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1968 Olympic Games

Tournament details
Host country	Mexico
Dates	13–26 October
Teams	16 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)	4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Hungary
Runners-up	Bulgaria
Third place	Japan
Matches played	32
Goals scored	116 (3.63 per match)

Group A (Mexico City & Puebla)

Mexico           1-0 Colombia           1.FRANCE           3  2  0  1  8- 4  4
France           3-1 Guinea             2.MEXICO           3  2  0  1  6- 4  4
Mexico           1-4 France             3.Colombia         3  1  0  2  4- 5  2
Guinea           3-2 Colombia           4.Guinea           3  1  0  2  4- 9  2
Mexico           4-0 Guinea
Colombia         2-1 France

Group B (Mexico City & Puebla)
Japan            3-1 Nigeria            1.SPAIN            3  2  1  0  4- 0  5
Spain            1-0 Brazil             2.JAPAN            3  1  2  0  4- 2  4
Japan            1-1 Brazil             3.Brazil           3  0  2  1  4- 5  2
Spain            3-0 Nigeria            4.Nigeria          3  0  1  2  4- 9  1
Brazil           3-3 Nigeria
Japan            0-0 Spain

Group C (Guadalajara & Leon)
Hungary          4-0 El Salvador        1.HUNGARY          3  2  1  0  8- 2  5
Israel           5-3 Ghana              2.ISRAEL           3  2  0  1  8- 6  4
Israel           3-1 El Salvador        3.Ghana            3  0  2  1  6- 8  2
Hungary          2-2 Ghana              4.El Salvador      3  0  1  2  2- 8  1
Hungary          2-0 Israel
El Salvador      1-1 Ghana

Group D (Guadalajara & Leon)
Guatemala        1-0 Czechoslovakia     1.BULGARIA         3  2  1  0 11- 3  5
Bulgaria         7-0 Thailand           2.GUATEMALA        3  2  0  1  6- 3  4
Czechoslovakia   2-2 Bulgaria           3.Czechoslovakia   3  1  1  1 10- 3  3
Guatemla         4-1 Thailand           4.Thailand         3  0  0  3  1-19  0
Czechoslovakia   8-0 Thailand
Bulgaria         2-1 Guatemala

QUARTERFINALS
Japan            3-1 France                         (Mexico City)
Mexico           2-0 Spain                          (Puebla)
Hungary          4-0 Guatemala                      (Guadalajara)
Bulgaria         1-1 Israel (aet Bulgaria won toss) (Leon)

SEMIFINALS
Hungary          5-0 Japan                          (Mexico City)
Bulgaria         3-2 Mexico                         (Guadalajara)

MATCH FOR THIRD PLACE
Japan            2-0 Mexico                         (Mexico City)

FINAL
Hungary          4-1 Bulgaria

Azteca Stadium, Mexico City

Attendance: 75,000

Referee: Diego De Leo 

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1972 Olympic Games

Tournament details
Host country	West Germany
Dates	27 August – 10 September
Teams	16 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)	6 (in 6 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Poland
Runners-up	Hungary
Third place	East Germany (shared)  Soviet Union (shared)
Matches played	38
Goals scored	135 (3.55 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Kazimierz Deyna (9 goals)

Group 1  [West Germany and Morocco qualify]

27/08/1972		Morocco	-	USA	0:0
		Germany	-	Malaysia	3:0
29/08/1972		Malaysia	-	USA	3:0
		Germany	-	Morocco	3:0
31/08/1972		Morocco	-	Malaysia	6:0
		Germany	-	USA	7:0

1. West Germany     3  0  0  13- 0  6
2. Morocco          1  1  1   6- 3  3
3. Malaysia         1  0  2   3- 9  2
4. USA              0  1  2   0-10  1

Group 2  [Soviet Union and Mexico qualify]

28/08/1972		USSR	-	Myanmar	1:0
		Mexico	-	Sudan	1:0
30/08/1972		Mexico	-	Myanmar	1:0
		USSR	-	Sudan	2:1
01/09/1972		Myanmar	-	Sudan	2:0
		USSR	-	Mexico	4:1

1. Soviet Union    3  0  0   7- 2  6
2. Mexico          2  0  1   3- 4  4
3. Burma           1  0  2   2- 2  2
4. Sudan           0  0  3   1- 5  0

Group 3  [Hungary and Denmark qualify]

27/08/1972		Hungary	-	Iran	5:0
		Denmark	-	Brazil	3:2
29/08/1972		Denmark	-	Iran	4:0
		Hungary	-	Brazil	2:2
31/08/1972		Iran	-	Brazil	1:0
		Denmark	-	Hungary	0:2

1. Hungary        2  1  0   9- 2  5
2. Denmark        2  0  1   7- 4  4
3. Iran           1  0  2   1- 9  2
4. Brazil         0  1  2   4- 6  1

Group 4  [Poland and East Germany qualify]

28/08/1972		Poland	-	Colombia	5:1
		GDR	-	Ghana	4:0
30/08/1972		GDR	-	Colombia	6:1
		Poland	-	Ghana	4:0
01/09/1972		Poland	-	GDR	2:1
		Colombia	-	Ghana	3:1

1. Poland          3  0  0  11- 2  6
2. East Germany    2  0  1  11- 3  4
3. Colombia        1  0  2   5-12  2
4. Ghana           0  0  3   1-11  0

SECOND ROUND
Group A

03/09/1972		Hungary	-	GDR	2:0
		Germany	-	Mexico	1:1
05/09/1972		GDR	-	Mexico	7:0
06/09/1972		Hungary	-	Germany	4:1
08/09/1972		Hungary	-	Mexico	2:0
		GDR	-	Germany	3:2

1. Hungary         3  0  0   8- 1  6
2. East Germany    2  0  1  10- 4  4
3. West Germany    0  1  2   4- 8  1
4. Mexico          0  1  2   1-10  1 

Group B 

03/09/1972		Denmark	-	Poland	1:1
		USSR	-	Morocco	3:0
05/09/1972		USSR	-	Poland	1:2
		Denmark	-	Morocco	3:1
08/09/1972		USSR	-	Denmark	4:0
		Poland	-	Morocco	5:0

1. Poland          2  1  0   8- 2  5
2. Soviet Union    2  0  1   8- 2  4
3. Denmark         1  1  1   4- 6  3
4. Morocco         0  0  3   1-11  0

MATCH FOR THIRD PLACE
Soviet Union     2-2 East Germany (aet) Bronze medals shared.

FINAL 

September 10, 1972
Poland           2-1 Hungary 

Olympic Stadium, Munich

Attendance: 80.000

Referee: Kurt Tschenscher 

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1976 Olympic Games

Tournament details
Host country	Canada
Dates	18 July – 31 July
Teams	13 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)	4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	East Germany (1st title)
Runners-up	Poland
Third place	Soviet Union
Fourth place	Brazil
Matches played	23
Goals scored	66 (2.87 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Andrzej Szarmach (6 goals)

Group A [Brazil and East Germany qualify]
Brazil           0-0 East Germany    1. Brazil          2  1  1  0   2- 1  3
Brazil           2-1 Spain           2. East Germany    2  1  1  0   1- 0  3
East Germany     1-0 Spain           3. Spain           2  0  0  2   1- 3  0

Group B [France and Israel qualify]
France           4-1 Mexico          1. France          3  2  1  0   9- 3  5
Israel           0-0 Guatemala       2. Israel          3  0  3  0   3- 3  3
Mexico           2-2 Israel          3. Guatemala       3  0  2  1   2- 5  2
France           4-1 Guatemala       4. Mexico          3  0  2  1   4- 7  2
Mexico           1-1 Guatemala
France           1-1 Israel

Group C [Poland and Iran qualify]
Poland           0-0 Cuba            1. Poland          2  1  1  0   3- 2  3
Iran             1-0 Cuba            2. Iran            2  1  0  1   3- 3  2
Poland           3-2 Iran            3. Cuba            2  0  1  1   0- 1  1

Group D [Soviet Union and North Korea qualify]
Soviet Union     2-1 Canada          1. Soviet Union    2  2  0  0   5- 1  4
North Korea      3-1 Canada          2. North Korea     2  1  0  1   3- 4  2
Soviet Union     3-0 North Korea     3. Canada          2  0  0  2   2- 5  0

QUARTER-FINALS
Brazil           4-1 Israel
Soviet Union     2-1 Iran
East Germany     4-0 France
Poland           5-0 North Korea

SEMI-FINALS
East Germany     2-1 Soviet Union
Poland           2-0 Brazil

MATCH FOR THIRD PLACE
Soviet Union     2-0 Brazil

FINAL
31st July, 1976
East Germany     3-1 Poland

Olympic Stadium, Montreal

Attendance: 71.617

Referee: Ramón Barreto 

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1980 Olympic Games

Tournament details
Host country	Soviet Union
Dates	20 July – 2 August
Teams	16 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)	5 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Czechoslovakia (1st title)
Runners-up	East Germany
Third place	Soviet Union
Fourth place	Yugoslavia
Matches played	32
Goals scored	82 (2.56 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Sergey Andreyev (5 goals)

Group A
        Soviet Union     4-0 Venezuela          1.SOVIET UNION     3  3  0  0 15- 1  6
        Cuba             1-0 Zambia             2.CUBA             3  2  0  1  3- 9  4
        Soviet Union     3-1 Zambia             3.Venezuela        3  1  0  2  3- 7  2
        Cuba             2-1 Venezuela          4.Zambia           3  0  0  3  2- 6  0
        Soviet Union     8-0 Cuba
        Venezuela        2-1 Zambia

Group B
21.7.80 Kuwait           3-1 Nigeria            1.CZECHOSLOVAKIA   3  1  2  0  4- 1  4
        Czechoslovakia   3-0 Colombia           2.KUWAIT           3  1  2  0  4- 2  4
        Czechoslovakia   1-1 Nigeria            3.Colombia         3  1  1  1  2- 4  3
        Kuwait           1-1 Colombia           4.Nigeria          3  0  1  2  2- 5  1
        Czechoslovakia   0-0 Kuwait
        Colombia         1-0 Nigeria

Group C
       East Germany     1-1 Spain              1.EAST GERMANY     3  2  1  0  7- 1  5
       Algeria          3-0 Syria              2.ALGERIA          3  1  1  1  4- 2  3
       East Germany     1-0 Algeria            3.Spain            3  0  3  0  2- 2  3
       Spain            0-0 Syria              4.Syria            3  0  1  2  0- 8  1
       East Germany     5-0 Syria
       Algeria          1-1 Spain

Group D
      Yugoslavia       2-0 Finland            1.YUGOSLAVIA       3  2  1  0  6- 3  5
      Iraq             3-0 Costa Rica         2.IRAQ             3  1  2  0  4- 1  4
      Yugoslavia       3-2 Costa Rica         3.Finland          3  1  1  1  3- 2  3
      Iraq             0-0 Finland            4.Costa Rica       3  0  0  3  2- 9  0
      Yugoslavia       1-1 Iraq
      Finland          3-0 Costa Rica

QUARTERFINALS
        Soviet Union     2-1 Kuwait
        Czechoslovakia   3-0 Cuba
25.7.80 East Germany     4-0 Iraq
        Yugoslavia       3-0 Algeria

SEMIFINALS
       East Germany     1-0 Soviet Union
       Czechoslovakia   2-0 Yugoslavia

MATCH FOR THIRD PLACE
      Soviet Union     2-0 Yugoslavia

FINAL
August 2, 1980
Czechoslovakia   1-0 East Germany

Lenin Stadium, Moscow

Attendance: 70,000

Referee: Eldar Azimzade 

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1984 Olympic Games Tournament details Host country United States Dates 29 July – 11 August 1984 (13 days) Teams 16 (from 5 confederations) Venue(s) 4 (in 4 host cities) Final positions Champions  France (1st title) Runners-up  Brazil Third place  Yugoslavia Fourth place  Italy Matches played 32 Goals scored 84 (2.63 per match) Attendance 1,425,181 (44,537 per match) Top scorer(s)  Daniel Xuereb  Borislav Cvetković  Stjepan Deverić (5 goals each) Group A Chile 0-0 Norway 1.FRANCE 3 1 2 0 5- 4 4 France 2-2 Qatar 2.CHILE 3 1 2 0 2- 1 4 France 2-1 Norway 3.Norway 3 1 1 1 3- 2 3 Chile 1-0 Qatar 4.Qatar 3 0 1 2 2- 5 1 Norway 2-0 Qatar France 1-1 Chile Group B Canada 1-1 Iraq 1.YUGOSLAVIA 3 3 0 0 7- 3 6 Yugoslavia 2-1 Cameroon 2.CANADA 3 1 1 1 4- 3 3 Cameroon 1-0 Iraq 3.Cameroon 3 1 0 2 3- 5 2 Yugoslavia 1-0 Canada 4.Iraq 3 0 1 2 3- 6 1 Canada 3-1 Cameroon Yugoslavia 4-2 Iraq Group C West Germany 2-0 Morocco 1.BRAZIL 3 3 0 0 6- 1 6 Brazil 3-1 Saudi Arabia 2.WEST GERMANY 3 2 0 1 8- 1 4 Brazil 1-0 West Germany 3.Morocco 3 1 0 2 1- 4 2 Morocco 1-0 Saudi Arabia 4.Saudi Arabia 3 0 0 3 1-10 0 West Germany 6-0 Saudi Arabia Brazil 2-0 Morocco Group D USA 3-0 Costa Rica 1.ITALY 3 2 0 1 2- 1 4 Italy 1-0 Egypt 2.EGYPT 3 1 1 1 5- 3 3 Egypt 4-1 Costa Rica 3.USA 3 1 1 1 4- 2 3 Italy 1-0 USA 4.Costa Rica 3 1 0 2 2- 7 2 Egypt 1-1 USA Costa Rica 1-0 Italy QUARTERFINALS Italy 1-0 Chile [aet] France 2-0 Egypt Brazil 1-1 Canada [aet,4-2 on penalties] Yugoslavia 5-2 West Germany SEMIFINALS France 4-2 Yugoslavia [aet] Brazil 2-1 Italy [aet] MATCH FOR THIRD PLACE Yugoslavia 2-1 Italy FINAL August 11, 1984 France 2-0 Brazil Rose Bowl, Pasadena Attendance: 101,799 Referee: Keizer (NED) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1988 Olympic Games Tournament details Host country South Korea Dates 17 September – 1 October Teams 16 (from 6 confederations) Venue(s) 6 (in 5 host cities) Final positions Champions  Soviet Union Runners-up  Brazil Third place  West Germany Fourth place  Italy Tournament statistics Matches played 32 Goals scored 95 (2.97 per match) Top scorer(s)  Romário (7 goals)   Group A [Sweden and West Germany qualify] 17/9 West Germany 3 - 0 China 17/9 Sweden 2 - 2 Tunisia 19/9 West Germany 4 - 1 Tunisia 19/9 Sweden 2 - 0 China 21/9 Tunisia 0 - 0 China 21/9 Sweden 2 - 1 West Germany Sweden 3 2 1 0 6 3 5 West Germany 3 2 0 1 8 3 4 Tunisia 3 0 2 1 3 6 2 China 3 0 1 2 0 5 1 Group B [Zambia and Italy qualify] 17/9 Zambia 2 - 2 Iraq 17/9 Italy 5 - 2 Guatemala 19/9 Zambia 4 - 0 Italy 19/9 Iraq 3 - 0 Guatemala 21/9 Zambia 4 - 0 Guatemala 21/9 Italy 2 - 0 Iraq Zambia 3 2 1 0 10 2 5 Italy 3 2 0 1 7 6 4 Iraq 3 1 1 1 5 4 3 Guatemala 3 0 0 3 2 12 0 Group C [Soviet Union and Argentina qualify] 18/9 South Korea 0 - 0 Soviet Union 18/9 USA 1 - 1 Argentina 20/9 South Korea 0 - 0 USA 20/9 Soviet Union 2 - 1 Argentina 22/9 Argentina 2 - 1 South Korea 22/9 Soviet Union 4 - 2 USA Soviet Union 3 2 1 0 6 3 5 Argentina 3 1 1 1 4 4 3 South Korea 3 0 2 1 1 2 2 USA 3 0 2 1 3 5 2 Group D [Brazil and Australia qualify] 18/9 Australia 1 - 0 Yugoslavia 18/9 Brazil 4 - 0 Nigeria 20/9 Yugoslavia 3 - 1 Nigeria 20/9 Brazil 3 - 0 Australia 22/9 Brazil 2 - 1 Yugoslavia 22/9 Australia 1 - 0 Nigeria Brazil 3 3 0 0 9 1 6 Australia 3 2 0 1 2 3 4 Yugoslavia 3 1 0 2 4 4 2 Nigeria 3 0 0 3 1 8 0 QUARTER-FINALS (all 25/9) West Germany 4 - 0 Zambia Italy 2 - 1 Sweden (aet, FT 1-1) Brazil 1 - 0 Argentina Soviet Union 3 - 0 Australia SEMI-FINALS (all 27/9) Soviet Union 3 - 2 Italy (aet, FT 1-1) 27/9 Brazil 1 - 1 West Germany (aet,3-2 in penalty shootout) MATCH FOR THIRD PLACE (30/9) West Germany 3 - 0 Italy FINAL (1/10) Soviet Union 2 - 1 Brazil Olympic Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 74,000 Referee: Gérard Biguet (FRA) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1992 Olympic Games Tournament details Host country Spain Dates 24 July – 8 August Teams 16 (from 6 confederations) Venue(s) 5 (in 5 host cities) Final positions Champions  Spain (1st title) Runners-up  Poland Third place  Ghana Fourth place  Australia Tournament statistics Matches played 32 Goals scored 87 (2.72 per match) Top scorer(s)  Andrzej Juskowiak (7 goals)   Group A 24- 7-92 Italy 2-1 United States 24- 7-92 Poland 2-0 Kuwait 27- 7-92 Italy 0-3 Poland 27- 7-92 United States 3-1 Kuwait 29- 7-92 Italy 1-0 Kuwait 29- 7-92 United States 2-2 Poland 1.POLAND 3 2 1 0 7- 2 5 2.ITALY 3 2 0 1 3- 4 4 3.USA 3 1 1 1 6- 5 3 4.Kuwait 3 0 0 3 1- 6 0 Group B 24- 7-92 Spain 4-0 Colombia 24- 7-92 Egypt 0-1 Qatar 27- 7-92 Spain 2-0 Egypt 27- 7-92 Colombia 1-1 Qatar 29- 7-92 Spain 2-0 Qatar 29- 9-92 Colombia 3-4 Egypt 1.SPAIN 3 3 0 0 8- 0 6 2.QATAR 3 1 1 1 2- 3 3 3.Egypt 3 1 0 2 4- 6 2 4.Colombia 3 0 1 2 4- 9 1 Group C  26- 7-92 Ghana 3-1 Australia 26- 7-92 Denmark 1-1 Mexico 28- 7-92 Mexico 1-1 Australia 28- 7-92 Denmark 0-0 Ghana 30- 7-92 Mexico 1-1 Ghana 30- 7-92 Denmark 0-3 Australia 1.GHANA 3 1 2 0 4- 2 4 2.AUSTRALIA 3 1 1 1 5- 4 3 3.Mexico 3 0 3 0 3- 3 3 4.Denmark 3 0 2 1 1- 4 2 Group D 26- 7-92 Sweden 0-0 Paraguay 26- 7-92 Morocco 1-1 South Korea 28- 7-92 Paraguay 0-0 South Korea 28- 7-92 Sweden 4-0 Morocco 30- 7-92 Sweden 1-1 South Korea 30- 7-92 Paraguay 3-1 Morocco 1.SWEDEN 3 1 2 0 5- 1 4 2.PARAGUAY 3 1 2 0 3- 1 4 3.South Korea 3 0 3 0 2- 2 3 4.Morocco 3 0 1 2 2- 8 1 QUARTER-FINALS August 1, 1992 Spain 1-0 Italy August 1, 1992 Poland 2-0 Qatar August 2, 1992 Ghana 4-2 Paraguay August 2, 1992 Australia 2-1 Sweden SEMI-FINALS August 5, 1992 Poland 6-1 Australia August 5, 1992 Spain 2-0 Ghana BRONZE MEDAL MATCH August 7, 1992 Ghana 1-0 Australia FINAL August 8, 1992 Spain 3-2 Poland Camp Nou, Barcelona Attendance: 95,000 Referee: Torres Cadena (COL) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 Olympic Games Tournament details Host country United States Dates 20 July – 3 August Teams 16 (from 6 confederations) Venue(s) 5 (in 5 host cities) Final positions Champions  Nigeria Runners-up  Argentina Third place  Brazil Fourth place  Portugal Matches played 32 Goals scored 90 (2.81 per match) Top scorer(s)  Hernán Crespo  Bebeto (6 goals)   Group A July 20 Portugal 2-0 Tunisia July 20 USA 1-3 Argentina July 22 USA 2-0 Tunisia July 22 Argentina 1-1 Portugal July 24 USA 1-1 Portugal July 24 Argentina 1-1 Tunisia 1.ARGENTINA 3 1 2 0 5- 3 5 2.PORTUGAL 3 1 2 0 4- 2 5 3.USA 3 1 1 1 4- 4 4 4.Tunisia 3 0 1 2 1- 5 1 Group B July 20 Spain 1-0 Saudi Arabia July 20 France 2-0 Australia July 22 Spain 1-1 France July 22 Saudi Arabia 1-2 Australia July 24 Spain 3-2 Australia July 24 Saudi Arabia 1-2 France 1.FRANCE 3 2 1 0 5- 2 7 2.SPAIN 3 2 1 0 5- 3 7 3.Australia 3 1 0 2 4- 6 3 4.Saudi Arabia 3 0 0 3 2- 5 0 Group C July 21 Italy 0-1 Mexico July 21 Ghana 0-1 South Korea July 23 South Korea 0-0 Mexico July 23 Ghana 3-2 Italy July 25 Ghana 1-1 Mexico July 25 South Korea 1-2 Italy 1.MEXICO 3 1 2 0 2- 1 5 2.GHANA 3 1 1 1 4- 4 4 3.South Korea 3 1 1 1 2- 2 4 4.Italy 3 1 0 2 4- 5 3 Group D July 21 Brazil 0-1 Japan July 21 Hungary 0-1 Nigeria July 23 Brazil 3-1 Hungary July 23 Japan 0-2 Nigeria July 25 Brazil 1-0 Nigeria July 25 Japan 3-2 Hungary 1.BRAZIL 3 2 0 1 4- 2 6 2.NIGERIA 3 2 0 1 3- 1 6 3.Japan 3 2 0 1 4- 4 6 4.Hungary 3 0 0 3 3- 7 0 QUARTERFINALS July 27 France 1-2 Portugal [asdet] July 27 Argentina 4-0 Spain July 28 Mexico 0-2 Nigeria July 28 Brazil 4-2 Ghana SEMIFINALS July 30 Portugal 0-2 Argentina July 31 Nigeria 4-3 Brazil [asdet] MATCH FOR THIRD PLACE August 2 Brazil 5-0 Portugal FINAL August 3 Nigeria 3-2 Argentina Sanford Stadium, Athens Attendance: 86,117 Referee: Collina (ITA)