Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification
The men's qualification for football tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Qualifications[]
The following 16 teams qualified for the 1996 Olympic men's football tournament:
| Means of qualification | Berths | Qualified |
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| Host nation | 1 |  United States
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| AFC Preliminary Competition | 3 |  South Korea (winner) Japan (runner-up) Saudi Arabia (third-place)
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| CAF Preliminary Competition | 3 |  Ghana Tunisia Nigeria
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| CONCACAF Preliminary Competition | 1 |  Mexico (winner)
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| CONMEBOL Preliminary Competition | 2 |  Brazil (winner) Argentina (runner-up)
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| 1996 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship | 5 |  (winner) Spain (runner-up) France (third-place) (5th) Portugal (6th)
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| 1996 CONCACAF–OFC play-off | 1 |  Australia
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| Total | 16 |
External links[]
- Football Qualifying Tournament (Atlanta, USA, 1996) - Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
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- Football qualification for the 1996 Summer Olympics