Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held in Beijing and several other cities in the People's Republic of China from 6 to 23 August. Associations affiliated with FIFA were invited to send their full women's national teams and men's U-23 teams to participate. Men's teams were allowed to augment their squad with three players over the age of 23.
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Games | 2008 Summer Olympics | ||||||||
Host country | China | ||||||||
Dates | 6–23 August 2008 | ||||||||
Venues | 6 (in 5 host cities) | ||||||||
Competitors | 469 from 21 nations | ||||||||
Men's tournament | |||||||||
Teams | 16 (from 6 confederations) | ||||||||
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Women's tournament | |||||||||
Teams | 12 (from 6 confederations) | ||||||||
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For these games, the men competed in a 16-team tournament, and the women in a 12-team tournament. Preliminary matches commenced two days before the Opening Ceremony of the Games on 8 August.