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Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's European Qualifiers – Group 1

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The 1968 Summer Olympics football qualification – Europe Group 1 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 1 consisted of five teams: Albania, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Soviet Union and Yugoslavia. The teams played home-and-away knockout matches. Czechoslovakia qualified for the Summer Olympics football finals after defeating Soviet Union 5–3 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
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

First round

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Soviet Union Cancelled Albania
Albania Cancelled Soviet Union

Soviet Union won on walkover and advanced to the second round.

Second round

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Poland 0–1 Soviet Union
Report
  • Chislenko 59'
Attendance: 50,000[2]
Soviet Union 2–1 Poland
 Report
Attendance: 90,000[3]
Referee: Jack Taylor (England)

Soviet Union won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the final round.

Czechoslovakia won on walkover and advanced to the final round.

Final round

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Czechoslovakia 3–0 Soviet Union
 Report
Attendance: 20,000[5]
Referee: John Gow (Wales)

Czechoslovakia won 5–3 on aggregate and qualified for the Summer Olympics.

Goalscorers

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There were 12 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

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