Group D of the 1968 Summer Olympics football tournament took place from 14 to 18 October 1968. [1] [2] The group consisted of Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Guatemala, Thailand. The top two teams, Bulgaria and Guatemala, advanced to the quarter-finals.
Team | Region | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Finals appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance |
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![]() | Asia | Asia Group 2 winners | 22 January 1968 | 2nd | 1956 | First round (1956) |
![]() | Europe | Europe Group 2 winners | 24 April 1968 | 5th | 1960 | Bronze medal (1956) |
![]() | Europe | Europe Group 1 winners | 1 June 1968 | 2nd | 1964 | Silver medal (1964) |
![]() | North America | CONCACAF final round winner | 2 June 1968 | 1st | — | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 19 | −18 | 0 |
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Guatemala ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Bulgaria ![]() | 7–0 | ![]() |
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Bulgaria ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Guatemala ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() |
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Bulgaria ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Czechoslovakia ![]() | 8–0 | ![]() |
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