Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's European Qualifiers – Group 3
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The 1968 Summer Olympics football qualification – Europe Group 3 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 3 consisted of five teams: Austria, Finland, France, Netherlands, Switzerland. The teams played home-and-away knockout matches. France qualified for the Summer Olympics football finals after defeating Austria 4–2 on aggregate in the final round.
Summary
First round
Finland  | 0–0 |  Netherlands |
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| Netherlands | 0–1 | Finland |
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Finland won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
Second round
Switzerland  | 1–0 |  Austria |
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| Austria | 4–1 | Switzerland |
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Austria won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the final round.
France won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the final round.
Final round
France  | 3–1 | Austria |
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France won 4–2 on aggregate and qualified for the Summer Olympics.
Goalscorers
There were 19 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 2.38 goals per match.
3 goals
2 goals
Franz Heutschi
Helmut Voggenberger- Werner Burgholzer
Aulis Laine
1 goal
Gerard Hallet- Marc-Kanyan Case
- Tommy Lindholm
- Frédéric Zix
- Daniel Périgaud
- Ferdinand Milanovic