Group C of the 1968 Summer Olympics football tournament took place from 14 to 18 October 1968. [1] [2] The group consisted of El Salvador, Ghana, Hungary, Israel. The top two teams, Spain and Japan, advanced to the quarter-finals.
Team | Region | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Finals appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance |
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![]() | Europe | Holders | 23 October 1964 | 7th | 1964 | Gold medal (1952, 1964) |
![]() | Asia | Asia Group 3 winners | 22 March 1968 | 1st | — | — |
![]() | North America | CONCACAF final round winner | 26 May 1968 | 1st | — | — |
![]() | Africa | Replacement by Morocco | 30 August 1968 | 2nd | 1964 | Quarter-finals (1964) |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 2 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 1 |
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