Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification
Appearance
The qualification for football tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Qualifications[edit]
The final tournament had 16 spots.
Automatic qualification was granted to Mexico as hosts, and
Hungary as title holder. The others were allocated as follows:
- Europe: 4 places, contested by 18 teams.
- South America: 2 places, contested by 8 teams.
- North and Central America: 2 places, contested by 12 teams.
- Africa: 3 places, contested by 15 teams.
- Asia: 3 places, contested by 11 teams.
Europe[edit]
South America[edit]
North and Central America[edit]
Africa[edit]
Asia[edit]
Group 1[edit]
All matches played in Japan.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 4 | +22 | 9 |
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5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 5 | +12 | 9 |
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5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 5 |
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5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 5 |
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5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 2 |
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5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 48 | -45 | 0 |
Japan ![]() | 15–0 | ![]() |
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Sugiyama ![]() ![]() Ogi ![]() Kamamoto ![]() Miyamoto ![]() Watanabe ![]() Kuwahara ![]() |
South Korea ![]() | 4–2 | ![]() |
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Lebanon ![]() | 11–1 | ![]() |
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Pacheco ![]() |
South Korea ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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South Vietnam ![]() | 10–0 | ![]() |
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Taiwan ![]() | 7–2 | ![]() |
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Japan ![]() | 3–3 | ![]() |
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Miyamoto ![]() Sugiyama ![]() Kamamoto ![]() |
Report | Lee Hoi-Taek ![]() Huh Yoon-Jung ![]() ![]() |
South Vietnam ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Lebanon ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Japan ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Sugiyama ![]() |
Japan qualify.
Group 2[edit]
All matches played in Thailand: Hong Kong,
Malaysia and
Pakistan withdrew.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 6 |
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 3 |
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 3 |
Thailand ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Srisawat ![]() Sornbutnark ![]() |
Dhiab ![]() |
Thailand ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Sornbutnark ![]() |
Attendance: 12,000
Thailand qualify.
Group 3[edit]
All matches played in Israel: Myanmar,
India,
Iran and
North Korea withdrew.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | +11 | 4 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | -11 | 0 |
Israel ![]() | 7–0 | ![]() |
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George Borba ![]() Mordechai Spiegler ![]() W.N.C. Perera ![]() Giora Spiegel ![]() |
Report |
Israel ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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Giora Spiegel ![]() Rahamim Talbi ![]() Shmuel Rosenthal ![]() George Borba ![]() |
Report |
Israel qualify.
References[edit]
- ^ "Japan vs Philippines - September 27, 1967". Retrieved 29 November 2015.