1968 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament Group 1

Group 1 of the 1968 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament took place from 19 to 27 March 1968. The group consisted of Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Venezuela. The top two teams, Paraguay and Brazil, advanced to the final group.[1][2]

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Paraguay 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 5 Advance to final group
2  Brazil 3 1 2 0 3 0 +3 4
3  Chile 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 3
4  Venezuela 3 0 0 3 0 7 −7 0
Source: RSSSF

Matches

Brazil 0–0 Paraguay
Attendance: 16,205
Referee: Pablo Víctor Vaga (Uruguay)
Venezuela 0–1 Chile
  • Marchant 85'
Attendance: 2,200
Referee: Herwin Hiegers (Peru)
Chile 0–1 Paraguay
  • Martínez 43'
Attendance: 6,164
Referee: Eduardo Rendón (Ecuador)
Brazil 3–0 Venezuela
Referee: Guillermo Velásquez Ramirez (Colombia)
Brazil 0–0 Chile
Referee: Herwin Hiegers (Peru)
Venezuela 0–3 Paraguay
  • Sosa (?)
  • Martínez (?)
  • Sandoval (?)
Referee: Pablo Víctor Vaga (Uruguay)

Goalscorers

There were 8 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 1.33 goals per match.

2 goals

  • Paraguay Olympic football team Francisco Martínez

1 goal

References

  1. ↑ "Games of the XVII. Olympiad – Football Qualifying Tournament – (Mexico City, Mexico, 1968): SOUTH AMERICA". RSSSF. 21 October 2021.
  2. ↑ "Pré-olímpico abre final domingo com Brasil x Uruguai". Jornal do Brasil. 29 March 1968.