Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Group B

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Group B of the 1968 Summer Olympics football tournament took place from 14 to 18 October 1968. [1] [2] The group consisted of Brazil, Japan, Nigeria, Spain. The top two teams, Spain and Japan, advanced to the quarter-finals.

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Teams

TeamRegionMethod of
qualification		Date of
qualification		Finals
appearance		Last
appearance		Previous best
performance
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan Asia Asia Group 1 winners10 October 19674th 1964 Quarter-finals (1936, 1964)
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Europe Europe Group 4 winners1 April 19684th 1928 Silver medal (1920)
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil South America CONMEBOL final group winners9 April 19684th 1964 Quarter-finals (1952)
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Africa Africa Group 2 winners4 May 19681st——

Standings

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 321040+45Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 312042+24
3Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 302145−12
4Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 301249−51
Source: FIFA

In the quarter-finals:

Matches

Spain vs Brazil

Spain  Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg1–0Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
  • Fernández Soccerball shade.svg77'
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Estadio Azteca , Mexico City
Referee: Abraham Klein (Israel)
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Spain
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Brazil
2 Pere Valentí Mora
3 Goyo Benito Yellow card.svg 50'
4 Francisco Espíldora
6 Miguel Ángel Ochoa
7 Isidro Sala
8 Juan Manuel Asensi
11 Rafael Jaén
15 Juan Fernández
16 José Luis Garzón
17 Toni Grande Sub off.svg 68'
19 Fernando Ortuño
Substitutions:
1 Andrés Mendieta
5 José García
9 Javier Ciáurriz
10 José María Igartua
13 Crispi Sub on.svg 68'
Manager:
Flag of Uruguay.svg José Santamaría
1 Getúlio
2 Miguel Ferreira
3 João Almeida
4 Jorge
5 Tião
6 José Dutra
7 Manoel Maria Red card.svg 44'
8 China Sub off.svg 56'
9 Fernando Ferretti
10 Moreno
11 Toninho
Substitutions:
12 Raul Marcel
13 Cláudio Deodato
14 Plínio Sub on.svg 56'
15 Lauro de Mello
16 Fabio Mosquera
Manager:
Flag of Brazil.svg Marão

Assistant referees:
George Lamptey (Ghana)
Wanchai Suvaree (Thailand)

Japan vs Nigeria

Japan  Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg3–1Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Report
Estadio Cuauhtémoc , Puebla
Referee: Ramón Mármol (El Salvador)
1 Kenzo Yokoyama
2 Hiroshi Katayama
3 Masakatsu Miyamoto
5 Mitsuo Kamata
8 Takaji Mori
9 Aritatsu Ogi
11 Shigeo Yaegashi Sub off.svg 78'
12 Teruki Miyamoto
15 Kunishige Kamamoto
16 Ikuo Matsumoto
17 Ryūichi Sugiyama
Substitutions:
18 Masahiro Hamazaki
4 Yoshitada Yamaguchi
6 Ryozo Suzuki
10 Eizo Yuguchi
14 Yasuyuki Kuwahara Sub on.svg 78'
Manager:
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Shunichiro Okano
1 Peter Fregene
2 Anthony Igwe
4 Sam Garba Yellow card.svg
5 Segun Olumodeji
6 Samuel Opone
8 Paul Hamilton Sub off.svg 38'
10 Peter Anieke
11 Mohammed Lawal
14 Sebastian Brodrick
15 Clement Obojememe
18 Joseph Aghoghovbia Sub off.svg 75'
Substitutions:
19 Yakubu Ibrahim
3 Augustine Ofuokwu
7 Muwiya Oshode
9 Kenneth Olayombo Sub on.svg 38'
16 Abdul Ganiyu Salami Sub on.svg 75'
Manager:
Flag of Hungary.svg József Ember

Assistant referees:
Erwin Hieger (Austria)
Augusto Robles (Guatemala)

Spain vs Nigeria

Spain  Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg3–0Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Report
Estadio Azteca , Mexico City
Referee: Augusto Robles (Guatemala)
2 Pere Valentí Mora
3 Goyo Benito Yellow card.svg
4 Francisco Espíldora
6 Miguel Ángel Ochoa
7 Isidro Sala
8 Juan Manuel Asensi Sub off.svg 73'
11 Rafael Jaén
15 Juan Fernández Sub off.svg 66'
16 José Luis Garzón
17 Toni Grande
19 Fernando Ortuño
Substitutions:
1 Andrés Mendieta
5 José García
9 Javier Ciáurriz
13 Crispi Sub on.svg 73'
18 Gerardo Ortega Sub on.svg 66'
Manager:
Flag of Uruguay.svg José Santamaría
1 Peter Fregene
2 Anthony Igwe
3 Augustine Ofuokwu
4 Sam Garba
5 Segun Olumodeji
6 Samuel Opone
10 Peter Anieke Yellow card.svg
11 Mohammed Lawal Yellow card.svg
14 Sebastian Brodrick
15 Clement Obojememe
16 Abdul Ganiyu Salami
Substitutions:
19 Yakubu Ibrahim
8 Paul Hamilton
9 Kenneth Olayombo
12 Durajaiyef Adigun
18 Joseph Aghoghovbia
Manager:
Flag of Hungary.svg József Ember

Assistant referees:
Erwin Hieger (Austria)
Abraham Klein (Israel)

Brazil vs Japan

Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg1–1Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Report
Estadio Cuauhtémoc , Puebla
Referee: George Lamptey (Ghana)
1 Getúlio
2 Miguel Ferreira
3 João Almeida
5 Tião
6 José Dutra
9 Fernando Ferretti Sub off.svg 84'
10 Moreno
11 Toninho
13 Cláudio Deodato
14 Plínio
16 Fabio Mosquera
Substitutions:
12 Raul Marcel
4 Jorge
17 Arnaldo Sub on.svg 84'
18 Chance
Manager:
Flag of Brazil.svg Marão
1 Kenzo Yokoyama
2 Hiroshi Katayama
4 Yoshitada Yamaguchi
5 Mitsuo Kamata
8 Takaji Mori
9 Aritatsu Ogi
12 Teruki Miyamoto
14 Yasuyuki Kuwahara Sub off.svg 45+1'
15 Kunishige Kamamoto
16 Ikuo Matsumoto Sub off.svg 81'
17 Ryūichi Sugiyama
Substitutions:
18 Masahiro Hamazaki
3 Masakatsu Miyamoto Sub on.svg 45+1'
6 Ryozo Suzuki
7 Kiyoshi Tomizawa
13 Masashi Watanabe Sub on.svg 81'
Manager:
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Shunichiro Okano

Assistant referees:
Seyoum Tarekegn (Ethiopia)
Dimitar Rumentchev (Bulgaria)

Spain vs Japan

Spain  Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg0–0Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Report
Estadio Azteca , Mexico City
Referee: Erwin Hieger (Austria)
1 Andrés Mendieta
3 Goyo Benito Yellow card.svgSub off.svg 73'
4 Francisco Espíldora
6 Miguel Ángel Ochoa
9 Javier Ciáurriz
10 José María Igartua
12 Ramón Alfonseda
13 Crispi
14 José Antonio Barrios Yellow card.svg
17 Toni Grande
18 Gerardo Ortega
Substitutions:
2 Pere Valentí Mora
7 Isidro Sala Sub on.svg 73'
8 Juan Manuel Asensi
11 Rafael Jaén
16 José Luis Garzón
Manager:
Flag of Uruguay.svg José Santamaría
1 Kenzo Yokoyama
2 Hiroshi Katayama
3 Masakatsu Miyamoto
4 Yoshitada Yamaguchi
5 Mitsuo Kamata
8 Takaji Mori
9 Aritatsu Ogi
12 Teruki Miyamoto Sub off.svg 73'
13 Masashi Watanabe
15 Kunishige Kamamoto
17 Ryūichi Sugiyama
Substitutions:
18 Masahiro Hamazaki
6 Ryozo Suzuki
10 Eizo Yuguchi
14 Yasuyuki Kuwahara
16 Ikuo Matsumoto
Manager:
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Shunichiro Okano

Assistant referees:
Milivoje Gugulović (Serbia)
István Zsolt (Hungary)

Brazil vs Nigeria

Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg3–3Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Report
Estadio Cuauhtémoc , Puebla
Referee: George Lamptey (Ghana)
1 Getúlio
2 Miguel Ferreira
3 João Almeida Yellow card.svgSub off.svg 45+1'
5 Tião
6 José Dutra
9 Fernando Ferretti Red card.svg 55'
11 Toninho
13 Cláudio Deodato
14 Plínio
16 Fabio Mosquera
18 Chance
Substitutions:
12 Raul Marcel
4 Jorge
10 Moreno
17 Arnaldo Sub on.svg 45+1'
Manager:
Flag of Brazil.svg Marão
1 Peter Fregene
2 Anthony Igwe
5 Segun Olumodeji Sub off.svg 75'
6 Samuel Opone
7 Muwiya Oshode Sub off.svg 80'
9 Kenneth Olayombo Yellow card.svg
10 Peter Anieke
11 Mohammed Lawal
14 Sebastian Brodrick
15 Clement Obojememe
17 Fred Aryee
Substitutions:
19 Yakubu Ibrahim
3 Augustine Ofuokwu Yellow card.svgSub on.svg 75'
12 Durajaiyef Adigun
13 Willy Andrews
16 Abdul Ganiyu Salami Sub on.svg 80'
Manager:
Flag of Hungary.svg József Ember

Assistant referees:
Abraham Klein (Israel)
Wanchai Suvareev (Thailand)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Olympic Games 1968 » Group B". worldfootball.net. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  2. ↑ Jönsson, Mikael (3 November 1999). "Games of the XIX. Olympiad Football Tournament (Mexico City, Mexico, October 13 - 26, 1968)". RSSSF .
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