Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Group A
Appearance
Group A of the 1968 Summer Olympics football tournament took place from 13 to 17 October 1968.[1][2] The group consisted of host nation Mexico, as well as Colombia, France and Guinea. The top two teams, France and Mexico, advanced to the quarter-finals.
Teams
[edit]Team | Region | Method of qualification |
Date of qualification |
Finals appearance |
Last appearance |
Previous best performance |
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Mexico | North America | Hosts | 18 October 1963 | 4th | 1964 | First round (1928, 1948, 1964) |
Colombia | South America | CONMEBOL final group runners-up | 9 April 1968 | 1st | — | — |
France | Europe | Europe Group 3 winners | 12 May 1968 | 9th | 1960 | Silver medal (1900) |
Guinea | Africa | Europe Group 1 winners | 30 June 1968 | 1st | — | — |
Standings
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
In the quarter-finals:
- The winners of Group A, France, advanced to play the runners-up of Group B, Japan.
- The runners-up of Group A, Mexico, advanced to play the winners of Group B, Spain.
Matches
[edit]Mexico vs Colombia
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France vs Guinea
[edit]France | 3–1 | Guinea |
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Referee: Milivoje Gugulovic (Yugoslavia)
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France vs Mexico
[edit]France | 4–1 | Mexico |
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Referee: Erwin Hieger (Peru)
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Guinea vs Colombia
[edit]Guinea | 3–2 | Colombia |
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Referee: Dimitar Rumenchev (Bulgaria)
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Mexico vs Guinea
[edit]Mexico | 4–0 | Guinea |
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Referee: Suvaree Wanchai (Thailand)
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Colombia vs France
[edit]Colombia | 2–1 | France |
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Referee: Karol Galba (Czechoslovakia)
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Olympic Games 1968 » Group A". worldfootball.net. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ^ Jönsson, Mikael (3 November 1999). "Games of the XIX. Olympiad Football Tournament (Mexico City, Mexico, October 13 - 26, 1968)". RSSSF.