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tournament was contested for the first time. Only two matches were held between the three club sides, and no medals were awarded. France's representatives were determined by the

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, which elected the

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. For Belgium, after

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declined to participate, a student selection with players from the Université libre de Bruxelles was sent by the Federation.Before the World Cup: Who were football’s earliest world champions?
by Paul Brown on Medium Sports, 6 June 2018 The team was reinforced with a few non-students. On the other hand, English club Upton Park F.C. represented

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credits Great Britain, France and a "Mixed Team" with gold, silver and bronze medals, respectively, as part of its attempt to reconcile early Olympic Games with the modern award scheme. The Belgian team included one British and one Dutch player. The football matches were held at the

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.Games of the II. Olympiad - Football Tournament
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Competition schedule

The match schedule of the tournament.

Venue

Squads

Matches

In the first game, the British squad had little difficulty defeating the USFSA XI. Upton Park led 2–0 after the first half, getting two more goals in the second to win 4–0.

Gaston Peltier Gaston Peltier (1876 – unknown death) was a French footballer. He competed in the 1900 Olympic Games The 1900 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1900, link=no), today officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad () ...

scored in the first minute to give the USFSA XI an early lead, but Université de Bruxelles scored twice to take a 2–1 first half lead. The French scored five goals in the second half, however, to take the match 6–2.

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Final ranking

Medal summary

Medal table

Medalists

References

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