Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification
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The qualification for football tournament at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
Qualifications[]
The final tournament had 16 spots.
Automatic qualification was granted to Italy as hosts. The others were allocated as follows:
- Europe: 7 places, contested by 22 teams (including Israel).
- Americas: 3 places, contested by 10 teams.
- Africa: 2 places, contested by 9 teams (including Malta).
- Asia: 2 places, contested by 8 teams.
- Middle East: 1 place, contested by 3 teams.
Europe[]
Preliminary round[]
The IOC's rules allowed only one German team to enter. After talks for a Unified Team broke down, the football federations and NOCs of West and East Germany agreed to organise a play-off between their teams. Both matches were agreed to be played without spectators, and the sites of the games were announced at short notice.[1]
East Germany | 0–2 | West Germany |
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53' (o.g.) Dörfel 83' |
West Germany | 2–1 | East Germany |
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33' 65' |
Schröter 14' (pen.) |
West Germany win 4–1 on aggregate.
Group 1[]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Denmark | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 7 |
Iceland | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 3 |
Norway | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 2 |
Denmark qualify.
Denmark | 1–1 | Iceland |
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Enoksen 81' | 29' |
Norway | 2–1 | Iceland |
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Backe 39' Kristiansen 52' |
Steinsen 74' |
Norway | 2–4 | Denmark |
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38' Kristiansen 56' |
Nielsen 29' Enoksen 53', 88' Pedersen 64' |
Group 2[]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Poland | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 8 |
West Germany | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 2 |
Finland | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 2 |
Poland qualify.
Poland | 6–2 | Finland |
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Pol 14', 19', 44' Hachorek 43' 53' Szarzyński 79' |
7' Peltonen 20' |
West Germany | 0–3 | Poland |
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Hachorek 17' Baszkiewicz 29' Pol 63' |
Poland | 3–1 | West Germany |
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Zientara 23', 63' Lentner 53' |
53' |
Finland | 3–2 | West Germany |
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Pahlman 3' Nevalainen 53' Peltonen 74' |
4' Rühl 72' |
Group 3[]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Bulgaria | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 |
Soviet Union | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
Romania | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 |
Bulgaria qualify.
Soviet Union | 1–1 | Bulgaria |
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Korolenkov 68' | Milanov 26' |
Soviet Union | 2–0 | Romania |
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Urin 11' Metreveli 61' |
Romania | 0–0 | Soviet Union |
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Bulgaria | 1–0 | Soviet Union |
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Kolev 11' |
Romania | 1–0 | Bulgaria |
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Constantin 80' |
Group 4[]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Yugoslavia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 5 |
Israel | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 5 |
Greece | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 2 |
Yugoslavia qualify.
Yugoslavia | 4–0 | Greece |
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Mujić 34', 43' Mihajlović 45' Kostić 73' |
Israel | 2–1 | Greece |
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Menchel 50' Glazer 87' |
Linoxilakis 6' |
Group 5[]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Great Britain | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 7 |
Republic of Ireland | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 |
Netherlands | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 2 |
Great Britain qualify.
Netherlands | 0–0 | Republic of Ireland |
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Great Britain | 3–2 | Republic of Ireland |
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Hasty 1', 35', 82' | M. Ahearne 60' M. Rice 80' |
Netherlands | 1–5 | Great Britain |
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75' | Lewis 21', 83', 85' Lindsay 47' Brown 80' |
Great Britain | 2–2 | Netherlands |
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Brown 5' Lewis 60' |
70' 75' |
Republic of Ireland | 6–3 | Netherlands |
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F. McCarthy 5' McGrath 14', 45' Hale 20', 81' ? ' (o.g.) |
21' ?' ?' |
Group 6[]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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France | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 6 |
Luxembourg | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 |
Switzerland | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 |
France qualify.
France | 1–0 | Luxembourg |
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Quédec 37' |
Luxembourg | 0–0 | Switzerland |
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Luxembourg | 5–3 | France |
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Brenner 5' (pen.) 7' 14' Pilot 53' Konter 75' |
Arab 15' Quédec 40', 55' |
Switzerland | 2–2 | Luxembourg |
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Gottardi 18', 56' | 72' Brenner 87' |
France | 1–0 | Switzerland |
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Aigony 37' |
Group 7[]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Hungary | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 8 |
Czechoslovakia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 |
Austria | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 1 |
Hungary qualify.
Austria | 0–0 | Czechoslovakia |
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Czechoslovakia | 1–2 | Hungary |
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Obert 87' | Albert ?', ?' |
Hungary | 2–1 | Czechoslovakia |
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Kovács Sátori |
Bubník |
Czechoslovakia | 2–1 | Austria |
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Kadraba 34' (44) | Skocik 58' (pen.) |
Americas[]
Round 1[]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Mexico | 3–1 | United States | 2–0 | 1–1 |
Netherlands Antilles | 3–6 | Suriname | 2–2 | 1–4 |
Colombia | 3–7 | Brazil | 2–0 | 1–7 |
Chile | 1–11 | Argentina | 1–5 | 0–6 |
Peru | 9–2 | Uruguay | 6–0 | 3–2 |
Mexico | 2–0 | United States |
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14' Moreno 44' |
United States | 1–1 | Mexico |
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Looby 8' | Meza 85' |
Mexico win 3–1 on aggregate.
Netherlands Antilles | 2–2 | Suriname |
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3' 22' |
Niekoop 12' 46' |
Suriname | 4–1 | Netherlands Antilles |
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Suriname win 6–3 on aggregate.
Brazil | 7–1 | Colombia |
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China 18', 22', 50' Manoelzinho 32', 57' Gérson 64' |
80' |
Brazil win 7–3 on aggregate.
Chile | 1–5 | Argentina |
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Fuentes ?' (pen.) | Carlos Bilardo Pérez |
Argentina | 6–0 | Chile |
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Argentina win 11–1 on aggregate.
Uruguay | 2–3 | Peru |
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Peru win 9–2 on aggregate.
Round 2[]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Argentina | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 8 |
Peru | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 |
Brazil | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
Mexico | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
Suriname | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 17 | −13 | 0 |
Argentina, Peru and Brazil qualify.
Argentina | 6–2 | Suriname |
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Oleniak ?' Boerleider ?' (o.g.) Rendo 51', 64' Desiderio 68', 87' |
Niekoop 15' 40' |
Africa[]
Round 1[]
Group 1[]
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Group 2[]
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Group 3[]
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Round 2[]
Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
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United Arab Republic | 4 | +6 | 7 |
Tunisia | 4 | −1 | 3 |
Sudan | 4 | −5 | 2 |
United Arab Republic and Tunisia qualify.
Asia[]
Round 1[]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Indonesia | w/o1 | Australia | – | – |
Afghanistan | 2–7 2 | India | 2–5 | 0–2 |
Thailand | 2–6 | Republic of China | 1–3 | 1–3 |
Japan | 1–23 | South Korea | 0–2 | 1–0 |
1Australia withdrew.
2Afghanistan withdrew before the second leg.
3Both matches were played in Tokyo.
Afghanistan | 2–5 | India |
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Ayubi Mosa |
Banerjee Goswami Kempiah |
India | w/o (2–0) | Afghanistan |
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India advance.
Thailand | 1–3 | Republic of China |
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Republic of China | 3–1 | Thailand |
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Republic of China win 6–2 on aggregate.
Japan | 0–2 | South Korea |
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Report | Choi 51' 65' |
South Korea | 0–1 | Japan |
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Report | Ninomiya 70' |
South Korea win 2–1 on aggregate.
Round 2[]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Republic of China | 3–21 | South Korea | 1–2 | 2–02 |
India | 6–2 | Indonesia | 4–2 | 2–0 |
1 Both matches played in Taipei.
2 The match was abandoned in the 23rd minute with the Republic of China leading 1–0 after the Korean players and officials attacked the referee in response to a penalty being given against them; the match was awarded to the Republic of China 2–0.
Republic of China | 1–2 | South Korea |
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Wong | Cha Choi 73' |
South Korea | 0–2 | Republic of China |
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Wong 16' |
Republic of China awarded the tie, and qualified.
India | 4–2 | Indonesia |
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Sundararaj 10', 63' Kannan 21' Balaram 73' |
9' 84' |
Indonesia | 0–2 | India |
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Goswami 78' Sundararaj 87' |
India won 6–2 on aggregate and qualified.
Middle East[]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Turkey | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 8 |
Iraq | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 4 |
Lebanon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15 | −15 | 0 |
Lebanon withdrew after two matches: the remaining two matches were awarded to their opponent Turkey 2–0.
Turkey qualify.
Turkey | 7–1 | Iraq |
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Yalçınkaya 14', 72' Şensan 37', 61', 87' 54' Köken 74' |
Baba 12' |
Iraq | 2–3 | Turkey |
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Baba 35', 52' | 20' 60' Yalçınkaya 65' |
Turkey | 2–0 | Lebanon |
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Lebanon | 0–2 | Turkey |
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References[]
External links[]
- Football qualification for the 1960 Summer Olympics