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Olympic Football Tournaments Athens 2004 - Men

  • Teams: 16
  • When: 11 August 2004 to 28 August 2004
  • Final: 28 August 2004
  • Matches: 32
  • Goals Scored: 101 (average 3.2 per match)
  • Attendance: 401415 (average 12544)
      • Winner: Argentina
      • Runners-Up: Paraguay
      • Third: Italy
      • Fourth: Iraq
      • Top Scorers: Carlos TEVEZ (ARG)
          • FIFA Fair Play award: Argentina, Iraq

Overview

Argentinian flame burns brightest
Argentina arrived in Greece billed as hot favourites - a mantle that had weighed heavily upon them at the 2002 FIFA World Cup Japan/Korea TM and the recent Copa America, where they were beaten in the final by Brazil. This time, however, the Albicelestes stood firm to win their first-ever Olympic Football Tournament gold medal, having twice fallen at the final hurdle, in 1928 and 1996.

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