Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics
1968 edition of the association football tournament during the Olympic Summer Games
1968 Football at the Summer Olympics was held in Mexico from 13 to 26 October.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Mexico |
| Dates | 13–26 October |
| Teams | 16 (from 5 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Hungary |
| Runners-up |  Bulgaria |
| Third place |  Japan |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 116 (3.63 per match) |
Results change
Group stage change
Group A change
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 France |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 4 |
 Mexico |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 |
 Colombia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 2 |
 Guinea |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 2 |
Group B change
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Spain |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 5 |
 Japan |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 |
 Brazil |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 2 |
 Nigeria |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 1 |
Group C change
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 5 |
 Israel |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 4 |
 Ghana |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 2 |
 El Salvador |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 1 |
Group D change
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bulgaria |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 5 |
 Guatemala |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 |
 Czechoslovakia |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 3 |
 Thailand |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 19 | -18 | 0 |
Knockout stage change
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Third place | ||||||||||