 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source .(April 2021) |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 22 March 1967 – 1 June 1968 |
| Teams | 20 (from 1 confederation) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 26 |
| Goals scored | 75 (2.88 per match) |
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.
| Team 1 | Agg. | 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 |
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | ||||
Greece  | 0–10 |  East Germany | 0–5 | 0–5 |
| Second round | ||||
Turkey  | 2–6 |  Bulgaria | 2–3 | 0–3 |
| East Germany | 2–0 |  Romania | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Final round | ||||
| Bulgaria | 6–4 | East Germany | 4–1 | 2–3 |
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | ||||
Finland  | 1–0 |  Netherlands | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Second round | ||||
Austria  | 4–2 |  Switzerland | 4–1 | 0–1 |
| Finland | 2–4 |  France | 1–1 | 1–3 |
| Final round | ||||
| France | 4–2 | Austria | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | ||||
Iceland  | 4–6 |  Spain | 1–1 | 3–5 |
| Second round | ||||
West Germany  | 1–2 |  Great Britain | 0–2 | 1–0 |
| Spain | w/o |  Italy | — | — |
| Final round | ||||
| Spain | 1–0 | Great Britain | 1–0 | 0–0 |
The following four teams from Europe qualified for the final tournament.
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in Summer Olympics 1 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | Group 4 winners | 10 April 1968 | 3 (1920, 1924, 1928) |
| Bulgaria | Group 2 winners | 24 April 1968 | 4 (1924, 1952, 1956, 1960) |
| France | Group 3 winners | 12 May 1968 | 9 (1900, 1908, 1912, 1920, 1924 , 1928, 1948, 1952, 1960) |
| Czechoslovakia | Group 1 winners | 1 June 1968 | 3 (1920, 1924, 1964) |
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