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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | United States |
| Dates | 21–30 April |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Honduras (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  United States |
| Third place |  Mexico |
| Fourth place |  Guatemala |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 24 (1.6 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Carlos RuizDavid SuazoJoaquín BeltránChris AlbrightJosh Wolff (2 goals each) |
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The2000 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament was the tenth edition of theCONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament, the quadrennial, international, age-restrictedfootball tournament organized byCONCACAF to determine which men's under-23 national teams from the North, Central America and Caribbean region qualify for theOlympic football tournament. It was held in theUnited States, from 21 and 30 April 2000.
Honduras won the tournament with a 2–1 final win over theUnited States.[1] As the top two teams, Honduras and the United States qualified for the2000 Summer Olympics inAustralia as CONCACAF representatives.[2]
All 41 CONCACAF nations entered the competition, and with the hostsUnited States qualifying automatically, the other 40 teams competed in the qualifying competition to determine the remaining five spots in the final tournament.[citation needed]
The following teams qualified for the final tournament.
| Zone | Country | Method of qualification | Appearance1 | Last appearance | Previous best performance | PreviousOlympic appearances (last) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North America | United States(hosts) | Automatic | 6th | 1992 | ||
 Canada | Third round – Group A winners | 4th | 1996 | Runners-up (1984,1996) | ||
| Mexico (title holders) | Third round – Group B winners | 7th | 1996 | Winners (1964,1972,1976,1988,1996) | ||
| Central America | Guatemala | Third round – Group A runners-up | 5th | 1988 | Winners (1968) | |
| Honduras | Third round – Group B runners-up | 2nd | 1992 | |||
 Panama | Third round – Group C winners | 2nd | 1964 | Fourth place (1964) |
The matches were played inHershey.[3]
| Hershey |
|---|
| Hersheypark Stadium |
| Capacity:16,000 |
Each team has to submit a list of 18-man (two players have to be goalkeepers).[4]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States(H) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 4 | Advance toknockout stage |
| 2 | Honduras | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | |
| 3 | Canada | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 1 |
| United States | 3–0 | Honduras |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 4 | Advance toknockout stage |
| 2 | Guatemala | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Panama | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 28 April –Hershey | ||||||
| United States | 4 | |||||
| 30 April –Hershey | ||||||
| Guatemala | 0 | |||||
| United States | 1 | |||||
| 28 April –Hershey | ||||||
| Honduras | 2 | |||||
| Honduras(p) | 0 (5) | |||||
| Mexico | 0 (4) | |||||
| Third place play-off | ||||||
| 30 April –Hershey | ||||||
| Guatemala | 0 | |||||
| Mexico | 5 | |||||
The semi-final winners qualified for the2000 Summer Olympics.
| United States | 1–2 | Honduras |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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As per statistical convention in football, matches decided inextra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided bypenalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Honduras | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | Winners |
 | United States(H) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 7 | Runner-ups |
 | Mexico | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 8 | Third place |
| 4 | Guatemala | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 4 | Fourth place |
| 5 | Canada | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 1 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 6 | Panama | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
The following two teams from CONCACAF qualified for the2000 Summer Olympics.
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances inSummer Olympics1 |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 28 April 2000 | 12 (1904,1924,1928,1936,1948,1952,1956,1972,1984,1988,1992,1996) |
| Honduras | 28 April 2000 | 0 (debut) |
