Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers

The following lists are for team Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers.

1968 Summer Olympics – Men's Football Asian Qualifiers
Dates27 September 1967 – 22 March 1968
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1972 →

Qualifying tournaments

Group 1

All matches played in Japan.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Japan 5 4 1 0 26 4 +22 9
 South Korea 5 4 1 0 17 5 +12 9
 Lebanon 5 2 1 2 18 9 +9 5
 South Vietnam 5 2 1 2 14 5 +9 5
 Republic of China 5 1 0 4 11 18 -7 2
 Philippines 5 0 0 5 3 48 -45 0
Japan 15–0 Philippines
Sugiyama 4' 75'
Ogi 5'
Kamamoto 15', 16', 26', 43', 64', 89'
Miyamoto 20', 30', 40', 46'
Watanabe 63'
Kuwahara 78'
Attendance: 12,000[1]
Referee: Atef Sinan (Lebanon)
South Korea 4–2 Republic of China
Kim Ki-bok 4', 14', 79' (pen.)
Lee Hoe-taik 15'		 Tsang King-hung 2'
Cheung Chi-wai 44' (pen.)
Lebanon 11–1 Philippines
Nassar
Altounian
Abou Murad
El-Sharki
Pacheco 17'
Japan 4–0 Republic of China
Kamamoto 25' 67' 75'
Ogi 59'
Attendance: 7,181
Referee: Dau Van Dzu (South Vietnam)
South Korea 2–0 Lebanon
South Vietnam 10–0 Philippines
Republic of China 7–2 Philippines
South Korea 3–0 South Vietnam
Japan 3–1 Lebanon
Ogi 29'
Kamamoto 49'
Mori 84'		 Altounian 24'
Attendance: 2,693
Referee: Eriberto Cruz (Philippines)
Japan 3–3 South Korea
Miyamoto 13'
Sugiyama 37'
Kamamoto 70'		 Report Lee Hoi-Taek 48'
Huh Yoon-Jung 64' 68'
Attendance: 45,789
Referee: Tang Sun Cheung (Taiwan)
Lebanon 5–2 Republic of China
Abou Murad
El-Sharki
Altounian
South Vietnam 3–0 Republic of China
Lebanon 1–1 South Vietnam
Abou Murad
South Korea 5–0 Philippines
Japan 1–0 South Vietnam
Sugiyama 50'
Attendance: 23,010
Referee: Tang Sun Cheung (Taiwan)

Japan qualify.

Group 2

All matches played in Thailand.
 Hong Kong,  Malaysia and  Pakistan withdrew.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Thailand 4 3 0 1 5 6 -1 6
 Iraq 4 1 1 2 7 5 +2 3
 Indonesia 4 1 1 2 4 5 -1 3
Thailand 0–4 Iraq
Dhiab 3', 33'
Atta 26'
Nouri 59'
Attendance: 7,395
Referee: Norman Boswell (Malaysia)
Indonesia 2–1 Iraq
Hong 32'
Sihasale 52'		 Dhiab 54'
Attendance: 5,067
Referee: Govindasamy Suppiah (Singapore)
Thailand 2–1 Iraq
Srisawat 23'
Sornbutnark 62'		 Dhiab 50'
Attendance: 11,297
Referee: Dau Van Dzu (South Vietnam)
Thailand 2–1 Indonesia
Iraq 1–1 Indonesia
Dhiab 60' Soentoro 22'
Attendance: 5,679
Referee: Norman Boswell (Malaysia)
Thailand 1–0 Indonesia
Sornbutnark 10'
Attendance: 12,000

Thailand qualify.

Group 3

All matches played in Israel.

 Burma,  India,  Iran and  North Korea withdrew.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Israel 2 2 0 0 11 0 +11 4
 Ceylon 2 0 0 2 0 11 -11 0
Israel 7–0 Ceylon
George Borba 1', 63'
Mordechai Spiegler 11', 59', 85'
W.N.C. Perera 30' (o.g.)
Giora Spiegel 47'		 Report
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Wanchai Suwaree (Thailand)
Israel 4–0 Ceylon
Giora Spiegel 55'
Rahamim Talbi 62'
Shmuel Rosenthal 66'
George Borba 77'		 Report
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Joseph Heymann (Switzerland)

Israel qualify.

Qualified team for Summer Olympics

The following teams from Asia qualified for the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in Summer Olympics
 Japan 10 October 1967 3 (1936, 1956, 1964)
 Thailand 22 January 1968 1 (1956)
 Israel 22 March 1968 None

References

  1. ^ "Japan vs Philippines - September 27, 1967". Retrieved 29 November 2015.

External links

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