in late 2006, former chivas usa head coach bob bradley was given the reins to both the senior national team and under-23 national team. his tenure would be brief as his elevation to full-time head coach of the senior team would result in him handing control of the under-23 team to his assistant head coach, piotr nowak. under nowak, the united states qualified for the 2008 summer olympics after a 3–0 win over canada in the 2008 concacaf men's pre-olympic tournament, thanks to goals by freddy adu and sacha kljestan. the olympics began promisingly; the americans defeated japan and led holland late. however, a stoppage time goal equalized for the dutch, and the americans followed up with a loss to nigeria.