The 1968 Summer Olympics football qualification was the qualifying process which decide the 14 teams that would join hosts Mexico and holders Hungary, who received an automatic spot, at the 1968 Summer Olympics football tournament.

Qualified teams

Team Method of
qualification 		Date of
qualification 		Total
times
qualified 		Last
time
qualified 		Current
consecutive
appearances 		Previous best
performance[a]
 Mexico Hosts 18 October 1963 2 1964 2 First round (1928, 1948, 1964)
 Hungary Holders 23 October 1964 2 1964 3 Gold medal (1952, 1964)
 Japan Asia Group 1 winners 10 October 1967 3 1964 2 Quarter-finals (1964)
 Thailand Asia Group 2 winners 22 January 1968 2 1956 1 First round (1956)
 Israel Asia Group 3 winners 22 March 1968 1 — 1 —
 Spain Europe Group 4 winners 1 April 1968 1 — 1 —
 Brazil CONMEBOL final group winners 9 April 1968 3 1964 3 Quarter-finals (1952)
 Colombia CONMEBOL final group runners-up 9 April 1968 1 — 1 —
 Bulgaria Europe Group 2 winners 24 April 1968 3 1960 1 Bronze medal (1956)
 Nigeria Africa Group 2 winners 4 May 1968 1 — 1 —
 France Europe Group 3 winners 12 May 1968 2 1960 1 Silver medal (1900)
 El Salvador CONCACAF final round winner 26 May 1968 1 — 1 —
 Czechoslovakia Europe Group 1 winners 1 June 1968 2 1964 2 Silver medal (1964)
 Guatemala CONCACAF final round winner 2 June 1968 1 — 1 —
 Guinea Africa Group 1 winners 30 June 1968 1 — 1 —
 Morocco[b] Africa Group 3 winners 30 June 1968 2 1964 1 First round (1964)

Notes:

  1. ^ Includes all participations by a competing nation at the Summer Olympics (clubs representing nations, olympic teams, full national teams, etc.)
  2. ^ Morocco withdrew due to refusing to play against Israel in the final tournament, and were replaced by Ghana.

Qualification process

  • Africa: 3
  • Asia: 3
  • Europe: 4
  • North America: 2
  • South America: 2
  • Hosts: 1
  • Holders: 1

Summary of qualification

Region Available slots in finals Teams started Teams eliminated Teams qualified Qualifying start date Qualifying end date
Africa 3 17 14 3 27 September 1967 22 March 1968
Asia 3 11 8 3 9 April 1967 30 June 1968
Europe 4 or 5 20 16 5 22 March 1967 1 June 1968
North America 2 or 3 13 11 3 21 May 1967 2 June 1968
South America 2 8 6 2 19 March 1968 9 April 1968
Total 16 69 55 16 22 March 1967 30 June 1968

Europe

Main article: Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's European Qualifiers

Four groups of five teams with group winners qualifying for the Summer Olympics finals.

Group 1

Main article: Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's European Qualifiers – Group 1
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
First round
Soviet Union  w/o  Albania — —
Second round
Poland  1–3  Soviet Union 0–1 1–2
Czechoslovakia  w/o  Yugoslavia — —
Final round
Soviet Union  3–5  Czechoslovakia 3–2 0–3

Group 2

Main article: Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's European Qualifiers – Group 2
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
First round
Greece  0–10  East Germany 0–5 0–5
Second round
Turkey  2–6  Bulgaria 2–3 0–3
East Germany  2–0  Romania 1–0 1–0
Final round
Bulgaria  6–4  East Germany 4–1 2–3

Group 3

Main article: Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's European Qualifiers – Group 3
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
First round
Finland  1–0  Netherlands 0–0 1–0
Second round
Austria  4–2   Switzerland 4–1 0–1
Finland  2–4  France 1–1 1–3
Final round
France  4–2  Austria 3–1 1–1

Group 4

Main article: Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's European Qualifiers – Group 4
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
First round
Iceland  4–6  Spain 1–1 3–5
Second round
West Germany  1–2  Great Britain 0–2 1–0
Spain  w/o  Italy — —
Final round
Spain  1–0  Great Britain 1–0 0–0

South America

Main article: 1968 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament
  • Group stage: Two groups of four teams played single round-robin matches, the top two teams of each group advanced to the final group.
  • Final group: Four teams played single round-robin matches, the top two teams qualified for the Summer Olympics.

Final positions (final group)

Main article: 1968 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament final group
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Brazil 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 4 Qualification for 1968 Summer Olympics
2  Colombia 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 4
3  Uruguay 3 1 1 1 5 6 −1 3
4  Paraguay 3 0 1 2 5 9 −4 1
Source: RSSSF

North and Central America

Main article: 1968 CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament
  • First round: 10 teams played home-and-away over two legs. The five winners advanced to the second round.
  • Second round: 8 teams played home-and-away over two legs (5 which advanced from the first round, 3 automatically entered). The four winners advanced to the second round.
  • Final round: 4 teams played home-and-away over two legs. The two winners qualified for the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Final round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
El Salvador  4–1  Trinidad and Tobago 2–0 2–1
Guatemala  3–3 (l)  Costa Rica 1–0 2–3

Africa

Further information: Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's African Qualifiers

Three groups of five to six teams with group winners qualifying for the Summer Olympics finals.

Group 1

Main article: Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's African Qualifiers – Group 1
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
First round
Libya  4–2  Niger 2–0 2–2
Gabon  1–6  Guinea 0–0 1–6
Second round
Guinea  w/o  United Arab Republic — —
Libya  2–3  Algeria 1–2 1–1
Final round
Guinea  5–4  Algeria 3–2 2–2

Group 2

Main article: Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's African Qualifiers – Group 2
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
First round
Nigeria  w/o  Uganda — —
Madagascar  6–2  Tanzania 4–2 2–0
Second round
Nigeria  2–2 (l)  Sudan 1–0 1–2
Madagascar  4–8  Ethiopia 1–0 3–8
Final round
Nigeria  3–2  Ethiopia 3–1 0–1

Group 3

Main article: Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's African Qualifiers – Group 3
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
First round
Cameroon  w/o  Mali — —
Second round
Morocco  1–1 (l)  Tunisia 1–1 0–0
Cameroon  3–3  Ghana 1–0 2–3
Second round play-off
Cameroon  w/o  Ghana
Final round
Morocco  3–2  Ghana 1–1 2–1

Asia

Main article: Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers

Three groups of six teams played single round-robin matches. The winner of each group qualified for the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Final positions

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3
Pos Team Pld Pts
1  Japan (H) 5 9
2  South Korea 5 9
3  Lebanon 5 5
4  South Vietnam 5 5
5  Taiwan 5 2
6  Philippines 5 0
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts
Pos Team Pld Pts
1  Thailand (H) 4 6
2  Iraq 4 3
3  Indonesia 4 3
4  Hong Kong 0 0
5  Malaysia 0 0
6  Pakistan 0 0
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts
Pos Team Pld Pts
1  Israel (H) 2 4
2  Ceylon 2 0
3  Burma 0 0
4  India 0 0
5  Iran 0 0
6  North Korea 0 0
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts

References

Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_at_the_1968_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_qualification
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