The 2008 Summer Olympics Football Final was a football match that took place at the National Stadium in Beijing, China on 23 August 2008 to determine the winner of the men's football tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics. It was the 22nd final of the men's football tournament at the Summer Olympics, a quadrennial tournament contested for the men's under-23 national teams of FIFA to decide the Olympic champions.
In front of a crowd of 89,102, Argentina won their second consecutive Olympic gold medal in football, beating Nigeria, 1–0.
Details
Team details GK 1 Ambruse VanzekinDF 5 Dele AdeleyeDF 4 Onyekachi Apam DF 2 Chibuzor OkonkwoDF 13 Olubayo AdefemiMF 8 Sani KaitaMF 12 Ajilore OluwafemiMF 11 Solomon Okoronkwo FW 9 Victor Obinna FW 14 Peter OdemwingieFW 10 Isaac Promise (c) Substitutes:FW 16 Victor Anichebe MF 17 Emmanuel Ekpo Manager: Samson Siasia
GK 18 Sergio RomeroDF 4 Pablo ZabaletaDF 2 Ezequiel GarayDF 12 Nicolás ParejaDF 3 Luciano Monzón MF 11 Ángel Di María MF 14 Javier MascheranoMF 5 Fernando GagoMF 10 Juan Román Riquelme (c) FW 15 Lionel Messi FW 16 Sergio Agüero Substitutes:MF 7 José Sosa MF 8 Ever Banega FW 9 Ezequiel Lavezzi Manager: Sergio Batista
References
External links Argentina vs Nigeria - Beijing 2008 Men's Football Final | Throwback Thursday