The 1968 Olympic football tournament was played as part of the 1968 Summer Olympics. The tournament features 16 men's national teams from five continental confederations. The 16 teams are drawn into four groups of four and each group plays a round-robin tournament. At the end of the group stage, the top two teams advanced to the knockout stage, beginning with the quarter-finals and culminating with the gold medal match at the Azteca Stadium on 26 October 1968. This was the first time an Asian team won a medal, Japan claiming bronze.

Qualification

Africa (3) Asia (3) Europe (5) North America (3) South America (2)

Venues

Medalists

Squads

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Group C

Ghana replaced Morocco, who refused to play against Israel.

Group D

Knockout stage

Bracket

Quarter-finals

Bulgaria progressed after a drawing of lots.

Semi-finals

Bronze Medal match

Gold Medal match

Bulgaria finished the match with only eight players after having three players sent off.

Statistics

Goalscorers

With seven goals, Kunishige Kamamoto of Japan is the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 116 goals were scored by 68 different players, with two of them credited as own goals.

Final ranking

As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.