Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Tournament details
Host countryMexico
Dates13–26 October
Teams16 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Hungary
Runners-up Bulgaria
Third place Japan
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored116 (3.63 per match)
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1968 Football at the Summer Olympics was held in Mexico from 13 to 26 October.

Results

Group stage

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

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 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

Group C

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

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

Knockout stage

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Third place
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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