A look back at the 2004 Olympic qualifiers in Guadalajara

Photo credit should read OMAR TORRES/AFP via Getty ImagesThis week marks the return of the CONCACAF Olympic qualifiers to Guadalajara as eight teams face each other for just two spots in the 2021 Olympic Games in Tokyo. It’s almost a year from when the tournament should have been held before both qualifiers and the Olympic Games were postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. 17 years ago, the eyes of the confederation were on Guadalajara and it wound up in for a wild ride. Mexico would end up winning the tournament at home, in a tournament infamous for things like Landon Donovan urinating on the field of Estadio Jalisco during a practice, Mexico’s crushing victory in semifinals against the United States, and the controversial victory in the Final against Costa Rica.

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