Football at the 1924 Summer Olympics
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Football at the 1924 Summer Olympics was the sixth edition of the football tournament at the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris.
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Tournament details | |
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Host country | France |
Dates | 25 May – 9 June 1924 |
Teams | 22 (from 4 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 4 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Uruguay (1st title) |
Runners-up | Switzerland |
Third place | Sweden |
Fourth place | Netherlands |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 24 |
Goals scored | 96 (4 per match) |
Attendance | 210,424 (8,768 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Pedro Petrone |
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The tournament expanded to 22 countries from 4 confederations, with African side Egypt (as the previous edition) and Turkey, Uruguay representing South America and the United States representing North America.
Uruguay made a memorable debut, winning the gold medal and finishing unbeaten.[1][2][3]