Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification

The men's qualification for football tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

The following 16 teams qualified for the 1996 Olympic men's football tournament:

Means of qualification	Berths	Qualified
Host nation	1	United States
AFC Preliminary Competition	3	South Korea (winner)  Japan (runner-up)  Saudi Arabia (third-place)
CAF Preliminary Competition	3	Ghana  Tunisia  Nigeria
CONCACAF Preliminary Competition	1	Mexico (winner)
CONMEBOL Preliminary Competition	2	Brazil (winner)  Argentina (runner-up)
1996 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship	5	Italy (winner)  Spain (runner-up)  France (third-place)  Hungary (5th)  Portugal (6th)
1996 CONCACAF–OFC play-off	1	Australia
Total	16

• Football Qualifying Tournament (Atlanta, USA, 1996) - Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation