The qualification for
football tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Qualifications
The final tournament had 16 spots.
Automatic qualification was granted to as hosts, and as title holder. The others were allocated as follows:
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Europe
Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a subcontinent of Eurasia and it is located entirel ...
: ''4 places'', contested by 18 teams.
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South America
South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the sout ...
: ''2 places'', contested by 8 teams.
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North and Central America: ''2 places'', contested by 12 teams.
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Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...
: ''3 places'', contested by 15 teams.
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Asia
Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa. Asia covers an are ...
: ''3 places'', contested by 11 teams.
Europe
South America
North and Central America
Africa
Asia
Group 1
All matches played in
Japan.
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Japan qualify.
Group 2
All matches played in
Thailand
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is b ...
: , and withdrew.
Thailand qualify.
Group 3
All matches played in
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
: , , and withdrew.
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Israel qualify.
References
External links
RSSSF
{{DEFAULTSORT:Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics - Men's qualification
1968
The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide.
Events January–February
* January 5 – " Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia.
* Janu ...
1968 in association football