Football at the 1984 Summer Olympics
1984 Olympic Football Tournament |
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| Host country | United States |
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| Dates | July 29 – August 11, 1984 |
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| Teams | 16 (from 5 confederations) |
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| Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
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| Champions |  France (1st title) |
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| Runners-up |  Brazil |
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| Third place |  Yugoslavia |
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| Fourth place |  Italy |
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| Matches played | 32 |
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| Goals scored | 84 (2.63 per match) |
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| Attendance | 1,425,181 (44,537 per match) |
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| Top scorer(s) | Borislav Cvetković
Stjepan Deverić
Daniel Xuereb
(5 goals each) |
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The association football (soccer) tournament at the 1984 Summer Olympics started on July 29 and ended on August 11, taking place throughout the United States. It was the first Olympic soccer competition in which officially professional players were allowed. Until then, the amateur-only rule had heavily favored socialist countries from the Eastern Bloc whose players were professionals in all but name. However, as agreed with FIFA to preserve the primacy of the World Cup, the Olympic competition was restricted to players with no more than five "A" caps at tournament start, regardless of age.
The soccer tournament was held in four venues:
The Gold medal game between France and Brazil at the Rose Bowl attracted an Olympic Games soccer attendance record of 101,799. Until 2014 this remained the record attendance for a soccer game in the United States. This broke the previous Olympics record attendance of 100,000 set at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Australia for the game of the 1956 Olympic Games played between the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia. The Rose Bowl attendance would remain the Olympic record until 104,098 attended the game of the 2000 Summer Olympics between Cameroon and Spain at the Stadium Australia in Sydney.
The attendance also stood as the highest for a soccer game in the United States until 109,318 saw Manchester United defeat Real Madrid during the 2014 International Champions Cup at the Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor.
Schedule
| G |
Group stage
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¼ |
Quarterfinals
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½ |
Semifinals
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B |
3rd place play-off
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F |
Final
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| Event↓/Date → |
Sun 29 |
Mon 30 |
Tue 31 |
Wed 1 |
Thu 2 |
Fri 3 |
Sat 4 |
Sun 5 |
Mon 6 |
Tue 7 |
Wed 8 |
Thu 9 |
Fri 10 |
Sat 11
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| Men's tournament |
G |
G |
G |
G |
G |
G |
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¼ |
¼ |
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½ |
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B |
F
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Qualifying
Sixteen teams qualified for the Olympic tournament after continental qualifying rounds. Three Warsaw Pact countries had qualified but withdrew as part of the Soviet-led boycott. They were replaced as follows:
Venues
Medalists
Match officials
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Africa
Asia
North and Central America
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South America
Europe
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Squads
Final tournament
Group stage
Group A
| Pos
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Team
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Pld
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W
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D
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L
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GF
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GA
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GD
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Pts
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Qualification
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| 1
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France
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3
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1
|
2
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0
|
5
|
4
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+1
|
4
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Qualified for quarter-finals
|
| 2
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 Chile
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3
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
+1
|
4
|
| 3
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 Norway
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3
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
+1
|
3
|
|
| 4
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 Qatar
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
2
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5
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−3
|
1
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Source:
FIFA
July 29, 198419:30
Harvard Stadium,
BostonAttendance: 25,000Referee:
Socha (USA)
July 29, 198419:30
Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium,
AnnapolisAttendance: 29,240Referee:
Filho (BRA)
July 31, 198419:00
Harvard Stadium,
BostonAttendance: 27,832Referee:
Roth (FRG)
July 31, 198419:00
Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium,
AnnapolisAttendance: 14,508Referee:
Siles (CRC)
August 2, 198419:00
Harvard Stadium,
BostonAttendance: 17,529Referee:
Kalombo (MWI)
August 2, 198419:00
Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium,
AnnapolisAttendance: 28,114Referee:
Keizer (NED)
Group B
| Pos
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Team
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Pld
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W
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D
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L
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GF
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GA
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GD
|
Pts
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Qualification
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| 1
|
Yugoslavia
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
3
|
+4
|
6
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Qualified for quarter-finals
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| 2
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 Canada
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3
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
3
|
+1
|
3
|
| 3
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 Cameroon
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3
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
5
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−2
|
2
|
|
| 4
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 Iraq
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3
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
6
|
−3
|
1
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Source:
FIFA
July 30, 198419:30
Harvard Stadium,
BostonAttendance: 16,730Referee:
Díaz (COL)
July 30, 198419:00
Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium,
AnnapolisAttendance: 15,010Referee:
Keizer (NED)
August 1, 198419:00
Harvard Stadium,
BostonAttendance: 20,000Referee:
Socha (USA)
August 1, 198419:00
Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium,
AnnapolisAttendance: 20,000Referee:
Hossameldin (EGY)
August 3, 198419:00
Harvard Stadium,
BostonAttendance: 27,621Referee:
Barbaresco (ITA)
August 3, 198419:00
Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium,
AnnapolisAttendance: 24,430Referee:
Sano (JPN)
Group C
| Pos
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Team
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Pld
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W
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D
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L
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GF
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GA
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GD
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Pts
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Qualification
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| 1
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Brazil
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
1
|
+5
|
6
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Qualified for quarter-finals
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| 2
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 West Germany
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3
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
8
|
1
|
+7
|
4
|
| 3
|
 Morocco
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
4
|
−3
|
2
|
|
| 4
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 Saudi Arabia
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3
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
10
|
−9
|
0
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Source:
FIFA
July 30, 198419:30
Stanford Stadium,
StanfordAttendance: 23.228Referee:
Evangelista (CAN)
July 30, 198419:00
Rose Bowl,
PasadenaAttendance: 40,799Referee:
McGinlay (GBR)
August 1, 198419:00
Stanford Stadium,
StanfordAttendance: 75,239Referee:
Cha (KOR)
August 1, 198419:00
Rose Bowl,
PasadenaAttendance: 36,909Referee:
Šoštarič (YUG)
August 3, 198419:00
Stanford Stadium,
StanfordAttendance: 26,242Referee:
Igna (ROU)
August 3, 198419:00
Rose Bowl,
PasadenaAttendance: 49,355Referee:
Sánchez (ESP)
Group D
| Pos
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Team
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Pld
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W
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D
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L
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GF
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GA
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GD
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Pts
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Qualification
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| 1
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Italy
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
+1
|
4
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Qualified for quarter-finals
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| 2
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 Egypt
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3
|
1
|
1
|
1
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5
|
3
|
+2
|
3
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| 3
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 United States
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3
|
1
|
1
|
1
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4
|
2
|
+2
|
3
|
|
| 4
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 Costa Rica
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3
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
2
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7
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−5
|
2
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Source:
FIFA
July 29, 198419:30
Stanford Stadium,
StanfordAttendance: 78,000Referee:
Quiniou (FRA)
July 29, 198419:30
Rose Bowl,
PasadenaAttendance: 37,430Referee:
Castro (CHI)
July 31, 198419:00
Stanford Stadium,
StanfordAttendance: 20,645Referee:
Ramírez (MEX)
July 31, 198419:00
Rose Bowl,
PasadenaAttendance: 63.624Referee:
Al-Salmi (KUW)
August 2, 198419:00
Stanford Stadium,
StanfordAttendance: 54,973Referee:
Romero (ARG)
August 2, 198419:00
Rose Bowl,
PasadenaAttendance: 41,291Referee:
Tesfaye (ETH)
Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
August 5, 198415:00
Stanford Stadium,
StanfordAttendance: 67,349Referee:
McGinlay (GBR)
August 5, 198419:00
Rose Bowl,
PasadenaAttendance: 66,228Referee:
Cha (KOR)
August 6, 198417:00
Stanford Stadium,
StanfordAttendance: 36,150Referee:
Siles (CRC)
August 6, 198419:00
Rose Bowl,
PasadenaAttendance: 58,439Referee:
Romero (ARG)
Semi-finals
August 8, 198418:15
Rose Bowl,
PasadenaAttendance: 97,451Referee:
Ramírez (MEX)
August 8, 198420:30
Stanford Stadium,
StanfordAttendance: 83,642Referee:
Socha (USA)
Bronze Medal match
August 10, 198419:00
Rose Bowl,
PasadenaAttendance: 100,374Referee:
McGinlay (GBR)
Gold Medal match
August 11, 198419:00
Rose Bowl,
PasadenaAttendance: 101,799Referee:
Keizer (Netherlands)
Final team rankings
Note: As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.
| Pos
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Team
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Pld
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W
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D
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L
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GF
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GA
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GD
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Pts
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Result
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| 1
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 France (FRA)
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6
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4
|
2
|
0
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13
|
6
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+7
|
10
|
|
| 2
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Brazil (BRA)
|
6
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
9
|
5
|
+4
|
9
|
|
| 3
|
 Yugoslavia (YUG)
|
6
|
5
|
0
|
1
|
16
|
10
|
+6
|
10
|
|
| 4
|
 Italy (ITA)
|
6
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
5
|
5
|
0
|
6
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 5
|
 West Germany (FRG)
|
4
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
10
|
6
|
+4
|
4
|
Eliminated in the quarter-finals
|
| 6
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 Canada (CAN)
|
4
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
5
|
4
|
+1
|
4
|
| 7
|
 Chile (CHI)
|
4
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
4
|
| 8
|
 Egypt (EGY)
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
5
|
5
|
0
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 9
|
 United States (USA)
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
2
|
+2
|
3
|
Eliminated in the group stage
|
| 10
|
 Norway (NOR)
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
+1
|
3
|
| 11
|
 Cameroon (CMR)
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
5
|
−2
|
2
|
| 12
|
 Morocco (MAR)
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
4
|
−3
|
2
|
| 13
|
 Costa Rica (CRC)
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
7
|
−5
|
2
|
| 14
|
 Iraq (IRQ)
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
6
|
−3
|
1
|
| 15
|
 Qatar (QAT)
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
5
|
−3
|
1
|
| 16
|
 Saudi Arabia (KSA)
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
10
|
−9
|
0
|
Source:
Statistics
Goalscorers
With five goals, Daniel Xuereb of France, Borislav Cvetković and Stjepan Deverić of Yugoslavia are the top scorers in the tournament. In total, 84 goals were scored by 52 different players, with none of them credited as own goal.
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Discipline
In the final tournament, a player was suspended for the subsequent match in the competition for getting a red card. The following twelve players were sent off and suspended during the final tournament:
Trivia
The wave was first broadcast internationally during the 1984 Olympic football final, when it was done among the 100,000 in attendance at the Rose Bowl, Pasadena.
References
- ^ "Football at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
- ^ Summer Olympics Football
- ^ José Touré: "It was at the Olympic Games that I realised I was an athlete" FIFA.com. Retrieved August 25, 2011
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Rose Bowl
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