The 1968 Olympic football tournament was played as part of the 1968 Summer Olympics. The tournament features 16 men's national teams from five continental confederations. The 16 teams are drawn into four groups of four and each group plays a round-robin tournament. At the end of the group stage, the top two teams advanced to the knockout stage, beginning with the quarter-finals and culminating with the gold medal match at the Azteca Stadium on 26 October 1968. This was the first time an Asian team won a medal, Japan claiming bronze.[1]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Mexico |
| Dates | 13–26 October 1968 |
| Teams | 16 (from 5 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Hungary |
| Runners-up |  Bulgaria |
| Third place |  Japan |
| Fourth place |  Mexico |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 116 (3.63 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Kunishige Kamamoto (7 goals) |
Qualification edit
Venues edit
| Mexico City | Puebla | Guadalajara | León | |
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| Estadio Azteca | Estadio Cuauhtémoc | Estadio Jalisco | Estadio León | |
| Capacity: 104,000[2] | Capacity: 35,563[3] | Capacity: 31,891[4] | Capacity: 23,609[4] | |
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Medalists edit
Squads edit
Group stage edit
Group A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  France
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Mexico (H)
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Colombia
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Guinea
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 2 |
| France | 3–1 | Guinea |
|---|---|---|
Hallet  61' Horlaville 64' Perrigaud 70' |
Report | Maxim 79' |
Referee: Milivoje Gugulovic 
| Guinea | 3–2 | Colombia |
|---|---|---|
| Ndongo 26' Bouya 58', 84' |
Report | Santa 49' Mosquera 66' |
Referee: Dimitar Rumenchev 
| Mexico | 4–0 | Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| Pereda 70', 85' Pulido Rodríguez 86', 88' |
Report |
| Colombia | 2–1 | France |
|---|---|---|
| Tamayo Hoyos 14' Jaramillo 35' |
Report | Tamboueon 59' |
Referee: Karol Galba 
Group B edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Spain
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Japan
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Brazil
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Nigeria
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 1 |
Source: FIFA
Brazil  | 3–3 | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| Ferretti 50' Olumodeji 59' (o.g.) Tião 65' |
Report | Olayombo 10', 41' Anieke 19' |
Referee: Seyoum Tarekegn 
Group C edit
Ghana replaced Morocco, who refused to play against Israel.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungary
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Israel
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Ghana
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 2 | |
| 4 |  El Salvador
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 1 |
Source: FIFA
| Israel | 5–3 | Ghana |
|---|---|---|
| Spiegel 11', 75' Feigenbaum 16', 30', 70' |
Report | Jabir 18', 79' Amosa 35' |
Referee: Michel Kitabdjian 
| Hungary | 4–0 | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
| Menczel 19' A. Dunai 47' Fazekas 51' Sárközi 68' |
Report |
Referee: Diego De Leo 
| Hungary | 2–2 | Ghana |
|---|---|---|
| A. Dunai 15' Menczel 17' |
Report | Sunday 12' Sampene 33' |
Referee: Yoshiyuki Maruyama 
| El Salvador | 1–1 | Ghana |
|---|---|---|
| Rodríguez 42' |
Report | Kofi 55' |
Referee: Mariano Medina Iglesias 
| Hungary | 2–0 | Israel |
|---|---|---|
| A. Dunai 40', 75' |
Report |
Referee: Arturo Yamasaki 
Group D edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgaria
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Guatemala
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 | |
| 3 | Czechoslovakia
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Thailand
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 19 | −18 | 0 |
Source: FIFA
| Guatemala | 1–0 | Czechoslovakia |
|---|---|---|
| Stokes 28' |
Report |
| Bulgaria | 7–0 | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| Gyonin 25' Zhekov 55' Mihaylov 56', 61' Zafirov 73' Nikodimov 85' Ivkov 88' |
Report |
Referee: Guillermo Velasquez 
| Bulgaria | 2–2 | Czechoslovakia |
|---|---|---|
| Georgiev 44' Zhekov 77' |
Report | Jarabinský 25' Petráš 42' |
| Guatemala | 4–1 | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| N. Melgar 23', 85' Roldán 55' López Oliva 67' |
Report | Udomsilp Sornbutnark 44' |
Referee: Jean-Louis Faber 
| Bulgaria | 2–1 | Guatemala |
|---|---|---|
| Nikodimov 50' Zhekov 84' |
Report | López Oliva 88' |
Referee: Raul Osorio
Knockout stage edit
Bracket edit
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 20 October – Guadalajara | ||||||||||
| Hungary | 1 | |||||||||
| 22 October – Mexico City | ||||||||||
| Guatemala | 0 | |||||||||
| Hungary | 5 | |||||||||
| 20 October – Mexico City | ||||||||||
| Japan | 0 | |||||||||
| Japan | 3 | |||||||||
| 26 October – Mexico City | ||||||||||
| France | 1 | |||||||||
| Hungary | 4 | |||||||||
| 20 October – Leon | ||||||||||
| Bulgaria | 1 | |||||||||
| Bulgaria | 1 | |||||||||
| 22 October – Guadalajara | ||||||||||
| Israel | 1 | |||||||||
| Bulgaria | 3 | |||||||||
| 20 October – Puebla | ||||||||||
| Mexico | 2 | Bronze medal match | ||||||||
| Mexico | 2 | |||||||||
| 24 October – Mexico City | ||||||||||
| Spain | 0 | |||||||||
| Japan | 2 | |||||||||
| Mexico | 0 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals edit
| Hungary | 1–0 | Guatemala |
|---|---|---|
| Szűcs 69' |
Report |
Referee: Arturo Yamasaki
| Bulgaria | 1–1 | Israel |
|---|---|---|
| Hristakiev 5' |
Report | Feigenbaum 89' |
Referee: Michel Kitabdjian
Bulgaria progressed after a drawing of lots.
Semi-finals edit
| Mexico | 2–3 | Bulgaria |
|---|---|---|
| Morales 39' Pulido Rodríguez 48' |
Report | Zhekov 8' Mihaylov 9' Veselinov 58' |
Referee: Seyoum Tarekegn
Bronze Medal match edit
Gold Medal match edit
Bulgaria finished the match with only eight players after having three players sent off.[6]
1968 Summer Olympics Football Final
| Hungary | 4–1 | Bulgaria |
|---|---|---|
| Menczel 40' A. Dunai 41' 49'Juhász 62' |
Report 1 | Veselinov 22' |
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Statistics edit
Goalscorers edit
With seven goals, Kunishige Kamamoto of Japan is the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 116 goals were scored by 68 different players, with two of them credited as own goals.
- 7 goals
- 6 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
Tião- Georgi Hristakiev
- Ivan Zafirov
- Ivaylo Georgiev
- Kiril Ivkov
- Mihail Gyonin
- Alfonso Jaramillo
- Fabio Mosquera
- Gustavo Santa
- Tamayo Hoyos
- Jiří Večerek
- Jozef Jarabinský
- Mikuláš Krnáč
- Miloš Herbst
Juan Ramón Martínez- Mauricio Alonso Rodríguez
- Daniel Horlaville
- Daniel Perrigaud
- Gérard Hallet
Gbadamosi Amosa- Ibrahim Sunday
- Osei Kofi
- Sammy Stevens Sampene
David Stokes- Jorge Roldán
- Camara Mamadou Maxim
- Camara Mamadouba Ndongo
István Juhász- István Sárközi
- László Fazekas
Mordechai Spiegler- Rachamim Talbi
- Shraga Bar
- Cesáreo Victorino
- Luis Estrada
Peter Anieke- Samuel Okoye
Fernando Ortuño- Juan Fernández Vilela
Udomsilp Sornbutnark
- Own goals
- Humberto Medina (playing against France)
- Segun Olumodeji (playing against Brazil)
Final ranking edit
As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Hungary
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6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3 | +15 | 11 | Gold medal |
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Bulgaria
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 8 | Silver medal |
|
Japan
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 8 | Bronze medal |
| 4 | Mexico
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6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 6 | Fourth place |
| 5 | Israel
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 5 | Eliminated in quarter-finals |
| 6 | Spain
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 | |
| 7 | France
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 4 | |
| 8 | Guatemala
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 | |
| 9 | Czechoslovakia
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 3 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 10 | Colombia
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 | |
| 11 | Guinea
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 2 | |
| 12 | Ghana
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 2 | |
| 13 | Brazil
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 | |
| 14 | Nigeria
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 1 | |
| 15 | El Salvador
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 1 | |
| 16 | Thailand
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 19 | −18 | 0 |
Source: Olympics
References edit
- ^ "Football at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ 1968 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 2. Part 1. p. 78. Accessed 4 November 2010. (in English and French)
- ^ 1968 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 2. Part 1. p. 75. Accessed 4 November 2010. (in English and French)
- ^ a b 1968 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 2. Part 1. p. 79. Accessed 4 November 2010. (in English and French)
- ^ "WorldReferee.com - referee - Augusto Robles Morán - bio". worldreferee.com. Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ Wallechinsky, David (1984). The Complete Book of the Olympics. England: Penguin Books. p. 288. ISBN 0140066322.
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