Football at the
1972 Summer Olympics
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venue
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Germany Federal Republic Munich , Augsburg , Ingolstadt , Nuremberg , Passau , Regensburg
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Competition venue
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Olympiastadion , Rosenaustadion , ESV-Stadion , Städtisches Stadion Nürnberg , Dreiflüssestadion , Jahnstadion
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Teams
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16
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Nations
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16
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Athletes
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269 (269  )
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date
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August 27 - September 10, 1972
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decisions
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| ← Mexico City 1968
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At the XX. At the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich , a soccer competition was held between August 26th and September 10th . A new mode was introduced here for the first time: After the preliminary round, these games - like two years later at the World Cup - were followed by a second group phase. The respective group winners played for gold in the final, the two second-placed players played for bronze. This mode was abandoned in the following games. In addition to the Olympic Stadium in Munich, the venues were the Rosenaustadion in Augsburg, the ESV Stadium in Ingolstadt, the municipal stadium in Nuremberg, the Dreiflüssestadion in Passau and the Jahnstadion in Regensburg.
qualification
Attendees
The following teams were able to qualify for the Olympic football tournament:
Olympic tournament
| Olympic football tournament 1972
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Number of nations
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16
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Olympic champion
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Poland 1944 Poland (1st title)
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venue
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Munich ( Augsburg , Ingolstadt ,
Nuremberg , Passau , Regensburg )
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Opening game
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August 27, 1972
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Endgame
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September 10, 1972
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Games
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38
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Gates
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135 (⌀: 3.55 per game)
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spectator
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793,000 (⌀: 20,868 per game)
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Top scorer
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Pole Kazimierz Deyna (9 goals)
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 yellow cards
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58 (⌀: 1.53 per game)
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 Red cards
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1 (⌀: 0.03 per game)
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mode
First there was a preliminary round with a total of four groups. In each group, the two best teams qualified for the intermediate round. In this, group matches were also held in two groups, the group winner qualified for the final and the runners-up of the two groups competed against each other in the bronze medal match. In the groups, the ranking was determined according to the following criteria:
- Number of points from all group games;
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Goal difference from all three games;
- Drawing of lots by the FIFA Organizing Committee in the event of a tie and goal difference.
In the final and in the match for third place, there was an extra time of 15 minutes twice if the score was tied, if there was still a tie, both opponents were placed in first and third place.
draw
The final draw, in which the final pairings were determined, took place on June 11, 1972 in Munich .
By the amateur committee of FIFA , the Federal Republic of Germany were set as hosts, the Soviet Union, defending champions Hungary and the GDR as group heads. According to the geographical location, the teams from Asia ( Malaysia, Burma and Iran ), Africa ( Ghana, Morocco and Sudan ), South America ( Brazil and Colombia ), North and Central America ( United States and Mexico ) and the two remaining representations were selected Europe ( Denmark and Poland ) added by lot.
Group stage
The Olympic team of the Federal Republic of Germany won all group games in the preliminary round without conceding a single goal. Morocco won the decisive game against Malaysia 6-0 and also made it to the second round.
The Soviet Union was able to win all group games in group two and qualify for the intermediate round, Mexico finished second.
Defending champions Hungary reached the second round with victories over Denmark and Iran, Brazil were eliminated with just one point from three games in the preliminary round.
As expected, Poland and the GDR prevailed in group four, Poland won the decisive game for group victory 2-1.
Group 1
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Pl.
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country
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Sp.
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S.
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Gates
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Diff.
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Points
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Germany BR BR Germany
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3
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3
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0
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0
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013: 000
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+13
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06-00
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Morocco Morocco
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3
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1
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1
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1
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006: 300
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+3
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03: 30
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Malaysia Malaysia
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3
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1
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0
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2
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003: 900
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−6
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02: 40
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| 4th
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United States United States
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3
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0
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1
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2
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000:100
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−10
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01: 50
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| August 27, 1972, 3 p.m., Munich
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| BR Germany |
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Malaysia |
3: 0 (0: 0)
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| August 27, 1972, 3 p.m., Augsburg
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| Morocco |
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United States |
0-0
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| August 29, 1972, 4:30 p.m., Passau
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| BR Germany |
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Morocco |
3: 0 (2: 0)
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| August 29, 1972, 4:30 p.m., Ingolstadt
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| Malaysia |
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United States |
3: 0 (1: 0)
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| August 31, 1972, 8:00 p.m., Munich
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| BR Germany |
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United States |
7: 0 (2: 0)
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| August 31, 1972, 4:30 p.m., Ingolstadt
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| Morocco |
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Malaysia |
6: 0 (4: 0)
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Group 2
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Pl.
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country
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Sp.
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S.
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U
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Gates
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Diff.
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Points
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Soviet Union 1955 Soviet Union
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3
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3
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0
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0
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007: 200
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+5
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06-00
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Mexico Mexico
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3
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2
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0
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1
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003: 400
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−1
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04: 20
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Burma 1948 Burma
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3
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1
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0
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2
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002: 200
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± 0
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02: 40
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| 4th
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Sudan Sudan
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3
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0
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0
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3
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001: 500
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−4
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00: 60
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| August 28, 1972, 4:30 p.m., Regensburg
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| Soviet Union |
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Burma |
1: 0 (0: 0)
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| August 28, 1972, 4:30 p.m., Nuremberg
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| Mexico |
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Sudan |
1: 0 (1: 0)
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| August 30, 1972, 5:30 p.m., Munich
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| Soviet Union |
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Sudan |
2: 1 (2: 0)
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| August 30, 1972, 4:30 p.m., Nuremberg
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| Mexico |
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Burma |
1: 0 (0: 0)
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| September 1, 1972, 4:30 p.m., Regensburg
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| Soviet Union |
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Mexico |
4: 1 (3: 0)
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| September 1, 1972, 4:30 p.m., Passau
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| Burma |
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Sudan |
2: 0 (1: 0)
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Group 3
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Pl.
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country
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Sp.
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Gates
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Diff.
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Points
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Hungary 1957 Hungary
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3
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2
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1
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0
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009: 200
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+7
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05: 10
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Denmark Denmark
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3
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2
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0
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1
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007: 400
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+3
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04: 20
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Iran 1964 Iran
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3
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1
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0
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2
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001: 900
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−8
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02: 40
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| 4th
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Brazil 1968 Brazil
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3
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0
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1
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2
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004: 600
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−2
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01: 50
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| August 27, 1972, 3 p.m., Nuremberg
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| Hungary |
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Iran |
5: 0 (1: 0)
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| August 27, 1972, 3 p.m., Passau
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| Denmark |
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Brazil |
3: 2 (1: 0)
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| August 29, 1972, 5:30 p.m., Munich
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| Hungary |
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Brazil |
2: 2 (1: 0)
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| August 29, 1972, 4:30 p.m., Augsburg
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| Denmark |
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Iran |
4: 0 (3: 0)
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| August 31, 1972, 4:30 p.m., Regensburg
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| Iran |
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Brazil |
1: 0 (0: 0)
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| August 31, 1972, 4:30 p.m., Augsburg
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| Hungary |
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Denmark |
2: 0 (1: 0)
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Group 4
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country
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Sp.
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Gates
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Diff.
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Points
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Poland 1944 Poland
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3
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3
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0
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0
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011: 200
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+9
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06-00
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Germany Democratic Republic 1949 GDR
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3
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2
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0
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1
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011: 300
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+8
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04: 20
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Colombia Colombia
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3
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1
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0
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2
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005:120
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−7
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02: 40
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| 4th
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Ghana Ghana
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3
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0
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0
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3
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001:110
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−10
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00: 60
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| August 28, 1972, 5:30 p.m., Munich
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| GDR |
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Ghana |
4: 0 (2: 0)
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| August 28, 1972, 4:30 p.m., Ingolstadt
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| Poland |
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Colombia |
5: 1 (3: 0)
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| August 30, 1972, 4:30 p.m., Regensburg
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| Poland |
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Ghana |
4: 0 (1: 0)
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| August 30, 1972, 4:30 p.m., Passau
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| GDR |
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Colombia |
6: 1 (4: 1)
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| September 1, 1972, 4:30 p.m., Nuremberg
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| Poland |
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GDR |
2: 1 (1: 0)
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| September 1, 1972, 8:00 p.m., Munich
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| Colombia |
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Ghana |
3: 1 (0: 0)
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Intermediate round
During the second round there was the first meeting of two German soccer teams, the GDR team won it just 3: 2 and secured the game for bronze. The Hungarians dominated this group and made it into the final for the third time in a row, while the Mexicans had no chance.
Poland did not get beyond a 1-1 draw against Denmark at the beginning of the second round, but qualified for an Olympic final for the first time after victories over the Soviet Union and Morocco. The favored team of the Soviet Union had to be content with the game for bronze.
Group A
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Sp.
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Gates
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Diff.
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Points
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Hungary 1957 Hungary
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3
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3
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0
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0
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008: 100
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+7
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06-00
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Germany Democratic Republic 1949 GDR
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3
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2
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0
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1
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010: 400
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+6
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04: 20
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Germany BR BR Germany
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3
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0
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1
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2
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004: 800
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−4
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01: 50
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| 4th
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Mexico Mexico
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3
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0
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1
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2
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001:100
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−9
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01: 50
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| September 3, 1972, 8:00 p.m., Nuremberg
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| BR Germany |
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Mexico |
1: 1 (1: 0)
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| September 3, 1972, 3 p.m., Passau
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| Hungary |
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GDR |
2: 0 (0: 0)
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| September 5, 1972, 4:30 p.m., Ingolstadt
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| GDR |
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Mexico |
7: 0 (2: 0)
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| September 6, 1972, 8:00 p.m., Munich
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| Hungary |
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BR Germany |
4: 1 (2: 1)
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| September 8, 1972, 4:30 p.m., Regensburg
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| Hungary |
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Mexico |
2: 0 (1: 0)
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| September 8, 1972, 9:30 p.m., Munich
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| GDR |
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BR Germany |
3: 2 (1: 1)
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Group B
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Pl.
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country
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Sp.
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Gates
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Diff.
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Points
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Poland 1944 Poland
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3
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2
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1
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0
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008: 200
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+6
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05: 10
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Soviet Union 1955 Soviet Union
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3
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2
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0
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1
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008: 200
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+6
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04: 20
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Denmark Denmark
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3
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1
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1
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1
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004: 600
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−2
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03: 30
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| 4th
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Morocco Morocco
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3
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0
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0
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3
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001:110
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−10
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00: 60
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| September 3, 1972, 9:00 p.m., Munich
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| Soviet Union |
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Morocco |
3: 0 (2: 0)
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| September 3, 1972, 3 p.m., Regensburg
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| Denmark |
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Poland |
1: 1 (1: 1)
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| September 5, 1972, 4:30 p.m., Passau
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| Denmark |
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Morocco |
3: 1 (0: 0)
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| September 5, 1972, 4:30 p.m., Augsburg
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| Poland |
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Soviet Union |
2: 1 (0: 1)
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| September 8, 1972, 4:30 p.m., Augsburg
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| Soviet Union |
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Denmark |
4: 0 (2: 0)
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| September 8, 1972, 4:30 p.m., Nuremberg
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| Poland |
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Morocco |
5: 0 (3: 0)
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pairing
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Soviet Union 1955 Soviet Union - GDR
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Result
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2: 2 n.V. (2: 2, 2: 1)
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date
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September 10, 1972 at 10:00 a.m.
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Stadion
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Olympiastadion , Munich
80,000 spectators
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referee
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Armando Marques ( Brazil )
Brazil 1968 |
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Gates
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1-0 Oleh Blochin (10th), 2-0 Murtas Churzilawa (30th), 2-1 Hans-Jürgen Kreische (33rd, hand penalty ), 2-2 Eberhard Vogel (78th)
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Warnings
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 Churzilawa, Andreasjan - shrieks, ducks
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| Soviet Union
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Yevgeny Rudakov - murtaz khurtsilava - Yuri Istomin , Vladimir Kaplitschni , Yevgeny Lowtschew - Sergei Olschanski , Anatoly Kuksow , Oganes Sanasanjan - Gennadi Jewrjuschichin (41. Andrei Jakubik ) Vyacheslav Semenov (68 Arkadi Andreasjan ), Oleh Blokhin Coach: Alexander Ponomarev(C)
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| GDR
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Jürgen Croy - Manfred Zapf - Frank Ganzera (20th Lothar Kurbjuweit ), Konrad Weise , Bernd Bransch - Jürgen Pommerenke , Wolfgang Seguin (75th Eberhard Vogel ), Hans-Jürgen Kreische - Jürgen Sparwasser , Peter Ducke , Joachim Streich Trainer: Georg Buschner(C)
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Since it was 2-2 in the small final between the Soviet Union and the GDR after extra time, there were two bronze medal winners. A penalty shootout was not planned.
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pairing
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Poland 1944 Poland - Hungary
Hungary 1957 |
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Result
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2: 1 (0: 1)
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date
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September 10, 1972 at 8:15 p.m.
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Stadion
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Olympiastadion , Munich
80,000 spectators
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referee
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Kurt Tschenscher ( Federal Republic of Germany )
Germany BR |
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Gates
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0: 1 Béla Váradi (42nd), 1: 1 Kazimierz Deyna (47th), 2: 1 Kazimierz Deyna (68th)
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Warnings
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/ - Vépi
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| Poland
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Hubert Kostka - Jerzy Gorgoń - Zbigniew Gut , Lesław Ćmikiewicz , Zygmunt Anczok - Zygfryd Szołtysik , Kazimierz Deyna (76 Ryszard Szymczak ), Jerzy Kraska , Zygmunt Maszczyk - Włodzimierz Lubański , Robert Gadocha Coach: Kazimierz Górski(C)
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| Hungary
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István Géczi - Miklós Páncsics - Péter Vépi , László Bálint , Péter Juhász - Ede Dunai , Lajos Szűcs , Lajos Kű (74th Lajos Kocsis ) - Mihály Kozma , Antal Dunai (79th Kálmán Tóth ), Béla Várady Coach: Rudolf Illovszky(C)
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Medal ranks
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Medalist
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Gold Poland
Poland 1944
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Zygmunt Anczok , Lesław Ćmikiewicz , Kazimierz Deyna , Robert Gadocha , Jerzy Gorgoń , Zbigniew Gut , Andrzej Jarosik , Kazimierz Kmiecik , Hubert Kostka (TW), Jerzy Kraska , Grzegorz Lato , Włodzimierz Lubański , Zygmunt Maszczyk , Joachim Marx , Marian Ostafiński , Marian Szeja (TW), Antoni Szymanowski , Zygfryd Szołtysik , Ryszard Szymczak Trainer: Kazimierz Górski(C)
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Silver hungary
Hungary 1957
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László Balint , István Básti , László Branikovics , Antal Dunai , Ede Dunai , István Géczi (TW), Péter Juhász , Lajos Kocsis , József Kovacs , Mihály Kozma , Lajos Kü , Miklos Páncsics , Imre Rapp (TW), Adám Rothermel (TW) , Lajos Szűcs , Kálmán Tóth , Béla Várady , Péter Vépi , Csaba Vidács Trainer: Rudolf Illovszky(C)
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Bronze Soviet Union
Soviet Union 1955
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Arkadi Andreasjan , Oleh Blokhin , murtaz khurtsilava , Revaz Dsodsuaschwili , Yuri Istomin , Andrei Jakubik , Yuri Jelissjejew , Gennadi Jewrjuschichin , Vladimir Kaplitschni , Viktor Kolotow , Anatoly Kuksow , Yevgeny Lowtschew , Sergei Olschanski , Volodymyr Onyschtschenko , Vladimir Pilgui (TW), Evgeny Rudakov (TW), Oganes Sanasanjan , Wjatscheslaw Semjonow , József Szabó Trainer: Alexander Ponomarjow(C)
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Bronze GDR
Germany Democratic Republic 1949
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Bernd Bransch , Jürgen Croy (TW), Peter Ducke , Frank Ganzera , Reinhard Häfner , Harald Irmscher , Hans-Jürgen Kreische , Lothar Kurbjuweit , Jürgen Pommerenke , Dieter Schneider (TW), Ralf Schulenberg , Wolfgang Seguin , Jürgen Sparwasser , Joachim Streich , Axel Tyll , Eberhard Vogel , Siegmar Wätzlich , Konrad Weise , Manfred Zapf Trainer: Georg Buschner(C)
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Best goal scorers
Kazimierz Deyna was the sole top scorer of this tournament because of his two goals in the final ahead of the Hungarian Antal Dunai .
For the GDR team, which scored the most goals at this tournament with 23 goals, eight players entered the list of goalscorers, with Joachim Streich being their best scorer with six goals. Bernd Nickel also scored six goals for the hosts and together with Streich, Poland's Robert Gadocha and Oleh Blochin from the Soviet Union, he finished third on the top scorers list.
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Deyna - top scorer of the Olympic football tournament
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referee
24 referees from the five participating confederations were used at the games. With Ferdinand Biwersi , Gerhard Schulenburg and Kurt Tschenscher, three referees were on duty for the host , whereby Tschenscher was allowed to lead the final. Rudi Glöckner from the GDR was there.
literature
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