1972 Summer Olympics / Football / Qualification
The qualifying games for the 1972 Summer Olympics took place from February 7, 1971 to June 3, 1972. 82 countries from five confederations took part.
The 82 teams were divided among the five confederations as follows:
- 22 teams from Europe
- 10 teams from South America
- 13 teams from North and Central America
- 17 teams from Asia
- 20 teams from Africa
Qualified teams
Since defending champions Hungary and organizers BR Germany were directly qualified and the Olympic finals were held with 16 teams, 14 free final round places were available for the remaining 82 teams; went away
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2 to North and Central America |
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3 to Asia |
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3 to Africa |
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Defending champion: |
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European Zone / UEFA
The game was played in four groups (3 groups with 6 teams and 1 group with 4 teams). The four group winners, who were determined in two rounds, qualified for the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Qualified for the next continental round. Qualified for the 1972 Olympic Games
Group 1
Participants: Iceland , France , Soviet Union , Netherlands , Luxembourg and Austria
1 round
date | place | pairing | To | Back | total | ||
May 12, 1971 | Reykjavík | Iceland | - | France | 0-0 | 0: 1 | 0: 1 |
June 16, 1971 | Paris | ||||||
2nd June 1971 | Moscow | Soviet Union | - | Netherlands | 4-0 | 0-0 | 4-0 |
June 16, 1971 | Rotterdam | ||||||
April 4th 1971 | Esch | Luxembourg | - | Austria | 1-0 | 2: 3 | 3: 3 |
5th May 1971 | Grieskirchen | ||||||
Playoff: | |||||||
May 30, 1971 | Marburg | Austria | - | Luxembourg | 2-0 |
2nd round
Closing table
Pl. | country | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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4th | 4th | 0 | 0 | 13: 2 | +11 | 8-0 |
2. |
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4th | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10: 9 | +1 | 4: 4 |
3. |
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4th | 0 | 0 | 4th | 1:13 | −12 | 0: 8 |
Game results
October 12, 1971 | Lwow | Soviet Union | - | Austria | 4-0 |
3rd November 1971 | Yerevan | Soviet Union | - | France | 5: 1 |
18th November 1971 | Vienna | Austria | - | Soviet Union | 0: 1 |
December 8, 1971 | Paris | France | - | Austria | 5: 1 |
April 12, 1972 | Mannersdorf | Austria | - | France | 0: 3 |
May 25, 1972 | Paris | France | - | Soviet Union | 1: 3 |
Group 2
Participants: Poland , Greece , Bulgaria , United Kingdom , Spain and Turkey
1 round
date | place | pairing | To | Back | total | ||
May 26, 1971 | Poses | Poland | - | Greece | 7-0 | 1-0 | 8-0 |
June 9, 1971 | Larisa | ||||||
March 24, 1971 | London | United Kingdom | - | Bulgaria | 1-0 | 0: 5 | 1: 5 |
5th May 1971 | Sofia | ||||||
5th May 1971 | Salamanca | Spain | - | Turkey | 3-0 | 1-0 | 4-0 |
May 19, 1971 | Ankara |
2nd round
Closing table
Pl. | country | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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1. |
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4th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8: 3 | +5 | 6: 2 |
2. |
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4th | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14:10 | +4 | 5: 3 |
3. |
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4th | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6:15 | −9 | 1: 7 |
Game results
November 10, 1971 | Gijón | Spain | - | Poland | 0: 2 |
November 24, 1971 | Sofia | Bulgaria | - | Spain | 8: 3 |
April 16, 1972 | Stara Sagora | Bulgaria | - | Poland | 3: 1 |
April 26, 1972 | Szczecin | Poland | - | Spain | 2-0 |
May 7, 1972 | Warsaw | Poland | - | Bulgaria | 3-0 |
May 31, 1972 | Burgos | Spain | - | Bulgaria | 3: 3 |
Group 3
Participants: Yugoslavia , Ireland , Finland , Malta , GDR and Italy
1 round
date | place | pairing | To | Back | total | ||
April 2nd 1971 | Ballybofey | Ireland | - | Yugoslavia | 0: 1 | 0: 2 | 0: 3 |
June 9, 1971 | Rijeka | ||||||
Finland | - | Malta | ( Malta withdrew ) | ||||
May 1, 1971 | Dresden | GDR | - | Italy | 4-0 | 1-0 | 5-0 |
20th May 1971 | Terni |
2nd round
Closing table
Pl. | country | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-0 | +2 | 3: 1 |
2. |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0: 2 | −2 | 1: 3 |
3. |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | ± 0 | 0-0 |
Game results
17th November 1971 | Rostock | GDR | - | Yugoslavia | 2-0 |
April 26, 1972 | Prilep | Yugoslavia | - | GDR | 0-0 |
( Finland withdrew ) |
Group 4
Participants: Romania , Albania , Denmark and Switzerland
1 round
date | place | pairing | To | Back | total | ||
April 18th 1971 | Bucharest | Romania | - | Albania | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 4: 2 |
May 26, 1971 | Tirana | ||||||
April 21, 1971 | Vevey | Switzerland | - | Denmark | 2: 1 | 0: 4 | 2: 5 |
5th May 1971 | Copenhagen |
2nd round
Closing table
Pl. | country | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5: 3 | +2 | 4-0 |
2. |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3: 5 | −2 | 0: 4 |
Game results
October 10, 1971 | Copenhagen | Denmark | - | Romania | 2: 1 |
May 21, 1972 | Bucharest | Romania | - | Denmark | 2: 3 |
South American Zone / CONMEBOL
In Colombia the qualification of the South American zone for the Olympic soccer tournament took place. A preliminary round was played in two groups of five teams. The top two teams in each group qualified for the continental finals. In the final round, the two participants for the 1972 Summer Olympics were determined.
Qualified for the next continental round. Qualified for the 1972 Olympic Games
Group 1
Tournament in Cali and Medellín
Closing table
Pl. | country | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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4th | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4: 2 | +2 | 6: 2 |
2. |
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4th | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5: 3 | +2 | 5: 3 |
3. |
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4th | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5: 5 | ± 0 | 4: 4 |
4th |
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4th | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4: 5 | −1 | 3: 5 |
5. |
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4th | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1: 4 | −3 | 2: 6 |
Game results
November 26, 1971 | Cali | Brazil | - | Ecuador | 1: 1 |
November 26, 1971 | Cali | Chile | - | Bolivia | 1: 1 |
November 28, 1971 | Cali | Ecuador | - | Argentina | 2: 2 |
November 28, 1971 | Cali | Brazil | - | Bolivia | 2: 1 |
November 30, 1971 | Cali | Brazil | - | Argentina | 0-0 |
November 30, 1971 | Cali | Chile | - | Ecuador | 0-0 |
2nd December 1971 | Cali | Argentina | - | Chile | 2-0 |
2nd December 1971 | Cali | Bolivia | - | Ecuador | 2: 1 |
5th December 1971 | Medellin | Brazil | - | Chile | 1-0 |
5th December 1971 | Medellin | Argentina | - | Bolivia | 1: 1 |
Group 2
Tournament in Bogotá
Closing table
Pl. | country | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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4th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7: 2 | +5 | 7: 1 |
2. |
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4th | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5: 2 | +3 | 6: 2 |
3. |
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4th | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6: 4 | +2 | 4: 4 |
4th |
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4th | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4: 4 | ± 0 | 3: 5 |
5. |
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4th | 0 | 0 | 4th | 1:11 | −10 | 0: 8 |
Game results
November 26, 1971 | Peru | - | Venezuela | 3-0 |
November 26, 1971 | Colombia | - | Uruguay | 2: 1 |
November 28, 1971 | Peru | - | Paraguay | 2: 1 |
November 28, 1971 | Colombia | - | Venezuela | 2-0 |
1st December 1971 | Uruguay | - | Paraguay | 1: 1 |
1st December 1971 | Colombia | - | Peru | 1: 1 |
3rd December 1971 | Peru | - | Uruguay | 1-0 |
3rd December 1971 | Venezuela | - | Paraguay | 1: 4 |
5th December 1971 | Venezuela | - | Uruguay | 0: 2 |
5th December 1971 | Colombia | - | Paraguay | 0-0 |
CONMEBOL finals
Final tournament in Bogotá
Closing table
Pl. | country | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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1. |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3: 1 | +2 | 5: 1 |
2. |
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2: 2 | ± 0 | 3: 3 |
3. |
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2: 3 | −1 | 2: 4 |
4th |
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1: 2 | −1 | 2: 4 |
Game results
December 8, 1971 | Brazil | - | Colombia | 1: 1 |
December 8, 1971 | Peru | - | Argentina | 1: 1 |
December 10, 1971 | Brazil | - | Argentina | 1-0 |
December 10, 1971 | Peru | - | Colombia | 0-0 |
December 12, 1971 | Brazil | - | Peru | 1-0 |
December 12, 1971 | Colombia | - | Argentina | 1: 1 |
North, Central American and Caribbean Zones / CONCACAF
A preliminary round was played with four groups. The respective group winners qualified for the continental finals. In this, the teams played the two participants for the 1972 Summer Olympics with home and away games.
Qualified for the next continental round. Qualified for the 1972 Olympic Games
Group 1
Closing table
Pl. | country | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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4th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6: 1 | +5 | 6: 2 |
2. |
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4th | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5: 2 | +3 | 5: 3 |
3. |
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4th | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1: 9 | −8 | 1: 7 |
4th |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | ± 0 | 0-0 |
Game results
May 23, 1971 | Hamilton | Bermuda | - | Mexico | 0: 2 |
May 30, 1971 | Hamilton | Bermuda | - | Canada | 0: 3 |
June 8th 1971 | Mexico city | Mexico | - | Canada | 1-0 |
June 13, 1971 | Toronto | Canada | - | Bermuda | 1: 1 |
18th June 1971 | Mexico city | Mexico | - | Bermuda | 3-0 |
August 24, 1971 | Vancouver | Canada | - | Mexico | 1-0 |
( Cuba withdrew ) |
Group 2
Tournament in Guatemala City
Closing table
Pl. | country | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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4th | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9: 5 | +4 | 5: 3 |
2. |
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4th | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7: 6 | +1 | 5: 3 |
3. |
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4th | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6:11 | −5 | 2: 6 |
Game results
April 18th 1971 | Guatemala | - | Panama | 4: 1 |
April 22, 1971 | Suriname | - | Panama | 3-0 |
April 25, 1971 | Guatemala | - | Suriname | 2: 2 |
April 27, 1971 | Panama | - | Suriname | 4: 1 |
April 30, 1971 | Suriname | - | Guatemala | 1-0 |
May 2nd 1971 | Panama | - | Guatemala | 1: 3 |
Group 3
Closing table
Pl. | country | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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4th | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8: 3 | +5 | 6: 2 |
2. |
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4th | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9: 4 | +5 | 6: 2 |
3. |
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4th | 0 | 0 | 4th | 3:13 | −10 | 0: 8 |
Game results
18th July 1971 | Miami Beach | United States | - | El Salvador | 1: 1 |
July 21, 1971 | Bridgetown | Barbados | - | El Salvador | 0: 3 |
July 25, 1971 | Miami Beach | United States | - | Barbados | 3-0 |
July 28, 1971 | San Salvador | El Salvador | - | Barbados | 4: 2 |
15th August 1971 | San Salvador | El Salvador | - | United States | 1: 1 |
22nd August 1971 | Bridgetown | Barbados | - | United States | 1: 3 |
Playoff: | |||||
19th September 1971 | Kingston | United States | - | El Salvador |
1: 1 a.d. 5: 4 a.d. |
Group 4
Closing table
Pl. | country | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3: 2 | +1 | 3: 1 |
2. |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2: 3 | −1 | 1: 3 |
3. |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | ± 0 | 0-0 |
Game results
May 29, 1971 | Kingston | Jamaica | - | Netherlands Antilles | 2: 1 |
July 24, 1971 | Curacao | Netherlands Antilles | - | Jamaica | 1: 1 |
( Costa Rica withdrew ) |
CONCACAF finals
Closing table
Pl. | country | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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1. |
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6th | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11: 5 | +6 | 8: 4 |
2. |
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6th | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10: 9 | +1 | 7: 5 |
3. |
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6th | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6: 8 | −2 | 5: 7 |
4th |
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6th | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3: 8 | −5 | 4: 8 |
Game results
January 16, 1972 | Kingston | Jamaica | - | United States | 1: 1 |
January 23, 1972 | Guadalajara | Mexico | - | United States | 1: 1 |
__. April 1972 | Mexico city | Mexico | - | Jamaica | 4-0 |
__. April 1972 | Guatemala City | Guatemala | - | Jamaica | 1-0 |
April 16, 1972 | Guatemala City | Guatemala | - | United States | 3: 2 |
April 25, 1972 | Miami Beach | United States | - | Guatemala | 2: 1 |
__. May 1972 | Kingston | Jamaica | - | Guatemala | 0-0 |
__. May 1972 | Kingston | Jamaica | - | Mexico | 1-0 |
May 10, 1972 | San Francisco | United States | - | Mexico | 2: 2 |
__. May 1972 | Guatemala City | Guatemala | - | Mexico | 1: 3 |
May 14, 1972 | St. Louis | United States | - | Jamaica | 2: 1 |
__. June 1972 | Toluca | Mexico | - | Guatemala | 1-0 |
Asian Zone / AFC
The game was played in three groups (2 groups with 6 teams and 1 group with 5 teams). The respective group winners qualified for the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Qualified for the next continental round. Qualified for the 1972 Olympic Games
Group 1
Tournament in Seoul
Closing table
Pl. | country | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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4th | 4th | 0 | 0 | 12: 0 | +12 | 8-0 |
2. |
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4th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16: 2 | +14 | 6: 2 |
3. |
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4th | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14: 7 | +7 | 4: 4 |
4th |
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4th | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4:19 | −15 | 2: 6 |
5. |
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4th | 0 | 0 | 4th | 1:19 | −18 | 0: 8 |
Game results
23rd September 1971 | Japan | - | Malaysia | 0: 3 |
September 25, 1971 | Republic of China | - | Philippines | 0: 3 |
September 25, 1971 | South Korea | - | Malaysia | 0: 1 |
September 27, 1971 | Malaysia | - | Republic of China | 3-0 |
September 27, 1971 | Japan | - | Philippines | 8: 1 |
29th September 1971 | Republic of China | - | Japan | 1: 5 |
29th September 1971 | South Korea | - | Philippines | 6-0 |
2nd October 1971 | Malaysia | - | Philippines | 5-0 |
2nd October 1971 | South Korea | - | Japan | 2: 1 |
4th October 1971 | South Korea | - | Republic of China | 8-0 |
Group 2
Tournament in Rangoon
Group allocation games
March 21, 1972 | (A) Indonesia | - | (B) Thailand | 4-0 |
March 21, 1972 | (B) Burma | - | (A) India | 4: 3 |
March 22, 1972 | (A) Israel | - | (B) Ceylon | 3-0 |
Group A
Closing table
Pl. | country | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-0 | +2 | 4-0 |
2. |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4: 3 | +1 | 2: 2 |
3. |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2: 5 | −3 | 0: 4 |
Game results
March 25, 1972 | Indonesia | - | India | 4: 2 |
March 28, 1972 | Israel | - | India | 1-0 |
March 30, 1972 | Israel | - | Indonesia | 1-0 |
Group B
Closing table
Pl. | country | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12: 1 | +11 | 4-0 |
2. |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5: 7 | −2 | 2: 2 |
3. |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1:10 | −9 | 0: 4 |
Game results
March 24, 1972 | Burma | - | Ceylon | 5: 1 |
March 26, 1972 | Thailand | - | Ceylon | 5-0 |
March 29, 1972 | Burma | - | Thailand | 7-0 |
Semifinals
April 1, 1972 | Israel | - | Thailand | 0: 0 n.V. , 2: 4 n.e. |
April 2, 1972 | Burma | - | Indonesia | 3-0 |
final
April 4th 1972 | ![]() |
- | Thailand | 1-0 |
Group 3
Participants: North Korea , Syria , Iraq , Lebanon , Iran and Kuwait
1 round
date | place | pairing | To | Back | total | |||
May 28, 1971 | Pyongyang | North Korea | - | Syria | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | |
June 1, 1971 | Pyongyang | |||||||
June 20, 1971 | Beirut | Lebanon | - | Iraq | 1-0 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | |
July 14, 1971 | Baghdad | |||||||
Playoff: | ||||||||
19th September 1971 | Istanbul | Iraq | - | Lebanon | 2: 1 | |||
Bye: | Iran and Kuwait |
2nd round
date | place | pairing | To | Back | total | ||
3rd December 1971 | Tehran | Iran | - | Kuwait | 2-0 | 2-0 | 4-0 |
__. January 1972 | Athens | ||||||
November 28, 1971 | Pyongyang | North Korea | - | Iraq | 3-0 | 0: 1 | 3: 1 |
__. January 1972 | Baghdad |
3rd round
date | place | pairing | To | Back | total | ||
__. May 1972 | Pyongyang | North Korea | - | Iran | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
__. May 1972 | Tehran | ||||||
Playoff: | |||||||
3rd June 1972 | Rawalpindi | North Korea | - | ![]() |
0: 2 |
African Zone / CAF
The game was played in three groups (2 groups of 6 teams and 1 group of 8 teams). The respective group winners, who were determined in two rounds, qualified for the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Qualified for the next continental round. Qualified for the 1972 Olympic Games
Group 1
Participants: Tunisia , Egypt , Mali , Algeria , Morocco and Niger
1 round
date | place | pairing | To | Back | total | ||
March 7, 1971 | Tunis | Tunisia | - | Egypt | 3-0 | 0: 2 | 3: 2 |
April 2nd 1971 | Cairo | ||||||
March 14, 1971 | Bamako | Mali | - | Algeria | 1-0 | 2: 2 a.d. | 3: 2 |
April 11, 1971 | Algiers | ||||||
March 28, 1971 | Casablanca | Morocco | - | Niger | 5: 2 | 3: 1 | 8: 3 |
April 25, 1971 | Niamey |
2nd round
Closing table
Pl. | country | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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1. |
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4th | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9: 5 | +4 | 6: 2 |
2. |
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4th | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7: 5 | +2 | 4: 4 |
3. |
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4th | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4:10 | −6 | 2: 6 |
Game results
April 23, 1972 | Tunis | Tunisia | - | Morocco | 3: 3 |
April 30, 1972 | Casablanca | Morocco | - | Mali | 2: 1 |
May 7, 1972 | Bamako | Mali | - | Tunisia | 2-0 |
May 14, 1972 | Morocco | - | Tunisia | 0-0 | |
May 21, 1972 | Mali | - | Morocco | 1: 4 | |
May 28, 1972 | Tunisia | - | Mali | 4-0 |
Group 2
Participants: Togo , Guinea , Cameroon , Gabon , Senegal , Nigeria , Ghana and Liberia
1 round
date | place | pairing | To | Back | total | ||
7th February 1971 | Lomé | Togo | - | Guinea | 1: 1 | 5: 4 | 6: 5 |
February 28, 1971 | Conakry | ||||||
May 30, 1971 | Libreville | Gabon | - | Cameroon | 2: 3 | ( Gabon waived ) | |
3rd April 1971 | Lagos | Nigeria | - | Senegal | 1: 1 | 1: 2 | 2: 3 |
April 18th 1971 | Dakar | ||||||
March 21, 1971 | Accra | Ghana | - | Liberia | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 3: 1 |
17th April 1971 | Monrovia |
2nd round
Closing table
Pl. | country | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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1. |
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6th | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7: 3 | +4 | 8: 4 |
2. |
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6th | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7: 7 | ± 0 | 8: 4 |
3. |
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6th | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8: 6 | +2 | 6: 6 |
4th |
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6th | 0 | 2 | 4th | 3: 9 | −6 | 2:10 |
Game results
April 23, 1972 | Ghana | - | Togo | 1: 1 | |
April 23, 1972 | Senegal | - | Cameroon | 1: 1 | |
April 30, 1972 | Lomé | Togo | - | Senegal | 1: 3 |
April 30, 1972 | Yaoundé | Cameroon | - | Ghana | 0: 3 |
May 7, 1972 | Accra | Ghana | - | Senegal | 1-0 |
May 7, 1972 | Togo | - | Cameroon | 1: 2 | |
May 14, 1972 | Togo | - | Ghana | 0: 2 | |
May 14, 1972 | Cameroon | - | Senegal | 3: 2 | |
May 21, 1972 | Senegal | - | Togo | 0-0 | |
May 21, 1972 | Ghana | - | Cameroon | 0-0 | |
May 28, 1972 | Dakar | Senegal | - | Ghana | 2-0 |
May 28, 1972 | Yaoundé | Cameroon | - | Togo | 1-0 |
Group 3
Participants: Ethiopia , Zambia , Sudan , Uganda , Madagascar and Malawi
1 round
date | place | pairing | To | Back | total | ||
May 16, 1971 | Addis Ababa | Ethiopia | - | Zambia | 6: 3 | 1-0 | 7: 3 |
May 30, 1971 | Lusaka | ||||||
4th June 1971 | Khartoum | Sudan | - | Uganda | 4-0 | 1: 1 | 5: 1 |
June 19, 1971 | Kampala | ||||||
April 11, 1971 | Blantyre | Malawi | - | Madagascar | 1: 2 | 2: 4 | 3: 6 |
May 9, 1971 | Antananarivo |
2nd round
Closing table
Pl. | country | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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1. |
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4th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8: 2 | +6 | 7: 1 |
2. |
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4th | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7: 6 | +1 | 5: 3 |
3. |
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4th | 0 | 0 | 4th | 3:10 | −7 | 0: 8 |
Game results
April 23, 1972 | Antananarivo | Madagascar | - | Ethiopia | 1: 2 |
April 30, 1972 | Ethiopia | - | Sudan | 2: 2 | |
May 7, 1972 | Sudan | - | Madagascar | 3-0 | |
May 14, 1972 | Ethiopia | - | Madagascar | 3: 2 | |
May 21, 1972 | Sudan | - | Ethiopia | 1-0 | |
May 28, 1972 | ( Madagascar waived ) | - | Sudan | 0: 2 |
Regulations
- ↑ a b c d If two or more teams in a group / subgroup have the same number of points and the same goal difference after all games have ended, one or more play-offs will be played in a neutral country.
literature
- The new football week . Fuwo . Sportverlag, ISSN 0323-8407 (issues for the 1971–1972 season).
Web links
- Games of the XX. Olympiad: Football Qualifying Tournament (Munchen, Germany, 1972) ( English ) In: rsssf.com . Retrieved March 13, 2012.