Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification

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
Fischer  53' (o.g.)
Dörfel  83'

West Germany 2-1 East Germany
Thimm  33'
Wilkening  65'
Schröter  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 4310116+57
 Iceland 411257−23
 Norway 410358−32

Denmark qualify.

Iceland 2-4 Denmark
Jónsson  46'
Beck  81'
Hansen  18', 50'
Madsen  27', 61'

Denmark 2-1 Norway
Enoksen  53'
Madsen  56'
Pedersen  70'

Iceland 1-0 Norway
Jónsson  88'

Denmark 1-1 Iceland
Enoksen  81' Teitsson  29'

Norway 2-1 Iceland
Backe  39'
Kristiansen  52'
Steinsen  74'

Norway 2-4 Denmark
Sørensen  38'
Kristiansen  56'
Nielsen  29'
Enoksen  53', 88'
Pedersen  64'

Group 2

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Poland 4400154+118
 West Germany 4103510−52
 Finland 4103713−62

Poland qualify.

Finland 1-3 Poland
Kankkonen  48' Pol  3'
Hachorek  58'
Gawroński  81'

Poland 6-2 Finland
Pol  14', 19', 44'
Hachorek  43'
Sytka  53'
Szarzyński  79'
Österlund  7'
Peltonen  20'

West Germany 2-1 Finland
Dörfel  ?'
Forss  ?' (o.g.)
Kankkonen  ?'

West Germany 0-3 Poland
Hachorek  17'
Baszkiewicz  29'
Pol  63'

Poland 3-1 West Germany
Zientara  23', 63'
Lentner  53'
Walenciak  53'

Finland 3-2 West Germany
Pahlman  3'
Nevalainen  53'
Peltonen  74'
Himmelmann  4'
Rühl  72'

Group 3

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Bulgaria 421143+15
 Soviet Union 412132+14
 Romania 411224−23

Bulgaria qualify.

Soviet Union 1-1 Bulgaria
Korolenkov  68' Milanov  26'

Soviet Union 2-0 Romania
Urin  11'
Metreveli  61'

Romania 0-0 Soviet Union

Bulgaria 1-0 Soviet Union
Kolev  11'

Romania 1-0 Bulgaria
Constantin  80'

Bulgaria 2-1 Romania
Yordanov  2'
Kovachev  20'
Tătaru  66'

Group 4

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Yugoslavia 4211124+85
 Israel 421176+15
 Greece 4103312−92

Yugoslavia qualify.

Israel 2-2 Yugoslavia
Stelmach  64', 73' Kostić  7', 76'

Yugoslavia 4-0 Greece
Mujić  34', 43'
Mihajlović  45'
Kostić  73'

Israel 2-1 Greece
Menchel  50'
Glazer  87'
Linoxilakis  6'

Greece 2-1 Israel
Serafidhis  66', 80' Glazer  60'

Yugoslavia 1-2 Israel
Mujić  32' Levi  2', 67'

Greece 0-5 Yugoslavia
Kostić  34'
Žanetić  66'
Takač  68'
Galić  81'
Knez  83'

Group 5

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Great Britain 4310136+77
 Republic of Ireland 41129903
 Netherlands 4022613−72

Great Britain qualify.


Great Britain 3-2 Republic of Ireland
Hasty  1', 35', 82' M. Ahearne  60'
M. Rice  80'

Republic of Ireland 1-3 Great Britain
McGrath  58' Coates  47'
Brown  75'
Harding  80'

Netherlands 1-5 Great Britain
Hainje  75' Lewis  21', 83', 85'
Lindsay  47'
Brown  80'

Great Britain 2-2 Netherlands
Brown  5'
Lewis  60'
de Kleermaeker  70'
Bouwman  75'

Republic of Ireland 6-3 Netherlands
F. McCarthy  5'
McGrath  14', 45'
Hale  20', 81'
van Ierland  ? ' (o.g.) (5-1)
Hainje  21'
Bouwman  ?' (5-2)
Slijkhuis  ?' (5-3)

Group 6

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 France 430176+16
 Luxembourg 412176+14
  Switzerland 402235−22

France qualify.

France 1-0 Luxembourg
Quédec  37'

Switzerland  1-2 France
Grand  43' Quédec  19'
Coinçon  87'

Luxembourg 0-0  Switzerland

Luxembourg 5-3 France
Brenner  5' (pen.)
Theis  7'
Kunnert  14'
Pilot  53'
Konter  75'
Arab  15'
Quédec  40', 55'

Switzerland  2-2 Luxembourg
Gottardi  18', 56' Kunnert  72'
Brenner  87'

France 1-0  Switzerland
Aigony  37'

Group 7

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Hungary 4400103+78
 Czechoslovakia 411245−13
 Austria 401328−61

Hungary qualify.

Austria 0-0 Czechoslovakia

Hungary 2-1 Austria
Albert  1'
Várhidi  47' (pen.)
Kohlhauser  6'

Austria 0-4 Hungary
Orosz  28'
Albert  49', 65'
Sátori  74'

Czechoslovakia 1-2 Hungary
Obert  87' Albert  ?', ?'

Hungary 2-1 Czechoslovakia
Kovács
Sátori
Bubník

Czechoslovakia 2-1 Austria
Kadraba  34' (44) Skocik  58' (pen.)

Americas

Round 1

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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
Diez  14'
Moreno  44'

United States 1-1 Mexico
Looby  8' Meza  85'

Mexico win 3-1 on aggregate.

Netherlands Antilles Netherlands2-2Netherlands Suriname
Jansen  3'
Valerian  22'
Niekoop  12'
Marcet  46'

Suriname win 6-3 on aggregate.

Colombia 2-0 Brazil
Home  34', 55'

Brazil 7-1 Colombia
China  18', 22', 50'
Manoelzinho  32', 57'
Gérson  64'
Manjarrés  80'

Brazil win 7-3 on aggregate.

Chile 1-5 Argentina
Fuentes  ?' (pen.) Rodríguez
Carlos Bilardo
Bonanno
Pérez

Argentina 6-0 Chile
Heredia
Rodríguez
Bonanno
Basílico

Argentina win 11-1 on aggregate.

Peru 6-0 Uruguay
?
?
?
Altuna  46'
Ramírez  70', 86'

Uruguay 2-3 Peru

Peru win 9-2 on aggregate.

Round 2

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Argentina 4400145+98
 Peru 430173+46
 Brazil 42027704
 Mexico 41036602
Suriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands) Suriname 4004417−60

Argentina, Peru and Brazil qualify.

Argentina 6-2Suriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands) Suriname
Oleniak  ?'
Boerleider  ?' (o.g.)
Rendo  51', 64'
Desiderio  68', 87'
Niekoop  15'
Foe A Man  40'

Peru 1-0 Mexico
Gallardo  58'

Brazil 2-1 Mexico
Bruno  1'
China  26'
Álvarez  50'

Peru 3-1Suriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands) Suriname
Gallardo  62', 87'
Altuna  79'
Niekoop  43'

Mexico 4-0Suriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands) Suriname
Ramírez  2'
Mercado  39'
Benítez  72'
Álvarez  90'

Argentina 3-1 Brazil
Desiderio
Oleniak
Jaburu

Peru 1-2 Argentina
Ramírez  81' Desiderio  9', 88'

Suriname Suriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands)1-4 Brazil
Foe A Man  7' Wooter  17' (o.g.)
Maranhão  43'
China  63'
Jaburu  87'

Mexico 1-3 Argentina
Álvarez  28' De Ciancio  42'
Oleniak  53'
Rendo  75'

Peru 2-0 Brazil
Gallardo
Nieri

Africa

Round 1

Round 2

Team Pld GD Pts
 United Arab Republic 4+67
 Tunisia 4−13
 Sudan 4−52

United Arab Republic and Tunisia qualify.

Asia

Round 1

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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
Mosa
Banerjee
Goswami
Kempiah
Rehmatullah
Lahiri

India w/o (2-0) Afghanistan
 

India advance.

Thailand 1-3 Republic of China

Republic of China 3-1 Thailand

Republic of China win 3-1 on aggregate.

Japan 0-2 South Korea
Report Choi  51'
Moon  65'
Attendance: 20,000

South Korea 0-1 Japan
Report Ninomiya  70'
Attendance: 10,000

South Korea win 2-1 on aggregate.

Round 2

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Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Republic of China  3-2 1  South Korea 1-2 2-0 2
India  6-2  Indonesia 4-2 2-0

1Both matches played in Taipei.
2 The match was abandoned in the 35th minute with the Republic of China leading 1-0 after the Korean players attacked the referee in response to a penalty being awarded against them. The match was awarded to the Republic of China 2-0.

Republic of China 1-2 South Korea
Wong Cha
Choi  73'

South Korea 0-2 Republic of China

Republic of China qualify.

India 4-2 Indonesia
Sundararaj  10', 63'
Kannan  21'
Balaram  73'
Suratmo  9'
Timisela  84'

Indonesia 0-2 India
Goswami  78'
Sundararaj  87'

India win 6-2 on aggregate and qualify.

Middle East

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Turkey 4400143+78
 Iraq 42021410+44
 Lebanon 4004015−150

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

Turkey qualify.

Lebanon 0-3 Iraq
Baba  2', 70'
Abdullah  85'

Iraq 8-0 Lebanon
Baba  5', 27'
Abdullah  17', 40', 50', 85'
Salih  58', 88'

Turkey 7-1 Iraq
Yalçınkaya  14', 72'
Şensan  37', 61', 87'
Güneş  54'
Köken  74'
Baba  12'

Iraq 2-3 Turkey
Baba  35', 52' Güneş  20'
Atakan  60'
Yalçınkaya  65'

Turkey 2-0 Lebanon
 

Lebanon 0-2 Turkey
 

References

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