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Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's European Qualifiers – Group 4

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The 1968 Summer Olympics football qualification – Europe Group 4 was one of the four European groups in the Summer Olympics football qualification tournament to decide which teams would qualify for the 1968 Summer Olympics football finals tournament in Mexico.[1] Group 4 consisted of five teams: Great Britain, Iceland, Italy, Spain and West Germany. The teams played home-and-away knockout matches. Spain qualified for the Summer Olympics football finals after defeating Great Britain 1–0 on aggregate in the final round.

Summary

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
First round
Iceland  4–6  Spain 1–1 3–5
Second round
West Germany  1–2  Great Britain 0–2 1–0
Spain  w/o  Italy
Final round
Spain  1–0  Great Britain 1–0 0–0

First round

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Iceland 1–1 Spain
  • Torfason 88'
Report
Spain 5–3 Iceland
Report

Spain won 6–4 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Second round

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West Germany 0–2 Great Britain
Great Britain 0–1 West Germany

Great Britain won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the final round.


Spain Cancelled Italy
Italy Cancelled Spain

Spain won on walkover and advanced to the final round.

Final round

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Spain 1–0 Great Britain
Great Britain 0–0 Spain

Spain won 1–0 on aggregate and qualified for the Summer Olympics.

References

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  1. ^ "Games of the XVII. Olympiad – Football Qualifying Tournament – (Mexico City, Mexico, 1968): EUROPE". RSSSF. 21 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Iceland vs Spain* international football match report". eu-football.info. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Spain* vs Iceland international football match report". eu-football.info. Retrieved 3 October 2024.