At the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, Great Britain, an official football tournament between national representative selections was contested for the first time: football at the two previous games had been played between club teams.
Eight teams entered (including two from France, the main team and a "B" side)
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Great Britain |
Dates | 19–24 October |
Teams | 6 |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Great Britain (2nd title) |
Runners-up | Denmark |
Third place | Netherlands |
Fourth place | Sweden |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 6 |
Goals scored | 48 (8 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Sophus Nielsen (11 goals) |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
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1 | Great Britain (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | +17 | 6 | Champions |
2 | Denmark | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 3 | +23 | 4 | Runners-up |
3 | Netherlands | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 2 | Third place |
4 | Sweden | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 | −13 | 0 | Fourth place |
5 | France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | −16 | 0 | Eliminated in semi-finals |
6 | France B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 | Eliminated in first round |
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