��<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2 Final//EN"> <html> <head> <title>Games of the XXXI. Olympiad - Football Qualifying Tournament</title> </head> <body> <H1>Games of the XXXI. Olympiad</H1> <H2>Football Qualifying Tournament</H2> <h3>(Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2016)</h3> The 16 participants to consist of: <ul> <li> Brazil, as hosts <li> 4 from <A HREF="#Europe">Europe</A>: Denmark, Germany, Portugal, Sweden <li> 2 from <A HREF="#SAmerica">South America</A>: Argentina, Colombia (*) <li> 2 from <A HREF="#NCAmerica">North and Central America</A>: Mexico, Honduras <li> 3 from <A HREF="#Africa">Africa</A>: Algeria, Nigeria, South Africa <li> 3 from <A HREF="#Asia">Asia</A>: Iraq, Japan, South Korea <li> 1 from <A HREF="#Oceania">Oceania</A>: Fiji <li> (*) Colombia won <a href="#concon">Concacaf-Conmebol playoff</a> </ul> <h3><a name="Europe">EUROPE</a></h3> <pre> Qualified: Denmark, Germany, Portugal and Sweden Qualifying Tournament: <a href="../tablese/eur-u21-2015.html">European U-21 Championship 2015 (Czech Republic)</i> </pre> <h3><a name="SAmerica">SOUTH AMERICA</a></h3> <pre> Qualified: Argentina; plus Colombia as the <a href="#concon">Concacaf-Conmebol play-off</a> winner Qualifying Tournament: <a href="../tabless/sa-u20-2015.html">XXVII Sudamericano Juvenil 2015 (Uruguay)</i> </pre> <h3><a name="NCAmerica">NORTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA</a></h3> <pre> Qualified: Mexico and Honduras Preliminary Competition Central American zone (in 2015) Group 1 (in Panama) [Aug 11] Nicaragua 1 1 El Salvador Panama 0 0 Costa Rica [Aug 13] El Salvador 0 0 Costa Rica Panama 3 0 Nicaragua [Aug 15] Costa Rica 2 2 Nicaragua Panama 3 2 El Salvador 1.Panama 3 2 1 0 6- 2 7 Qualified 2.Costa Rica 3 0 3 0 2- 2 3 playoff 3.El Salvador 3 0 2 1 3- 4 2 4.Nicaragua 3 0 2 1 3- 6 2 Group 2 (in Guatemala) [Aug 11] Belize 0 5 Honduras [Aug 13] Guatemala 1 2 Honduras [Aug 15] Guatemala 3 0 Belize 1.Honduras 2 2 0 0 7- 1 6 Qualified 2.Guatemala 2 1 0 1 4- 2 3 playoff 3.Belize 2 0 0 2 0- 8 0 Playoff [Aug 19] Guatemala 0 0 Costa Rica [Aug 23] Costa Rica 1 0 Guatemala Panama, Honduras and Costa Rica qualified for Final Tournament Caribbean zone (in 2015) Preliminary Round (in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) [May 22] Dominica 0 2 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines [May 24] Saint Vincent Gren. 3 0 Dominica First Round Group 1 (in Haiti) [Jun 24] Cayman Islands 0 6 Saint Kitts & Nevis Haiti 2 0 Barbados [Jun 26] Saint Kitts & Nevis 2 1 Barbados Haiti 4 0 Cayman Islands [Jun 28] Barbados 1 0 Cayman Islands Haiti 3 1 Saint Kitts & Nevis 1.Haiti 3 3 0 0 9- 1 9 Qualified 2.Saint Kitts & Nevis 3 2 0 1 9- 4 6 3.Barbados 3 1 0 2 2- 4 3 4.Cayman Islands 3 0 0 3 0-11 0 Group 2 (in Antigua & Barbuda) [Jun 24] Cuba 2 0 Guyana Antigua & Barbuda 7 0 Aruba [Jun 26] Cuba 11-1 Aruba Antigua & Barbuda 2 0 Guyana [Jun 28] Guyana 5 0 Aruba Antigua & Barbuda 2 3 Cuba 1.Cuba 3 3 0 0 16- 3 9 Qualified 2.Antigua & Barbuda 3 2 0 1 11- 3 6 3.Guyana 3 1 0 2 5- 4 3 4.Aruba 3 0 0 3 1-23 0 Group 3 (in Dominican Republic) [Jun 24] Saint Lucia 1 6 Jamaica [Jun 26] Dominican Republic 3 0 Saint Lucia [Jun 28] Dominican Republic 0 4 Jamaica 1.Jamaica 2 2 0 0 10- 1 6 Qualified 2.Dominican Republic 2 1 0 1 3- 4 3 3.Saint Lucia 2 0 0 2 1- 9 0 Curacao withdrew Group 4 (in Puerto Rico) [Jun 25] Puerto Rico 2 2 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines [Jun 27] Trinidad and Tobago 3 5 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines [Jun 29] Puerto Rico 0 5 Trinidad and Tobago 1.Saint Vincent Gren. 2 1 1 0 7- 5 4 Qualified 2.Trinidad and Tobago 2 1 0 1 8- 5 3 3.Puerto Rico 2 0 1 1 2- 7 1 Surinam withdrew Final Round (in Haiti) Semifinals [Aug 14] Cuba 2 1 Jamaica Haiti 1 0 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Third Place Match [Aug 16] Jamaica 3 2 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines [aet] Final [Aug 16] Cuba 0 1 Haiti Haiti and Cuba qualified for Final Tournament FINAL TOURNAMENT United States, 1-13 October 2015 United States, Canada and Mexico: automatic qualification for the Final Tournament Group A [Oct 1] Panama 1 1 Cuba United States 3 1 Canada [Oct 3] Canada 3 1 Panama Cuba 1 6 United States [Oct 6] Canada 2 2 Cuba United States 4 0 Panama 1.United States 3 3 0 0 13- 2 9 2.Canada 3 1 1 1 6- 6 4 3.Cuba 3 0 2 1 4- 9 2 4.Panama 3 0 1 2 2- 8 1 Group B [Oct 2] Honduras 1 0 Haiti Mexico 4 0 Costa Rica [Oct 4] Costa Rica 0 2 Honduras Haiti 0 1 Mexico [Oct 7] Costa Rica 1"1 Haiti Mexico 2 1 Honduras 1.Mexico 3 3 0 0 7- 1 9 2.Honduras 3 2 0 1 4- 2 6 3.Haiti 3 0 1 2 1- 3 1 4.Costa Rica 3 0 1 2 1- 7 1 Semifinals [Oct 10] United States 0 2 Honduras Mexico 2 0 Canada Third Place Match [Oct 13] United States 2 0 Canada Final [Oct 13] Honduras 0 2 Mexico Mexico and Honduras qualified for the 2016 Olympic Games United States qualified for the <a href="#concon">Concacaf-Conmebol playoff</a> <b><a name="concon">CONCACAF-CONMEBOL PLAYOFF</a></b> [Barranquilla, Mar 25, 2016] Colombia 1-1 United States [Frisco, Mar 29, 2016] United States 1-2 Colombia Colombia qualified for the 2016 Olympic Games </pre> <h3><a name="Africa">AFRICA</a></h3> <pre> Qualified: Algeria, Nigeria and South Africa Qualifying Tournament: <a href="../tablesa/afr-u23-2015.html">African U-23 Championship 2015 (Senegal)</i> </pre> <h3><a name="Asia">ASIA</a></h3> <p> <pre>Qualified: Iraq, Japan and South Korea Qualifying Tournament: <a href="../tablesa/as-u23-2016.html">Asian U-23 Championship 2016 (Qatar)</a> </pre> <h3><a name="Oceania">OCEANIA</a></h3> <pre> Qualified: Fiji Qualifying Tournament: <a href="../tablesp/pacgames2015.html#men">Pacific Games 2015 (Papua New Guinea)</a> </pre> <hr> <A NAME="about"><H2>About this document</H2></A> <P>Prepared and maintained by <I>Roberto Di Maggio</I> for the <A HREF="../nersssf.html">Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation</A> <P><I> Author: Roberto Di Maggio (<a href="mailto:dimrob@libero.it">dimrob@libero.it</a>) <br> Last updated: 12 Feb 2020<BR></I> <P> <B>(C) Copyright Roberto Di Maggio and RSSSF 2016/20</B><BR> You are free to copy this document in whole or part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the author. 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