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. 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
First round
22 March 1967 Panathenaic Stadium , Athens Attendance: 6,000Referee: Božidar Botić (Yugoslavia )
14 June 1967 Heinz-Steyer-Stadion , Dresden Attendance: 15,000Referee: Gusztáv Bircsák (Hungary )
East Germany won 10–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
Second round
12 October 1967 Mithatpaşa Stadyumu , Istanbul Attendance: 18,000Referee: Bruno De Marchi (Italy )
22 November 1967 Vasil Levski National Stadium , Sofia Attendance: 10,000Referee: Helmut Fritz (West Germany )
Bulgaria won 6–2 on aggregate and advanced to the final round.
18 November 196713:30 UTC+1 Walter Ulbricht Stadion , East Berlin Attendance: 35,000Referee: Václav Davídek (Czechoslovakia )
6 December 196713:30 UTC+2 Stadionul 23 August , Bucharest Attendance: 50,000Referee: Leonard Eliński (Poland )
East Germany won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the final round.
Final round
10 April 1968 Stadion Beroe , Stara Zagora Attendance: 30,000Referee: Erich Linemayr (Austria )
24 April 1968 Zentralstadion , Leipzig , East GermanyAttendance: 35,000Referee: 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
References
"Games of the XVII. Olympiad – Football Qualifying Tournament – (Mexico City, Mexico, 1968): EUROPE" . RSSSF "Turkey* vs Bulgaria international football match report" . eu-football.info . Retrieved 3 October 2024."Bulgaria vs Turkey* international football match report" . eu-football.info . Retrieved 3 October 2024."East Germany vs Romania* international football match report" . eu-football.info . Retrieved 3 October 2024."Romania* vs East Germany international football match report" . eu-football.info . Retrieved 3 October 2024."Bulgaria vs East Germany* international football match report" . eu-football.info . Retrieved 3 October 2024."East Germany* vs Bulgaria international football match report" . eu-football.info . Retrieved 3 October 2024.
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Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's European Qualifiers – Group 2
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