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Football at the 1928 Summer Olympics
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Football was one of the tournaments at the 1928 Summer Olympics. It was won by Uruguay against Argentina, and was the last Olympic football tournament before the inception of the FIFA World Cup, which was held for the first time in 1930. This edition, along with the preceding 1924 edition, were the only tournaments in history outside of the World Cup that count as Senior World Titles equivalent to the World Cup.[1]
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![]() Football at the 1928 Summer Olympics
on a stamp of the Netherlands | |
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Netherlands |
City | Amsterdam |
Dates | 27 May – 13 June 1928 |
Teams | 17 (from 5 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 22 |
Goals scored | 128 (5.82 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() (11 goals) |
← 1924 1936 → |
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