Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's Americas Qualifiers – First round

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Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's Americas Qualifiers – First round
Tournament details
Dates8 October – 27 December 1959
Teams10
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored46 (4.6 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Argentina.svg Roberto Bonanno
(4 goals)

The Americas first round of 1960 Summer Olympics football qualification was played from 8 October to 27 December 1959. [1] [2]

Contents

Summary

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Mexico  Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg3–1Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg  United States 2–0 1–1
Netherlands Antilles  Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1959-1986).svg3–6Flag of Suriname (1959-1975).svg  Suriname 2–2 1–4
Chile  Flag of Chile.svg1–11Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 1–5 0–6
Peru  Flag of Peru (state).svg9–2Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 6–0 3–2
Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg3–7Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil 2–0 1–7

Matches

Mexico  Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg2–0Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg  United States
  • Díez Soccerball shade.svg14'
  • Moreno Soccerball shade.svg44'
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United States  Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg1–1Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico
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Mexico won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


Netherlands Antilles  Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1959-1986).svg2–2Flag of Suriname (1959-1975).svg  Suriname
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Suriname  Flag of Suriname (1959-1975).svg4–1Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1959-1986).svg  Netherlands Antilles
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Suriname won 6–3 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


Chile  Flag of Chile.svg1–5Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
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Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg6–0Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
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Argentina won 11–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


Peru  Flag of Peru (state).svg6–0Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
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Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg2–3Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru
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Peru won 9–3 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg2–0Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil
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Brazil  Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg7–1Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
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Brazil won 7–3 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Goalscorers

There were 46 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 4.6 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

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References

  1. "Games of the XVII. Olympiad – Football Qualifying Tournament – (Roma, Italy, 1960): Americas". RSSSF . 12 May 2021.
  2. "Games of the XVII. Olympiad 1960 - Football Qualifying Tournament Americas: First Stage". RSSSF . 6 April 2023.