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 26 October 1968. This was the first time an Asian team won a medal, Japan claiming bronze.[1]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Mexico |
| Dates | 13–26 October 1968 |
| Teams | 16 (from 5 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Hungary (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  Bulgaria |
| Third place |  Japan |
| Fourth place |  Mexico |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 116 (3.63 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Kunishige Kamamoto (7 goals) |
← 1964 1972 → | |
Qualification
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Venues
edit| Mexico City | Puebla | Guadalajara | León | |
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| Estadio Azteca | Estadio Cuauhtémoc | Estadio Jalisco | Estadio León | |
| Capacity: 104,000[2] | Capacity: 35,563[3] | Capacity: 31,891[4] | Capacity: 23,609[4] | |
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Medalists
editSquads
editGroup stage
editGroup A
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  France
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Mexico (H)
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Colombia
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Guinea
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 2 |
| Mexico | 1–0 | Colombia |
|---|---|---|
Estrada  6' |
Report |
Referee: Istvan Zsolt (Hungary)
| France | 3–1 | Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| Hallet 61' Horlaville 64' Perrigaud 70' |
Report | Maxim 79' |
Referee: Milivoje Gugulovic (Yugoslavia)
| Guinea | 3–2 | Colombia |
|---|---|---|
| Ndongo 26' Bouya 58', 84' |
Report | Santa 49' Mosquera 66' |
Referee: Dimitar Rumenchev (Bulgaria)
| France | 4–1 | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Case 20', 69' Tamboueon 30' Medina 36' (o.g.) |
Report | Victorino 26' |
Referee: Erwin Hieger (Peru)
| Mexico | 4–0 | Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| Pereda 70', 85' Pulido Rodríguez 86', 88' |
Report |
Referee: Suvaree Wanchai (Thailand)
| Colombia | 2–1 | France |
|---|---|---|
| Tamayo Hoyos 14' Jaramillo 35' |
Report | Tamboueon 59' |
Referee: Karol Galba (Czechoslovakia)
Group B
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Spain
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Japan
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Brazil
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Nigeria
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 1 |
Source: FIFA
Spain  | 1–0 |  Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| Fernández 77' |
Report |
Referee: Abraham Klein (Israel)
| Japan | 3–1 | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| Kamamoto 24', 72', 89' |
Report | Okoye 33' |
Referee: Ramón Sagastume Mármol (El Salvador)
| Brazil | 3–3 | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| Ferretti 50' Olumodeji 59' (o.g.) Tião 65' |
Report | Olayombo 10', 41' Anieke 19' |
Referee: Seyoum Tarekegn (Ethiopia)
| Spain | 0–0 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Referee: Erwin Hieger (Peru)
Group C
editGhana replaced Morocco, who refused to play against Israel.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungary
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Israel
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Ghana
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 2 | |
| 4 |  El Salvador
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 1 |
Source: FIFA
| Israel | 5–3 | Ghana |
|---|---|---|
| Spiegel 11', 75' Feigenbaum 16', 30', 70' |
Report | Jabir 18', 79' Amosa 35' |
Referee: Michel Kitabdjian (France)
| Hungary | 4–0 | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
| Menczel 19' A. Dunai 47' Fazekas 51' Sárközi 68' |
Report |
Referee: Diego Di Leo (Mexico)
| Hungary | 2–2 | Ghana |
|---|---|---|
| A. Dunai 15' Menczel 17' |
Report | Sunday 12' Sampene 33' |
Referee: Yoshiyuki Maruyama (Japan)
| Israel | 3–1 | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
| Talbi 20' Spiegler 44' Bar 85' |
Report | Martínez 35' |
Referee: Thompson Shakibudeen Badru (Nigeria)
| El Salvador | 1–1 | Ghana |
|---|---|---|
| Rodríguez 42' |
Report | Kofi 55' |
Referee: Mariano Medina Iglesias (Spain)
| Hungary | 2–0 | Israel |
|---|---|---|
| A. Dunai 40', 75' |
Report |
Referee: Arturo Yamasaki (Peru)
Group D
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bulgaria
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Guatemala
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Czechoslovakia
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Thailand
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 19 | −18 | 0 |
Source: FIFA
| Guatemala | 1–0 | Czechoslovakia |
|---|---|---|
| Stokes 28' |
Report |
Referee: Romualdo Arppi Filho (Brazil)
| Bulgaria | 7–0 | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| Gyonin 25' Zhekov 55' Mihaylov 56', 61' Zafirov 73' Nikodimov 85' Ivkov 88' |
Report |
Referee: Guillermo Velásquez (Colombia)
| Bulgaria | 2–2 | Czechoslovakia |
|---|---|---|
| Georgiev 44' Zhekov 77' |
Report | Jarabinský 25' Petráš 42' |
Referee: Abel Aguilar Elizalde (Mexico)
| Guatemala | 4–1 | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| N. Melgar 23', 85' Roldán 55' López Oliva 67' |
Report | Udomsilp 44' |
Referee: Jean-Louis Faber (Guinea)
| Bulgaria | 2–1 | Guatemala |
|---|---|---|
| Nikodimov 50' Zhekov 84' |
Report | López Oliva 88' |
Referee: Raúl Osorio (Mexico)
| Czechoslovakia | 8–0 | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| Herbst 12' Petráš 17', 18', 67' Stratil 28', 34' Večerek 38' Krnáč 83' |
Report |
Referee: Felipe Buergo Elcuaz (Mexico)
Knockout stage
editBracket
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 20 October – Guadalajara | ||||||||||
| Hungary | 1 | |||||||||
| 22 October – Mexico City | ||||||||||
| Guatemala | 0 | |||||||||
| Hungary | 5 | |||||||||
| 20 October – Mexico City | ||||||||||
| Japan | 0 | |||||||||
| Japan | 3 | |||||||||
| 26 October – Mexico City | ||||||||||
| France | 1 | |||||||||
| Hungary | 4 | |||||||||
| 20 October – Leon | ||||||||||
| Bulgaria | 1 | |||||||||
| Bulgaria | 1 | |||||||||
| 22 October – Guadalajara | ||||||||||
| Israel | 1 | |||||||||
| Bulgaria | 3 | |||||||||
| 20 October – Puebla | ||||||||||
| Mexico | 2 | Bronze medal match | ||||||||
| Mexico | 2 | |||||||||
| 24 October – Mexico City | ||||||||||
| Spain | 0 | |||||||||
| Japan | 2 | |||||||||
| Mexico | 0 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
edit| Hungary | 1–0 | Guatemala |
|---|---|---|
| Szűcs 69' |
Report |
Referee: Arturo Yamasaki (Peru)
| Japan | 3–1 | France |
|---|---|---|
| Kamamoto 27', 59' Watanabe 70' |
Report | Tamboueon 32' |
Referee: Seyoum Tarekegn (Ethiopia)
| Bulgaria | 1–1 | Israel |
|---|---|---|
| Hristakiev 5' |
Report | Feigenbaum 89' |
Referee: Michel Kitabdjian (France)
Bulgaria progressed after a drawing of lots.
Semi-finals
edit| Mexico | 2–3 | Bulgaria |
|---|---|---|
| Morales 39' Pulido Rodríguez 48' |
Report | Zhekov 8' Mihaylov 9' Veselinov 58' |
Referee: Seyoum Tarekegn (Ethiopia)
Bronze Medal match
editGold Medal match
editBulgaria finished the match with only eight players after having three players sent off.[6]
1968 Summer Olympics Football Final
| Hungary | 4–1 | Bulgaria |
|---|---|---|
| Menczel 40' A. Dunai 41', 49'Juhász 62' |
Report 1 | Veselinov 22' |
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Statistics
editGoalscorers
editWith 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
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
Tião
Ivaylo Georgiev- Mihail Gyonin
- Georgi Hristakiev
- Kiril Ivkov
- Ivan Zafirov
Alfonso Jaramillo- Fabio Mosquera
- Gustavo Santa
- Javier Tamayo
Miloš Herbst- Jozef Jarabinský
- Mikuláš Krnáč
- Jiří Večerek
Juan Ramón Martínez- Pipo Rodríguez
Gérard Hallet- Daniel Horlaville
- Daniel Perrigaud
Gbadamosi Amosa- Osei Kofi
- Ibrahim Sunday
- Sammy Stevens Sampene
Jorge Roldán- David Stokes
Maxime Camara- N'Dongo Camara
László Fazekas- István Juhász
- István Sárközi
Shraga Bar- Mordechai Spiegler
- Rachamim Talbi
Luis Estrada- Cesáreo Victorino
Peter Anieke- Samuel Okoye
Juan Fernández Vilela- Fernando Ortuño
Udomsilp Sornbutnark
- Own goals
- Humberto Medina (playing against France)
- Segun Olumodeji (playing against Brazil)
Final ranking
editAs per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Hungary
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6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3 | +15 | 11 | Gold medal |
|
Bulgaria
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 8 | Silver medal |
|
Japan
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 8 | Bronze medal |
| 4 | Mexico
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6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 6 | Fourth place |
| 5 | Israel
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 5 | Eliminated in quarter-finals |
| 6 | Spain
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 | |
| 7 | France
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 4 | |
| 8 | Guatemala
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 | |
| 9 | Czechoslovakia
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 3 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 10 | Colombia
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 | |
| 11 | Guinea
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 2 | |
| 12 | Ghana
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 2 | |
| 13 | Brazil
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 | |
| 14 | Nigeria
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 1 | |
| 15 | El Salvador
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 1 | |
| 16 | Thailand
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 19 | −18 | 0 |
Source: Olympics
References
edit- ^ "Football at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ 1968 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 2. Part 1. p. 78. Accessed 4 November 2010. (in English and French)
- ^ 1968 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 2. Part 1. p. 75. Accessed 4 November 2010. (in English and French)
- ^ a b 1968 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 2. Part 1. p. 79. Accessed 4 November 2010. (in English and French)
- ^ "WorldReferee.com - referee - Augusto Robles Morán - bio". worldreferee.com. Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ Wallechinsky, David (1984). The Complete Book of the Olympics. England: Penguin Books. p. 288. ISBN 0140066322.
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