1968 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament final group
{{Short description|CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament group}}
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The final group of the 1968 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament took place from 31 March to 9 April 1968. The group consisted of host nation Colombia, as well as Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay. The top two teams, Brazil and Colombia, advanced to the final group.{{cite web|url=https://rsssf.org/tableso/ol1968q.html#SAmerica|title=Games of the XVII. Olympiad – Football Qualifying Tournament – (Mexico City, Mexico, 1968): SOUTH AMERICA|website=RSSSF|date=21 October 2021}}
Standings
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|winpoints=2
|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/ol1968q.html#SAmerica RSSSF]
|team_order=BRA, COL, URU, PAR
|update=complete
|win_BRA=2 |draw_BRA=0 |loss_BRA=1 |gf_BRA=6 |ga_BRA=2
|win_COL=2 |draw_COL=0 |loss_COL=1 |gf_COL=6 |ga_COL=5
|win_URU=1 |draw_URU=1 |loss_URU=1 |gf_URU=5 |ga_URU=6
|win_PAR=0 |draw_PAR=1 |loss_PAR=2 |gf_PAR=5 |ga_PAR=9
|name_BRA={{fbu|23|BRA}}
|name_COL={{fbu|23|COL}}
|name_URU={{fbu|23|URU}}
|name_PAR={{fbu|23|PAR}}
|res_col_header=Q
|result1=Q |result2=Q
|col_Q=green1 |text_Q=Qualification for 1968 Summer Olympics
}}
Matches
=Uruguay vs Brazil=
{{Football box
| date = 31 March 1968
| time =
| team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|URU}}
| score = {{score link|1968 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament final group#Uruguay vs Brazil|2–1}}
| report =
| team2 = {{fbu|23|BRA}}
| goals1 =
- Dutra {{goal|4|o.g.}}
- Brandon {{goal|60}}
| goals2 =
- China {{goal|?}}
| stadium = Estadio El Campín
| location = Bogotá
| attendance = 26,000
| referee = Duval Goicoechea (Argentina)
}}
=Colombia vs Paraguay=
{{Football box
| date = 2 April 1968
| time =
| team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|COL}}
| score = {{score link|1968 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament final group#Colombia vs Paraguay|4–2}}
| report =
| team2 = {{fbu|23|PAR}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Estadio El Campín
| location = Bogotá
| attendance = 50,000
| referee = Herwin Hiegers (Peru)
}}
=Colombia vs Uruguay=
{{Football box
| date = 6 April 1968
| time =
| team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|COL}}
| score = {{score link|1968 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament final group#Colombia vs Uruguay|2–0}}
| report =
| team2 = {{fbu|23|URU}}
| goals1 =
- Jaramillo {{goal|3||43|pen.}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Estadio El Campín
| location = Bogotá
| attendance =
| referee = Herwin Hiegers (Peru)
}}
=Brazil vs Paraguay=
{{Football box
| date = 6 April 1968
| time =
| team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|BRA}}
| score = {{score link|1968 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament final group#Colombia vs Paraguay|2–0}}
Awarded
| report =
| team2 = {{fbu|23|PAR}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Estadio El Campín
| location = Bogotá
| attendance =
| referee = Duval Goicoechea (Argentina)
| note = Match abandoned by Paraguay at 85 minutes. The match was awarded 2–0 to Brazil.
}}
=Paraguay vs Uruguay=
{{Football box
| date = 7 April 1968
| time =
| team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|PAR}}
| score = {{score link|1968 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament final group#Paraguay vs Uruguay|3–3}}
| report =
| team2 = {{fbu|23|URU}}
| goals1 =
- J. Martínez {{goal|?}}
- F. Martínez {{goal|?}}
- Escobar {{goal|?}}
| goals2 =
- Brandón {{goal|53}}
- Santos {{goal|17||83}}
| stadium = Estadio El Campín
| location = Bogotá
| attendance = 15,307
| referee = Herwin Hiegers (Peru)
}}
=Colombia vs Brazil=
{{Football box
| date = 9 April 1968
| time =
| team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|COL}}
| score = {{score link|1968 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament final group#Colombia vs Brazil|0–3}}
| report =
| team2 = {{fbu|23|BRA}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Estadio El Campín
| location = Bogotá
| attendance = 51,575
| referee = Duval Goicoechea (Argentina)
}}