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The men's qualification forthe 2012 Summer Olympics. FIFA restricted entry to players born after 1 January 1989.
A total of 16 teams participated in the finals of the Olympic tournament for men. Of the six regional confederations, three (CONCACAF,AFC andOFC) ran dedicated qualification competitions for the Olympic tournament, while the other three used their own existing youth tournaments as qualifiers.
UEFA announced that the2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship tournament inDenmark would also serve as the qualifying tournament for the Olympics.Spain,Switzerland andBelarus qualified for the Olympic tournament.[1]
The2011 South American Youth Championship tournament inPeru, held in January–February 2011, served as the qualifying tournament for the Olympics.Brazil andUruguay finished first and second, respectively, and qualified for the Olympic tournament.[1]
The CONCACAF Pre-Olympic tournament was held from the 22 March to the 2 April 2012 in theUnited States, and sawMexico andHonduras qualify.
The2011 Confederation of African Football Under-23 Championship tournament held inMorocco between 26 November and 10 December 2011 doubled up as a qualifying tournament for the Olympics.Egypt,Gabon andMorocco qualified.Senegal went into a play-off with the fourth-placed team from the AFC qualifiers,Oman and gained the final place in the Olympic tournament.[1]
The Asian Pre-Olympic tournament took place over a total of four rounds between February 2011 and March 2012. After the third round,South Korea,Japan andUnited Arab Emirates gained qualification to the Olympic tournament, while three other sides advanced to the fourth round. From these,Oman went into a further play-off againstSenegal, but lost and thus failed to qualify.
The OFC Olympic Tournament was held between the 16 and 25 March 2012 inNew Zealand, and sawNew Zealand qualify for the Olympics.
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