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
Goal 53' (o.g.)
Dörfel Goal 83'
Attendance: 0
Referee: (Czechoslovakia)
West Germany 2–1 East Germany
Goal 33'
Goal 65'		 Schröter Goal 14' (pen.)
Attendance: 0
Referee: Martens (Netherlands)

West Germany win 4–1 on aggregate.

Group 1[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 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
Source:[citation needed]

Denmark qualify.

Iceland 2–4 Denmark
Goal 46'
Beck Goal 81'		 Hansen Goal 18', 50'
Madsen Goal 27', 61'
Denmark 2–1 Norway
Enoksen Goal 53'
Madsen Goal 56'		 Pedersen Goal 70'
Copenhagen
Iceland 1–0 Norway
Jónsson Goal 88'
Denmark 1–1 Iceland
Enoksen Goal 81' Goal 29'
Copenhagen
Norway 2–1 Iceland
Backe Goal 39'
Kristiansen Goal 52'		 Steinsen Goal 74'
Oslo
Norway 2–4 Denmark
Goal 38'
Kristiansen Goal 56'		 Nielsen Goal 29'
Enoksen Goal 53', 88'
Pedersen Goal 64'
Oslo

Group 2[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 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
Source:[citation needed]

Poland qualify.

Finland 1–3 Poland
Kankkonen Goal 48' Pol Goal 3'
Hachorek Goal 58'
Gawroński Goal 81'
Helsinki
Poland 6–2 Finland
Pol Goal 14', 19', 44'
Hachorek Goal 43'
Goal 53'
Szarzyński Goal 79'		 Goal 7'
Peltonen Goal 20'
West Germany 2–1 Finland
Dörfel Goal ?'
Forss Goal ?' (o.g.)		 Kankkonen Goal ?'
Siegen
West Germany 0–3 Poland
Hachorek Goal 17'
Baszkiewicz Goal 29'
Pol Goal 63'
Essen
Poland 3–1 West Germany
Zientara Goal 23', 63'
Lentner Goal 53'		 Goal 53'
Warsaw
Finland 3–2 West Germany
Pahlman Goal 3'
Nevalainen Goal 53'
Peltonen Goal 74'		 Goal 4'
Rühl Goal 72'
Helsinki

Group 3[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 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
Source:[citation needed]

Bulgaria qualify.

Soviet Union 1–1 Bulgaria
Korolenkov Goal 68' Milanov Goal 26'
Moscow
Soviet Union 2–0 Romania
Urin Goal 11'
Metreveli Goal 61'
Moscow
Romania 0–0 Soviet Union
Bucharest
Bulgaria 1–0 Soviet Union
Kolev Goal 11'
Sofia
Romania 1–0 Bulgaria
Constantin Goal 80'
Bucharest
Bulgaria 2–1 Romania
Yordanov Goal 2'
Kovachev Goal 20'		 Tătaru Goal 66'
Sofia

Group 4[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 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
Source:[citation needed]

Yugoslavia qualify.

Israel 2–2 Yugoslavia
Stelmach Goal 64', 73' Kostić Goal 7', 76'
Ramat Gan
Yugoslavia 4–0 Greece
Mujić Goal 34', 43'
Mihajlović Goal 45'
Kostić Goal 73'
Belgrade
Israel 2–1 Greece
Menchel Goal 50'
Glazer Goal 87'		 Linoxilakis Goal 6'
Ramat Gan
Greece 2–1 Israel
Goal 66', 80' Glazer Goal 60'
Athens
Yugoslavia 1–2 Israel
Mujić Goal 32' Levi Goal 2', 67'
Belgrade
Greece 0–5 Yugoslavia
Kostić Goal 34'
Žanetić Goal 66'
Takač Goal 68'
Galić Goal 81'
Knez Goal 83'
Athens

Group 5[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 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
Source:[citation needed]

Great Britain qualify.

Netherlands 0–0 Republic of Ireland
The Hague
Great Britain 3–2 Republic of Ireland
Hasty Goal 1', 35', 82' M. Ahearne Goal 60'
M. Rice Goal 80'
Hove
Republic of Ireland 1–3 Great Britain
McGrath Goal 58' Coates Goal 47'
Brown Goal 75'
Harding Goal 80'
Dublin
Netherlands 1–5 Great Britain
Goal 75' Lewis Goal 21', 83', 85'
Lindsay Goal 47'
Brown Goal 80'
Zwolle
Great Britain 2–2 Netherlands
Brown Goal 5'
Lewis Goal 60'		 Goal 70'
Goal 75'
White Hart Lane, London
Republic of Ireland 6–3 Netherlands
F. McCarthy Goal 5'
McGrath Goal 14', 45'
Hale Goal 20', 81'
Goal ? ' (o.g.)		 Goal 21'
Goal ?'
Goal ?'
Dublin

Group 6[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 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
Source:[citation needed]

France qualify.

France 1–0 Luxembourg
Quédec Goal 37'
Dijon
Switzerland  1–2 France
Goal 43' Quédec Goal 19'
Coinçon Goal 87'
Lucerne
Luxembourg 0–0  Switzerland
Luxembourg
Luxembourg 5–3 France
Brenner Goal 5' (pen.)
Goal 7'
Goal 14'
Pilot Goal 53'
Konter Goal 75'		 Arab Goal 15'
Quédec Goal 40', 55'
Luxembourg
Switzerland  2–2 Luxembourg
Gottardi Goal 18', 56' Goal 72'
Brenner Goal 87'
Basel
France 1–0  Switzerland
Aigony Goal 37'

Group 7[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 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
Source:[citation needed]

Hungary qualify.

Austria 0–0 Czechoslovakia
Vienna
Hungary 2–1 Austria
Albert Goal 1'
Várhidi Goal 47' (pen.)		 Goal 6'
Budapest
Austria 0–4 Hungary
Orosz Goal 28'
Albert Goal 49', 65'
Sátori Goal 74'
Graz
Czechoslovakia 1–2 Hungary
Obert Goal 87' Albert Goal ?', ?'
Brno
Hungary 2–1 Czechoslovakia
Kovács Goal
Sátori Goal		 Bubník Goal
Budapest
Czechoslovakia 2–1 Austria
Kadraba Goal 34' (44) Skocik Goal 58' (pen.)

Americas[]

Round 1[]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Mexico  3–1  United States 2–0 1–1
Netherlands Antilles  3–6 Netherlands 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
Goal 14'
Moreno Goal 44'
Mexico City
United States 1–1 Mexico
Looby Goal 8' Meza Goal 85'
Los Angeles

Mexico win 3–1 on aggregate.

Netherlands Antilles Netherlands2–2Netherlands Suriname
Goal 3'
Goal 22'		 Niekoop Goal 12'
Goal 46'
Willemstad
Suriname Netherlands4–1 Netherlands Antilles
Paramaribo

Suriname win 6–3 on aggregate.

Colombia 2–0 Brazil
Goal 34', 55'
Brazil 7–1 Colombia
China Goal 18', 22', 50'
Manoelzinho Goal 32', 57'
Gérson Goal 64'		 Goal 80'
Rio de Janeiro

Brazil win 7–3 on aggregate.

Chile 1–5 Argentina
Fuentes Goal ?' (pen.) Goal
Carlos Bilardo Goal
Goal Goal
Pérez Goal
Santiago
Argentina 6–0 Chile
Goal
Goal
Goal Goal
Goal Goal
Buenos Aires

Argentina win 11–1 on aggregate.

Peru 6–0 Uruguay
? Goal
? Goal
? Goal
Altuna Goal 46'
Ramírez Goal 70', 86'
Lima
Uruguay 2–3 Peru
Montevideo

Peru win 9–2 on aggregate.

Round 2[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 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 (Kingdom of the Netherlands) Suriname 4 0 0 4 4 17 −13 0
Source:[citation needed]

Argentina, Peru and Brazil qualify.

Argentina 6–2Suriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands) Suriname
Oleniak Goal ?'
Boerleider Goal ?' (o.g.)
Rendo Goal 51', 64'
Desiderio Goal 68', 87'		 Niekoop Goal 15'
Goal 40'
Lima
Peru 1–0 Mexico
Gallardo Goal 58'
Lima
Brazil 2–1 Mexico
Bruno Goal 1'
China Goal 26'		 Álvarez Goal 50'
Lima
Peru 3–1Suriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands) Suriname
Gallardo Goal 62', 87'
Altuna Goal 79'		 Niekoop Goal 43'
Lima
Mexico 4–0Suriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands) Suriname
Ramírez Goal 2'
Mercado Goal 39'
Goal 72'
Álvarez Goal 90'
Lima
Argentina 3–1 Brazil
Desiderio Goal Goal
Oleniak Goal		 Jaburu Goal
Lima
Peru 1–2 Argentina
Ramírez Goal 81' Desiderio Goal 9', 88'
Lima
Suriname Suriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands)1–4 Brazil
Goal 7' Goal 17' (o.g.)
Maranhão Goal 43'
China Goal 63'
Jaburu Goal 87'
Lima
Mexico 1–3 Argentina
Álvarez Goal 28' Goal 42'
Oleniak Goal 53'
Rendo Goal 75'
Lima
Peru 2–0 Brazil
Gallardo Goal
Nieri Goal
Lima

Africa[]

Further information: Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's African Qualifiers

Round 1[]

Round 2[]

Team Pld GD Pts
 United Arab Republic 4 +6 7
 Tunisia 4 −1 3
 Sudan 4 −5 2

United Arab Republic and Tunisia qualify.

Asia[]

Further information:

Round 1[]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
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
Ayubi Goal
Mosa Goal		 Banerjee Goal
Goswami Goal
Kempiah Goal
Goal
Goal
Kabul
India w/o (2–0) Afghanistan
 

India advance.

Thailand 1–3 Republic of China
Bangkok
Republic of China 3–1 Thailand
Taipei

Republic of China win 6–2 on aggregate.

Japan 0–2 South Korea
Report Choi Goal 51'
Goal 65'
Attendance: 20,000
South Korea 0–1 Japan
Report Ninomiya Goal 70'
Attendance: 10,000

South Korea win 2–1 on aggregate.

Round 2[]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
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
Wong Goal Cha Goal
Choi Goal 73'
Taipei
South Korea 0–2 Republic of China
Wong Goal 16'
Taipei
Referee: John Petrie (England)

Republic of China awarded the tie, and qualified.

India 4–2 Indonesia
Sundararaj Goal 10', 63'
Kannan Goal 21'
Balaram Goal 73'		 Goal 9'
Goal 84'
Calcutta
Indonesia 0–2 India
Goswami Goal 78'
Sundararaj Goal 87'
Jakarta

India won 6–2 on aggregate and qualified.

Middle East[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 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
Source:[citation needed]

Lebanon withdrew after two matches: the remaining two matches were awarded to their opponent Turkey 2–0.

Turkey qualify.

Lebanon 0–3 Iraq
Baba Goal 2', 70'
Abdullah Goal 85'
Beirut
Iraq 8–0 Lebanon
Baba Goal 5', 27'
Abdullah Goal 17', 40', 50', 85'
Salih Goal 58', 88'
Baghdad
Turkey 7–1 Iraq
Yalçınkaya Goal 14', 72'
Şensan Goal 37', 61', 87'
Goal 54'
Köken Goal 74'		 Baba Goal 12'
Adana
Iraq 2–3 Turkey
Baba Goal 35', 52' Goal 20'
Goal 60'
Yalçınkaya Goal 65'
Baghdad
Turkey 2–0 Lebanon
 
Lebanon 0–2 Turkey
 

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.tagesspiegel.de/sport/deutsch-deutsche-geisterspiele/1601632.html

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