The standout player was Carlos Tévez that managed to score 8 goals in the tournament. 401,415 people attended the men’s tournament and witnessed Argentina with the gold medal, Paraguay with the silver, and Italy with a bronze. The women’s tournament was won by the United States with Brazil and Germany being awarded a silver and bronze medal, respectively.
In 2008, the football tournament was a success in terms of attendance which reached 2,144,268 with an average of 36,970 people per match over 58 matches. The host nation was China and the event commenced on 6 August and ended on 23 August.
28 teams from 6 confederations participated in the tournament and managed to score a total of 135 goals. Matches were comprised of a preliminary round, quarterfinals, semifinals, a bronze, and a gold medal match.
The top scorer in the men’s tournament was Giuseppe Rossi of Italy with 4 goals, while it was Cristiane of Brazil with 5 goals in the women’s tournament. The tournament was finished with Argentina obtaining the gold medal, Nigeria the silver, and Brazil the bronze in the men’s tournament, while the United States, Brazil, and Germany were awarded a gold, silver, and bronze medal in the women’s tournament, respectively.
