Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Group A

Group A of the 1968 Summer Olympics football tournament took place from 13 to 17 October 1968.^[1]^[2] The group consisted of host nation Mexico, as well as Colombia, France and Guinea. The top two teams, France and Mexico, advanced to the quarter-finals.

Team	Region	Method of qualification	Date of qualification	Finals appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance
Team	Region	Method of qualification	Date of qualification	Finals appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance	Mexico	North America	Hosts	18 October 1963	4th	1964	First round (1928, 1948, 1964)
Colombia	South America	CONMEBOL final group runners-up	9 April 1968	1st	—	—
France	Europe	Europe Group 3 winners	12 May 1968	9th	1960	Silver medal (1900)
Guinea	Africa	Europe Group 1 winners	30 June 1968	1st	—	—

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	France	3	2	1	8	4	+4	4	Advance to knockout stage
2	Mexico (H)	3	2	1	6	4	+2	4	Advance to knockout stage
3	Colombia	3	1	2	4	5	−1	2
4	Guinea	3	1	2	4	9	−5	2

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