Tournament details | |
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Host country | Canada |
Dates | 18 July - 31 July |
Teams | 13 (from 4 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | East Germany (1st title) |
Runners-up | Poland |
Third place | Soviet Union |
Fourth place | Brazil |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 23 |
Goals scored | 66 (2.87 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Andrzej Szarmach (6 goals) |
The football tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics started on July 18 and ended on July 31. Only one event, the men's tournament, was contested. 13 teams participated in the tournament, and 3 teams withdrew.
The following 13 teams qualified for the 1976 Olympics football tournament: