Football
Belgium competed in the Olympic football tournament for the third time, attempting to defend its 1920 gold medal. They were stunned in their first match, however, losing the second-round game to Sweden 8–1.
- Round 1
- Bye
- Round 2
| May 29, 1924 |
Sweden | 8–1 | Belgium | Stade Olympique, Colombes Attendance: 8,532 Referee: Heinrich Retschury (AUT) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kock 8' 24' 77' Rydell 20' 61' 83' Brommesson 30' Keller 46' |
Report | Larnoe 67' |
- Final rank
- 9th place
Read more about this topic: Belgium At The 1924 Summer Olympics
Famous quotes containing the word football:
“People stress the violence. That’s the smallest part of it. Football is brutal only from a distance. In the middle of it there’s a calm, a tranquility. The players accept pain. There’s a sense of order even at the end of a running play with bodies stewn everywhere. When the systems interlock, there’s a satisfaction to the game that can’t be duplicated. There’s a harmony.”
—Don Delillo (b. 1926)
“In football they measure forty-yard sprints. Nobody runs forty yards in basketball. Maybe you run the ninety-four feet of the court; then you stop, not on a dime, but on Miss Liberty’s torch. In football you run over somebody’s face.”
—Donald Hall (b. 1928)
“...I’m not money hungry.... People who are rich want to be richer, but what’s the difference? You can’t take it with you. The toys get different, that’s all. The rich guys buy a football team, the poor guys buy a football. It’s all relative.”
—Martina Navratilova (b. 1956)