| Tourney Name: | Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's European Qualifiers |
| Num Teams: | 20 |
| Confederations: | 1 |
| Matches: | 26 |
| Goals: | 75 |
| Prevseason: | 1964 |
| Nextseason: | 1972 |
The European section of the 1968 Summer Olympics football qualification acted as qualifiers for the 1968 Summer Olympics football tournament held in Mexico, for football teams from Europe. Four slots in the final tournament were available for European teams.
Four groups of five teams compete in a home-and-away knockout stage. The winners of each group qualifies for the Summer Olympics football finals.
See main article: Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's European Qualifiers – Group 1.
See main article: Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's European Qualifiers – Group 2.
See main article: Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's European Qualifiers – Group 3.
See main article: Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's European Qualifiers – Group 4.
The following four teams from Europe qualified for the final tournament.
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | data-sort-type="number" | Previous appearances in Summer Olympics1 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 (1920, 1924, 1928) | ||||
| 4 (1924, 1952, 1956, 1960) | ||||
| 9 (1900, 1908, 1912, 1920, 1924, 1928, 1948, 1952, 1960) | ||||
| 3 (1920, 1924, 1964) |
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
2 Includes all participations by a competing nation at the Summer Olympics (clubs representing nations, olympic teams, full national teams, etc.).