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

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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First round

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

Second round

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

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Games of the XVII. Olympiad – Football Qualifying Tournament – (Mexico City, Mexico, 1968): EUROPE. RSSSF. 21 October 2021.