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]
| 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 | ||||||
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 |  New Zealand
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| CAF | African Qualifiers second round best-ranked second-placed team |  South Africa
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Summary edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| New Zealand
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2–4 | South Africa
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2–3 | 0–1 |
Matches edit
| New Zealand | 2–3 | South Africa |
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Report |
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| South Africa | 1–0 | New Zealand |
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Report |
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