footballbox

|date=27 August 2004

|time=20:30

|team1={{fbu-rt|21|ITA|2003}}

|score=1–0

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|team2={{fbu|23|IRQ|2004}}

|goals1=Gilardino {{goal|8}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Kaftanzoglio Stadium, Thessaloniki

|attendance=5,203

|referee=Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay) }}

=Gold medal match=

{{footballbox

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|time = 10:00

|event =

|team1={{fbu-rt|23|ARG}}

|score=1–0

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120803030950/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=512/edition=8229/matches/match=37194/report.html Report]

|team2={{fbu|23|PAR|1990}}

|goals1=Tevez {{goal|18}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Olympic Stadium, Athens

|attendance=41,116

|referee=Kyros Vassaras (Greece)

}}

Source for cards:{{cite web |title=Torneo Olímpico de Fútbol • 28 Aug 2004 • 04:00 • Olympic Stadium |url=https://www.fifa.com/es/tournaments/mens/mensolympic/athens2004/match-center/37194 |publisher=FIFA |access-date=26 December 2022 |language=es}}

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Team details
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GK18Germán Lux
DF4Fabricio Coloccini
DF2Roberto Ayala (c)
DF6Gabriel Heinze
MF16Luis O. González
MF5Javier Mascherano
MF11Kily González {{yel|48}}
MF15Andrés D'Alessandro
MF12Mauro Rosales
FW10Carlos Tevez
FW8César Delgado{{suboff|76}}
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GK18Diego Barreto
DF2Emilio Martínez {{sent off|0|66}}
DF3Julio Manzur {{yel|37}}
DF4Carlos Gamarra (c) {{yel|30}}
DF6Celso Esquivel{{yel|45}} {{suboff|76}}
MF8Edgar Barreto{{suboff|72}}
MF11Aureliano Torres {{yel|72}}
MF10Diego Figueredo {{yel|65}}
MF13Julio Enciso{{suboff|63}}
FW7Pablo Giménez
FW9Fredy Bareiro
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FW15Ernesto Cristaldo{{subon|72}}
FW14Julio V. González{{subon|76}} {{yel|87}}
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Final ranking

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|win_POR=1|draw_POR=0|loss_POR=2|gf_POR=6|ga_POR=9

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Statistics

=Goalscorers=

With eight goals, Carlos Tevez of Argentina is the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 101 goals were scored by 65 different players, with four of them credited as own goals.

File:Carlos Tevez with Argentina at the Boleyn Ground in November 2014.jpg, key player and top scorer (8 goals)]]

;8 goals

;5 goals

;4 goals

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;3 goals

;2 goals

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;1 goal

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;Own goals

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References

{{Reflist}}