Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics
The 1968 Olympic football tournament was played as part of the 1968 Summer Olympics. The tournament features 16 men's national teams from five continental confederations. The 16 teams are drawn into four groups of four and each group plays a round-robin tournament. At the end of the group stage, the top two teams advanced to the knockout stage, beginning with the quarter-finals and culminating with the gold medal match at the Azteca Stadium on 26 October 1968. This was the first time an Asian team won a medal, Japan claiming bronze . Group stage. Group C. "Ghana replaced Morocco, who refused to play against Israel." Knockout stage. Quarter-finals. Bulgaria progressed after a drawing of lots. Gold Medal match. Bulgaria finished the match with only eight players after having three players sent off. Statistics. Goalscorers. With seven goals, Kunishige Kamamoto of Japan is the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 116 goals were scored by 68 different players, with two of them credited as own goals.