| Date | 20 October 1968 — 12:00 | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Estadio Azteca, Ciudad de México | |
| Referee | Seyoum Tarekegn |  ETH |
| Linesman | Abraham Klein |  ISR |
| Linesman | Erwin Hieger |  PER |
| Number | Competitor | NOC | Goals | After Half 1 | After Half 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | Japan |  JPN | 3 | 1 | 3 | |
| – | France |  FRA | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Japan| Pos | Number | Competitor | Goals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 5 | Mitsuo Kamata | 0 | |||
| Forward | 15 | Kunishige Kamamoto | 2 | |||
| Forward | 16 | Ikuo Matsumoto | 0 | |||
| Forward | 17 | Ryuichi Sugiyama | 0 | |||
| Midfield | 9 | Aritatsu Ogi | 0 | |||
| Midfield | 13 | Masashi Watanabe | 1 | |||
| Defense | 2 | Hiroshi Katayama | 0 | |||
| Defense | 4 | Yoshitada Yamaguchi | 0 | |||
| Defense | 8 | Takaji Mori | 0 | |||
| Defense | 12 | Teruki Miyamoto | 0 | |||
| Goalkeeper | 1 | Kenzo Yokoyama | 0 | |||
| Midfield | 3 | Masakatsu Miyamoto | 0 | |||
| Team Totals | 3 | |||||
| Coach | Shunichiro Okano | |||||
France| Pos | Number | Competitor | Goals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 18 | Gérard Hallet | 0 | |||
| Forward | 19 | Henri Ribul | 0 | |||
| Forward | 16 | Charles Teamboueon | 1 | |||
| Midfield | 15 | Marc-Kanyan Case | 0 | |||
| Midfield | 11 | Jean-Louis Hodoul | 0 | |||
| Midfield | 14 | Daniel Horlaville | 0 | |||
| Defense | 3 | Bernard Goueffic | 0 | |||
| Defense | 9 | Jean-Michel Larqué | 0 | |||
| Defense | 7 | Gilbert Planté | 0 | |||
| Defense | 6 | Michel Verhoeve | 0 | |||
| Defense | 5 | Freddy Zix | 0 | |||
| Goalkeeper | 4 | Jean Lempereur | 0 | |||
| Team Totals | 1 | |||||
| Coach | André Grillon | |||||
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | Jean-Louis Hodoul | | yellow |
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 (1) | Kunishige Kamamoto | | 1-0 | ||
| 32 (1) | Charles Teamboueon | | 1-1 | ||
| 59 (2) | Kunishige Kamamoto | | 2-1 | ||
| 70 (2) | Masashi Watanabe | | 3-1 |
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59 (2) | Gilbert Planté | | out | ||
| 59 (2) | Bernard Goueffic | | in | ||
| 70 (2) | Ryuichi Sugiyama | | out | ||
| 70 (2) | Ikuo Matsumoto | | in |
