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Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Group B

Group B of the 1968 Summer Olympics football tournament took place from 14 to 18 October 1968.[1][2] The group consisted of Brazil, Japan, Nigeria, Spain. The top two teams, Spain and Japan, advanced to the quarter-finals.

Teams

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Team Region Method of
qualification 		Date of
qualification 		Finals
appearance 		Last
appearance 		Previous best
performance
  Japan Asia Asia Group 1 winners 10 October 1967 4th 1964 Quarter-finals (1936, 1964)
  Spain Europe Europe Group 4 winners 1 April 1968 4th 1928 Silver medal (1920)
  Brazil South America CONMEBOL final group winners 9 April 1968 4th 1964 Quarter-finals (1952)
  Nigeria Africa Africa Group 2 winners 4 May 1968 1st — —

Standings

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Spain 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 5 Advance to knockout stage
2   Japan 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 4
3   Brazil 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2
4   Nigeria 3 0 1 2 4 9 −5 1
Source: FIFA

In the quarter-finals:

  • The winners of Group B, Spain, advanced to play the runners-up of Group A, Mexico.
  • The runners-up of Group B, Japan, advanced to play the winners of Group A, France.

Matches

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Spain vs Brazil

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Spain  1–0  Brazil
  • Fernández   77'
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Spain
 
 
 
 
 
Brazil
2 Pere Valentí Mora
3 Goyo Benito   50'
4 Francisco Espíldora
6 Miguel Ángel Ochoa
7 Isidro Sala
8 Juan Manuel Asensi
11 Rafael Jaén
15 Juan Fernández
16 José Luis Garzón
17 Toni Grande   68'
19 Fernando Ortuño
Substitutions:
1 Andrés Mendieta
5 José García
9 Javier Ciáurriz
10 José María Igartua
13 Crispi   68'
Manager:
  José Santamaría
1 Getúlio
2 Miguel Ferreira
3 João Almeida
4 Jorge
5 Tião
6 José Dutra
7 Manoel Maria   44'
8 China   56'
9 Fernando Ferretti
10 Moreno
11 Toninho
Substitutions:
12 Raul Marcel
13 Cláudio Deodato
14 Plínio   56'
15 Lauro de Mello
16 Fabio Mosquera
Manager:
  Marão

Assistant referees:
George Lamptey (Ghana)
Wanchai Suvaree (Thailand)

Japan vs Nigeria

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Japan  3–1  Nigeria
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1 Kenzo Yokoyama
2 Hiroshi Katayama
3 Masakatsu Miyamoto
5 Mitsuo Kamata
8 Takaji Mori
9 Aritatsu Ogi
11 Shigeo Yaegashi   78'
12 Teruki Miyamoto
15 Kunishige Kamamoto
16 Ikuo Matsumoto
17 Ryūichi Sugiyama
Substitutions:
18 Masahiro Hamazaki
4 Yoshitada Yamaguchi
6 Ryozo Suzuki
10 Eizo Yuguchi
14 Yasuyuki Kuwahara   78'
Manager:
  Shunichiro Okano
1 Peter Fregene
2 Anthony Igwe
4 Sam Garba  
5 Segun Olumodeji
6 Samuel Opone
8 Paul Hamilton   38'
10 Peter Anieke
11 Mohammed Lawal
14 Sebastian Brodrick
15 Clement Obojememe
18 Joseph Aghoghovbia   75'
Substitutions:
19 Yakubu Ibrahim
3 Augustine Ofuokwu
7 Muwiya Oshode
9 Kenneth Olayombo   38'
16 Abdul Ganiyu Salami   75'
Manager:
  József Ember

Assistant referees:
Erwin Hieger (Austria)
Augusto Robles (Guatemala)

Spain vs Nigeria

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Spain  3–0  Nigeria
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2 Pere Valentí Mora
3 Goyo Benito  
4 Francisco Espíldora
6 Miguel Ángel Ochoa
7 Isidro Sala
8 Juan Manuel Asensi   73'
11 Rafael Jaén
15 Juan Fernández   66'
16 José Luis Garzón
17 Toni Grande
19 Fernando Ortuño
Substitutions:
1 Andrés Mendieta
5 José García
9 Javier Ciáurriz
13 Crispi   73'
18 Gerardo Ortega   66'
Manager:
  José Santamaría
1 Peter Fregene
2 Anthony Igwe
3 Augustine Ofuokwu
4 Sam Garba
5 Segun Olumodeji
6 Samuel Opone
10 Peter Anieke  
11 Mohammed Lawal  
14 Sebastian Brodrick
15 Clement Obojememe
16 Abdul Ganiyu Salami
Substitutions:
19 Yakubu Ibrahim
8 Paul Hamilton
9 Kenneth Olayombo
12 Durajaiyef Adigun
18 Joseph Aghoghovbia
Manager:
  József Ember

Assistant referees:
Erwin Hieger (Austria)
Abraham Klein (Israel)

Brazil vs Japan

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Brazil  1–1  Japan
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1 Getúlio
2 Miguel Ferreira
3 João Almeida
5 Tião
6 José Dutra
9 Fernando Ferretti   84'
10 Moreno
11 Toninho
13 Cláudio Deodato
14 Plínio
16 Fabio Mosquera
Substitutions:
12 Raul Marcel
4 Jorge
17 Arnaldo   84'
18 Chance
Manager:
  Marão
1 Kenzo Yokoyama
2 Hiroshi Katayama
4 Yoshitada Yamaguchi
5 Mitsuo Kamata
8 Takaji Mori
9 Aritatsu Ogi
12 Teruki Miyamoto
14 Yasuyuki Kuwahara   45+1'
15 Kunishige Kamamoto
16 Ikuo Matsumoto   81'
17 Ryūichi Sugiyama
Substitutions:
18 Masahiro Hamazaki
3 Masakatsu Miyamoto   45+1'
6 Ryozo Suzuki
7 Kiyoshi Tomizawa
13 Masashi Watanabe   81'
Manager:
  Shunichiro Okano

Assistant referees:
Seyoum Tarekegn (Ethiopia)
Dimitar Rumentchev (Bulgaria)

Spain vs Japan

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Spain  0–0  Japan
Report
1 Andrés Mendieta
3 Goyo Benito     73'
4 Francisco Espíldora
6 Miguel Ángel Ochoa
9 Javier Ciáurriz
10 José María Igartua
12 Ramón Alfonseda
13 Crispi
14 José Antonio Barrios  
17 Toni Grande
18 Gerardo Ortega
Substitutions:
2 Pere Valentí Mora
7 Isidro Sala   73'
8 Juan Manuel Asensi
11 Rafael Jaén
16 José Luis Garzón
Manager:
  José Santamaría
1 Kenzo Yokoyama
2 Hiroshi Katayama
3 Masakatsu Miyamoto
4 Yoshitada Yamaguchi
5 Mitsuo Kamata
8 Takaji Mori
9 Aritatsu Ogi
12 Teruki Miyamoto   73'
13 Masashi Watanabe
15 Kunishige Kamamoto
17 Ryūichi Sugiyama
Substitutions:
18 Masahiro Hamazaki
6 Ryozo Suzuki
10 Eizo Yuguchi
14 Yasuyuki Kuwahara
16 Ikuo Matsumoto
Manager:
  Shunichiro Okano

Assistant referees:
Milivoje Gugulović (Serbia)
István Zsolt (Hungary)

Brazil vs Nigeria

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Brazil  3–3  Nigeria
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1 Getúlio
2 Miguel Ferreira
3 João Almeida     45+1'
5 Tião
6 José Dutra
9 Fernando Ferretti   55'
11 Toninho
13 Cláudio Deodato
14 Plínio
16 Fabio Mosquera
18 Chance
Substitutions:
12 Raul Marcel
4 Jorge
10 Moreno
17 Arnaldo   45+1'
Manager:
  Marão
1 Peter Fregene
2 Anthony Igwe
5 Segun Olumodeji   75'
6 Samuel Opone
7 Muwiya Oshode   80'
9 Kenneth Olayombo  
10 Peter Anieke
11 Mohammed Lawal
14 Sebastian Brodrick
15 Clement Obojememe
17 Fred Aryee
Substitutions:
19 Yakubu Ibrahim
3 Augustine Ofuokwu     75'
12 Durajaiyef Adigun
13 Willy Andrews
16 Abdul Ganiyu Salami   80'
Manager:
  József Ember

Assistant referees:
Abraham Klein (Israel)
Wanchai Suvareev (Thailand)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Olympic Games 1968 » Group B". worldfootball.net. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  2. ^ Jönsson, Mikael (3 November 1999). "Games of the XIX. Olympiad Football Tournament (Mexico City, Mexico, October 13 - 26, 1968)". RSSSF.
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