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Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's European Qualifiers – Group 2

The 1968 Summer Olympics football qualification – Europe Group 2 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 2 consisted of five teams: Bulgaria, East Germany, Greece, Romania and Turkey. The teams played home-and-away knockout matches. Bulgaria qualified for the Summer Olympics football finals after defeating East Germany 6–4 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
Greece   0–10   East Germany 0–5 0–5
Second round
Turkey   2–6   Bulgaria 2–3 0–3
East Germany   2–0   Romania 1–0 1–0
Final round
Bulgaria   6–4   East Germany 4–1 2–3

First round

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Greece  0–5  East Germany
Attendance: 6,000
East Germany  5–0  Greece
Attendance: 15,000

East Germany won 10–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Second round

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Turkey  2–3  Bulgaria
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Attendance: 18,000[2]
Bulgaria  3–0  Turkey
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Attendance: 10,000[3]

Bulgaria won 6–2 on aggregate and advanced to the final round.

East Germany  1–0  Romania
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Attendance: 35,000[4]
Romania  0–1  East Germany
Report
Attendance: 50,000[5]

East Germany won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the final round.

Final round

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Bulgaria  4–1  East Germany
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Attendance: 30,000[6]
East Germany  3–2  Bulgaria
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Zentralstadion, Leipzig, East Germany
Attendance: 35,000[7]

Bulgaria won 6–4 on aggregate and qualified for the Summer Olympics.

Goalscorers

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There were 30 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 3.75 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. ^ "Turkey* vs Bulgaria international football match report". eu-football.info. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Bulgaria vs Turkey* international football match report". eu-football.info. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  4. ^ "East Germany vs Romania* international football match report". eu-football.info. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Romania* vs East Germany international football match report". eu-football.info. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Bulgaria vs East Germany* international football match report". eu-football.info. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  7. ^ "East Germany* vs Bulgaria international football match report". eu-football.info. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
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