Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Tournament details
Host country	Mexico
Dates	13–26 October
Teams	16 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)	4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Hungary
Runners-up	Bulgaria
Third place	Japan
Tournament statistics
Matches played	32
Goals scored	116 (3.63 per match)
← 1964 1972 →

1968 Football at the Summer Olympics was held in Mexico from 13 to 26 October.

Results

Group stage

Group A

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

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

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

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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