1968 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament

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1968 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament
Tournament details
Teams8
Final positions
Champions Brazil
Runners-up Colombia
Third place Uruguay
Fourth place Paraguay
1964
1971

The 1968 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament took place during March and April 1968. It was the 3rd CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament.

Argentina and Bolivia did not participate. Brazil and Colombia qualified for the 1968 Summer Olympics.[1]

Group stage

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Paraguay (A) 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 5 Final round
2  Brazil (A) 3 1 2 0 3 0 +3 4
3  Chile 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 3
4  Venezuela 3 0 0 3 0 7 −7 0
Source: [1]
(A) Advance to a further round
Brazil 3–0 Venezuela
Paraguay 1–0 Chile
Brazil 0–0 Chile
Brazil 0–0 Paraguay
Chile 1–0 Venezuela

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Colombia (A) 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 5 Final round
2  Uruguay (A) 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 4
3  Peru 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
4  Ecuador 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
Source: [1]
(A) Advance to a further round
Colombia 1–0 Ecuador
Uruguay 0–0 Peru
Colombia 2–1 Peru
Uruguay 2–0 Ecuador
Peru 1–1 Ecuador
Colombia 1–1 Uruguay

Final group

Hosted in Brazil and Colombia.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Brazil (Q) 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 4
2  Colombia (Q) 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 4
3  Uruguay 3 1 1 1 5 6 −1 3
4  Paraguay 3 0 1 2 5 9 −4 1
Source: [1]
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Brazil 1–2 Uruguay
Colombia 4–2 Paraguay
Brazil awarded
2–0
 Paraguay
Uruguay 3–3 Paraguay
Colombia 2–0 Uruguay
Brazil 3–0 Colombia

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Games of the XIX. Olympiad – Football Qualifying Tournament". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 May 2017.