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2008 Women's Olympic Football Tournament qualification (CONMEBOL–CAF play-off)
Event	Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification
	Brazil qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics
Date	19 April 2008
Venue	Workers' Stadium, Beijing
Referee	Niu Huijun (China PR)
Attendance	21,185
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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 in China. The play-off was contested by the runners-up from CONMEBOL, Brazil, and the runners-up from CAF, Ghana.^[2]^[3] Brazil won the match 5–1 to qualify for their fourth successive Olympic football tournament.^[4]

Qualified teams

Confederation	Placement	Team
CONMEBOL	2006 South American Women's Football Championship 2nd place	Brazil
CAF	2008 CAF Women's Pre-Olympic Tournament 2nd place	Ghana

The play-off took place on 19 April 2008 in a single, one-off match at the Workers' Stadium in Beijing, China (a neutral venue).

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Brazil	5–1	Ghana

19 April 2008

19:45 UTC+8

Brazil	5–1	Ghana
Marta 19' Cristiane 42', 71' Aline 53' Rosana 72'	Report	Amankwa 76'

Attendance: 21,185

Brazil

Ghana

Match rules

There were 6 goals scored in 1 match, for an average of 6 goals per match.

2 goals

1 goal

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^ "All on the line in Beijing". FIFA. 18 April 2008. Archived from the original on 22 April 2008. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
^ "Last qualifying match and official draw in Beijing on 19 and 20 April". FIFA. 18 April 2008. Archived from the original on 21 April 2008. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
^ "Women's Olympic Football Tournament: Brazil defeats Ghana 5–1". The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. 19 April 2008. Archived from the original on 1 August 2008. Retrieved 14 June 2015.