The CONMEBOL–CAF play-off of the 2008 Women's Olympic Football Tournament qualification competition was a single-legged knockout match that decided one spot in the

Olympic football tournament Football at the Summer Olympics, referred to as the Olympic Football Tournament, has been included in every Summer Olympic Games as a men's competition sport, except 1896 (the inaugural Games) and 1932 (in an attempt to promote the new FIFA Wo ...

in China. The play-off was contested by the runners-up from

CONMEBOL The South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL, , or CSF; es, Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol; pt, Confederação Sul-Americana de Futebol) is the continental governing body of football in South America (apart from Guyana, Suri ...

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, and the runners-up from CAF,

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. Brazil won the match 5–1 to qualify for their fourth successive Olympic football tournament.

Qualified teams

Summary

The play-off took place on 19 April 2008 in a single, one-off match at the

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, China (a neutral venue).

Match

Goalscorers

References

External links

Olympic Football Tournaments Beijing 2008 – Women
FIFA.com
Brazil squadGhana squad
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