Football at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Football at the 1924 Summer Olympics
Tournament details
Host countryFrance
Dates25 May – 9 June 1924
Teams22 (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 played24
Goals scored96 (4 per match)
Attendance210,424 (8,768 per match)
Top scorer(s)Uruguay Pedro Petrone
1920
1928

Football at the 1924 Summer Olympics was the sixth edition of the football tournament at the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris.

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]

  1. ^ Olympic football tournament - Paris on FIFA.com
  2. ^ "60,000 SEE URUGUAY WIN IN SOCCER FINAL - Record Olympic Crowd Present as South Americans Beat Switzerland, 3 to 0. THOUSANDS TURNED AWAY Colombes Stadium Filled to Capacity and Women Famt in Crush Outside of Gates. CONTEST IS HARD FOUGHT Swiss Play Courageously, but Defense Breaks In Second Half Before Brilliant Attack". The New York Times. 10 June 1924. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Football at the 1924 Paris Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2018.

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