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.[1] It was the first Olympic football 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.[2]
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | United States |
| Dates | July 29 – August 11, 1984 |
| Teams | 16 (from 5 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  France (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Brazil |
| Third place |  Yugoslavia |
| Fourth place |  Italy |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 84 (2.63 per match) |
| Attendance | 1,425,181 (44,537 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Borislav Cvetković Stjepan Deverić Daniel Xuereb (5 goals each) |
The soccer tournament was held in four venues:
- Harvard Stadium (Boston)
- Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (Annapolis, Maryland)
- Stanford Stadium (Stanford, California)
- Rose Bowl (Pasadena, California)
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 | ¼ | Quarterfinals | ½ | Semifinals | B | 3rd place play-off | F | Final |
| 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 | ¼ | ¼ | ½ | B | F |
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:
- East Germany were replaced by Norway.
- USSR were replaced by West Germany.
- Czechoslovakia were replaced by Italy.
Venues
| Pasadena | Boston | Annapolis | Stanford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rose Bowl | Harvard Stadium | Navy–Marine Corps Stadium | Stanford Stadium |
| Capacity: 103,300 | Capacity: 30,323 | Capacity: 34,000 | Capacity: 84,500 |
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Medalists
Match officials
Squads
Final tournament
Group stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | Qualified for quarter-finals |
| 2 |  Chile | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Norway | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Qatar | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yugoslavia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 | Qualified for quarter-finals |
| 2 |  Canada | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Cameroon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Iraq | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 |
| Yugoslavia | 1–0 | Canada |
|---|---|---|
Nikolić  76' | Report |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 6 | Qualified for quarter-finals |
| 2 |  West Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Morocco | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Saudi Arabia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0 |
| West Germany | 2–0 | Morocco |
|---|---|---|
| Rahn 43' Brehme 52' | Report |
| Brazil | 3–1 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Gilmar Popoca 12' Silvinho 50'Dunga 59' | Report | Abdullah 69' |
| Saudi Arabia | 0–6 | West Germany |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Schreier 8', 66' Bommer 22', 72'Rahn 24'Mill 32' |
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | Qualified for quarter-finals |
| 2 |  Egypt | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 3 | |
| 3 |  United States | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Costa Rica | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 2 |
| United States | 3–0 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Davis 23', 86' Willrich 35' | Report |
| Egypt | 4–1 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Khatib 32' Abdelghani 35'Soliman 62'Gadallah 71' | Report | Coronado 87' |
| Egypt | 1–1 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Soliman 27' | Report | Thompson 8' |
Knockout stage
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| August 5 – Pasadena, CA | ||||||||||
| France | 2 | |||||||||
| August 8 – Pasadena, CA | ||||||||||
| Egypt | 0 | |||||||||
| France (a.e.t.) | 4 | |||||||||
| August 6 – Pasadena, CA | ||||||||||
| Yugoslavia | 2 | |||||||||
| Yugoslavia | 5 | |||||||||
| August 11 – Pasadena, CA | ||||||||||
| West Germany | 2 | |||||||||
| France | 2 | |||||||||
| August 5 – Stanford, CA | ||||||||||
| Brazil | 0 | |||||||||
| Italy (a.e.t.) | 1 | |||||||||
| August 8 – Stanford, CA | ||||||||||
| Chile | 0 | |||||||||
| Italy | 1 | |||||||||
| August 6 – Stanford, CA | ||||||||||
| Brazil (a.e.t.) | 2 | Bronze medal match | ||||||||
| Brazil (pen.) | 1 (4) | |||||||||
| August 10 – Pasadena, CA | ||||||||||
| Canada | 1 (2) | |||||||||
| Yugoslavia | 2 | |||||||||
| Italy | 1 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
| Brazil | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Canada |
|---|---|---|
| Gilmar Popoca 72' | Report | Mitchell 58' |
| Penalties | ||
Gilmar  Kita Ademir André Luiz | 4–2 | Wilson Mitchell Bridge Gray |
| Yugoslavia | 5–2 | West Germany |
|---|---|---|
| Cvetković 21', 58', 70' Radanović 27'Gračan 46' (pen.) | Report | Bommer 1' Bockenfeld 28' |
Semi-finals
| France | 4–2 (a.e.t.) | Yugoslavia |
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| Bijotat 7' Jeannol 15'Lacombe 96'Xuereb 119' | Report | Cvetković 63' Deverić 74' |
Bronze Medal match
Gold Medal match
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Match rules
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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 | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  France (FRA) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 10 | |
| 2 | 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 |  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 |
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
Kita- Ronaldo Silva
- Silvio Paiva
Paul Bahoken- Louis-Paul Mfédé
- Roger Milla
Gerry Gray- Igor Vrablic
Jaime Baeza- Fernando Santis
Evaristo Coronado- Enrique Rivers
Magdi Abdelghani- Mahmoud El Khatib
- Khaled Gadallah
Dominique Bijotat- Patrice Garande
- Philippe Jeannol
- Guy Lacombe
- Jean-Claude Lemoult
Ali Hussein Shihab
Franco Baresi- Pietro Fanna
- Aldo Serena
Mustapha Merry
Per Egil Ahlsen
Majed Abdullah
Gregg Thompson- Jean Willrich
Manfred Bockenfeld- Andreas Brehme
- Frank Mill
Mirsad Baljić- Nenad Gračan
- Ljubomir Radanović
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:
| Player | Offences | Date | Suspensions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sebastiano Nela |  in group D v Egypt | July 29 | Group D v United States |
| Mohamed Sedky |   in group D v Italy | July 29 | Group D v Costa Rica |
| Morsy El Alaa | in group D v Italy | July 29 | Group D v Costa Rica |
| Moustafa Ahmed Ismail | in group D v Italy | July 29 | Group D v Costa Rica |
| Marko Elsner | in group B v Cameroon | July 30 | Group B v Canada |
| Mustapha El Biyaz | in group C v West Germany | July 30 | Group C v Saudi Arabia |
| Mubarak Al-Kaater | in group A v Norway | August 2 | None (Qatar eliminated) |
| Issa Al-Mohammadi | in group A v Norway | August 2 | None (Qatar eliminated) |
| Théophile Abega | in group B v Canada | August 3 | None (Cameroon eliminated) |
| Sameer Abdulshaker | in group C v West Germany | August 3 | None (Saudi Arabia eliminated) |
| Jovica Nikolić | in semi-final v France | August 8 | Bronze medal match v Italy |
| Borislav Cvetković | in semi-final v France | August 8 | Bronze medal match v Italy |
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.[3]
References
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