1976 Summer Olympics / Football / Qualification
Qualification for the 1976 Olympic football tournament in Montréal .
Qualified teams
4 from Europe | Soviet Union | German Democratic Republic | Spain | France | |
1 from South America | Brazil | ||||
3 from North and Central America | Mexico | Guatemala | Cuba | ||
3 from Africa | Nigeria ( 1 ) | Ghana ( 1 ) | Zambia ( 1 ) | ||
3 from Asia | Iran | North Korea | Israel | ||
Defending champion: | Poland | Host: | Canada |
1 All African teams resigned due to a boycott and were not replaced.
Europe
1 round
Iceland, Austria, Turkey and France received byes.
pairing | First leg | Return leg | total | ||
Ireland | - | Czechoslovakia | 1: 2 | 0: 1 | 1: 3 |
BR Germany | - | Spain | 0-0 | 2: 3 | 2: 3 |
Finland | - | Norway | 3: 5 | 1: 1 | 4: 6 |
Greece | - | German Democratic Republic | 0: 1 | 0: 4 | 0: 5 |
Hungary | - | Bulgaria | 2-0 | 0: 4 | 2: 4 |
Luxembourg | - | Netherlands | 0: 1 | 1: 2 | 1: 3 |
Romania | - | Denmark | 4-0 | 2: 1 | 6: 1 |
Yugoslavia | - | Soviet Union | 1: 1 | 0: 3 | 1: 4 |
2nd round
The winners of the four groups were qualified.
Group 1
Closing table
rank | country | Gates | Pt |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Soviet Union | 10: 1 | 8-0 |
2 | Norway | 5:10 | 3: 5 |
3 | Iceland | 3: 7 | 1: 7 |
Game results
Soviet Union | - | Norway | 4-0 |
Norway | - | Soviet Union | 1: 3 |
Soviet Union | - | Iceland | 1-0 |
Iceland | - | Soviet Union | 0: 2 |
Norway | - | Iceland | 3: 2 |
Iceland | - | Norway | 1: 1 |
Group 2
Closing table
rank | country | Gates | Pt |
---|---|---|---|
1 | German Democratic Republic | 4: 1 | 6: 2 |
2 | Czechoslovakia | 6: 1 | 5: 3 |
3 | Austria | 0: 8 | 1: 7 |
Game results
German Democratic Republic | - | Czechoslovakia | 0-0 |
Czechoslovakia | - | German Democratic Republic | 1: 1 |
German Democratic Republic | - | Austria | 1-0 |
Austria | - | German Democratic Republic | 0: 2 |
Czechoslovakia | - | Austria | 5-0 |
Austria | - | Czechoslovakia | 0-0 |
Group 3
Closing table
rank | country | Gates | Pt |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Spain | 5: 2 | 6: 2 |
2 | Bulgaria | 7: 3 | 5: 3 |
3 | Turkey | 0: 7 | 1: 7 |
Game results
Spain | - | Bulgaria | 2: 1 |
Bulgaria | - | Spain | 1: 1 |
Spain | - | Turkey | 2-0 |
Turkey | - | Spain | 0-0 |
Bulgaria | - | Turkey | 3-0 |
Turkey | - | Bulgaria | 0: 2 |
Group 4
Closing table
rank | country | Gates | Pt |
---|---|---|---|
1 | France | 11: 5 | 6: 2 |
2 | Romania | 9: 5 | 6: 2 |
3 | Netherlands | 5:15 | 0: 8 |
Game results
France | - | Romania | 4-0 |
Romania | - | France | 1-0 |
France | - | Netherlands | 4: 2 |
Netherlands | - | France | 2: 3 |
Romania | - | Netherlands | 5: 1 |
Netherlands | - | Romania | 0: 3 |