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Olympic football tournaments
- Football at the 1912 Summer OlympicsThe Swedish Football Association managed the entire football tournament at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm. Three distinct stadiums hosted all eleven…
- Football at the 1924 Summer OlympicsThe 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris marked a turning point for global football. This tournament became the first official open FIFA World Championship in…
- Football at the 1908 Summer OlympicsThe 1908 Summer Olympics in London marked the first time an official football tournament between national representative selections was contested.
- Football at the 1920 Summer OlympicsThe 1920 Summer Olympics opened in Antwerp, Belgium, just three years after the Armistice ended World War I. Football was one of 154 events on the schedule…
- Football at the 1928 Summer OlympicsFootball 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…
- Football at the 1904 Summer OlympicsFootball arrived at the 1904 Summer Olympics as part of a massive St. Louis World's Fair that stretched over several months.
- Football at the 1900 Summer OlympicsThe 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris marked the first time association football appeared on the Olympic stage. Organizers struggled to define what a national…
- Football at the 1936 Summer OlympicsThe 1936 Summer Olympic Games marked the return of football to the Olympics after a four-year absence. Football had been absent from the 1932 Olympics due to…