Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification
The qualification for football tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Qualifications
The final tournament had 16 spots.
Automatic qualification was granted to 
Mexico as hosts, and 
Hungary as title holder. The others were allocated as follows:
- Europe: 4 places, contested by 18 teams.
- South America: 2 places, contested by 8 teams.
- North and Central America: 2 places, contested by 12 teams.
- Africa: 3 places, contested by 15 teams.
- Asia: 3 places, contested by 11 teams.
Asia
Group 1
All matches played in Japan.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Japan |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 4 | +22 | 9 |
 South Korea |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 5 | +12 | 9 |
 Lebanon |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 5 |
 South Vietnam |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 5 |
 Republic of China |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 2 |
 Philippines |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 48 | -45 | 0 |
27 September 1967 |
| Japan |
15–0 | Philippines |
|---|---|---|
Ryuichi Sugiyama  4' 75' Aritatsu Ogi 5' Kamamoto 15', 16', 26', 43', 64', 89' Teruki Miyamoto 20', 30', 40', 46' Masashi Watanabe 63' Yasuyuki Kuwahara 78' |
3 October 1967 |
| Japan |
3–1 | Lebanon |
|---|---|---|
| Aritatsu Ogi 29' Kunishige Kamamoto 49' Takaji Mori 84' |
Artunian 24' |
7 October 1967 |
| Japan |
3–3 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Miyamoto 13' Ryuichi Sugiyama 37' Kamamoto 70' |
Report | Lee Hoi-Taek 48' Huh Yoon-Jung 64' 68' |
Japan qualify.
Group 2
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Hong Kong, 
Malaysia and 
Pakistan withdrew.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Thailand |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 6 |
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 3 |
 Indonesia |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 3 |
Thailand qualify.
Group 3
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Iran and 
North Korea withdrew.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Israel |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | +11 | 4 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | -11 | 0 |
Israel qualify.
References
- ↑ "Japan vs Philippines - September 27, 1967". Retrieved 29 November 2015.
External links
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