| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | China |
| Dates | 6 August - 23 August |
| Teams | 28 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 6 (in 5 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Argentina (Men) United States (Women) |
| Runners-up | Nigeria (Men) Brazil (Women) |
| Third place | Brazil (Men) Germany (Women) |
| Fourth place | Belgium (Men) Japan (Women) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 58 |
| Goals scored | 135 (2.33 per match) |
| Attendance | 2,144,268 (36,970 per match) |
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| Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics |
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Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held in Beijing and several other cities in the People's Republic of China from 6 August to 23 August. Associations affiliated with FIFA were invited to send their full women's national teams and men's U-23 teams to participate. Men's teams were allowed to augment their squad with three players over the age of 23.
For these games, the men competed in a 16-team tournament, and the women in a 12-team tournament. Football preliminaries actually commenced two days before the Opening Ceremony of the Games on 8 August.
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Aside from the host city Beijing, football matches took place in four other cities:
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