Olympic draw
NZPA Zurich A record 100 countries will take part in qualifying rounds for the. 1984 Olympic soccer tournament in Los Angeles. They will be chasing 14 places. The United States, as hosts, and Czechoslovakia, the defending champions, are automatic qualifiers. . The draw, made in Zurich by the International Football Federation (FIFA) Olympic Commission, finalised qualifying matches for only two of the five continental groups — Africa and North and Central America and the Caribbean.
The Asia-Oceania and South American sections have been allowed to arrange their own draws for qualifying rounds, the commission said. They must submit their plans by December 15.
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Press, 25 October 1982, Page 3
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