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Football at the 1920 Summer Olympics

In the football tournament at the 1920 Summer Olympics, held in Antwerp, Belgium won the gold medal while Spain won the silver.

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Results

Main Tournament

First Round
Aug 28 Czechoslovakia 7 - 0 Yugoslavia Bosuil , Antwerp (att. 600)
Janda 3, Vanik 3, Sedlacek (3 - 0)
Aug 28 Great Britain 1 - 3 Norway Olympic Stadium , Antwerp (att. 5,000)
Nicholas (1 - 1) Gundersen 2, Wilhelms
Aug 28 Egypt 1 - 2 Italy La Gantoise , Ghent (att. 2,000)
Zaki Osman (0 - 1) Balonceri, Brezzi
Aug 28 Luxembourg 0 - 3 Netherlands La Butte , Brussels (att. 3,000)
(0 - 1) Groosjohan 2, Jaap Bulder
Aug 28 Greece 0 - 9 Sweden Olympic Stadium , Antwerp (att. 5,000)
(0 - 6) Karlsson 5, Olsson 2, Wicksell, Dahl
Aug 28 Denmark 0 - 1 Spain La Butte , Brussels (att. 3,000)
(0 - 0) Patricio
Quarter Finals
Aug 29 Czechoslovakia 4 - 0 Norway La Butte , Brussels (att. 4,000)
Janda 3, Vanik (2 - 0)
Aug 29 France 3 - 1 Italy Olympic Stadium , Antwerp (att. 10,000)
Bard 2, Boyer (2 - 1) Brezzi
Aug 29 Netherlands 5 - 4 Sweden Bosuil , Antwerp (att. 5,000)
Groosjohan 2, Jaap Builder 2, de Natris (2 - 3) Karlsson 2, Olsson, Dahl
Aug 29 Belgium 3 - 1 Spain Olympic Stadium , Antwerp (att. 18,000)
Coppee 3 (1 - 0) Arrate
Semi Finals
Aug 31 Czechoslovakia 4 - 1 France Olympic Stadium (att. 12,000)
Mazal 3, Steiner (1 - 0) Boyer
Aug 31 Belgium 3 - 0 Netherlands Olympic Stadium , Antwerp (att. 22,000)
Larnoe, Van Hege, Bragard (0 - 0)
Final
Sep 2 Belgium 2 - 0 Czechoslovakia Olympic Stadium , Antwerp (att. 35,000)
Coppee, Larnoe (2 - 0)

Czechoslovakia walked off after 43 minutes in protest at the refereeing, and Belgium were awarded the gold medal by default.

Consolation Tournament

All losing teams entered the consolation tournament, Spain beating the Netherlands 3-1 in the final.

Squads

Belgian Team:

  • DE BIE, Jan
  • SWARTENBROEKS, Armand
  • VERBEECK, Oscar
  • MUSCH, Joseph
  • HANSE, Emile
  • FIERENS, André
  • VAN HEGE, Louis
  • LARNOE, Henri
  • BRAGARD, Mathieu
  • COPPEE, Robert
  • BASTIN, Désiré
  • BALYU, Félix
  • NISOT, Fernand
  • HEBDIN, Georges

Spanish Team:

  • ZAMORA MARTINEZ, Ricardo
  • VALLANA JEANGUENAT, Pedro
  • ARRATE, Mariano
  • ARTOLA, Juan
  • SANCHO, Agustin
  • EQUIAZABAL, Ramon
  • PAGAZAURTUNDUO, Francisco
  • SESUMAGA, Félix
  • ARABOLAZA, Patricio
  • MORENO, Rafael
  • ACEDO, Domingo
  • BELAUTEGUIGOITIA LANDALUCE, Jose
  • SAMITIER VILALTA, José
  • OTERO, Luis
  • VAZQUEZ, Joaquin
  • BILBAO, Sabino
  • GIL, Ramon Moncho
  • IZAGUIRRE, Silverio

References

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