Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Mexico |
| Dates | October 13-October 26 |
| Teams | 16 (from 5 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Hungary |
| Runners-up |
.svg.png){kind=small} Bulgaria |
| Third place |
.svg.png){kind=small} Japan |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 116 (3.63 per match) |
The 1968 Olympic football tournament was played as part of the 1968 Summer Olympics. The tournament features 16 men's national teams from five continental confederations. The 16 teams are drawn into four groups of four and each group plays a round-robin tournament. At the end of the group stage, the top two teams advanced to the knockout stage, beginning with the quarter-finals and culminating with the gold medal match at the Azteca Stadium on October 26, 1968. This was the first time an Asian team won a medal, Japan claiming bronze.
Qualification
Venues
| Mexico City | Puebla | Guadalajara | León | |
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| Estadio Azteca | Estadio Cuauhtémoc | Estadio Jalisco | Estadio León | |
| Capacity: 104,000 | Capacity: 42,648 | Capacity: 56,713 | Capacity: 33,943 | |
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Medalists
Squads
- Main article: Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics - Men's team squads
First round
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 France |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 4 |
 Mexico |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 |
 Colombia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 |
 Guinea |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 2 |
1968-10-15 12:00 |
| France |
4 – 1 | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
Kanyan Case  20' 69' Teamboueon 30' Medina 36' (o.g.) |
Report | Victorino 26' |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png){kind=small} Spain |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 5 |
 Japan |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 |
 Brazil |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 |
 Nigeria |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 1 |
1968-10-18 12:00 |
| Brazil |
3 – 3 | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| Ferreti 50' Olumodeji 59' (o.g.) Tião 65' |
Report | Olayombo 10' 41' Anieke 19' |
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Group C
Ghana replaced Morocco, who refused to play Israel.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 5 |
 Israel |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 4 |
 Ghana |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 2 |
 El Salvador |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 1 |
1968-10-13 12:00 |
| Israel |
5 – 3 | Ghana |
|---|---|---|
| Spiegel 11' 75' Feigenbaum 16' 30' 70' |
Report | Jabir 18' 79' Amosa 35' |
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 5 |
 Guatemala |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 |
 Czechoslovakia |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 3 |
 Thailand |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 19 | −18 | 0 |
1968-10-14 12:00 |
| Bulgaria |
7 – 0 | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| Gyonin 25' Zhekov 55' Mihaylov 56' 61' Zafirov 73' Nikodimov 85' Ivkov 88' |
Report |
1968-10-16 12:00 |
| Bulgaria |
2 – 2 | Czechoslovakia |
|---|---|---|
| Georgiev 44' Zhekov 77' |
Report | Jarabinský 25' Petráš 42' |
1968-10-16 12:00 |
| Guatemala |
4 – 1 | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| N. Melgar 23' 85' Roldán 55' López Oliva 67' |
Report | Udomsilp Sornbutnark 44' |
1968-10-18 12:00 |
| Czechoslovakia |
8 – 0 | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| Herbst 12' Petráš 17' 18' 67' Stratil 28' 34' Večerek 38' Krnáč 83' |
Report |
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| October 20 - Guadalajara | ||||||||||
| Hungary |
1 | |||||||||
| October 22 - Mexico City | ||||||||||
| Guatemala |
0 | |||||||||
| Hungary |
5 | |||||||||
| October 20 - Mexico City | ||||||||||
| Japan |
0 | |||||||||
| Japan |
3 | |||||||||
| October 26 - Mexico City | ||||||||||
| France |
1 | |||||||||
| Hungary |
4 | |||||||||
| October 20 - Leon | ||||||||||
| Bulgaria |
1 | |||||||||
| Bulgaria |
1 | |||||||||
| October 22 - Guadalajara | ||||||||||
| Israel |
1 | |||||||||
| Bulgaria |
3 | Bronze medal match | ||||||||
| October 20 - Puebla | ||||||||||
| Mexico |
2 | October 24 - Mexico City | ||||||||
| Mexico |
2 | |||||||||
| Japan |
2 | |||||||||
 Spain |
0 | |||||||||
| Mexico |
0 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
Bulgaria progressed after a drawing of lots.
Semi-finals
1968-10-22 12:00 |
| Mexico |
2 – 3 | Bulgaria |
|---|---|---|
| Morales 39' Pulido Rodríguez 48' |
Report | Zhekov 8' Mihaylov 9' Veselinov 58' |
Bronze Medal match
Gold Medal match
Goalscorers
With seven goals, Kunishige Kamamoto of Japan is the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 116 goals were scored by 68 different players, with two of them credited as own goals.
- 7 goals
- 6 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
Atanas Mihaylov- Charles Teamboueon
- Iván Menczel
- Pulido Rodríguez
- Vicente Pereda
- 2 goals
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- 1 goal
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- Own goals
- Humberto Medina (playing against France)
- Segun Olumodeji (playing against Brazil)
Final Ranking
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungary (HUN) |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3 | +15 | 11 |
| 2 | Bulgaria (BUL) |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 8 |
| 3 | Japan (JPN) |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 8 |
| 4 | Mexico (MEX) |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 6 |
| 5 | Israel (ISR) |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 5 |
| 6 | Spain (ESP) |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 |
| 7 | France (FRA) |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 4 |
| 8 | Guatemala (GUA) |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 |
| 9 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 3 |
| 10 | Colombia (COL) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 |
| 11 | Guinea (GUI) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 2 |
| 12 | Ghana (GHA) |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 2 |
| 13 | .svg.png){kind=small} Brazil (BRA) |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 |
| 14 | Nigeria (NGR) |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 1 |
| 15 | El Salvador (ESA) |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 1 |
| 16 | Thailand (THA) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 19 | −18 | 0 |
References
External links
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