1996 Olympic men’s football
Nigeria won the 1996 Olympic men’s football in the United States. In the final in Athens, Georgia on 3 August 1996, Nigeria beat Argentina 3–2.
- Hosts
- United States
- Teams
- 16
- Winner
- Nigeria
- Runner-up
- Argentina
- Final
- 3–2, 3 August 1996
- Venue
- Sanford Stadium, Athens, Georgia
- Top scorers
- Bebeto and Hernán Crespo (6 goals each)
- Goals in the tournament
- 90
Questions
Who won the 1996 Olympic men’s football?
Nigeria won the 1996 Olympic men’s football in the United States. In the final in Athens, Georgia on 3 August 1996, Nigeria beat Argentina 3–2.
Who was the top scorer at the 1996 Olympic men’s football?
Bebeto and Hernán Crespo (6 goals each).
Where was the 1996 Olympic men’s football final?
At Sanford Stadium in Athens, Georgia, on 3 August 1996.
Sources
Checked against 4 pages from 3 publishers; a server re-read the quoted lines before this page went up. Scores are the winner’s first.
- FIFA technical report, publicly archived by the Society for American Soccer History (read 2026-10-27) (quote not re-read by the server)
- Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (read 2026-10-27)
- Deutscher Fußball-Bund (read 2026-10-27)
- FIFA technical report, publicly archived by the Society for American Soccer History (read 2026-10-26) (quote not re-read by the server)