Group 1 of the 1960 Summer Olympics football tournament took place from 26 August to 1 September 1960. [1] [2] The group consisted of Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, United Arab Republic and Turkey. The top team, Yugoslavia, advanced to the semi-finals.
| Team | Region | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Finals appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance |
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 Turkey | Europe | Middle East winners | 24 November 1959 | 7th | 1956 | Quarter-finals (1948, 1948) |
 United Arab Republic | Africa | Africa second round winners | 3 April 1960 | 7th | 1956 | Fourth place (1928) |
 Yugoslavia | Europe | Europe Group 4 winners | 24 April 1960 | 6th | 1956 | Silver medal (1948, 1952, 1956) |
 Bulgaria | Europe | Europe Group 3 winners | 1 May 1960 | 3rd | 1956 | Silver medal (1956) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Yugoslavia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 5 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 5 | |
| 3 | United Arab Republic | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 1 | |
| 4 | Turkey | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 1 |
In the semi-finals, the winners of Group 1, Yugoslavia, advanced to play the winner of Group 2, Italy.
All times listed are local, CET (UTC+1).
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