Football at the 1928 Summer Olympics
on a stamp of the Netherlands
Tournament details
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
Uruguay (2nd title)
Runners-up
Argentina
Third place
Italy
Fourth place
Egypt
Tournament statistics
Matches played
22
Goals scored
128 (5.82 per match)
Top scorer(s)
Domingo Tarasconi (11 goals)
← 1924
1936 →
International football competition
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.[1]
^"Football at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
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