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w-inds.
21 Jul 2009, 04:14 AM
should their results in qualifying & finals(once in 1968) consider as El Salvador national team results ?

after 1990s, Olympic team = under 23 team

squad in Olympic finals
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_at_the_1968_Summer_Olympics_-_Men%27s_team_squads#.C2.A0El_Salvador

el_cuscatleco
21 Jul 2009, 07:58 AM
Well considering that pro players weren't allowed to participate at the Olympics until after 1984 then no, they shouldn't be counted. Granted some nations did send some pro players even though they weren't allowed but most followed the rules, and assuming our results are counted as full internationals then that would mean the other nations would also have to apply the same rule to their squads, which is unfair.

Also, even post 1984, the event rules where still not universal with both European and South American teams needing to send weaker teams, so again, for these reasons i don't think they should count.