Football at the 1988 Summer Olympics
An association football tournament was played as part of the 1988 Summer Olympics. The tournament featured 16 men's national teams from six continental confederations. The teams were drawn into four groups of four with each group playing a round-robin tournament. At the end of the group stage, the top two teams advanced to the knockout stage, beginning with the quarter-finals and culminating with the gold medal match at the Seoul Olympic Stadium on 1 October 1988.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | South Korea |
| Dates | 17 September – 1 October 1988 |
| Teams | 16 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 6 (in 5 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Soviet Union |
| Runners-up | Brazil |
| Third place | West Germany |
| Fourth place | Italy |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 95 (2.97 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Romário (7 goals) |
| Football at the 1988 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| Tournament | |
| Group A | |
| Group B | |
| Group C | |
| Group D | |
| Knockout stage | |
| Squads | |
| Men | |
Before the final match, the Soviet team relocated from the Olympic Village to a Soviet steamship stationed nearby. After winning the gold medal, each player from the Soviet team received 15 thousand dollars from the Soviet government.
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