Football at the 1988 Summer Olympics
The Football at the 1988 Summer Olympics was held in South Korea. The tournament was on September 17 to October 1, 1988.
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Tournament details | |
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Host country | ![]() |
Dates | 17 September – 1 October |
Teams | 16 |
Venue(s) | 6 (in 5 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 32 |
Goals scored | 95 (2.97 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() |
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Qualification
The following teams qualified:
Group stage
Group A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Sweden | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 5 |
West Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 4 |
Tunisia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | –3 | 2 |
China PR | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | –5 | 1 |
Group B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Zambia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 5 |
Italy | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 |
Iraq | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 |
Guatemala | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | –10 | 0 |
Group C
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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USSR | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 5 |
Argentina | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
Korea Republic | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 | 2 |
United States | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | –2 | 2 |
Group D
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 6 |
Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 4 |
Yugoslavia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
Nigeria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | –7 | 0 |
Knockout stage
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
25 September – Daegu | ||||||||||
Sweden | 1 | |||||||||
27 September – Busan | ||||||||||
Italy (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||||
Italy | 2 | |||||||||
25 September – Busan | ||||||||||
USSR (a.e.t.) | 3 | |||||||||
USSR | 3 | |||||||||
1 October – Seoul | ||||||||||
Australia | 0 | |||||||||
USSR (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||||
25 September – Gwangju | ||||||||||
Brazil Brazil | 1 | |||||||||
Zambia | 0 | |||||||||
27 September – Seoul | ||||||||||
West Germany | 4 | |||||||||
West Germany | 1 (2) | |||||||||
25 September – Seoul | ||||||||||
Brazil | 1 (3) | |||||||||
Brazil | 1 | |||||||||
Argentina | 0 | |||||||||
Bronze medal match
30 September 1988 |
Italy | 0 – 3 | West Germany | Olympic Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 61000 |
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Gold medal match
1 October 1988 |
USSR | 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) |
Brazil | Olympic Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 74000 |
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Statistics
- Top scorer : Romário (7 goals)
Football At The 1988 Summer Olympics Media
- Romario with brazil.jpg
Romário (pictured in 1993), top scorer of the tournament with 7 goals