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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | United States |
| Dates | July 29 – August 11, 1984 |
| Teams | 16 (from 5 confederations) |
| Venue | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  France (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Brazil |
| Third place |  Yugoslavia |
| Fourth place |  Italy |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 84 (2.63 per match) |
| Attendance | 1,425,181 (44,537 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Borislav CvetkovićStjepan DeverićDaniel Xuereb (5 goals each) |
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Theassociation football (soccer) tournament at the1984 Summer Olympics started on July 29 and ended on August 11, taking place throughout theUnited States.[1] It was the first Olympic soccer competition in which officially professional players were allowed. Until then, theamateur-only rule had heavily favoredsocialist countries from theEastern Bloc whose players were professionals in all but name. However, as agreed withFIFA to preserve the importance of theWorld Cup, the Olympic competition was restricted to players with no more than five "A"caps at tournament start, regardless of age. Specifically, they allowed teams from countries outside ofUEFA andCONMEBOL to field their strongest sides, while restricting UEFA and CONMEBOL (the strongest confederations whose teams had played all finals and won every single World Cup title) countries to players who had not played in a World Cup.[2][3][4][5]
The soccer tournament was held in four venues:
The Gold medal game betweenFrance andBrazil at the Rose Bowl attracted an Olympic Games soccer attendance record of 101,799. This remained the record attendance for a soccer game in the United States until 2014, breaking the previous Olympic record attendance of 100,000 set at theMelbourne Cricket Ground inAustralia for thegame of the1956 Olympic Games played between theSoviet Union andYugoslavia. The Rose Bowl attendance would remain the Olympic record until 104,098 attended thegame of the2000 Summer Olympics betweenCameroon andSpain at theStadium Australia inSydney.
The attendance also stood as the highest for a soccer game in the United States until 109,318 sawManchester United defeatReal Madrid during the2014 International Champions Cup at theMichigan Stadium inAnn Arbor.
| G | Group stage | ¼ | Quarterfinals | ½ | Semifinals | B | 3rd place play-off | F | Final |
| Event↓/Date → | Sun 29 | Mon 30 | Tue 31 | Wed 1 | Thu 2 | Fri 3 | Sat 4 | Sun 5 | Mon 6 | Tue 7 | Wed 8 | Thu 9 | Fri 10 | Sat 11 |
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| Men's tournament | G | G | G | G | G | G | ¼ | ¼ | ½ | B | F |
Sixteen teams qualified for the Olympic tournament after continental qualifying rounds. ThreeWarsaw Pact countries had qualified but withdrew as part of theSoviet-led boycott. They were replaced as follows:
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| Pasadena | Boston | Annapolis | Stanford |
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| Rose Bowl | Harvard Stadium | Navy–Marine Corps Stadium | Stanford Stadium |
| Capacity:103,300 | Capacity:30,323 | Capacity:34,000 | Capacity:84,500 |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | France | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | Qualified for quarter-finals |
| 2 |  Chile | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Norway | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Qatar | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yugoslavia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 | Qualified for quarter-finals |
| 2 |  Canada | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Cameroon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Iraq | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 |
| Yugoslavia | 1–0 | Canada |
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Nikolić 76' | Report |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 6 | Qualified for quarter-finals |
| 2 |  West Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Morocco | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Saudi Arabia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0 |
| West Germany | 2–0 | Morocco |
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| Rahn 43' Brehme 52' | Report |
| Brazil | 3–1 | Saudi Arabia |
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| Gilmar Popoca 12' Silvinho 50'Dunga 59' | Report | Abdullah 69' |
| Saudi Arabia | 0–6 | West Germany |
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| Report | Schreier 8',66' Bommer 22',72'Rahn 24'Mill 32' |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | Qualified for quarter-finals |
| 2 |  Egypt | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 3 | |
| 3 |  United States | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Costa Rica | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 2 |
| United States | 3–0 | Costa Rica |
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| Davis 23',86' Willrich 35' | Report |
| Egypt | 4–1 | Costa Rica |
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| Khatib 32' Abdelghani 35'Soliman 62'Gadallah 71' | Report | Coronado 87' |
| Egypt | 1–1 | United States |
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| Soliman 27' | Report | Thompson 8' |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
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| France | 2 | |||||||||
| August 8 –Pasadena, CA | ||||||||||
| Egypt | 0 | |||||||||
| France (a.e.t.) | 4 | |||||||||
| August 6 –Pasadena, CA | ||||||||||
| Yugoslavia | 2 | |||||||||
| Yugoslavia | 5 | |||||||||
| August 11 –Pasadena, CA | ||||||||||
| West Germany | 2 | |||||||||
| France | 2 | |||||||||
| August 5 –Stanford, CA | ||||||||||
| Brazil | 0 | |||||||||
| Italy (a.e.t.) | 1 | |||||||||
| August 8 –Stanford, CA | ||||||||||
| Chile | 0 | |||||||||
| Italy | 1 | |||||||||
| August 6 –Stanford, CA | ||||||||||
| Brazil (a.e.t.) | 2 | Bronze medal match | ||||||||
| Brazil (pen.) | 1 (4) | |||||||||
| August 10 –Pasadena, CA | ||||||||||
| Canada | 1 (2) | |||||||||
| Yugoslavia | 2 | |||||||||
| Italy | 1 | |||||||||
| Brazil | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Canada |
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| Gilmar Popoca 72' | Report | Mitchell 58' |
| Penalties | ||
Gilmar Kita Ademir André Luiz | 4–2 | Wilson MitchellBridgeGray |
| Yugoslavia | 5–2 | West Germany |
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| Cvetković 21',58',70' Radanović 27'Gračan 46' (pen.) | Report | Bommer 1' Bockenfeld 28' |
| France | 4–2 (a.e.t.) | Yugoslavia |
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| Bijotat 7' Jeannol 15'Lacombe 96'Xuereb 119' | Report | Cvetković 63' Deverić 74' |
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Match rules
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Note: 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 | Result |
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| 1 | France (FRA) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 10 | |
| 2 | Brazil (BRA) | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 9 | |
| 3 | Yugoslavia (YUG) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 10 | |
| 4 | Italy (ITA) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | |
| 5 | West Germany (FRG) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 4 | Eliminated in the quarter-finals |
| 6 | Canada (CAN) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | |
| 7 | Chile (CHI) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 8 | Egypt (EGY) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |
| 9 | United States (USA) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 3 | Eliminated in the group stage |
| 10 | Norway (NOR) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 | |
| 11 | Cameroon (CMR) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 | |
| 12 | Morocco (MAR) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 2 | |
| 13 | Costa Rica (CRC) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 2 | |
| 14 | Iraq (IRQ) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 | |
| 15 |  Qatar (QAT) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 | |
| 16 | Saudi Arabia (KSA) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0 |
With five goals, Daniel Xuereb of France, Borislav Cvetković and Stjepan Deverić of Yugoslavia are the top scorers in the tournament. In total, 84 goals were scored by 52 different players, with none of them credited as own goal.
KitaRonaldo SilvaSilvio PaivaPaul BahokenLouis-Paul MfédéRoger MillaGerry GrayIgor VrablicJaime BaezaFernando SantisEvaristo CoronadoEnrique RiversMagdi AbdelghaniMahmoud El KhatibKhaled GadallahDominique BijotatPatrice GarandePhilippe JeannolGuy LacombeJean-Claude LemoultAli Hussein ShihabFranco BaresiPietro FannaAldo SerenaMustapha MerryPer Egil AhlsenMajed AbdullahGregg ThompsonJean WillrichManfred BockenfeldAndreas BrehmeFrank MillMirsad BaljićNenad GračanLjubomir RadanovićIn the final tournament, a player was suspended for the subsequent match in the competition for getting a red card. The following twelve players were sent off and suspended during the final tournament:
| Player | Offences | Date | Suspensions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sebastiano Nela |  in group D vEgypt | July 29 | Group D vUnited States |
| Mohamed Sedky |   in group D vItaly | July 29 | Group D vCosta Rica |
| Morsy El Alaa | in group D vItaly | July 29 | Group D vCosta Rica |
| Moustafa Ahmed Ismail | in group D vItaly | July 29 | Group D vCosta Rica |
| Marko Elsner | in group B vCameroon | July 30 | Group B vCanada |
| Mustapha El Biyaz | in group C vWest Germany | July 30 | Group C vSaudi Arabia |
| Mubarak Al-Kaater | in group A vNorway | August 2 | None (Qatar eliminated) |
| Issa Al-Mohammadi | in group A vNorway | August 2 | None (Qatar eliminated) |
| Théophile Abega | in group B vCanada | August 3 | None (Cameroon eliminated) |
| Sameer Abdulshaker | in group C vWest Germany | August 3 | None (Saudi Arabia eliminated) |
| Jovica Nikolić | in semi-final vFrance | August 8 | Bronze medal match vItaly |
| Borislav Cvetković | in semi-final vFrance | August 8 | Bronze medal match vItaly |
Thewave was first broadcast internationally during the 1984 Olympic football final, when it was done among the 100,000 in attendance at the Rose Bowl, Pasadena.[6]
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