# Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification (CONMEBOL–CONCACAF play-off)

The CONCACAF–CONMEBOL play-off for the 2016 Summer Olympics was a men's under-23 international football play-off between a team from CONCACAF (North, Central America and Caribbean) and a team from CONMEBOL (South America), with the winner qualifying for the final berth in the 2016 Summer Olympics men's football tournament.
Colombia qualified to the Olympics with a 3–2 aggregate win over the United States, after a 1–1 draw in the first leg and a 1–2 win in the second leg.

## Qualified teams

* The CONCACAF representative was the United States, who finished third at the 2015 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship.
* The CONMEBOL representative was Colombia, who finished second at the 2015 South American Youth Football Championship.

## Matches

Originally qualification was to be decided using a single-leg tie in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. However, in October 2015, the International Olympic Committee announced that the play-off would be a home and away series. The first leg was hosted by Colombia, while the second leg was hosted by the United States.

### First leg

| DF | 13 | Helibelton Palacios | | |
| DF | 5 | Davinson Sánchez | | |
| DF | 3 | Yerry Mina | | |
| DF | 16 | Cristian Borja | 90' | |
| MF | 14 | Wilmar Barrios | | |
| MF | 6 | José David Leudo | | 31' |
| MF | 18 | Andrés Felipe Roa | | |
| MF | 10 | Juan Fernando Quintero | | |
| FW | 9 | Harold Preciado | | |
| FW | 7 | Andrés Rentería | | 61' |
| Substitutes: |||
| GK | 12 | Luis Hurtado | | |
| DF | 2 | Jherson Vergara | | |
| GK | 20 | Álvaro Montero | | |
| MF | 8 | Yony González | | |
| DF | 4 | Deiver Machado | | |
| MF | 11 | Jarlan Barrera | | 31' |
| MF | 15 | Juan Pablo Nieto | | |
| FW | 19 | Rafael Santos Borré | | 61' |
| FW | 17 | Roger Martínez | | |
| Head coach: |||
| Carlos Restrepo | Carlos Restrepo | Carlos Restrepo | |
44' :
| DF | 7 | Kellyn Acosta | 66' | |
| DF | 3 | Matt Miazga | 41' | |
| DF | 4 | Tim Parker | | |
| DF | 20 | Eric Miller | | |
| MF | 6 | Wil Trapp | | |
| MF | 13 | Matt Polster | | |
| MF | 8 | Emerson Hyndman | | |
| MF | 10 | Luis Gil | | 65' |
| FW | 18 | Mario Rodríguez | | 71' |
| FW | 9 | Jordan Morris | | |
| Substitutes: |||
| GK | 2 | Tyler Miller | | |
| GK | 12 | Cody Cropper | 82' | 44' |
| DF | 15 | Desevio Payne | | |
| DF | 5 | Walker Zimmerman | | |
| MF | 14 | Fatai Alashe | | 65' |
| MF | 11 | Paul Arriola | | |
| MF | 17 | Jerome Kiesewetter | | 71' |
| MF | 16 | Julian Green | | |
| FW | 19 | Khiry Shelton | | |
| Head coach: |||
| Andreas Herzog | Andreas Herzog | Andreas Herzog | |
* Match rules
* 90 minutes.
* Nine named substitutes.
* Maximum of three substitutions.

### Second leg

| DF | 15 | Desevio Payne | | 66' |
| DF | 3 | Matt Miazga | 89' | |
| DF | 4 | Tim Parker | 51' | |
| DF | 2 | Kellyn Acosta | | |
| MF | 11 | Paul Arriola | | 45' |
| MF | 13 | Matt Polster | 58' | |
| MF | 6 | Wil Trapp | | |
| MF | 8 | Emerson Hyndman | | |
| FW | 16 | Mario Rodríguez | 20' | |
| FW | 9 | Jordan Morris | | 60' |
| Substitutes: |||
| GK | 12 | Cody Cropper | | |
| GK | 18 | Tyler Miller | | |
| DF | 5 | Walker Zimmerman | | |
| DF | 20 | Eric Miller | | |
| MF | 10 | Luis Gil | 71' 76' | 66' |
| MF | 7 | Dillon Serna | | |
| MF | 14 | Fatai Alashe | | |
| FW | 17 | Jerome Kiesewetter | | 45' |
| FW | 19 | Khiry Shelton | | 60' |
| Head coach: |||
| Andreas Herzog | Andreas Herzog | Andreas Herzog | |
| DF | 13 | Helibelton Palacios | | |
| DF | 3 | Yerry Mina | | |
| DF | 5 | Davinson Sánchez | | |
| DF | 4 | Deiver Machado | 21' | |
| MF | 19 | Guillermo Celis | | |
| MF | 14 | Wilmar Barrios | 87' | |
| MF | 10 | Juan Fernando Quintero | | 83' |
| MF | 18 | Andrés Felipe Roa | | 90' |
| FW | 9 | Harold Preciado | | 45' |
| FW | 17 | Roger Martínez | | |
| Substitutes: |||
| GK | 12 | Luis Hurtado | | |
| GK | 20 | Álvaro Montero | | |
| DF | 2 | Jherson Vergara | | |
| DF | 16 | Cristian Borja | | 45' |
| MF | 6 | José David Leudo | | |
| MF | 8 | Yony González | | 90' |
| MF | 11 | Jarlan Barrera | 87' | 83' |
| MF | 15 | Juan Pablo Nieto | | |
| FW | 7 | Andrés Rentería | | |
| Head coach: |||
| Carlos Restrepo | Carlos Restrepo | Carlos Restrepo | |
| Assistant referees: Abduxamidullo Rasulov (Uzbekistan) Jakhongir Saidov (Uzbekistan) Fourth official: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan) | Match rules 90 minutes. Away goals are taken into consideration after 90 minutes. If away goals are equal, two sets of 15 minutes ("Extra time") are played. If goals are scored and the score remains equal after extra time, the away team wins due to the away goals rule. If no goals are scored in extra time, the match is decided via a penalty shoot-out. Nine named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions. |

## Goalscorers

There were 5 goals scored in 2 matches, for an average of 2.5 goals per match.
2 goals
* Roger Martínez
1 goal
* Juan Fernando Quintero
* Luis Gil
1 own goal
* Deiver Machado (against United States)