The 1968 Summer Olympics football qualification – Europe Group 3 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 3 consisted of five teams: Austria, Finland, France, Netherlands, Switzerland. The teams played home-and-away knockout matches. France qualified for the Summer Olympics football finals after defeating Austria 4–2 on aggregate in the final round.
Summary
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | ||||
Finland 
|
1–0 |  Netherlands
|
0–0 | 1–0 |
| Second round | ||||
Austria 
|
4–2 |  Switzerland
|
4–1 | 0–1 |
| Finland
|
2–4 |  France
|
1–1 | 1–3 |
| Final round | ||||
| France
|
4–2 | Austria
|
3–1 | 1–1 |
First round
edit| Finland | 0–0 | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Netherlands | 0–1 | Finland |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
|
Finland won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
Second round
edit| Austria | 4–1 | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 1–0 | Austria |
|---|---|---|
Austria won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the final round.
| France | 3–1 | Finland |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
|
France won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the final round.
Final round
editFrance won 4–2 on aggregate and qualified for the Summer Olympics.
References
edit- ^ "Games of the XVII. Olympiad – Football Qualifying Tournament – (Mexico City, Mexico, 1968): EUROPE". RSSSF. 21 October 2021.
- ^ "Finland vs Netherlands* international football match report". eu-football.info. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ "Netherlands* vs Finland international football match report". eu-football.info. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ "Finland vs France* international football match report". eu-football.info. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ "France* vs Finland international football match report". eu-football.info. Retrieved 3 October 2024.