Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification
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:
- Europe: 4 places, contested by 18 teams.
- South America: 2 places, contested by 8 teams.
- North and Central America: 2 places, contested by 12 teams.
- Africa: 3 places, contested by 15 teams.
- Asia: 3 places, contested by 11 teams.
Europe
Africa
Asia
Group 1
All matches played in Japan.
| Team | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 4 | +22 | 9 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 5 | +12 | 9 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 5 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 5 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 2 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 48 | -45 | 0 |
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Japan qualify.Group 2
All matches played in Thailand,, and withdrew.
| Team | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 6 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 3 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 3 |
Thailand qualify.Group 3
All matches played in Israel.
,, and withdrew.
| Team | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | +11 | 4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | -11 | 0 |
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Israel qualify.
