football at the 1928 Summer Olympics

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Football at the 1928 Summer Olympics was the international men's football tournament held in Amsterdam that served as a major prelude to the establishment of the FIFA World Cup.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Olympic football tournament
international men's football competition
allowedProfessionalPlayers no
alsoUsedVenue Het Houten Stadion NERFINISHED
bronzeMedalist Italy national football team NERFINISHED
champion Uruguay national football team NERFINISHED
confederations 3
continentOfHost Europe NERFINISHED
country Netherlands
endDate 1928-06-13
featuredAfricanTeams true
featuredEuropeanTeams true
featuredSouthAmericanTeams true
finalFirstMatchScore Uruguay 1–1 Argentina
finalMatchScore Uruguay 2–1 Argentina (replay)
finalMatchVenue Olympisch Stadion NERFINISHED
finalRequiredReplay true
fourthPlace Egypt national football team NERFINISHED
goalsScored 102
goldMedalist Uruguay national football team NERFINISHED
governingBody FIFA NERFINISHED
hostCity Amsterdam NERFINISHED
hostCountry Netherlands NERFINISHED
includedBronzeMedalMatch true
includedReplayMatches true
influencedCreationOf FIFA World Cup NERFINISHED
location Amsterdam NERFINISHED
mainStadium Olympisch Stadion NERFINISHED
matchesPlayed 22
nextEdition football at the 1936 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED
notableFor demonstrating global appeal of international football before the World Cup era
strong performances by Uruguay and Argentina
numberOfParticipatingNations 17
numberOfTeams 17
organizer FIFA
International Olympic Committee NERFINISHED
partOf 1928 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED
playerStatus amateur
preceded 1930 FIFA World Cup NERFINISHED
previousEdition football at the 1924 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED
runnerUp Argentina national football team NERFINISHED
significance served as a major prelude to the establishment of the FIFA World Cup
silverMedalist Argentina national football team NERFINISHED
sport association football
startDate 1928-05-27
thirdPlace Italy national football team NERFINISHED
tournamentFormat single-elimination knockout
venues 2
wasLastOlympicTournamentBefore 1930 FIFA World Cup NERFINISHED
year 1928

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Harry Dénis representedAtEvent football at the 1928 Summer Olympics