Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament final

Olympic Football final, held in China
Football match
2008 Summer Olympics Football Final
Beijing National Stadium hosted the final
EventFootball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
Nigeria Argentina
0 1
Date23 August 2008 (2008-08-23)
VenueNational Stadium, Beijing
RefereeViktor Kassai (Hungary)
Attendance89,102[1]
← 2004
2012

The 2008 Summer Olympics Football Final was a football match that took place at the National Stadium in Beijing, China on 23 August 2008 to determine the winner of the men's football tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics. It was the 22nd final of the men's football tournament at the Summer Olympics, a quadrennial tournament contested for the men's under-23 national teams of FIFA to decide the Olympic champions.

In front of a crowd of 89,102, Argentina won their second consecutive Olympic gold medal in football, beating Nigeria, 1–0.[2]

Details

Nigeria 0–1 Argentina
Report Di María 58'
Attendance: 89,102[1]
Team details
Nigeria
GK 1 Ambruse Vanzekin
DF 5 Dele Adeleye
DF 4 Onyekachi Apam Yellow card 68'
DF 2 Chibuzor Okonkwo
DF 13 Olubayo Adefemi
MF 8 Sani Kaita
MF 12 Ajilore Oluwafemi
MF 11 Solomon Okoronkwo downward-facing red arrow 64'
FW 9 Victor Obinna Yellow card 51'
FW 14 Peter Odemwingie
FW 10 Isaac Promise (c) downward-facing red arrow 70'
Substitutes:
FW 16 Victor Anichebe upward-facing green arrow 64'
MF 17 Emmanuel Ekpo upward-facing green arrow 70'
Manager:
Nigeria Samson Siasia
Argentina
GK 18 Sergio Romero
DF 4 Pablo Zabaleta
DF 2 Ezequiel Garay
DF 12 Nicolás Pareja
DF 3 Luciano Monzón Yellow card 81'
MF 11 Ángel Di María downward-facing red arrow 88'
MF 14 Javier Mascherano
MF 5 Fernando Gago
MF 10 Juan Román Riquelme (c) Yellow card 82'
FW 15 Lionel Messi downward-facing red arrow 90'
FW 16 Sergio Agüero downward-facing red arrow 79'
Substitutes:
MF 7 José Sosa upward-facing green arrow 79'
MF 8 Ever Banega upward-facing green arrow 88'
FW 9 Ezequiel Lavezzi upward-facing green arrow 90'
Manager:
Argentina Sergio Batista

References

  1. ^ a b "Nigeria - Argentina". FIFA. 11 August 2012. Archived from the original on 11 December 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Messi and Argentina grab gold in Beijing". FIFA. 23 August 2020. Archived from the original on 21 January 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2023.

External links

  • Argentina vs Nigeria - Beijing 2008 Men's Football Final | Throwback Thursday
  • v
  • t
  • e
General
Tournaments
Men
Women
Qualifications
Men
Women
Finals
Men
Women
Squads
Men
Women
Related topics
  • Category
  • Commons
  • v
  • t
  • e
Nigeria national football team matches
Africa Cup of Nations Finals
African Nations Championship Final
Afro-Asian Cup of Nations
Other matches
  • v
  • t
  • e
Argentina national football team matches
FIFA World Cup
Finals
Matches
Qualification
  • Argentina 0–5 Colombia (1993)
  • Argentina 1–0 Australia (1994)
Confederations Cup Finals
Copa América Finals
CONMEBOL–UEFA
Cup of Champions
Summer Olympics Finals
Superclásico de las Américas
Other matches