| CONCACAF MEN'S OLYMPIC QUALIFYING 2012 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | United States |
| Dates | 22 March – 2 April |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Mexico (6th title) |
| Runners-up |  Honduras |
| Third place |  El Salvador |
| Fourth place |  Canada |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 52 (3.47 per match) |
| Attendance | 157,707 (10,514 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Marco Fabián Alan Pulido (5 goals each) |
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The 2012 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship was the thirteenth edition of the CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying, the quadrennial, international, age-restricted football tournament organized by CONCACAF to determine which men's under-23 national teams from the North, Central America and Caribbean region qualify for the Olympic football tournament. It was held in the United States, from 22 March and 2 April 2012.[1]
Mexico won the tournament for the sixth time, following a 2–1 victory after extra time over Honduras. As the top two teams, Mexico and Honduras both qualified for the 2012 Summer OlympicsinUnited Kingdom as the CONCACAF representatives.[2]
The following teams qualified for the final tournament.
| Zone | Country | Method of qualification | Appearance1 | Last appearance | Previous best performance | Previous Olympic appearances (last) |
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| North America | Canada
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Automatic | 2008 | Runners-up (1984, 1996) | ||
| Mexico
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Automatic | 2008 | Winners (1964, 1972, 1976, 1996, 2004) | |||
 United States (hosts)
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Automatic | 2008 | Winners (1988, 1992) | |||
| Central America | El Salvador
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Group 1 winners | 1996 | Final round winner without outright champions (1968) | ||
| Honduras (title holders) |
Group 1 winners | 2008 | Winners (2000, 2008) | |||
 Panama
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Play-off winners | 2008 | Fourth place (1964) | |||
| Caribbean |  Cuba
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Second round winners | 2008 | Third place (1976, 1984) | ||
 Trinidad and Tobago
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Second round runners-up | 2004 | Runners-up (1968) |
Three cities served as the venues for the tournament.
| Nashville, Tennessee | Carson, California (Los Angeles Area) |
Kansas City, Kansas |
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| LP Field | Home Depot Center | Livestrong Sporting Park | |
| Capacity: 69,143 | Capacity: 27,000 | Capacity: 18,467 | |
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The match officials were announced on 10 February 2012.[3]
All times in Eastern Daylight Time.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| El Salvador
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 5 |
| Canada
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 |
| United States
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 4 |
| Cuba
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 1 |
| El Salvador | 0–0 | Canada |
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| Report |
Attendance: 4,269
Referee: Walter López (Guatemala)
| United States | 6–0 | Cuba |
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Corona  12', 40', 88' Agudelo 37' Diz 43' (o.g.) Adu 62' |
Report |
Attendance: 4,269
Referee: Roberto García (Mexico)
| Cuba | 0–4 | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Blanco 4' Flores 52', 80' Menjivar 68' |
Attendance: 10,578
Referee: Héctor Rodríguez (Honduras)
| United States | 0–2 | Canada |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Henry 58' Cavallini 83' |
Attendance: 10,578
Referee: Jafeth Perea (Panama)
| Canada | 1–1 | Cuba |
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| James 25' |
Report | Reyes 90' |
Attendance: 7,889
Referee: Hugo Cruz (Costa Rica)
| United States | 3–3 | El Salvador |
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| Boyd 1', 64' Corona 68' |
Report | Blanco 35' Flores 36' Alas 90+4' |
Attendance: 7,889
Referee: Roberto García (Mexico)
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Mexico
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 9 |
| Honduras
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 |
| Panama
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
| Trinidad and Tobago
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 1 |
| Honduras | 3–1 | Panama |
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| Hernández 19' Martínez 47' López 87' |
Report | Yau 54' |
Attendance: 8,521
Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States)
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1–7 | Mexico |
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| Molino 88' |
Report | Pulido 29' Fabián 33', 69', 85' Reyes 51' Jiménez 75' Cortés 90' |
Attendance: 8,521
Referee: Raymond Bogle (Jamaica)
| Panama | 1–1 | Trinidad and Tobago |
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| Waterman 69' |
Report | Winchester 90+3' |
Attendance: 16,184
Referee: Javier Santos (Puerto Rico)
| Mexico | 3–0 | Honduras |
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| Pulido 25', 39', 47' |
Report |
Attendance: 16,184
Referee: Elmer Bonilla (El Salvador)
| Honduras | 2–0 | Trinidad and Tobago |
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| Hernández 37' Lozano 70' |
Report |
Attendance: 10,061
Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States)
| Mexico | 1–0 | Panama |
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| Torres 90+1' |
Report |
Attendance: 10,061
Referee: Enrico Wijngaarde (Suriname)
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||
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| 31 March – Kansas City, KS | |||||
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| El Salvador | 2 | ||||
| 2 April – Kansas City, KS | |||||
| Honduras (a.e.t.) | 3 | ||||
| Honduras | 1 | ||||
| 31 March – Kansas City, KS | |||||
| Mexico (a.e.t.) | 2 | ||||
| Mexico | 3 | ||||
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| Canada | 1 | ||||
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The semi-final winners qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics.
| El Salvador | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Honduras |
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| Molina 77' Sánchez 106' |
Report | Lozano 1' Rodas 101', 114' |
Attendance: 16,101
Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States)
| Mexico | 3–1 | Canada |
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| Fabián 20' Pulido 33' Ponce 59' |
Report | Haber 32' |
Attendance: 16,101
Referee: Jafeth Perea (Panama)
| Honduras | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Mexico |
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| Quioto 47' |
Report | Fabián 74' Ponce 116' |
Attendance: 10,501
Referee: Walter López (Guatemala)
Eddie Hernández Anthony Lozano Gerson Rodas Miguel Ponce Terrence Boyd Marcus Haber Doneil Henry Evan James Maykel Reyes Jaime Alas Richard Menjivar Milton Molina Edwin Sánchez Alexander López Mario Martínez Romell Quioto Javier Cortés Israel Jiménez Diego Reyes Erick Torres Yairo Glaize Cecilio Waterman Kevin Molino Shahdon Winchester Freddy Adu Juan Agudelo Adrián Diz (playing against United States)As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time were counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by a penalty shoot-out were counted as draws.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
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Mexico
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | +13 | 15 | Winners |
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Honduras
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5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 9 | Runner-ups |
| 3 | El Salvador
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4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 5 | Eliminated in semi-finals |
| 4 | Canada
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4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | |
| 5 | United States (H)
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 4 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 6 | Panama
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 | |
| 7 | Trinidad and Tobago
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 1 | |
| 8 | Cuba
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 1 |
The following two teams from CONCACAF qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics Men's football tournament.
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in Summer Olympics2 |
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| Honduras |
31 March 2012 | 2 (2000, 2008) |
| Mexico |
31 March 2012 | 9 (1928, 1948, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1992, 1996, 2004) |
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