Participants
The tournament attracted a record 11 entries, all of them from Europe. France and Belgium withdrew from the event shortly before the draw. The entry of Bohemia was not accepted, because only nations and associations affiliated to the FIFA were allowed to enter teams. The Football Association entered a Great Britain national amateur team to represent Great Britain.
A total of 135+28 footballers from 11 nations competed at the Stockholm Games:
- Austria (11+4)
- Denmark (15)
- Finland (13)
- Germany (11+11)
- Great Britain (14) (Great Britain)
- Hungary (11+3)
- Italy (12+2)
- Netherlands (15)
- Norway (11+1)
- Russian Empire (11+4)
- Sweden (11+3)
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“A civilization which leaves so large a number of its participants unsatisfied and drives them into revolt neither has nor deserves the prospect of a lasting existence.”
—Sigmund Freud (1856–1939)