2008 Olympic men’s football
Argentina won the 2008 Olympic men’s football in China. In the final in Beijing on 23 August 2008, Argentina beat Nigeria 1–0.
- Hosts
- China
- Teams
- 16
- Winner
- Argentina
- Runner-up
- Nigeria
- Final
- 1–0, 23 August 2008
- Venue
- National Stadium, Beijing
- Top scorer
- Giuseppe Rossi (4 goals)
- Goals in the tournament
- 75
Questions
Who won the 2008 Olympic men’s football?
Argentina won the 2008 Olympic men’s football in China. In the final in Beijing on 23 August 2008, Argentina beat Nigeria 1–0.
Who was the top scorer at the 2008 Olympic men’s football?
Giuseppe Rossi (4 goals).
Where was the 2008 Olympic men’s football final?
At National Stadium in Beijing, on 23 August 2008.
Sources
Checked against 5 pages from 4 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)
- Olympedia (read 2026-10-27)
- The Guardian / Richard Williams (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)