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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.

Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Tournament details
Host countryMexico
Dates13–26 October
Teams16 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Hungary
Runners-up Bulgaria
Third place Japan
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored116 (3.63 per match)
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Results

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Group stage

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Group A

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Third place
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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