Football_at_the_1972_Summer_Olympics
Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics
International football competition
The 1972 Olympic football tournament, held in Munich, Augsburg, Ingolstadt, Nürnberg, Passau, and Regensburg, was played as part of the 1972 Summer Olympics. The tournament features 16 men's national teams from five continental confederations. The 16 teams are drawn into four groups of four and each group plays a round-robin tournament. At the end of the group stage, the top two teams advanced to the second group stage, where the second-placed teams in each group advanced to the bronze medal match while the first-placed teams advanced to the gold medal match held at Olympic Stadium on 10 September 1972.[1]
Quick Facts Tournament details, Host country ...
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | West Germany |
| Dates | 27 August – 10 September 1972 |
| Teams | 16 (from 5 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 6 (in 6 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Poland (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Hungary |
| Third place |  East Germany (shared) Soviet Union (shared) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 38 |
| Goals scored | 135 (3.55 per match) |
| Attendance | 795,433 (20,932 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Kazimierz Deyna (9 goals) |
| Fair play award |  Burma |
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In 2017, the physician of the Soviet team revealed that the match for the bronze medal between the Soviet Union and East Germany was fixed.[2]
Main article: Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads
More information Munich, Nuremberg ...
| Munich | Nuremberg | ||
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| Olympiastadion | Frankenstadion | ||
| Regensburg | Passau | ||
| Jahnstadion | Dreiflüssestadion | ||
| Ingolstadt | Augsburg | ||
| ESV-Stadion | Rosenaustadion | ||
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Group A
More information Team, Pld ...
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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 West Germany |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | +13 | 6 | Advanced to second round |
 Morocco |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 3 | |
 Malaysia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 2 | |
 United States |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | −10 | 1 |
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Source: FIFA
More information West Germany, 3–0 ...
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More information Malaysia, 3–0 ...
Malaysia  | 3–0 | United States |
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Shaharuddin  14' Salleh 67' Zawawi 77' |
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More information Morocco, 6–0 ...
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More information West Germany, 7–0 ...
West Germany  | 7–0 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Nickel 17', 43', 70', 86' Hitzfeld 47' Seliger 62' Bitz 79' |
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Group B
More information Team, Pld ...
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soviet Union |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 | Advanced to second round |
 Mexico |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
 Burma |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
 Sudan |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
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Source: FIFA
More information Soviet Union, 2–1 ...
| Soviet Union | 2–1 | Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| Yevriuzhikin 42' (pen.) Zanazanyan 44' |
Report | Jaksa 59' |
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More information Soviet Union, 4–1 ...
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Group C
More information Team, Pld ...
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 5 | Advanced to second round |
 Denmark |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 4 | |
 Iran |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 2 | |
 Brazil |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 1 |
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Source: FIFA
More information Hungary, 5–0 ...
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More information Denmark, 3–2 ...
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Group D
More information Team, Pld ...
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poland |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 6 | Advanced to second round |
| East Germany |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 4 | |
 Colombia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 2 | |
 Ghana |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 |
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Source: FIFA
More information Poland, 5–1 ...
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More information East Germany, 4–0 ...
| East Germany | 4–0 | Ghana |
|---|---|---|
| Kreische 19', 89' Streich 45' Sparwasser 66' |
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More information East Germany, 6–1 ...
| East Germany | 6–1 | Colombia |
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| Streich 1', 10' Sparwasser 9' Ducke 31' Vogel 85' Kreische 88' (pen.) |
Report | Espinosa 38' |
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Group 1
More information Team, Pld ...
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| Hungary |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 6 | Gold Medal match |
| East Germany |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 4 | Bronze Medal match |
| West Germany |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 1 | |
| Mexico |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 1 |
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Source: FIFA
More information East Germany, 7–0 ...
| East Germany | 7–0 | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Ganzera 34' Sparwasser 39', 51', 89' Streich 48' Kreische 72' Häfner 79' |
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More information Hungary, 4–1 ...
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More information East Germany, 3–2 ...
| East Germany | 3–2 | West Germany |
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| Pommerenke 10' Streich 53' Vogel 82' |
Report | Hoeneß 31' Hitzfeld 68' |
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Group 2
More information Team, Pld ...
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| Poland |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 5 | Gold Medal match |
| Soviet Union |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 4 | Bronze Medal match |
| Denmark |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 | |
 Morocco |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 |
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Bronze Medal match
More information Soviet Union, 2–2 ...
| Soviet Union | 2–2 | East Germany |
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| Blokhin 10' Khurtsilava 30' |
Report | Kreische 33' (pen.) Vogel 78' |
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Bronze medals shared.
Gold Medal match
1972 Summer Olympics Football Final
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With nine goals, Kazimierz Deyna of Poland is the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 135 goals were scored by 66 different players, with none of them credited as own goal.
- 9 goals
- 7 goals
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
Pedrinho- Zé Carlos
Aung Moe Thin- Soe Than
Ángel Torres- Fabio Espinosa
- Luis Montaño
Kristen Nygaard- Leif Printzlau
- Per Røntved
Frank Ganzera- Jürgen Pommerenke
- Peter Ducke
- Reinhard Häfner
Ibrahim Sunday
Kálmán Tóth- Lajos Kocsis
- Mihály Kozma
- Péter Juhász
Majid Halvai
Salleh Ibrahim- Shaharuddin Abdullah
- Zawawi Yusoff
Boujemaa Benkhrif- Mohamed Merzaq
- Mohammed El Filali
- Mohammed Tati
Daniel Razo- Manuel Manzo
Kazimierz Kmiecik- Zygfryd Szołtysik
Gennady Yevriuzhikin- Murtaz Khurtsilava
- Oganes Zanazanyan
- Yozhef Sabo
- Yuriy Yeliseyev
Jaksa
Hermann Bitz- Jürgen Kalb
- Ronald Worm
- Uli Hoeneß
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 |  Poland (POL) |
7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 5 | +16 | 13 |
| 2 |  Hungary (HUN) |
7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 5 | +13 | 11 |
| 3 |  Soviet Union (URS) |
7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 11 |
| 3 |  East Germany (GDR) |
7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 9 | +14 | 9 |
| 5 | West Germany (FRG) |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 7 |
| 6 |  Denmark (DEN) |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 7 |
| 7 |  Mexico (MEX) |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 5 |
| 8 | Morocco (MAR) |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 3 |
| 9 | Burma (BIR) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Malaysia (MAS) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 2 |
| 11 |  Colombia (COL) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 2 |
| 12 |  Iran (IRI) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 2 |
| 13 | Brazil (BRA) |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 1 |
| 14 |  United States (USA) |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | −10 | 1 |
| 15 |  Sudan (SUD) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
| 16 |  Ghana (GHA) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 |
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Source: rsssf.com
- "Football at the 1972 Munich Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- Денис Романцов (2 June 2017). ""Высоцкий дал установку: «Макаронщиков надо обыграть". Он знает о нашем футболе все".
– Мы не вышли в финал, а игру за третье место против ГДР назначили на десять утра. Тренер Пономарев сказал: «Что-то не хочется с ними бодаться. Как бы нам вничью сыграть». Ничья означала бронзовые медали для обеих команд. Используя свой немецкий, выученный в институте, я подошел перед игрой к доктору сборной ГДР. «Как ты смотришь на то, чтобы медали получили и вы, и мы?» – «Положительно», – и пошел к тренеру. Тот повернулся ко мне и показал большой палец: вопрос решен. Мы забили друг другу по два мяча, но на второй тайм вышел динамовец Андрей Якубик, который, ни о чем не подозревая, ворвался в штрафную и чуть не сделал счет 3:2. Слава богу, не попал, а то немцы бы нас уничтожили.
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