The 1996 Men's Olympic Football Tournament, played as part of the 1996 Summer Olympics, was hosted in Birmingham, Alabama, Washington, D.C., Orlando, Florida, Miami, Florida and Athens, Georgia.

[3][4][5][6] From 1992 onwards, male competitors should be under 23 years old and starting from this tournament, a maximum of three over-23 players are allowed per squad.

The United States, Spain, Ghana and Brazil were seeded for the draw and placed into groups A–D, respectively.

1 1996 CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament Champions, team not determined at time of draw.

With six goals, Hernán Crespo of Argentina and Bebeto of Brazil are the top scorers of the tournament.