IV Olympic Football Tournament (Paris 1924) (From 25-05-1924 to 9-06-1924) |
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Olympic Poster |
Olympic Poster |
PARTICIPANTS (23) · Host nation: France. · Twenty-two invited nations: Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Egypt, Estonia, Hungary, Irish Free State, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal (withdrew before the competition), Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Uruguay, USA, Yugoslavia.
COMPETITION
SYSTEM
· Fourteen of the twenty-three participating teams are paired in a first knock-out round (the remaining nine ones are given a bye). The winners advance to a second knock-out round, and further quarterfinals and semifinals. The two surviving teams after this last elimination round qualify for the final, whereas the two semifinal losers play a consolation final for the bronze medal. |
FIRST ROUND (25-05-1924) |
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Italy - Spain |
1-0 |
Paris |
Turkey - Czechoslovakia |
2-5 |
Paris |
Switzerland - Lithuania |
9-0 |
Paris |
USA - Estonia |
1-0 |
Paris |
Yugoslavia - Uruguay |
0-7 (x) |
Paris |
Hungary - Poland |
5-0 (x) |
Paris |
Sweden - Portugal |
(w.o.) (*) |
Paris |
BYES: France, Belgium, Bulgaria, Egypt, Irish Free State, Latvia, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Romania. |
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* Portugal withdrew before the competition because the Portuguese Football Federation was unable to gather a representative team for the Olympic Games. (x) Games played on 26-05-1924. |
SECOND ROUND (27-05-1924) |
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France - Latvia |
7-0 |
Paris |
Netherlands - Romania |
6-0 |
Paris |
Switzerland - Czechoslovakia |
1-1 (a.e.t.) (x) |
Paris |
Bulgaria - Irish Free State |
0-1 (x) |
Paris |
Italy - Luxembourg |
2-0 (y) |
Paris |
Sweden - Belgium |
8-1 (y) |
Paris |
Egypt - Hungary |
3-0 (y) |
Paris |
Uruguay - USA |
3-0 (y) |
Paris |
TIE-BREAK (30-05-1924) |
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Switzerland - Czechoslovakia |
1-0 |
Paris |
(x) Games played on 28-05-1924. (y) Games played on 29-05-1924. |
1/4 FINALS (1-06-1924) |
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France - Uruguay |
1-5 |
Paris |
Sweden - Egypt |
5-0 |
Paris |
Switzerland - Italy |
2-1 (x) |
Paris |
Netherlands - Irish Free State |
2-1 (a.e.t.) (x) |
Paris |
(x) Games played on 2-06-1924. |
1/2 FINALS (5-06-1924) |
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Switzerland - Sweden |
2-1 |
Paris |
Netherlands - Uruguay |
1-2 (x) |
Paris |
(x) Game played on 6-06-1924. |
PLACES 3 & 4 (8-06-1924) |
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Netherlands - Sweden |
1-1 (a.e.t.) |
Paris |
TIE-BREAK (9-06-1924) |
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Netherlands - Sweden |
1-3 |
Paris |
FINAL STANDING |
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Uruguay |
2. |
Switzerland |
3. |
Sweden |
4. |
Netherlands |
5. |
Italy |
6. |
France |
7. |
Irish Free State |
8. |
Egypt |
9. |
Czechoslovakia |
10. |
Hungary |
11. |
USA |
12. |
Bulgaria |
13. |
Luxembourg |
14. |
Romania |
15. |
Belgium |
16. |
Latvia |
17. |
Spain |
18. |
Estonia |
19. |
Turkey |
20. |
Poland |
21. |
Yugoslavia |
22. |
Lithuania |
CHAMPIONSHIP SQUAD |
Andrés Mazali (URU) |
José Nasazzi (URU) Rudolf Ramseyer (SWI) |
André le Fèvre (NED) Paul Schmiedlin (SWI) Harry Sundberg (SWE) |
Sven Rydell (SWE) Paul Sturzenegger (SWI) Pedro Petrone (URU) Max Abegglen (SWI) Rudolf Kock (SWE) |
TOP SCORER: Pedro Petrone (URU) - 8 goals |
BEST PLAYER: Pedro Petrone (URU) |
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