# Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Group B

Group B of the 1968 Summer Olympics football tournament took place from 14 to 18 October 1968. The group consisted of Brazil, Japan, Nigeria, Spain. 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 | Japan | Asia | Asia Group 1 winners | 10 October 1967 | 4th | 1964 | Quarter-finals (1936, 1964) |
| Spain | Europe | Europe Group 4 winners | 1 April 1968 | 4th | 1928 | Silver medal (1920) |
| Brazil | South America | CONMEBOL final group winners | 9 April 1968 | 4th | 1964 | Quarter-finals (1952) |
| Nigeria | Africa | Africa Group 2 winners | 4 May 1968 | 1st | — | — |

## Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Spain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Japan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Brazil | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Nigeria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 1 | |
In the quarter-finals:
* The winners of Group B, Spain, advanced to play the runners-up of Group A, Mexico.
* The runners-up of Group B, Japan, advanced to play the winners of Group A, France.

## Matches
### Spain vs Brazil

| Spain | Brazil |
| | 2 | Pere Valentí Mora |
| | 3 | Goyo Benito | 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 | | 68' |
| | 19 | Fernando Ortuño |
| Substitutions: ||
| | 1 | Andrés Mendieta |
| | 5 | José García |
| | 9 | Javier Ciáurriz |
| | 10 | José María Igartua |
| | 13 | Crispi | | 68' |
| Manager: ||
| José Santamaría ||
| | 1 | Getúlio |
| | 2 | Miguel Ferreira |
| | 3 | João Almeida |
| | 4 | Jorge |
| | 5 | Tião |
| | 6 | José Dutra |
| | 7 | Manoel Maria | 44' |
| | 8 | China | | 56' |
| | 9 | Fernando Ferretti |
| | 10 | Moreno |
| | 11 | Toninho |
| Substitutions: ||
| | 12 | Raul Marcel |
| | 13 | Cláudio Deodato |
| | 14 | Plínio | | 56' |
| | 15 | Lauro de Mello |
| | 16 | Fabio Mosquera |
| Manager: ||
| Marão ||
* Assistant referees:
* George Lamptey (Ghana)
* Wanchai Suvaree (Thailand)

### Japan vs Nigeria

| | 1 | Kenzo Yokoyama |
| | 2 | Hiroshi Katayama |
| | 3 | Masakatsu Miyamoto |
| | 5 | Mitsuo Kamata |
| | 8 | Takaji Mori |
| | 9 | Aritatsu Ogi |
| | 11 | Shigeo Yaegashi | 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 | 78' |
| Manager: ||
| Shunichiro Okano ||
| | 1 | Peter Fregene |
| | 2 | Anthony Igwe |
| | 4 | Sam Garba |
| | 5 | Segun Olumodeji |
| | 6 | Samuel Opone |
| | 8 | Paul Hamilton | 38' |
| | 10 | Peter Anieke |
| | 11 | Mohammed Lawal |
| | 14 | Sebastian Brodrick |
| | 15 | Clement Obojememe |
| | 18 | Joseph Aghoghovbia | 75' |
| Substitutions: ||
| | 19 | Yakubu Ibrahim |
| | 3 | Augustine Ofuokwu |
| | 7 | Muwiya Oshode |
| | 9 | Kenneth Olayombo | 38' |
| | 16 | Abdul Ganiyu Salami | 75' |
| Manager: ||
| József Ember ||
* Assistant referees:
* Erwin Hieger (Austria)
* Augusto Robles (Guatemala)

### Spain vs Nigeria

| | 2 | Pere Valentí Mora |
| | 3 | Goyo Benito |
| | 4 | Francisco Espíldora |
| | 6 | Miguel Ángel Ochoa |
| | 7 | Isidro Sala |
| | 8 | Juan Manuel Asensi | 73' |
| | 11 | Rafael Jaén |
| | 15 | Juan Fernández | 66' |
| | 16 | José Luis Garzón |
| | 17 | Toni Grande |
| | 19 | Fernando Ortuño |
| Substitutions: ||
| | 1 | Andrés Mendieta |
| | 5 | José García |
| | 9 | Javier Ciáurriz |
| | 13 | Crispi | 73' |
| | 18 | Gerardo Ortega | 66' |
| Manager: ||
| José Santamaría ||
| | 1 | Peter Fregene |
| | 2 | Anthony Igwe |
| | 3 | Augustine Ofuokwu |
| | 4 | Sam Garba |
| | 5 | Segun Olumodeji |
| | 6 | Samuel Opone |
| | 10 | Peter Anieke |
| | 11 | Mohammed Lawal |
| | 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: ||
| József Ember ||
* Assistant referees:
* Erwin Hieger (Austria)
* Abraham Klein (Israel)

### Brazil vs Japan

| | 1 | Getúlio |
| | 2 | Miguel Ferreira |
| | 3 | João Almeida |
| | 5 | Tião |
| | 6 | José Dutra |
| | 9 | Fernando Ferretti | 84' |
| | 10 | Moreno |
| | 11 | Toninho |
| | 13 | Cláudio Deodato |
| | 14 | Plínio |
| | 16 | Fabio Mosquera |
| Substitutions: ||
| | 12 | Raul Marcel |
| | 4 | Jorge |
| | 17 | Arnaldo | 84' |
| | 18 | Chance |
| Manager: ||
| 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 | 45+1' |
| | 15 | Kunishige Kamamoto |
| | 16 | Ikuo Matsumoto | 81' |
| | 17 | Ryūichi Sugiyama |
| Substitutions: ||
| | 18 | Masahiro Hamazaki |
| | 3 | Masakatsu Miyamoto | 45+1' |
| | 6 | Ryozo Suzuki |
| | 7 | Kiyoshi Tomizawa |
| | 13 | Masashi Watanabe | 81' |
| Manager: ||
| Shunichiro Okano ||
* Assistant referees:
* Seyoum Tarekegn (Ethiopia)
* Dimitar Rumentchev (Bulgaria)

### Spain vs Japan

| | 1 | Andrés Mendieta |
| | 3 | Goyo Benito | 73' |
| | 4 | Francisco Espíldora |
| | 6 | Miguel Ángel Ochoa |
| | 9 | Javier Ciáurriz |
| | 10 | José María Igartua |
| | 12 | Ramón Alfonseda |
| | 13 | Crispi |
| | 14 | José Antonio Barrios |
| | 17 | Toni Grande |
| | 18 | Gerardo Ortega |
| Substitutions: ||
| | 2 | Pere Valentí Mora |
| | 7 | Isidro Sala | 73' |
| | 8 | Juan Manuel Asensi |
| | 11 | Rafael Jaén |
| | 16 | José Luis Garzón |
| Manager: ||
| 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 | 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: ||
| Shunichiro Okano ||
* Assistant referees:
* Milivoje Gugulović (Serbia)
* István Zsolt (Hungary)

### Brazil vs Nigeria

| | 1 | Getúlio |
| | 2 | Miguel Ferreira |
| | 3 | João Almeida | | 45+1' |
| | 5 | Tião |
| | 6 | José Dutra |
| | 9 | Fernando Ferretti | 55' |
| | 11 | Toninho |
| | 13 | Cláudio Deodato |
| | 14 | Plínio |
| | 16 | Fabio Mosquera |
| | 18 | Chance |
| Substitutions: ||
| | 12 | Raul Marcel |
| | 4 | Jorge |
| | 10 | Moreno |
| | 17 | Arnaldo | | 45+1' |
| Manager: ||
| Marão ||
| | 1 | Peter Fregene |
| | 2 | Anthony Igwe |
| | 5 | Segun Olumodeji | 75' |
| | 6 | Samuel Opone |
| | 7 | Muwiya Oshode | 80' |
| | 9 | Kenneth Olayombo |
| | 10 | Peter Anieke |
| | 11 | Mohammed Lawal |
| | 14 | Sebastian Brodrick |
| | 15 | Clement Obojememe |
| | 17 | Fred Aryee |
| Substitutions: ||
| | 19 | Yakubu Ibrahim |
| | 3 | Augustine Ofuokwu | 75' |
| | 12 | Durajaiyef Adigun |
| | 13 | Willy Andrews |
| | 16 | Abdul Ganiyu Salami | 80' |
| Manager: ||
| József Ember ||
* Assistant referees:
* Abraham Klein (Israel)
* Wanchai Suvareev (Thailand)