Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics

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]

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)

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]

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
Referee: Istvan Zsolt
France 3–1 Guinea
Hallet  61'
Horlaville  64'
Perrigaud  70'		 Report Maxim  79'
Referee: Milivoje Gugulovic
Guinea 3–2 Colombia
Ndongo  26'
Bouya  58', 84'		 Report Santa  49'
Mosquera  66'
Referee: Dimitar Rumenchev
France 4–1 Mexico
Case  20', 69'
Tamboueon  30'
Medina  36' (o.g.)		 Report Victorino  26'
Referee: Erwin Hieger
Mexico 4–0 Guinea
Pereda  70', 85'
Pulido Rodríguez  86', 88'		 Report
Referee: Suvaree Wanchai
Colombia 2–1 France
Tamayo Hoyos  14'
Jaramillo  35'		 Report Tamboueon  59'
Referee: Karol Galba

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
Referee: Abraham Klein
Japan 3–1 Nigeria
Kamamoto  24', 72', 89' Report Okoye  33'
Referee: Ramon Sagastume Marmol
Spain 3–0 Nigeria
Ortuño  27'
Grande  52', 69'		 Report
Referee: Augusto Robles [5]
Brazil 1–1 Japan
Ferretti  9' Report Watanabe  83'
Referee: George Lamptey
Brazil 3–3 Nigeria
Ferretti  50'
Olumodeji  59' (o.g.)
Tião  65'		 Report Olayombo  10', 41'
Anieke  19'
Referee: Seyoum Tarekegn
Spain 0–0 Japan
Report
Referee: Erwin Hieger

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'
Hungary 4–0 El Salvador
Menczel  19'
A. Dunai  47'
Fazekas  51'
Sárközi  68'		 Report
Referee: Diego De Leo
Hungary 2–2 Ghana
A. Dunai  15'
Menczel  17'		 Report Sunday  12'
Sampene  33'
Referee: Yoshiyuki Maruyama
Israel 3–1 El Salvador
Talbi  20'
Spiegler  44'
Bar  85'		 Report Martínez  35'
Referee: Thompson Shakibudeen Badru
El Salvador 1–1 Ghana
Rodríguez  42' Report Kofi  55'
Referee: Mariano Medina Iglesias
Hungary 2–0 Israel
A. Dunai  40', 75' Report
Referee: Arturo Yamasaki

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
Bulgaria 7–0 Thailand
Gyonin  25'
Zhekov  55'
Mihaylov  56', 61'
Zafirov  73'
Nikodimov  85'
Ivkov  88'		 Report
Referee: Guillermo Velasquez
Bulgaria 2–2 Czechoslovakia
Georgiev  44'
Zhekov  77'		 Report Jarabinský  25'
Petráš  42'
Referee: Abel Aguilar Elizalde
Guatemala 4–1 Thailand
N. Melgar  23', 85'
Roldán  55'
López Oliva  67'		 Report Udomsilp Sornbutnark  44'
Referee: Jean-Louis Faber
Bulgaria 2–1 Guatemala
Nikodimov  50'
Zhekov  84'		 Report López Oliva  88'
Referee: Raul Osorio
Czechoslovakia 8–0 Thailand
Herbst  12'
Petráš  17', 18', 67'
Stratil  28', 34'
Večerek  38'
Krnáč  83'		 Report
Referee: Felipe Buergo Elcuaz

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
Referee: Milivoje Gugulović
Hungary 1–0 Guatemala
Szűcs  69' Report
Referee: Arturo Yamasaki
Japan 3–1 France
Kamamoto  27', 59'
Watanabe  70'		 Report Tamboueon  32'
Referee: Seyoum Tarekegn
Bulgaria 1–1 Israel
Hristakiev  5' Report Feigenbaum  89'

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'
Referee: Seyoum Tarekegn
Hungary 5–0 Japan
Szűcs  30', 60', 75'
Novák  53', 65'		 Report

Bronze Medal match
Japan 2–0 Mexico
Kamamoto  20', 40' Report
Attendance: 105,000
Referee: Abraham Klein

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'
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
 Hungary 6 5 1 0 18 3 +15 11 Gold medal
 Bulgaria 6 3 2 1 16 10 +6 8 Silver medal
 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. 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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