Football at the 1988 Summer Olympics
1988 edition of the association football tournament during the Olympic Summer Games
The Football at the 1988 Summer Olympics was held in South Korea. The tournament was on September 17 to October 1, 1988.
Tournament details | |
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Host country | South Korea |
Dates | 17 September – 1 October |
Teams | 16 |
Venue(s) | 6 (in 5 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 32 |
Goals scored | 95 (2.97 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() |
QualificationEdit
The following teams qualified:
Group stageEdit
Group AEdit
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Sweden | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 5 |
West Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 4 |
Tunisia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | –3 | 2 |
China PR | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | –5 | 1 |
Group BEdit
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Zambia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 5 |
Italy | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 |
Iraq | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 |
Guatemala | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | –10 | 0 |
Group CEdit
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Soviet Union | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 5 |
Argentina | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
South Korea | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 | 2 |
United States | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | –2 | 2 |
Group DEdit
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 6 |
Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 4 |
Yugoslavia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
Nigeria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | –7 | 0 |
Knockout stageEdit
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
25 September – Daegu | ||||||||||
Sweden | 1 | |||||||||
27 September – Busan | ||||||||||
Italy (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||||
Italy | 2 | |||||||||
25 September – Busan | ||||||||||
Soviet Union (a.e.t.) | 3 | |||||||||
Soviet Union | 3 | |||||||||
1 October – Seoul | ||||||||||
Australia | 0 | |||||||||
Soviet Union (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||||
25 September – Gwangju | ||||||||||
Brazil Brazil | 1 | |||||||||
Zambia | 0 | |||||||||
27 September – Seoul | ||||||||||
West Germany | 4 | |||||||||
West Germany | 1 (2) | |||||||||
25 September – Seoul | ||||||||||
Brazil | 1 (3) | |||||||||
Brazil | 1 | |||||||||
Argentina | 0 | |||||||||
Bronze medal matchEdit
Italy | 0 – 3 | West Germany |
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Attendance: 61000
Gold medal matchEdit
Soviet Union | 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Brazil |
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Attendance: 74000
Soviet Union
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Brazil
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StatisticsEdit
- Top scorer : Romário (7 goals)