# Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Group C

Group C of the 1968 Summer Olympics football tournament took place from 14 to 18 October 1968. The group consisted of El Salvador, Ghana, Hungary, Israel. The top two teams, Spain and Japan, advanced to the quarter-finals.

## Teams

| Team | Region | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Finals appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance |
| Team | Region | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Finals appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance | Hungary | Europe | Holders | 23 October 1964 | 7th | 1964 | Gold medal (1952, 1964) |
| Israel | Asia | Asia Group 3 winners | 22 March 1968 | 1st | — | — |
| El Salvador | North America | CONCACAF final round winner | 26 May 1968 | 1st | — | — |
| Ghana | Africa | Replacement by Morocco | 30 August 1968 | 2nd | 1964 | Quarter-finals (1964) |
Notes:
* ↑ 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.

## Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Hungary | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Israel | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Ghana | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 2 | |
| 4 | El Salvador | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 1 | |
In the quarter-finals:
* The winners of Group C, Hungary, advanced to play the runners-up of Group D, Guatemala.
* The runners-up of Group C, Israel, advanced to play the winners of Group D, Bulgaria.

## Matches
### Hungary vs El Salvador

| | 1 | Károly Fatér |
| | 2 | Dezső Novák |
| | 4 | Miklós Páncsics |
| | 5 | Iván Menczel |
| | 6 | Lajos Szűcs |
| | 7 | László Fazekas | 54' |
| | 10 | Antal Dunai |
| | 11 | László Nagy |
| | 14 | Ernő Noskó |
| | 15 | István Juhász |
| | 17 | István Sárközi | 70' |
| Substitutions: ||
| | 19 | Zoltán Szarka |
| | 9 | Lajos Kocsis | 54' |
| | 12 | László Keglovich |
| | 16 | Miklós Szalay |
| | 18 | István Básti | 70' |
| Manager: ||
| Károly Lakat ||
| | 1 | Ricardo Martínez | 55' |
| | 2 | Roberto Rivas |
| | 4 | Edgar Morales |
| | 5 | Jorge Vásquez |
| | 7 | Salvador Flamenco | 72' |
| | 8 | Alberto Villalta |
| | 9 | José Quintanilla |
| | 10 | Pipo Rodríguez |
| | 11 | Elmer Acevedo |
| | 13 | Mauricio González |
| | 16 | Sergio Méndez |
| Substitutions: ||
| | 19 | Gualberto Fernández | 55' |
| | 12 | Mario Flores |
| | 14 | Juan Ramón Martínez | 72' |
| | 15 | Víctor Azúcar |
| | 17 | José Manuel Angel |
| Manager: ||
| Rigoberto Guzmán ||
* Assistant referees:
* Fernando Buergo (Mexico)
* Javier Galindo (Mexico)

### Israel vs Ghana

| | 19 | Shmuel Malika-Aharon |
| | 2 | Shraga Bar |
| | 3 | Menachem Bello |
| | 4 | Zvi Rosen |
| | 5 | Yisha'ayahu Schwager |
| | 6 | Shmuel Rosenthal |
| | 7 | Rachamim Talbi |
| | 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: ||
| Emmanuel Scheffer ||
| | 13 | Jon Bortey Noawy | |
| | 4 | John Eshun |
| | 5 | Charles Addo Odametey |
| | 6 | Ibrahim Sunday | 45' |
| | 8 | Cecil Jones Attuquayefio | 60' |
| | 9 | George Alhassan | 89' |
| | 10 | Amosa Gbadamosi |
| | 15 | Malik Jabir |
| | 16 | Oliver Acquah |
| | 17 | Jonathan Kpakpo | |
| | 18 | Robert Foley |
| Substitutions: ||
| | 1 | Robert Mensah |
| | 2 | Akuamoah Boateng |
| | 3 | Bernard Kusi |
| | 12 | Abukari Gariba | 45' |
| | 14 | Joseph Wilson |
| Manager: ||
| Karl-Heinz Marotzke ||
* Assistant referees:
* Mariano Medina Iglesias (Spain)
* Guillermo Velásquez (Colombia)

### Hungary vs Ghana

| | 1 | Károly Fatér |
| | 4 | Miklós Páncsics |
| | 5 | Iván Menczel |
| | 6 | Lajos Szűcs |
| | 7 | László Fazekas | 69' |
| | 10 | Antal Dunai |
| | 11 | László Nagy |
| | 12 | László Keglovich |
| | 14 | Ernő Noskó |
| | 15 | István Juhász |
| | 17 | István Sárközi | 45' |
| Substitutions: ||
| | 19 | Zoltán Szarka |
| | 3 | Lajos Dunai |
| | 9 | Lajos Kocsis | 45' |
| | 16 | Miklós Szalay |
| | 18 | István Básti | 69' |
| Manager: ||
| Károly Lakat ||
| | 13 | Jon Bortey Noawy |
| | 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 |
| | 18 | Robert Foley |
| Substitutions: ||
| | 1 | Robert Mensah |
| | 3 | Bernard Kusi |
| | 19 | John Botchway |
| Manager: ||
| Karl-Heinz Marotzke ||
* Assistant referees:
* Arturo Yamasaki (Peru)
* Javier Galindo (Mexico)

### Israel vs El Salvador

| | 1 | Haim Levin |
| | 3 | Menachem Bello |
| | 4 | Zvi Rosen |
| | 5 | Yisha'ayahu Schwager | 67' |
| | 6 | Shmuel Rosenthal |
| | 7 | Rachamim Talbi |
| | 8 | Giora Spiegel |
| | 9 | Yehoshua Feigenbaum |
| | 10 | Mordechai Spiegler |
| | 12 | Itzhak Drucker |
| | 13 | George Borba |
| Substitutions: ||
| | 19 | Shmuel Malika-Aharon |
| | 2 | Shraga Bar | 67' |
| | 11 | Roby Young |
| | 15 | Itzhak Shum |
| | 16 | David Karako |
| Manager: ||
| Emmanuel Scheffer ||
| | 19 | Gualberto Fernández |
| | 2 | Roberto Rivas |
| | 3 | Guillermo Castro |
| | 5 | Jorge Vásquez |
| | 6 | José Ruano |
| | 8 | Alberto Villalta | 67' |
| | 9 | José Quintanilla |
| | 10 | Pipo Rodríguez | | 75' |
| | 12 | Mario Flores | | 32' |
| | 13 | Mauricio González |
| | 16 | Sergio Méndez |
| Substitutions: ||
| | 7 | Salvador Flamenco |
| | 14 | Juan Ramón Martínez | | 32' |
| | 15 | Víctor Azúcar | | 75' |
| | 17 | José Manuel Angel |
| | 18 | Joaquin Alabi |
| Manager: ||
| Rigoberto Guzmán ||
* Assistant referees:
* Mariano Medina Iglesias (Spain)
* Guillermo Velásquez (Colombia)

### Hungary vs Israel

| | 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 | 45' |
| | 18 | István Básti |
| Substitutions: ||
| | 19 | Zoltán Szarka |
| | 9 | Lajos Kocsis |
| | 11 | László Nagy |
| | 16 | Miklós Szalay | 45' |
| | 17 | István Sárközi |
| Manager: ||
| Károly Lakat ||
| | 1 | Haim Levin |
| | 2 | Shraga Bar |
| | 3 | Menachem Bello |
| | 4 | Zvi Rosen | |
| | 7 | Rachamim Talbi | 58' |
| | 8 | Giora Spiegel |
| | 9 | Yehoshua Feigenbaum |
| | 10 | Mordechai Spiegler |
| | 12 | Itzhak Drucker |
| | 13 | George Borba | | 45' |
| | 16 | David Karako | | 70' |
| Substitutions: ||
| | 19 | Shmuel Malika-Aharon |
| | 6 | Shmuel Rosenthal |
| | 11 | Roby Young | | 45' |
| | 14 | Yitzhak Englander |
| | 17 | Nachman Castro | | 70' |
| Manager: ||
| Emmanuel Scheffer ||
* Assistant referees:
* Romualdo Arppi Filho (Brazil)
* Alfonso González Archundía (Mexico)

### El Salvador vs Ghana

| | 19 | Gualberto Fernández |
| | 2 | Roberto Rivas |
| | 3 | Guillermo Castro |
| | 5 | Jorge Vásquez |
| | 6 | José Ruano | 65' |
| | 7 | Salvador Flamenco |
| | 9 | José Quintanilla |
| | 10 | Pipo Rodríguez |
| | 13 | Mauricio González |
| | 14 | Juan Ramón Martínez | 75' |
| | 16 | Sergio Méndez |
| Substitutions: ||
| | 4 | Edgar Morales |
| | 12 | Mario Flores |
| | 15 | Víctor Azúcar | 75' |
| | 17 | José Manuel Angel | 65' |
| | 18 | Joaquin Alabi |
| Manager: ||
| Rigoberto Guzmán ||
| | 13 | Jon Bortey Noawy |
| | 4 | John Eshun |
| | 6 | Ibrahim Sunday |
| | 7 | Osei Kofi |
| | 10 | Amosa Gbadamosi |
| | 11 | Sammy Sampene | 45' |
| | 14 | Joseph Wilson |
| | 15 | Malik Jabir |
| | 16 | Oliver Acquah |
| | 17 | Jonathan Kpakpo |
| | 18 | Robert Foley |
| Substitutions: ||
| | 1 | Robert Mensah |
| | 3 | Bernard Kusi | 45' |
| | 19 | John Botchway |
| Manager: ||
| Karl-Heinz Marotzke ||
* Assistant referees:
* Jean-Louis Faber (Guinea)
* Shakibudeen Thompson (Nigeria)