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 | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  South Korea |
| Dates | 17 September – 1 October |
| Teams | 16 |
| Venue(s) | 6 (in 5 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  USSR (2nd title) |
| Runner-up |  Brazil |
| Third place |  West Germany |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 95 (2.97 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Romário (7 goals) |
← 1984 1992 → | |
Qualification
The following teams qualified:
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Zambia
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 5 |
 Italy
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 |
 Iraq
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | –7 | 0 |
Knockout stage
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 25 September – Daegu | ||||||||||
| Sweden
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1 | |||||||||
| 27 September – Busan | ||||||||||
| Italy (a.e.t.)
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2 | |||||||||
| Italy
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2 | |||||||||
| 25 September – Busan | ||||||||||
| USSR (a.e.t.)
|
3 | |||||||||
| USSR
|
3 | |||||||||
| 1 October – Seoul | ||||||||||
| Australia
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0 | |||||||||
| USSR (a.e.t.)
|
2 | |||||||||
| 25 September – Gwangju | ||||||||||
| Brazil Brazil
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gold medal match
| 1 October 1988 |
USSR
|
2 – 1 (a.e.t.) |
Brazil
|
Olympic Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 74000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
          Soviet Union
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     Brazil
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Statistics
- Top scorer : Romário (7 goals)
Football At The 1988 Summer Olympics Media
View from COEX Tower
Korea-Seoul-Dongdaemun Stadium
Gudeok Main Stadium.busan,South Korea.
Daegu CivilianStadium.
Gwangju Mudeung Stadium
Daejeon Hanbat Ballpark renovation
- Romario with brazil.jpg
Romário (pictured in 1993), top scorer of the tournament with 7 goals
