Football at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Football at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Tournament details
Host countrySouth Korea
Dates17 September – 1 October
Teams16
Venue(s)6 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Soviet Union (2nd title)
Runners-up Brazil
Third place West Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored95 (2.97 per match)
Top scorer(s)Brazil Romário (7 goals)
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The Football at the 1988 Summer Olympics was held in South Korea. The tournament was on September 17 to October 1, 1988.

Qualification

The following teams qualified:

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 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 B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 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 C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 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 D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 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 stage

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 match

Italy 0 – 3 West Germany
Olympic Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 61000

Gold medal match

Soviet Union 2 – 1
(a.e.t.)		 Brazil
Olympic Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 74000
Soviet Union
Brazil

Statistics

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