1968 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament

The 1968 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament took place during March and April 1968. It was the 3rd CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament.

1968 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament
Tournament details
Teams8
Final positions
Champions Brazil
Runners-up Colombia
Third place Uruguay
Fourth place Paraguay
1964
1971

Argentina and Bolivia did not participate. Brazil and Colombia qualified for the 1968 Summer Olympics.[1]

Group stage edit

Group 1 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Paraguay (A) 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 5 Final round
2   Brazil (A) 3 1 2 0 3 0 +3 4
3   Chile 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 3
4   Venezuela 3 0 0 3 0 7 −7 0
Source: [1]
(A) Advance to a further round
Brazil  3–0  Venezuela
Paraguay  1–0  Chile
Paraguay  3–0  Venezuela
Brazil  0–0  Chile
Brazil  0–0  Paraguay
Chile  1–0  Venezuela

Group 2 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Colombia (A) 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 5 Final round
2   Uruguay (A) 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 4
3   Peru 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
4   Ecuador 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
Source: [1]
(A) Advance to a further round
Colombia  1–0  Ecuador
Uruguay  0–0  Peru
Colombia  2–1  Peru
Uruguay  2–0  Ecuador
Peru  1–1  Ecuador
Colombia  1–1  Uruguay

Final group edit

Hosted in Brazil and Colombia.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Brazil (Q) 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 4
2   Colombia (Q) 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 4
3   Uruguay 3 1 1 1 5 6 −1 3
4   Paraguay 3 0 1 2 5 9 −4 1
Source: [1]
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Brazil  1–2  Uruguay
Colombia  4–2  Paraguay
Brazil  awarded
2–0
  Paraguay
Uruguay  3–3  Paraguay
Colombia  2–0  Uruguay
Brazil  3–0  Colombia

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "Games of the XIX. Olympiad – Football Qualifying Tournament". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 May 2017.