Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Group C

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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.

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Teams

TeamRegionMethod of
qualification		Date of
qualification		Finals
appearance		Last
appearance		Previous best
performance
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary EuropeHolders23 October 19647th 1964 Gold medal (1952, 1964)
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Asia Asia Group 3 winners22 March 19681st——
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador North America CONCACAF final round winner26 May 19681st——
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana [a] AfricaReplacement by Morocco 30 August 19682nd 1964 Quarter-finals (1964)

Notes:

  1. ↑ Morocco initially qualified as Africa Group 3 winners, but withdrew due to refusing to play against Israel in the final tournament, and were replaced by Ghana. [3]

Standings

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 321082+65Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 320186+24
3Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 302168−22
4Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 301228−61
Source: FIFA

In the quarter-finals:

Matches

Hungary vs El Salvador

Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg4–0Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador
Report
Estadio Jalisco , Guadalajara
Referee: Diego Di Leo (Mexico)
1 Károly Fatér
2 Dezső Novák
4 Miklós Páncsics
5 Iván Menczel
6 Lajos Szűcs
7 László Fazekas Sub off.svg 54'
10 Antal Dunai
11 László Nagy
14 Ernő Noskó
15 István Juhász
17 István Sárközi Sub off.svg 70'
Substitutions:
19 Zoltán Szarka
9 Lajos Kocsis Sub on.svg 54'
12 László Keglovich
16 Miklós Szalay
18 István Básti Sub on.svg 70'
Manager:
Flag of Hungary.svg Károly Lakat
1 Ricardo Martínez Sub off.svg 55'
2 Roberto Rivas
4 Edgar Morales
5 Jorge Vásquez
7 Salvador Flamenco Sub off.svg 72'
8 Alberto Villalta
9 José Quintanilla
10 Pipo Rodríguez
11 Elmer Acevedo
13 Mauricio González
16 Sergio Méndez
Substitutions:
19 Gualberto Fernández Sub on.svg 55'
12 Mario Flores
14 Juan Ramón Martínez Sub on.svg 72'
15 Víctor Azúcar
17 José Manuel Angel
Manager:
Flag of El Salvador.svg Rigoberto Guzmán

Assistant referees:
Fernando Buergo (Mexico)
Javier Galindo (Mexico)

Israel vs Ghana

Israel  Flag of Israel.svg5–3Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Report
Estadio León , León
Referee: Michel Kitabdjian (France)
19 Shmuel Malika-Aharon
2 Shraga Bar
3 Menachem Bello
4 Zvi Rosen Yellow card.svg
5 Yisha'ayahu Schwager
6 Shmuel Rosenthal
7 Rachamim Talbi Yellow card.svg
8 Giora Spiegel
9 Yehoshua Feigenbaum
10 Mordechai Spiegler
13 George Borba
Substitutions:
1 Haim Levin
11 Roby Young
12 Itzhak Drucker
15 Itzhak Shum
16 David Karako
Manager:
Flag of Israel.svg Emmanuel Scheffer
13 Jon Bortey Noawy Yellow card.svg
4 John Eshun
5 Charles Addo Odametey
6 Ibrahim Sunday Sub off.svg 45'
8 Cecil Jones Attuquayefio Red card.svg 60'
9 George Alhassan Red card.svg 89'
10 Amosa Gbadamosi
15 Malik Jabir
16 Oliver Acquah
17 Jonathan Kpakpo Yellow card.svg
18 Robert Foley
Substitutions:
1 Robert Mensah
2 Akuamoah Boateng
3 Bernard Kusi
12 Abukari Gariba Sub on.svg 45'
14 Joseph Wilson
Manager:
Flag of Germany.svg Karl-Heinz Marotzke

Assistant referees:
Mariano Medina Iglesias (Spain)
Guillermo Velásquez (Colombia)

Hungary vs Ghana

Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg2–2Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Report
Estadio Jalisco , Guadalajara
Referee: Yoshiyuki Maruyama (Japan)
1 Károly Fatér
4 Miklós Páncsics
5 Iván Menczel
6 Lajos Szűcs
7 László Fazekas Sub off.svg 69'
10 Antal Dunai
11 László Nagy
12 László Keglovich
14 Ernő Noskó
15 István Juhász
17 István Sárközi Sub off.svg 45'
Substitutions:
19 Zoltán Szarka
3 Lajos Dunai
9 Lajos Kocsis Sub on.svg 45'
16 Miklós Szalay
18 István Básti Sub on.svg 69'
Manager:
Flag of Hungary.svg Károly Lakat
13 Jon Bortey Noawy Yellow card.svg
4 John Eshun
6 Ibrahim Sunday
7 Osei Kofi
10 Amosa Gbadamosi
11 Sammy Sampene
14 Joseph Wilson
15 Malik Jabir
16 Oliver Acquah
17 Jonathan Kpakpo Yellow card.svg
18 Robert Foley
Substitutions:
1 Robert Mensah
3 Bernard Kusi
19 John Botchway
Manager:
Flag of Germany.svg Karl-Heinz Marotzke

Assistant referees:
Arturo Yamasaki (Peru)
Javier Galindo (Mexico)

Israel vs El Salvador

Israel  Flag of Israel.svg3–1Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador
Report
Estadio León , León
Referee: Shakibudeen Thompson (Nigeria)
1 Haim Levin
3 Menachem Bello
4 Zvi Rosen
5 Yisha'ayahu Schwager Sub off.svg 67'
6 Shmuel Rosenthal
7 Rachamim Talbi
8 Giora Spiegel
9 Yehoshua Feigenbaum
10 Mordechai Spiegler
12 Itzhak Drucker Red card.svg
13 George Borba
Substitutions:
19 Shmuel Malika-Aharon
2 Shraga Bar Sub on.svg 67'
11 Roby Young
15 Itzhak Shum
16 David Karako
Manager:
Flag of Israel.svg Emmanuel Scheffer
19 Gualberto Fernández
2 Roberto Rivas
3 Guillermo Castro
5 Jorge Vásquez
6 José Ruano
8 Alberto Villalta Red card.svg 67'
9 José Quintanilla
10 Pipo Rodríguez Sub off.svg 75'
12 Mario Flores Sub off.svg 32'
13 Mauricio González
16 Sergio Méndez
Substitutions:
7 Salvador Flamenco
14 Juan Ramón Martínez Sub on.svg 32'
15 Víctor Azúcar Sub on.svg 75'
17 José Manuel Angel
18 Joaquin Alabi
Manager:
Flag of El Salvador.svg Rigoberto Guzmán

Assistant referees:
Mariano Medina Iglesias (Spain)
Guillermo Velásquez (Colombia)

Hungary vs Israel

Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg2–0Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Report
Estadio Jalisco , Guadalajara
Referee: Arturo Yamasaki (Peru)
1 Károly Fatér
2 Dezső Novák
3 Lajos Dunai
4 Miklós Páncsics
5 Iván Menczel
6 Lajos Szűcs
7 László Fazekas
10 Antal Dunai
14 Ernő Noskó
15 István Juhász Sub off.svg 45'
18 István Básti
Substitutions:
19 Zoltán Szarka
9 Lajos Kocsis
11 László Nagy
16 Miklós Szalay Sub on.svg 45'
17 István Sárközi
Manager:
Flag of Hungary.svg Károly Lakat
1 Haim Levin
2 Shraga Bar
3 Menachem Bello
4 Zvi Rosen Yellow card.svg
7 Rachamim Talbi Red card.svg 58'
8 Giora Spiegel
9 Yehoshua Feigenbaum
10 Mordechai Spiegler
12 Itzhak Drucker
13 George Borba Sub off.svg 45'
16 David Karako Sub off.svg 70'
Substitutions:
19 Shmuel Malika-Aharon
6 Shmuel Rosenthal
11 Roby Young Sub on.svg 45'
14 Yitzhak Englander
17 Nachman Castro Sub on.svg 70'
Manager:
Flag of Israel.svg Emmanuel Scheffer

Assistant referees:
Romualdo Arppi Filho (Brazil)
Alfonso González Archundía (Mexico)

El Salvador vs Ghana

El Salvador  Flag of El Salvador.svg1–1Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Report
Estadio León , León
Referee: Mariano Medina Iglesias (Spain)
19 Gualberto Fernández
2 Roberto Rivas
3 Guillermo Castro
5 Jorge Vásquez
6 José Ruano Sub off.svg 65'
7 Salvador Flamenco
9 José Quintanilla
10 Pipo Rodríguez
13 Mauricio González
14 Juan Ramón Martínez Sub off.svg 75'
16 Sergio Méndez
Substitutions:
4 Edgar Morales
12 Mario Flores
15 Víctor Azúcar Sub on.svg 75'
17 José Manuel Angel Sub on.svg 65'
18 Joaquin Alabi
Manager:
Flag of El Salvador.svg Rigoberto Guzmán
13 Jon Bortey Noawy Yellow card.svg
4 John Eshun
6 Ibrahim Sunday
7 Osei Kofi
10 Amosa Gbadamosi
11 Sammy Sampene Sub off.svg 45'
14 Joseph Wilson
15 Malik Jabir
16 Oliver Acquah
17 Jonathan Kpakpo
18 Robert Foley
Substitutions:
1 Robert Mensah
3 Bernard Kusi Sub on.svg 45'
19 John Botchway
Manager:
Flag of Germany.svg Karl-Heinz Marotzke

Assistant referees:
Jean-Louis Faber (Guinea)
Shakibudeen Thompson (Nigeria)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Olympic Games 1968 » Group C". worldfootball.net. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  2. ↑ Jönsson, Mikael (3 November 1999). "Games of the XIX. Olympiad Football Tournament (Mexico City, Mexico, October 13 - 26, 1968)". RSSSF .
  3. ↑ "MOROCCO WILL NOT PLAY ISRAEL". Schenectady Gazette . 30 August 1968. p. 13.
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