Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Final results for the football

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics

1968 Summer Olympics

The 1968 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Mexico City, Mexico in October 1968. The 1968 Games were the first Olympic Games hosted by a developing country, and the first Games hosted by a Spanish-speaking country...

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Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
István Básti Antal Dunai Antal Dunai Antal Dunai, also known as Dunai II is a former Hungarian footballer. He became a first division player at Pécsi Dózsa, but he spent the majority of his career at Újpesti Dózsa from 1965 to 1977, when he moved to Debreceni VSC.... Lajos Dunai Ernö Noskó Ernő Noskó Ernő Noskó was a Hungarian football player who played for Újpesti Dózsa. Noskó is most famous for his participation in the gold medal winning Hungarian team on the 1968 Summer Olympics,. He played 15 games for the Hungarian national team.-References:... Dezső Novák Dezso Novák Dezső Novák is a former Hungarian footballer.During his club career he played for Ferencvárosi TC. For the Hungary national football team, he participated in the 1964 European Nations' Cup... Károly Fatér László Fazekas László Fazekas László Fazekas was an Hungarian football player who played the second most international games for the Hungarian national team. Fazekas played in the 1978 and the 1982 World Cup. In the latter tournament, he scored two long shots in the 10-1 win over El Salvador at the Estadio Manuel Martínez... István Juhász István Juhász (footballer) István Juhász was a Hungarian football midfielder, who played for Ferencvárosi TC.He won a goal medal in football at the 1968 Summer Olympics and also participated in UEFA Euro 1972 for the Hungary national football team.... László Keglovich Lajos Kocsis Lajos Kocsis Lajos Kocsis was a Hungarian football midfielder, who played for Budapest Honvéd FC.... Iván Menczel Iván Menczel Iván Menczel was a Hungarian football midfielder and Olympic champion. Menczel won the Olympic Games title in Mexico City in 1968, and in addition he was member of the Hungarian team which participated at the 1962 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Salgótarjáni BTC.-External links:*... László Nagy László Nagy (footballer) László Nagy was a Hungarian football player who played for Újpesti Dózsa. Nagy is most famous for his participation in the gold medal winning Hungarian team on the 1968 Summer Olympics, and for playing at the 1978 FIFA World Cup. He played 25 games and scored 7 goals for the Hungarian national team... Miklós Páncsics Miklós Páncsics Miklós Páncsics was a Hungarian football defender, who played for Ferencvárosi TC, Honvéd and Bp. Építők. He was of Croat origin .... István Sárközi István Sárközi István Sárközi was a Hungarian footballer.He was born in Jászberény. He won a gold medal in the 1968 Olympic team competition. He died in January 1992 at only 44 years of age.-References:... Lajos Szűcs Lajos Szucs (footballer born 1943) Lajos Szűcs was a Hungarian football striker, who played for Dorog, Ferencváros, Budapest Honvéd FC and Vasas Izzó... Zoltan Szarka Miklos Szalai	Stoyan Yordanov Stoyan Yordanov Stoyan Ivanov Yordanov is a Bulgarian former football goalkeeper.-CSKA Sofia:*A PFG**1961-62, 1965–66, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1974–75, 1975–76,*Bulgarian Cup** 1964-65, 1968–69, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74... Atanas Gerov Georgi Hristakiev Milko Gaydarski Milko Gaydarski Milko Gaydarski was a Bulgarian football defender who played for Bulgaria in the 1970 FIFA World Cup and in the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City where Bulgaria won silver. At the club level, Gaydarski played for Spartak Sofia and PFC Levski Sofia... Kiril Ivkov Kiril Ivkov Kiril Ivkov is a former Bulgarian football player in defender role.In career he played for PFC Levski Sofia. In 1974 and 1975 he was named Bulgarian Footballer of the Year.... Ivaylo Georgiev Tsvetan Dimitrov Evgeni Yanchovski Evgeni Yanchovski Evgeni Yanchovski is a former Bulgarian football player and manager.Yanchovski represented Bulgaria at the 1966 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Bulgaria at the 1968 Summer Olympics.... Petar Zhekov Petar Zhekov Petar Petrov Zhekov is a former Bulgarian football player, who won the silver medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics.Zhekov was born in Knizhovnik, Haskovo Province, and began his career in F.C. Dimitrovgrad. Later he moved to Beroe Stara Zagora, where he twice became Bulgaria's top goalscorer. Between... Atanas Hristov Asparuh Donev Kiril Hristov Georgi Ivanov Todor Nikolov Yancho Dimitrov Yancho Dimitrov Yancho Dimirtov is a Bulgarian Combat Sambo practitioner, Kickboxing and MMA fighter in heavyweight division. He has 3 -rd place, over 100 kg on 2007 World Sambo Championships, was held in Prague, Czech Republic from the 7th to the 11th of November, 2007. Yancho lost on semi-final from Fedor... Ivan Zafirov Ivan Zafirov Ivan Georgiev Zafirov is a former Bulgarian football defender.After short spells at Sliven, it was with CSKA Sofia that he found his spiritual home in the 1970s. Zafirov, a right-back, played 340 times for the Reds, scoring 8 goals... Mihail Gyonin Georgi Vasilev Georgi Parvanov Vasilev Georgi Parvanov Vasilev-Gocho is a former Bulgarian football player in forward role.In career he played for PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv and PFC Pirin Gotse Delchev....	Kenzo Yokoyama Kenzo Yokoyama is a retired Japanese football player. Yokoyama also coached the Japan national team between 1988 and 1991.-Career:Yokoyama was born in Saitama Prefecture, Japan in 1943. After graduating from Kawaguchi High School and Rikkyo University, he played professionally in the Japan Soccer League for... Hiroshi Katayama Hiroshi Katayama is a retired Japanese football player. His father Yutaka is the first president of Nissan Motors USA.Katayama made 29 appearances for the senior Japan national football team from 1961 to 1971... Masakatsu Miyamoto Yoshitada Yamaguchi Mitsuo Kamata Mitsuo Kamata is a former Japanese football player.Kamata made 38 appearances for the senior Japan national football team from 1958 to 1969... Ryozo Suzuki Kiyoshi Tomizawa Takaji Mori Takaji Mori is a Japanese former football player and manager. Mori played for Japan at the 1968 Summer Olympics.-Awards:* Japan Soccer League Best Eleven: ' 1969, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1975-References:... Aritatsu Ogi Eizo Yuguchi Shigeo Yaegashi Shigeo Yaegashi , was a Japanese football player.Yaegashi was born in Daejeon, Japan but raised in Iwate. He won a bronze medal in the team competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics. He died in Tama, Tokyo.-Awards:... Teruki Miyamoto Masashi Watanabe Yasuyuki Kuwahara Kunishige Kamamoto Kunishige Kamamoto Kunishige Kamamoto is a former association football player from Japan, who won the bronze medal with the Japan national team at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico, finishing as the tournament's top scorer with seven goals... Ikuo Matsumoto Ryuichi Sugiyama Ryuichi Sugiyama is a former Japanese football player who won the bronze medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. He also participated in the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and scored 2 goals. Sugiyama later became a manager and led Yamaha Motors to the Japan Soccer League Division 1... Masahiro Hamazaki

Group A

4

2

Team
	3	2	0	1	8	4
4
	3	2	0	1	6	4
4
	3	1	0	2	4	5	−1	2
	3	1	0	2	4	9	−5	2

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Group B

4

2

Team
	3	2	1	0	4	0
5
	3	1	2	0	4	2
4
	3	0	2	1	4	5	−1	2
	3	0	1	2	4	9	−5	1

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Group C

Ghana replaced Morocco, who refused to play Israel.

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2

Team
	3	2	1	0	8	2
5
	3	2	0	1	8	6
4
	3	0	2	1	6	8	−2	2
	3	0	1	2	2	8	−6	1

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Group D

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3

7

Team
	3	2	1	0	11	3
5
	3	2	0	1	6	3
4
	3	1	1	1	10	3
3
	3	0	0	3	1	19	−18	0

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Bracket

Quarterfinals

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Bulgaria progressed after a drawing of lots

Sortition

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Semifinals

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Bronze Medal Match

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Gold Medal Match

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