Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Knockout stage

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The knockout stage of the 1960 Summer Olympics football tournament was the second and final stage of the competition, following the first round. Played from 5 to 10 September, the knockout stage ended with the final held at Stadio Flaminio in Rome, Italy. The top team from each group advanced to the knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination tournament. [1] [2] [3] [4] There were four matches in the knockout stage, including a third place play-off played between the two losing teams of the semi-finals.

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Format

The knockout stage of the 1960 Summer Olympics football tournament was contested between four teams that qualified from the first round. Matches in the knockout stage were played to a finish. If the score of a match was level at the end of 90 minutes of playing time, extra time was played. If, after two periods of 15 minutes, the scores were still tied, the match was decided by lots.[ citation needed ]

Qualified teams

The top placed team from each of the four groups qualified for the knockout stage.

GroupWinners
1 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
2 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
3 Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
4 Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary

Bracket

The tournament bracket is shown below, with bold denoting the winners of each match.

 
Semi-finals Gold medal match
 
      
 
5 September – Naples
 
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1
 
10 September – Rome
 
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 1
 
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 3
 
5 September – Rome
 
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1
 
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 2
 
 
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 0
 
Bronze medal match
 
 
9 September – Rome
 
 
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 2
 
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1

Semi-finals

Italy vs Yugoslavia

Italy  Flag of Italy.svg1–1 (a.e.t.)Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
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Report
Stadio San Paolo , Naples
Attendance: 16,568
Referee: Josef Kandlbinder (West Germany)

Yugoslavia declared winners by lot.

1 Luciano Alfieri
3 Mario Trebbi
4 Giorgio Ferrini
5 Sandro Salvadore
6 Giovanni Trapattoni
7 Gianni Rivera
9 Ugo Tomeazzi
13 Tarcisio Burgnich
15 Paride Tumburus
16 Orazio Rancati
18 Giorgio Rossano
Substitutions:
Gian Domenico Baldisserri
Giacomo Bulgarelli
Giancarlo Cella
Giovanni Fanello
Armando Favalli
Luciano Magistrelli
Gilberto Noletti
Ambrogio Pelagalli
Manager:
Flag of Italy.svg Giuseppe Viani
12 Blagoje Vidinić
2 Vladimir Durković
3 Fahrudin Jusufi
4 Ante Žanetić
6 Željko Perušić
8 Željko Matuš
9 Milan Galić
10 Tomislav Knez
11 Bora Kostić
13 Velimir Sombolac
16 Aleksandar Kozlina
Substitutions:
Miluyin Soskic
Andrija Anković
Zvonko Bego
Dušan Maravić
Žarko Nikolić
Novak Roganović
Silvester Takač
Manager:
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Selection Committee

Assistant referees:
Pierre Schwinte (France)
Raymond Morgan (Wales)

Denmark vs Hungary

Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg2–0Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Report
Stadio Flaminio , Rome
Attendance: 14,237
Referee: Reginald Leafe (Great Britain)
1 Henry From
2 Poul Andersen
3 Poul Jensen
4 Bent Hansen
5 Hans Christian Nielsen
6 Flemming Nielsen
7 Poul Pedersen
8 Tommy Troelsen
9 Harald Nielsen
10 Henning Enoksen
11 Jørn Sørensen
Substitutions:
John Danielsen
Erik Gaardhøje
Jørgen Hansen
Henning Helbrandt
Bent Krog
Erling Linde Larsen
Poul Mejer
Finn Sterobo
Manager:
Flag of Denmark.svg Arne Sørensen
12 Gábor Török
2 Dezső Novák
3 Pál Várhidi
4 Jenő Dalnoki
5 Oszkár Vilezsál
6 Ferenc Kovács
8 János Göröcs
9 Flórián Albert
10 Pál Orosz
11 Gyula Rákosi
16 János Dunai
Substitutions:
Lajos Faragó
Zoltán Dudás
Kálmán Mészöly
László Pál
Tibor Pál
Imre Sátori
Ernő Solymosi
Antal Szentmihályi
Manager:
Flag of Hungary.svg Béla Volentik

Assistant referees:
Bahri Ben Said (Tunisia)
Suhli Garan (Turkey)

Bronze medal match

Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg2–1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Report
12 Gábor Török
3 Pál Várhidi
4 Jenő Dalnoki Yellow card.svg
6 Ferenc Kovács
7 Imre Sátori
8 János Göröcs
9 Flórián Albert
10 Pál Orosz Yellow card.svg
13 Zoltán Dudás
14 Ernő Solymosi
16 János Dunai
Substitutions:
Lajos Faragó
Kálmán Mészöly
Dezső Novák
László Pál
Tibor Pál
Gyula Rákosi
Antal Szentmihályi
Oszkár Vilezsál
Manager:
Flag of Hungary.svg Lajos Baróti
1 Luciano Alfieri
3 Mario Trebbi
5 Sandro Salvadore
6 Giovanni Trapattoni
7 Gianni Rivera
9 Ugo Tomeazzi
10 Giacomo Bulgarelli
13 Tarcisio Burgnich
15 Paride Tumburus
18 Giorgio Rossano
19 Giancarlo Cella
Substitutions:
Gian Domenico Baldisserri
Giovanni Fanello
Armando Favalli
Giorgio Ferrini
Luciano Magistrelli
Gilberto Noletti
Ambrogio Pelagalli
Orazio Rancati
Manager:
Flag of Italy.svg Giuseppe Viani

Assistant referees:
Josef Kandlbinder (West Germany)
Pierre Schwinte (France)

Gold medal match

Yugoslavia  Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg3–1Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Report
Stadio Flaminio , Rome
Attendance: 23,042
Referee: Concetto Lo Bello (Italy)
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Yugoslavia
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Denmark
GK12 Blagoje Vidinić
RB14 Novak Roganović
LB3 Fahrudin Jusufi
RH6 Željko Perušić
CH2 Vladimir Durković Yellow card.svg 48'
LH4 Ante Žanetić
OR7 Andrija Anković
IR8 Željko Matuš
CF9 Milan Galić Red card.svg 84'
IL10 Tomislav Knez
OL11 Borivoje Kostić
Substitutions:
Miluyin Soskic
Zvonko Bego
Aleksandar Kozlina
Dušan Maravić
Žarko Nikolić
Velimir Sombolac
Silvester Takač
Manager:
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Selection Committee
GK1 Henry From
RB2 Poul Andersen
LB3 Poul Jensen
RH4 Bent Hansen
CH5 Hans Nielsen
LH6 Flemming Nielsen Yellow card.svg 48'
OR7 Poul Pedersen
IR8 Tommy Troelsen
CF9 Harald Nielsen
IL10 Henning Enoksen
OL11 Jørn Sørensen
Substitutions:
John Danielsen
Erik Gaardhøje
Jørgen Hansen
Henning Helbrandt
Bent Krog
Erling Linde Larsen
Poul Mejer
Finn Sterobo
Manager:
Flag of Denmark.svg Arne Sørensen

Assistant referees:
Francesco Liverani (Italy)
Piero Bonetto (Italy)

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