Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers – Group 1

The 1968 Summer Olympics football qualification – Asia Group 1 was one of the three Asian groups in the Summer Olympics football qualification tournament to decide which teams would qualify for the 1968 Summer Olympics football finals tournament in Mexico.[1] Group 1 consisted of six teams: Japan, Lebanon, Philippines, South Korea, South Vietnam and Taiwan. The teams played against each other in a round-robin format. The group winners, Japan, qualified directly for the Summer Olympics football finals.

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Japan (H) 5 4 1 0 26 4 +22 9 Qualification for 1968 Summer Olympics
2   South Korea 5 4 1 0 17 5 +12 9
3   Lebanon 5 2 1 2 18 9 +9 5
4   South Vietnam 5 2 1 2 14 5 +9 5
5   Taiwan 5 1 0 4 11 18 −7 2
6   Philippines 5 0 0 5 3 48 −45 0
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts

Matches

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Japan  15–0  Philippines
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Attendance: 12,000[2]
Referee: Atef Sinan (Lebanon)
South Korea  4–2  Taiwan

Lebanon  11–1  Philippines
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Japan  4–0  Taiwan
Attendance: 7,181
Referee: Dau Van Dzu (South Vietnam)
South Korea  2–0  Lebanon

South Vietnam  10–0  Philippines

Taiwan  7–2  Philippines
South Korea  3–0  South Vietnam
Japan  3–1  Lebanon
Attendance: 2,693

Japan  3–3  South Korea
Report
Attendance: 45,789[3]
Lebanon  5–2  Taiwan
South Vietnam  3–0  Taiwan

Lebanon  1–1  South Vietnam

South Korea  5–0  Philippines
Japan  1–0  South Vietnam
Attendance: 23,010

References

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  1. ^ "Games of the XVII. Olympiad – Football Qualifying Tournament – (Mexico City, Mexico, 1968): EUROPE". RSSSF. 21 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Japan vs Philippines - September 27, 1967". Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Japan vs South Korea - October 7, 1967".