Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Tournament details
Host countryMexico
Dates13–26 October
Teams16 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Hungary
Runners-up Bulgaria
Third place Japan
Fourth place Mexico
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored116 (3.63 per match)
Top scorer(s)Japan Kunishige Kamamoto (7 goals)
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The 1968 Olympic football tournament was played as part of the 1968 Summer Olympics. The tournament features 16 men's national teams from five continental confederations. The 16 teams are drawn into four groups of four and each group plays a round-robin tournament. At the end of the group stage, the top two teams advanced to the knockout stage, beginning with the quarter-finals and culminating with the gold medal match at the Azteca Stadium on 26 October 1968. This was the first time an Asian team won a medal, Japan claiming bronze.[1]

Qualification

See also: Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification

Venues

Mexico City Puebla Guadalajara León
Estadio Azteca Estadio Cuauhtémoc Estadio Jalisco Estadio León
Capacity: 104,000[2] Capacity: 35,563[3] Capacity: 31,891[4] Capacity: 23,609[4]
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Estadio Cuauhtémoc Innenansicht.jpg
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Estadio León (Nou Camp), León, Guanajuato, México -Imagen Actual- 2013-12-10 14-09.jpg

Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze
 Hungary  Bulgaria  Japan
István Básti
Antal Dunai
Lajos Dunai
Ernő Noskó
Dezső Novák
Károly Fatér
László Fazekas
István Juhász
László Keglovich
Lajos Kocsis
Iván Menczel
László Nagy
Miklós Páncsics
István Sárközi
Lajos Szűcs
Zoltán Szarka
Miklós Szalai 		Stoyan Yordanov
Atanas Gerov
Georgi Hristakiev
Milko Gaydarski
Kiril Ivkov
Ivaylo Georgiev
Tsvetan Veselinov
Evgeni Yanchovski
Petar Zhekov
Atanas Hristov
Asparuh Donev
Kiril Stankov
Georgi Ivanov
Todor Nikolov
Yancho Dimitrov
Ivan Zafirov
Mihail Gyonin
Georgi Vasilev 		Kenzo Yokoyama
Hiroshi Katayama
Masakatsu Miyamoto
Yoshitada Yamaguchi
Mitsuo Kamata
Ryozo Suzuki
Kiyoshi Tomizawa
Takaji Mori
Aritatsu Ogi
Eizo Yuguchi
Shigeo Yaegashi
Teruki Miyamoto
Masashi Watanabe
Yasuyuki Kuwahara
Kunishige Kamamoto
Ikuo Matsumoto
Ryuichi Sugiyama
Masahiro Hamazaki

Squads

Main article: Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 3 2 0 1 8 4 +4 4 Advance to knockout stage
2  Mexico (H) 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 4
3  Colombia 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 2
4  Guinea 3 1 0 2 4 9 −5 2
Source: FIFA
(H) Host
Mexico 1–0 Colombia
Estrada 6' Report
Azteca Stadium, Mexico City
Referee: Istvan Zsolt Hungary
France 3–1 Guinea
Hallet 61'
Horlaville 64'
Perrigaud 70'		 Report Maxim 79'
Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla
Referee: Milivoje Gugulovic Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Guinea 3–2 Colombia
Ndongo 26'
Bouya 58', 84'		 Report Santa 49'
Mosquera 66'
Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla
Referee: Dimitar Rumenchev Bulgaria
France 4–1 Mexico
Case 20', 69'
Tamboueon 30'
Medina 36' (o.g.)		 Report Victorino 26'
Azteca Stadium, Mexico City
Referee: Erwin Hieger Peru
Mexico 4–0 Guinea
Pereda 70', 85'
Pulido Rodríguez 86', 88'		 Report
Azteca Stadium, Mexico City
Referee: Suvaree Wanchai Thailand
Colombia 2–1 France
Tamayo Hoyos 14'
Jaramillo 35'		 Report Tamboueon 59'
Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla
Referee: Karol Galba Czechoslovakia

Group B

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 5 Advance to knockout stage
2  Japan 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 4
3  Brazil 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2
4  Nigeria 3 0 1 2 4 9 −5 1
Source: FIFA
Spain 1–0 Brazil
Fernández 77' Report
Azteca Stadium, Mexico City
Referee: Abraham Klein Israel
Japan 3–1 Nigeria
Kamamoto 24', 72', 89' Report Okoye 33'
Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla
Referee: Ramon Sagastume Marmol El Salvador
Spain 3–0 Nigeria
Ortuño 27'
Grande 52', 69'		 Report
Azteca Stadium, Mexico City
Referee: Augusto Robles Guatemala[5]
Brazil 1–1 Japan
Ferretti 9' Report Watanabe 83'
Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla
Referee: George Lamptey Ghana
Brazil 3–3 Nigeria
Ferretti 50'
Olumodeji 59' (o.g.)
Tião 65'		 Report Olayombo 10', 41'
Anieke 19'
Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla
Referee: Seyoum Tarekegn Ethiopia
Spain 0–0 Japan
Report
Azteca Stadium, Mexico City
Referee: Erwin Hieger Peru

Group C

Ghana replaced Morocco, who refused to play against Israel.

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Hungary 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 5 Advance to knockout stage
2  Israel 3 2 0 1 8 6 +2 4
3  Ghana 3 0 2 1 6 8 −2 2
4  El Salvador 3 0 1 2 2 8 −6 1
Source: FIFA
Israel 5–3 Ghana
Spiegel 11', 75'
Feigenbaum 16', 30', 70'		 Report Jabir 18', 79'
Amosa 35'
Estadio Nou Camp, León
Referee: Michel Kitabdjian France
Hungary 4–0 El Salvador
Menczel 19'
A. Dunai 47'
Fazekas 51'
Sárközi 68'		 Report
Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
Referee: Diego De Leo Mexico
Hungary 2–2 Ghana
A. Dunai 15'
Menczel 17'		 Report Sunday 12'
Sampene 33'
Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
Referee: Yoshiyuki Maruyama Japan
Israel 3–1 El Salvador
Talbi 20'
Spiegler 44'
Bar 85'		 Report Martínez 35'
Estadio Nou Camp, León
Referee: Thompson Shakibudeen Badru Nigeria
El Salvador 1–1 Ghana
Rodríguez 42' Report Kofi 55'
Estadio Nou Camp, León
Referee: Mariano Medina Iglesias Spain
Hungary 2–0 Israel
A. Dunai 40', 75' Report
Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
Referee: Arturo Yamasaki Peru

Group D

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Bulgaria 3 2 1 0 11 3 +8 5 Advance to knockout stage
2  Guatemala 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 4
3  Czechoslovakia 3 1 1 1 10 3 +7 3
4  Thailand 3 0 0 3 1 19 −18 0
Source: FIFA
Guatemala 1–0 Czechoslovakia
Stokes 28' Report
Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
Referee: Romualdo Arppi Filho Brazil
Bulgaria 7–0 Thailand
Gyonin 25'
Zhekov 55'
Mihaylov 56', 61'
Zafirov 73'
Nikodimov 85'
Ivkov 88'		 Report
Estadio Nou Camp, León
Referee: Guillermo Velasquez Colombia
Bulgaria 2–2 Czechoslovakia
Georgiev 44'
Zhekov 77'		 Report Jarabinský 25'
Petráš 42'
Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
Referee: Abel Aguilar Elizalde Mexico
Guatemala 4–1 Thailand
N. Melgar 23', 85'
Roldán 55'
López Oliva 67'		 Report Udomsilp Sornbutnark 44'
Estadio Nou Camp, León
Referee: Jean-Louis Faber Guinea
Bulgaria 2–1 Guatemala
Nikodimov 50'
Zhekov 84'		 Report López Oliva 88'
Estadio Nou Camp, León
Referee: Raul Osorio Mexico
Czechoslovakia 8–0 Thailand
Herbst 12'
Petráš 17', 18', 67'
Stratil 28', 34'
Večerek 38'
Krnáč 83'		 Report
Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
Referee: Felipe Buergo Elcuaz Mexico

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
20 October – Guadalajara
 
 
 Hungary1
 
22 October – Mexico City
 
 Guatemala0
 
 Hungary5
 
20 October – Mexico City
 
 Japan0
 
 Japan3
 
26 October – Mexico City
 
 France1
 
 Hungary4
 
20 October – Leon
 
 Bulgaria1
 
 Bulgaria1
 
22 October – Guadalajara
 
 Israel1
 
 Bulgaria3
 
20 October – Puebla
 
 Mexico2 Bronze medal match
 
 Mexico2
 
24 October – Mexico City
 
 Spain0
 
 Japan2
 
 
 Mexico0
 

Quarter-finals

Mexico 2–0 Spain
Morales 34'
Pereda 48'		 Report
Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla
Referee: Milivoje Gugulović Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Hungary 1–0 Guatemala
Szűcs 69' Report
Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
Referee: Arturo Yamasaki Peru
Japan 3–1 France
Kamamoto 27', 59'
Watanabe 70'		 Report Tamboueon 32'
Azteca Stadium, Mexico City
Referee: Seyoum Tarekegn Ethiopia
Bulgaria 1–1 Israel
Hristakiev 5' Report Feigenbaum 89'
Estadio Nou Camp, León
Referee: Michel Kitabdjian France

Bulgaria progressed after a drawing of lots.

Semi-finals

Mexico 2–3 Bulgaria
Morales 39'
Pulido Rodríguez 48'		 Report Zhekov 8'
Mihaylov 9'
Veselinov 58'
Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
Referee: Seyoum Tarekegn Ethiopia
Hungary 5–0 Japan
Szűcs 30', 60', 75'
Novák 53', 65'		 Report
Azteca Stadium, Mexico City
Referee: Romualdo Arppi Filho Brazil

Bronze Medal match

Japan 2–0 Mexico
Kamamoto 20', 40' Report
Azteca Stadium, Mexico City
Attendance: 105,000
Referee: Abraham Klein Israel

Gold Medal match

Bulgaria finished the match with only eight players after having three players sent off.[6]

1968 Summer Olympics Football Final
Hungary 4–1 Bulgaria
Menczel 40'
A. Dunai 41' 49'
Juhász 62'		 Report 1 Veselinov 22'
Azteca Stadium, Mexico City
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Diego De Leo (Mexico)

Statistics

Goalscorers

With seven goals, Kunishige Kamamoto of Japan is the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 116 goals were scored by 68 different players, with two of them credited as own goals.

7 goals
6 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goals

Final ranking

As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Hungary 6 5 1 0 18 3 +15 11 Gold medal
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Bulgaria 6 3 2 1 16 10 +6 8 Silver medal
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Japan 6 3 2 1 9 8 +1 8 Bronze medal
4  Mexico 6 3 0 3 10 9 +1 6 Fourth place
5  Israel 4 2 1 1 9 7 +2 5 Eliminated in
quarter-finals
6  Spain 4 2 1 1 4 2 +2 5
7  France 4 2 0 2 9 7 +2 4
8  Guatemala 4 2 0 2 6 4 +2 4
9  Czechoslovakia 3 1 1 1 10 3 +7 3 Eliminated in
group stage
10  Colombia 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 2
11  Guinea 3 1 0 2 4 9 −5 2
12  Ghana 3 0 2 1 6 8 −2 2
13  Brazil 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2
14  Nigeria 3 0 1 2 4 9 −5 1
15  El Salvador 3 0 1 2 2 8 −6 1
16  Thailand 3 0 0 3 1 19 −18 0
Source: Olympics

References

  1. ^ "Football at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  2. ^ 1968 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 2. Part 1. p. 78. Accessed 4 November 2010. (in English and French)
  3. ^ 1968 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 2. Part 1. p. 75. Accessed 4 November 2010. (in English and French)
  4. ^ a b 1968 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 2. Part 1. p. 79. Accessed 4 November 2010. (in English and French)
  5. ^ "WorldReferee.com - referee - Augusto Robles Morán - bio". worldreferee.com.
  6. ^ Wallechinsky, David (1984). The Complete Book of the Olympics. England: Penguin Books. p. 288. ISBN 0140066322.

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