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Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's European Qualifiers – Group 2

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The 1968 Summer Olympics football qualification – Europe Group 2 was one of the four European groups in the Summer Olympics football qualification tournament to decide which teams would qualify for the 1968 Summer Olympics football finals tournament in Mexico.[1] Group 2 consisted of five teams: Bulgaria, East Germany, Greece, Romania and Turkey. The teams played home-and-away knockout matches. Bulgaria qualified for the Summer Olympics football finals after defeating East Germany 6–4 on aggregate in the final round.

Summary

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First round
Greece  0–10  East Germany 0–5 0–5
Second round
Turkey  2–6  Bulgaria 2–3 0–3
East Germany  2–0  Romania 1–0 1–0
Final round
Bulgaria  6–4  East Germany 4–1 2–3
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First round

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Greece 0–5 East Germany
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Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Božidar Botić (Yugoslavia)
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East Germany 5–0 Greece
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Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Gusztáv Bircsák (Hungary)

East Germany won 10–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Second round

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Turkey 2–3 Bulgaria
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Attendance: 18,000[2]
Referee: Bruno De Marchi (Italy)
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Attendance: 10,000[3]
Referee: Helmut Fritz (West Germany)

Bulgaria won 6–2 on aggregate and advanced to the final round.


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Attendance: 35,000[4]
Referee: Václav Davídek (Czechoslovakia)
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Attendance: 50,000[5]
Referee: Leonard Eliński (Poland)

East Germany won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the final round.

Final round

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Bulgaria 4–1 East Germany
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Zentralstadion, Leipzig, East Germany
Attendance: 35,000[7]
Referee: Othmar Huber (Switzerland)

Bulgaria won 6–4 on aggregate and qualified for the Summer Olympics.

Goalscorers

There were 30 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 3.75 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

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