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

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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
1964
1972

Group 1

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan (H) 5 4 1 0 26 4 +22 9 Qualification for 1968 Summer Olympics
2  South Korea 5 4 1 0 17 5 +12 9
3  Lebanon 5 2 1 2 18 9 +9 5
4  South Vietnam 5 2 1 2 14 5 +9 5
5  Taiwan 5 1 0 4 11 18 −7 2
6  Philippines 5 0 0 5 3 48 −45 0
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts

Group 2

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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)
Iraq 1–1 Indonesia
Dhiab 60' Soentoro 22'
Attendance: 5,679
Referee: Norman Boswell (Malaysia)

Thailand qualify.

Group 3

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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

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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

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