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

The 1968 Summer Olympics football qualification – Europe Group 1 was one of the four European 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 five teams: Albania, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Soviet Union and Yugoslavia. The teams played home-and-away knockout matches. Czechoslovakia qualified for the Summer Olympics football finals after defeating Soviet Union 5–3 on aggregate in the final round.

Summary

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
First round
Soviet Union   w/o   Albania — —
Second round
Poland   1–3   Soviet Union 0–1 1–2
Czechoslovakia   w/o   Yugoslavia — —
Final round
Soviet Union   3–5   Czechoslovakia 3–2 0–3

First round

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Soviet Union  Cancelled  Albania
Albania  Cancelled  Soviet Union

Soviet Union won on walkover and advanced to the second round.

Second round

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Poland  0–1  Soviet Union
Report
  • Chislenko   59'
Attendance: 50,000[2]
Soviet Union  2–1  Poland
 Report
Attendance: 90,000[3]
Referee: Jack Taylor (England)

Soviet Union won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the final round.

Czechoslovakia  Cancelled  Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia  Cancelled  Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakia won on walkover and advanced to the final round.

Final round

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Soviet Union  3–2  Czechoslovakia
 Report
Attendance: 92,000[4]
Czechoslovakia  3–0  Soviet Union
 Report
Attendance: 20,000[5]
Referee: John Gow (Wales)

Czechoslovakia won 5–3 on aggregate and qualified for the Summer Olympics.

Goalscorers

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There were 12 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

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  1. ^ "Games of the XVII. Olympiad – Football Qualifying Tournament – (Mexico City, Mexico, 1968): EUROPE". RSSSF. 21 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Poland vs Soviet Union international football match report". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Soviet Union vs Poland international football match report". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Soviet Union vs Czechoslovakia* international football match report". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Czechoslovakia* vs Soviet Union international football match report". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
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