Football at the 1976 Summer Olympics
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | Canada |
| Dates | 18 July - 31 July |
| Teams | 13 (from 4 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  East Germany (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Poland |
| Third place |  Soviet Union |
| Fourth place |  Brazil |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 23 |
| Goals scored | 66 (2.87 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Andrzej Szarmach (6 goals) |
The football tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics started on July 18 and ended on July 31. Only one event, the men's tournament, was contested. 13 teams participated in the tournament, and 3 teams withdrew.
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Venues
During the tournament, the venues were in 4 cities: Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa and Sherbrooke.
Qualification
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The following 13 teams qualified for the 1976 Olympics football tournament:
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Match Officials
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Squads
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Final tournament
First round
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Brazil |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| East Germany |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
 Spain |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0 |
- **Nigeria withdrew
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July 20, 1976
12:00 |
| Brazil |
2 – 1 | 23x15px Spain |
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Rosemiro  7'Chico Fraga 47' (pen.) |
Report | Idígoras 14' |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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 France |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 5 |
 Israel |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
 Mexico |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 2 |
 Guatemala |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 2 |
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July 19, 1976
12:00 |
| France |
4 – 1 | Mexico |
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| Schaer 14' Baronchelli 33'Rubio 78'Amisse 90' |
Report | Sánchez 81' |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Poland |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 |
 Iran |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
 Cuba |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 1 |
- **Ghana withdrew
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Soviet Union |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 4 |
 North Korea |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 |
 Canada |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 |
- **Zambia withdrew
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July 23, 1976
12:00 |
| Soviet Union |
3 – 0 | North Korea |
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| Kolotov 16' (pen.) Veremeev 81'Blokhin 89' |
Report |
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| July 25 - Ottawa | ||||||||||
| East Germany |
4 | |||||||||
| July 27 - Montreal | ||||||||||
| France |
0 | |||||||||
| East Germany |
2 | |||||||||
| July 25 - Sherbrooke | ||||||||||
| Soviet Union |
1 | |||||||||
| Soviet Union |
2 | |||||||||
| July 31 - Montreal | ||||||||||
| Iran |
1 | |||||||||
| East Germany |
3 | |||||||||
| July 25 - Toronto | ||||||||||
| Poland |
1 | |||||||||
| Brazil |
4 | |||||||||
| July 27 - Toronto | ||||||||||
| Israel |
1 | |||||||||
| Poland |
2 | Bronze medal match | ||||||||
| July 25 - Montreal | ||||||||||
| Brazil |
0 | July 29 - Montreal | ||||||||
| Poland |
5 | |||||||||
| Soviet Union |
2 | |||||||||
| North Korea |
0 | |||||||||
| Brazil |
0 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
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July 25, 1976
12:00 |
| East Germany |
4 – 0 | France |
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| Löwe 27' Dörner 60' (pen.) 68' (pen.)Riediger 77' |
Report |
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July 25, 1976
12:00 |
| Soviet Union |
2 – 1 | Iran |
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| Minayev 40' Zvyagintsev 67' |
Report | Ghelichkhani 82' (pen.) |
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July 25, 1976
12:00 |
| Brazil |
4 – 1 | Israel |
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| Jarbas Tomazoli Nunes 56' 74' Erivelto 72' Júnior 88' |
Report | Peretz 80' |
Semi-finals
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July 27, 1976
12:00 |
| Soviet Union |
1 – 2 | East Germany |
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| Kolotov 84' (pen.) |
Report | Dörner 59' (pen.) Kurbjuweit 66' |
Bronze Medal match
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July 29, 1976
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| Soviet Union |
2 – 0 | Brazil |
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| Onishcenko 5' Nazarenko 49' |
Report |
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Olympic Stadium, Montreal
Referee: Abraham Klein |
Gold Medal match
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July 31, 1976
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| East Germany |
3 – 1 | Poland |
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| Schade 7' Hoffmann 14'Häfner 84' |
Report | Lato 59' |
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Olympic Stadium, Montreal
Referee: Ramón Barreto |
Medal winners
Goalscorers
With six goals, Andrzej Szarmach of Poland is the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 66 goals were scored by 44 different players, with only one of them credited as own goal.
- 6 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Own goal
- Eduardo Rergis (playing against Guatemala)
Final ranking
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 |  East Germany (GDR) |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 9 |
| 2 |  Poland (POL) |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 7 |
| 3 |  Soviet Union (URS) |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 8 |
| 4 |  Brazil (BRA) |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 |  France (FRA) |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 5 |
| 6 |  Israel (ISR) |
4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 4 |
| 7 |  Iran (IRI) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 |
| 8 | 22x20px North Korea (PRK) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 2 |
| 9 |  Mexico (MEX) |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 2 |
| 10 |  Guatemala (GUA) |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 2 |
| 11 |  Cuba (CUB) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 1 |
| 12 |  Canada (CAN) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 |
| 13 | 22x20px Spain (ESP) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0 |
External links
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