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OLYMPIC GAMES MEN
MEXICO CITY 1968


Champions:

Hungary

 





Automatically qualified



Team   Notes
Mexico Hosts
Hungary Title holder




Participants



Team   Notes
Hungary Gold medal
Bulgaria Silver medal
Japan Bronze medal
Mexico Semi-finals
Israel Quarter-finals
Spain Quarter-finals
France Quarter-finals
Guatemala Quarter-finals
Czechoslovakia Group stage
Brazil Group stage
Colombia Group stage
Ghana Group stage
Guinea Group stage
Nigeria Group stage
El Salvador Withdrawn
Thailand Withdrawn




Group A



Pos Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA    
1 France 4 3 2 0 1 8 4    
2 Mexico 4 3 2 0 1 6 4    
3 Colombia 2 3 1 0 2 4 5
4 Guinea 2 3 1 0 2 4 9
  Knockout stage




Matchday 1            
13/10/1968 12:00 Puebla (MEX) France - Guinea 3-1
13/10/1968 12:00 Ciudad de México (MEX) Mexico - Colombia 1-0
Matchday 2            
15/10/1968 12:00 Ciudad de México (MEX) France - Mexico 4-1 Qual. France
15/10/1968 12:00 Puebla (MEX) Guinea - Colombia 3-2
Matchday 3            
17/10/1968 12:00 Puebla (MEX) Colombia - France 2-1
17/10/1968 12:00 Ciudad de México (MEX) Mexico - Guinea 4-0 Qual. Mexico




Group B



Pos Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA    
1 Spain 5 3 2 1 0 4 0    
2 Japan 4 3 1 2 0 4 2    
3 Brazil 2 3 0 2 1 4 5
4 Nigeria 1 3 0 1 2 4 9
  Knockout stage




Matchday 1            
14/10/1968 12:00 Puebla (MEX) Japan - Nigeria 3-1
14/10/1968 12:00 Ciudad de México (MEX) Spain - Brazil 1-0
Matchday 2            
16/10/1968 12:00 Puebla (MEX) Brazil - Japan 1-1
16/10/1968 12:00 Ciudad de México (MEX) Spain - Nigeria 3-0 Qual. Spain
Matchday 3            
18/10/1968 12:00 Puebla (MEX) Brazil - Nigeria 3-3
18/10/1968 12:00 Ciudad de México (MEX) Spain - Japan 0-0 Qual. Japan




Group C



Pos Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA    
1 Hungary 5 3 2 1 0 8 2    
2 Israel 4 3 2 0 1 8 6    
3 Ghana 2 3 0 2 1 6 8
4 El Salvador 1 3 0 1 2 2 8
  Knockout stage




Matchday 1            
13/10/1968 12:00 Guadalajara (MEX) Hungary - El Salvador 4-0
13/10/1968 12:00 León (MEX) Israel - Ghana 5-3
Matchday 2            
15/10/1968 12:00 Guadalajara (MEX) Hungary - Ghana 2-2
15/10/1968 12:00 León (MEX) Israel - El Salvador 3-1 Qual. Israel
Matchday 3            
17/10/1968 12:00 León (MEX) El Salvador - Ghana 1-1
17/10/1968 12:00 Guadalajara (MEX) Hungary - Israel 2-0 Qual. Hungary




Group D



Pos Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA    
1 Bulgaria 5 3 2 1 0 11 3    
2 Guatemala 4 3 2 0 1 6 3    
3 Czechoslovakia 3 3 1 1 1 10 3
4 Thailand 0 3 0 0 3 1 19
  Knockout stage




Matchday 1            
14/10/1968 12:00 León (MEX) Bulgaria - Thailand 7-0
14/10/1968 12:00 Guadalajara (MEX) Guatemala - Czechoslovakia 1-0
Matchday 2            
16/10/1968 12:00 Guadalajara (MEX) Bulgaria - Czechoslovakia 2-2
16/10/1968 12:00 León (MEX) Guatemala - Thailand 4-1 Qual. Guatemala
Matchday 3            
18/10/1968 12:00 León (MEX) Bulgaria - Guatemala 2-1 Qual. Bulgaria
18/10/1968 12:00 Guadalajara (MEX) Czechoslovakia - Thailand 8-0




Knockout stage



Quarter-finals          
20/10/1968 12:00 León (MEX) Bulgaria - Israel 1-1 aet Qual. Bulgaria *
20/10/1968 12:00 Guadalajara (MEX) Hungary - Guatemala 1-0 Qual. Hungary
20/10/1968 12:00 Ciudad de México (MEX) Japan - France 3-1 Qual. Japan
20/10/1968 12:00 Puebla (MEX) Mexico - Spain 2-0 Qual. Mexico
Semi-finals            
22/10/1968 12:00 Ciudad de México (MEX) Hungary - Japan 5-0 Qual. Hungary
22/10/1968 12:00 Guadalajara (MEX) Mexico - Bulgaria 2-3 Qual. Bulgaria
Match for 3rd place          
24/10/1968 12:00 Ciudad de México (MEX) Japan - Mexico 2-0 3rd placed: Japan
Final            
26/10/1968 12:00 Ciudad de México (MEX) Hungary - Bulgaria 4-1 Winners: Hungary
* After a drawing of lots