Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification (CONCACAF–OFC play-off)

The CONCACAF–OFC play-off for the 1996 Summer Olympics was a men's under-23 international football play-off between a team from CONCACAF (North, Central America and Caribbean) and a team from OFC (Oceania), with the winner qualifying for the final berth in the Men's Football Tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

CONCACAF–OFC play-off for the 1996 Summer Olympics

Event	Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification
Canada Australia 2 7
First leg
Canada Australia 2 2
Date	26 May 1996 (1996-05-26)
Venue	Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
Referee	Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)
Attendance	13,049
Second leg
Australia Canada 5 0
Date	2 June 1996 (1996-06-02)
Venue	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
Referee	Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)
Attendance	25,809

Australia qualified to the Olympics with a 7–2 aggregate win over Canada, after a 2–2 draw in the first leg and a 5–0 win in the second leg.

Qualified teams

Country	Confederation	Qualified as
Canada	CONCACAF	1996 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament runner-ups
Australia	OFC	1996 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament winners

Matches

First leg

26 May 1996 (1996-05-26)

Canada	2–2	Australia
Xausa 21', 88'	Report	Lozanovski 31' Spiteri 53'

Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton

Attendance: 13,049

Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)

Second leg

2 June 1996 (1996-06-02)

Australia	5–0	Canada
Foxe 16' Lozanovski 58' Viduka 82' Agostino 85' Muscat 87'	Report

Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney

Attendance: 25,809

Referee: Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)

Goalscorers

There were 9 goals scored in 2 matches, for an average of 4.5 goals per match.

2 goals

• Goran Lozanovski
• Davide Xausa

1 goal

• Paul Agostino
• Hayden Foxe
• Kevin Muscat
• Joe Spiteri
• Mark Viduka

External links

• First leg report at 11v11.com
• Second leg report at 11v11.com
• Australia Under 23 National Team – 1996 Match Results at OZFootball.net
• Canada v Australia match reports at OZFootball.net