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The 1972
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tournament, held in
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, was played as part of the
1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 19 ...
. 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
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. 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
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on 10 September 1972. 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.


Qualifications


Squads


Venues


First round


Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Second round


Group 1

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Group 2

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Knockout stage


Bronze Medal match

Bronze medals shared.


Gold Medal match


Goalscorers

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 * Kazimierz Deyna ;7 goals * Antal Dunai ;6 goals *
Joachim Streich Joachim Streich (13 April 1951 – 16 April 2022) was a German footballer who won the bronze medal with East Germany at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. Playing career Born in Wismar, Streich played as a striker for Aufbau Wismar from 1957 t ...
* Robert Gadocha *
Oleh Blokhin Oleg Vladimirovich Blokhin, or Oleh Volodymyrovych Blokhin ( uk, Оле́г Володи́мирович Блохі́н, rus, Оле́г Влади́мирович Блохи́н; born 5 November 1952), is a former Ukrainian and Soviet footbal ...
* Bernd Nickel ;5 goals *
Hans-Jürgen Kreische Hans-Jürgen "Hansi" Kreische (born 19 July 1947) is a former East German footballer. Career Club career Kreische spent his entire career with his hometown club, Dynamo Dresden, scoring 127 goals in 234 DDR-Oberliga games between 1964 and 197 ...
* Jürgen Sparwasser * Ottmar Hitzfeld ;3 goals *
Allan Simonsen Allan Rodenkam Simonsen (born 15 December 1952) is a Danish former footballer and manager. He most prominently played as a striker for German Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach, winning the 1975 and 1979 UEFA Cups, as well as for Barc ...
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Heino Hansen Arvo Heino Raudanma Hansen (born 24 September 1947) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He played for Danish club Slagelse B&I, as well as German clubs FC St. Pauli and SC Preußen Münster in the 2. Bundesli ...
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Eberhard Vogel Eberhard "Ebse" Vogel (born 8 April 1943) is a former German footballer. Career Vogel played for FC Karl-Marx-Stadt (1961–1970) and FC Carl Zeiss Jena (1970–1982). His 440 appearances for both clubs combined was the record for East Germa ...
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Ede Dunai Ede Dunai, also known as Dunai III (born 14 July 1949) was a Hungarian football player who played for Újpesti Dózsa. Dunai III is most famous for his participation in the silver medal-winning Hungarian team on the 1972 Summer Olympics ...
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Ahmed Faras Ahmed Faras ( ar, أحمد فرس; born 7 December 1946) is a Moroccan former footballer who played as a striker for Chabab Mohammédia at club level and Morocco internationally. Faras was named African Footballer of the Year in 1975. In 200 ...
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Viktor Kolotov Viktor Mikhailovich Kolotov (russian: Виктор Михайлович Колотов; ua, Віктор Михайлович Колотов; 3 July 1949 – 3 January 2000) was a Soviet and Ukrainian footballer. He was born in the settlement ...
* Vyacheslav Semyonov ;2 goals *
Dirceu Dirceu José Guimarães, known as Dirceu (; 15 June 1952 – 15 September 1995), was a Brazilian footballer who played as an attacking midfielder, notably for Botafogo and the Brazil national team as well as numerous Italian teams in the 1980s ...
* Jaime Morón * Keld Bak * Béla Várady * Lajos Kű * Leonardo Cuéllar *
Jerzy Gorgoń Jerzy Paweł Gorgoń (born 18 July 1949 in Zabrze) is a Polish former football player who is remembered for his participation in the 1972 Summer Olympics. He was a 6'4" tall central defender, who became well known in 1967 while playing for Górn ...
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Włodzimierz Lubański Włodzimierz 'Włodek' Leonard Lubański (Polish pronunciation: ; born 28 February 1947 in Gliwice-Sośnica) is a former Polish football striker, the second all-time highest goal scorer for the Polish national team. For his national team, L ...
* Rudolf Seliger ;1 goal * Pedrinho * Zé Carlos * Aung Moe Thin *
Soe Than Than Soe (born 3 June 1952) is a Burmese former footballer. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 ...
* Ángel Torres * Fabio Espinosa * Luis Montaño *
Kristen Nygaard Kristen Nygaard (27 August 1926 – 10 August 2002) was a Norwegian computer scientist, programming language pioneer, and politician. Internationally, Nygaard is acknowledged as the co-inventor of object-oriented programming and the programming ...
* Leif Printzlau *
Per Røntved Per Christian Røntved (born 27 January 1949) is a Danish former professional footballer who played for German club Werder Bremen from 1972 to 1979. He also played for Danish clubs Brønshøj BK, Randers Freja, and Hvidovre IF. He was named ...
* Frank Ganzera *
Jürgen Pommerenke Jürgen Pommerenke (born 22 January 1953 in Wegeleben) is a former German football midfielder and manager. Pommerenke played his entire professional career for 1. FC Magdeburg, though he began his career as an youngster with BSG Traktor Wegele ...
* Peter Ducke * Reinhard Häfner * Ibrahim Sunday * Kálmán Tóth *
Lajos Kocsis Lajos Kocsis (18 June 1947 in Szeged – 9 October 2000 in Budapest) was a Hungarian football midfielder, who played for Bp. Honvéd SE. He was an Olympic champion in 1968. Club career Kocsis started his career in his native town of Szeged, ...
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Mihály Kozma Mihály Kozma (born 1 November 1949) was a Hungarian football midfielder, who played for Budapest Honvéd FC and Belgium's Thor Waterschei He won a silver medal in football at the 1972 Summer Olympics, and also participated in UEFA Eur ...
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Péter Juhász Péter Juhász (born 3 August 1948 in Losonc) was a Hungarian football defender, who played for Újpest FC. He won a silver medal in football at the 1972 Summer Olympics, and also participated in UEFA Euro 1972 for the Hungary national ...
* Majid Halvai *
Salleh Ibrahim Salleh Ibrahim (15 October 1947 – 8 March 2020) was a Malaysian footballer. A prison officer by profession (as Malaysian football was not professional in his time), Salleh represented Prison Department, Kelantan FA, Perak FA and Singapore ...
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Shaharuddin Abdullah Shaharuddin Abdullah is a Malaysian former footballer. He was once one of the most feared strikers in the country, known as "Harimau Malaysia" because of his ability to score goals. He once scored 15 goals for Malaysia in the Merdeka Cup which s ...
* Zawawi Yusoff *
Boujemaa Benkhrif Boujemaa Benkhrif ( ar, بوجمعة بنخريف; born 1947) is a Moroccan former footballer who played as a defender for the Morocco national team in the 1970 FIFA World Cup The 1970 FIFA World Cup was the ninth edition of the FIFA World ...
* Mohamed Merzaq * Mohammed El Filali * Mohammed Tati * Daniel Razo * Manuel Manzo *
Kazimierz Kmiecik Kazimierz Kmiecik (born 19 September 1951 in Węgrzce Wielkie) is a Polish former international football player who played most of his career for Wisła Kraków, where he played 304 league matches and scored 153 goals. This makes him the best g ...
* Zygfryd Szołtysik * Gennady Yevriuzhikin *
Murtaz Khurtsilava Murtaz Kalistratovich Khurtsilava ( ka, მურთაზ ხურცილავა, russian: Муртаз Калистратович Хурцилава, born 5 January 1943) is a former Georgian association football defender. Khurtsilava wa ...
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Oganes Zanazanyan Hovhannes Arutyunovich Zanazanyan ( hy, Հովհանես Զանազանյան, russian: Оганес Арутюнович Заназанян; 10 December 1946 – 4 October 2015) was a Soviet football player and an Armenian coach. Honours * Sov ...
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Yozhef Sabo Yozhef Yozhefovich Sabo ( uk, Йожеф Йожефович Сабо; hu, Szabó József; born 29 February 1940) is a former Ukrainian football player and football manager. He is of Hungarian background. He is baptized as a Greek-Catholic. ...
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Yuriy Yeliseyev Yuri Kostiantynovych Yeliseyev (russian: Юрий Константинович Елисеев; born September 26, 1949) is a retired Ukrainian football player. Honours * Soviet Top League winner: 1972. * Olympic bronze: 1972. Internation ...
* Jaksa * Hermann Bitz * Jürgen Kalb * Ronald Worm * Uli Hoeneß


Final ranking


Medalists


References


External links


Olympic Football Tournament Munich 1972
FIFA.com

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