Group A of the 1968 Summer Olympics football tournament took place from 13 to 17 October 1968. [1] [2] The group consisted of host nation Mexico, as well as Colombia, France and Guinea. The top two teams, France and Mexico, advanced to the quarter-finals.
| Team | Region | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Finals appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance |
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 Mexico | North America | Hosts | 18 October 1963 | 4th | 1964 | First round (1928, 1948, 1964) |
 Colombia | South America | CONMEBOL final group runners-up | 9 April 1968 | 1st | — | — |
 France | Europe | Europe Group 3 winners | 12 May 1968 | 9th | 1960 | Silver medal (1900) |
 Guinea | Africa | Europe Group 1 winners | 30 June 1968 | 1st | — | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Mexico (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 | |
| 3 | Colombia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Guinea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 2 |
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