Games of the XXIV. Olympiad

Football Tournament

(Seoul, South Korea, 17th September - 1st October 1988)


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FIRST ROUND

4 groups of 4 teams.  Best two to qualify for the quarter-finals.

Group A  [Sweden and West Germany qualify]

17/9	West Germany	3 - 0	China
17/9	Sweden		2 - 2	Tunisia
19/9	West Germany	4 - 1	Tunisia
19/9	Sweden		2 - 0	China
21/9	Tunisia		0 - 0	China
21/9	Sweden		2 - 1	West Germany

		P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Sweden		3	2	1	0	6	3	5
West Germany	3	2	0	1	8	3	4
Tunisia		3	0	2	1	3	6	2
China		3	0	1	2	0	5	1

Group B [Zambia and Italy qualify]

17/9	Zambia	2 - 2	Iraq
17/9	Italy	5 - 2	Guatemala
19/9	Zambia	4 - 0	Italy
19/9	Iraq	3 - 0	Guatemala
21/9	Zambia	4 - 0	Guatemala
21/9	Italy	2 - 0	Iraq

		P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Zambia		3	2	1	0	10	2	5
Italy		3	2	0	1	7	6	4
Iraq		3	1	1	1	5	4	3
Guatemala	3	0	0	3	2	12	0

Group C [Soviet Union and Argentina qualify]

18/9	South Korea	0 - 0	Soviet Union
18/9	USA		1 - 1	Argentina
20/9	South Korea	0 - 0	USA
20/9	Soviet Union	2 - 1	Argentina
22/9	Argentina	2 - 1	South Korea
22/9	Soviet Union	4 - 2	USA

		P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Soviet Union	3	2	1	0	6	3	5
Argentina	3	1	1	1	4	4	3
South Korea	3	0	2	1	1	2	2
USA		3	0	2	1	3	5	2

Group D [Brazil and Australia qualify]

18/9	Australia	1 - 0	Yugoslavia
18/9	Brazil		4 - 0	Nigeria
20/9	Yugoslavia	3 - 1	Nigeria
20/9	Brazil		3 - 0	Australia
22/9	Brazil		2 - 1	Yugoslavia
22/9	Australia	1 - 0	Nigeria

		P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Brazil		3	3	0	0	9	1	6
Australia	3	2	0	1	2	3	4
Yugoslavia	3	1	0	2	4	4	2
Nigeria		3	0	0	3	1	8	0

QUARTER-FINALS (all 25/9)

West Germany	4 - 0	Zambia
Italy		2 - 1	Sweden (aet, FT 1-1)
Brazil		1 - 0	Argentina
Soviet Union	3 - 0	Australia

SEMI-FINALS (all 27/9)

Soviet Union	3 - 2	Italy (aet, FT 1-1)
Brazil	        1 - 1	West Germany (aet, FT 1-1)
Brazil won 3-2 in penalty shootout

MATCH FOR THIRD PLACE (30/9)

West Germany	3 - 0	Italy

FINAL (1/10)

Seoul
Soviet Union	2 - 1	Brazil (aet, FT 1-1)
Soviet Union: Kharin - Ketashvili, Yarovenko, Gorlukovich, Losev -
              Kuznetsov, Dobrovolski, Mikhailichenko, Tatarchuk -
              Liuti (Skliyarov), Narbekovas (Savichev).
Brazil: Taffarel - Luis Carlos, Aloisio, Andre Cruz, Jorginho - Andrade,
        Milton, Neto (Edmar) - Careca II, Bebeto (Joao Paulo), Romario.

Referee: Gerard Bignet (France)
Attendance: 75 000 

Scorers: 30' Romario 0-1; 61' Dobrovolski (pen) 1-1; 103' Savichev 2-1.

Top scorers: Romario (Brazil)                7 goals
             I Dobrovolski (Soviet Union)    6 goals
             K Bwalya (Zambia)               6 goals
             A Mikhailichenko (Soviet Union) 5 goals



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