What do the Olympics mean for U.S. Soccer?

How does this year’s Olympic qualification campaign stack up to those of the past, and does it all really even matter?

As the U.S. Men's U-23 team is getting set to take on Colombia Friday, in the first leg of a tie that will determine whether or not the team will advance to this summer's Olympic Games in Rio, we take a look back to years of Olympics past.

2000:

The 2000 Sydney Olympics saw the United States achieve their best finish in the last 20 years, placing fourth after falling to Chile in the Bronze Medal game. The U.S.' three over-age players each had national team careers that spanned more than a decade, as Brad Friedel, Jeff Agoos, and Frankie Hejduk provided experience and stability…