Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification
Appearance
The qualification for football tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Qualifications
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
South America
North and Central America
Africa
Asia
Group 1
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 ![]() |
Lebanon ![]() | 11–1 | ![]() |
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Pacheco ![]() |
Japan ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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Kamamoto ![]() ![]() ![]() Ogi ![]() |
South Korea ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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South Vietnam ![]() | 10–0 | ![]() |
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Japan ![]() | 3–3 | ![]() |
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Miyamoto ![]() Sugiyama ![]() Kamamoto ![]() |
Report | Lee Hoi-Taek ![]() Huh Yoon-Jung ![]() ![]() |
Lebanon ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Japan ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Sugiyama ![]() |
Japan qualify.
Group 2
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 ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() |
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Nouri Dhiab ![]() ![]() Husham Atta Ajaj ![]() Mudhafar Nouri ![]() |
Indonesia ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Tjan Peng Hong ![]() Jacob Sihasale ![]() |
Nouri Dhiab ![]() |
Thailand ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Niwat Srisawat ![]() Udomsilp Sornbutnark ![]() |
Nouri Dhiab ![]() |
Iraq ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Nouri Dhiab ![]() |
Soetjipto Soentoro ![]() |
Thailand ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Udomsilp Sornbutnark ![]() |
Attendance: 12,000
Thailand qualify.
Group 3
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
- ^ "Japan vs Philippines - September 27, 1967". Retrieved 29 November 2015.