Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification (OFC–CAF play-off)
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Event | Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification | ||||||
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First leg | |||||||
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Date | 19 May 2000 | ||||||
Venue | North Harbour Stadium, Auckland | ||||||
Referee | Argelio Sabillón (Honduras) | ||||||
Attendance | 13,500 | ||||||
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Date | 27 May 2000 | ||||||
Venue | Vosloorus Stadium, Johannesburg | ||||||
Attendance | 20,000 | ||||||
The OFC–CAF play-off of the 2000 Olympic Football Tournament qualification competition was a two-legged tie that decided one spot in the 2000 Olympic football tournament in Sydney. The play-off was contested by the winners from the OFC, New Zealand, and the fourth-ranked team from CAF, South Africa.[1]
South Africa won the tie 4–2 on aggregate to qualify for the 2000 Summer Olympics, emerging victorious in both matches with a 3–2 score in the first leg in Auckland and 1–0 in the second leg in Johannesburg.[2]
Qualified teams
[edit]Confederation | Placement | Team |
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OFC | 1999 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament winners | ![]() |
CAF | African Qualifiers second round best-ranked second-placed team | ![]() |
Summary
[edit]Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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New Zealand ![]() |
2–4 | ![]() |
2–3 | 0–1 |
Matches
[edit]New Zealand ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() |
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South Africa ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Attendance: 20,000
South Africa won 4–2 on aggregate and qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Goalscorers
[edit]There were 6 goals scored in 2 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match.
1 goal
1 own goal
Fabian McCarthy (against New Zealand)
References
[edit]- ^ Aarhus, Lars (7 November 2019). "Games of the XXVII. Olympiad: Football Qualifying Tournament (Sydney, Australia, 2000)". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ "South Africa's Road to the 2000 Olympics". South African Football Legends. 25 May 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
External links
[edit]- Traditional Rivalries Maintained In Thrilling Encounter at UltimateNZSoccer.com
Categories:
- Football qualification for the 2000 Summer Olympics
- May 2000 sports events in New Zealand
- May 2000 sports events in Africa
- 1999–2000 in OFC football
- 2000 in African football
- 2000 in New Zealand association football
- 1999–2000 in South African soccer
- Sports competitions in Auckland
- 2000s in Auckland
- Sports competitions in Johannesburg
- 2000s in Johannesburg
- International association football competitions hosted by New Zealand
- International association football competitions hosted by South Africa
- Association football in Auckland