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Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's European Qualifiers – Group 3

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The 1968 Summer Olympics football qualification – Europe Group 3 was one of the four European groups in the Summer Olympics football qualification tournament to decide which teams would qualify for the 1968 Summer Olympics football finals tournament in Mexico.[1] Group 3 consisted of five teams: Austria, Finland, France, Netherlands, Switzerland. The teams played home-and-away knockout matches. France qualified for the Summer Olympics football finals after defeating Austria 4–2 on aggregate in the final round.

Summary

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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

First round

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Finland 0–0 Netherlands
Report
Attendance: 19,181[2]
Netherlands 0–1 Finland
Report
  • Laine 61'
Attendance: 5,000[3]

Finland won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Second round

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Austria 4–1  Switzerland

Austria won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the final round.

Finland 1–1 France
 Report
Attendance: 7,691[4]
France 3–1 Finland
 Report
Attendance: 5,702[5]
Referee: Joaquim Campos (Portugal)

France won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the final round.

Final round

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France 3–1 Austria
Austria 1–1 France

France won 4–2 on aggregate and qualified for the Summer Olympics.

References

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  1. ^ "Games of the XVII. Olympiad – Football Qualifying Tournament – (Mexico City, Mexico, 1968): EUROPE". RSSSF. 21 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Finland vs Netherlands* international football match report". eu-football.info. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Netherlands* vs Finland international football match report". eu-football.info. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Finland vs France* international football match report". eu-football.info. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  5. ^ "France* vs Finland international football match report". eu-football.info. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
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