Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification

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Summer Olympics – Men's Football Qualifiers
Tournament details
Dates26 June 1959 – 18 May 1960
Teams44
Tournament statistics
Matches played101
Goals scored138 (1.37 per match)
1956
1964

This is the overview of the qualification for the football tournament at the 1960 Summer Olympics .

Contents

Qualified teams

TeamMethod of
qualification
Date of
qualification
Total
times
qualified
Current
consecutive
appearances
Previous best
performance
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Hosts15 June 195511Gold medal (1936)
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Europe Group 1 winners21 August 195911Silver medal (1908, 1912)
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland Europe Group 2 winners24 November 195921Fourth place (1936)
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Middle East winners24 November 195921Quarter-finals (1948, 1948)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Europe Group 5 winners2 April 196024Gold medal (1900, 1908, 1912)
Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg  United Arab Republic Africa second round winners3 April 196021Fourth place (1928)
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Europe Group 7 winners6 April 196021Gold medal (1952)
Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia Africa second round runners-up17 April 196011
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia Europe Group 4 winners24 April 196023Silver medal (1948, 1952, 1956)
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Americas second round winners24 April 196011Silver medal (1928)
Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru Americas second round runners-up24 April 196011Quarter-finals (1936)
Flag of Brazil (1960-1968).svg  Brazil Americas second round third place27 April 196011
Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan Asia second round winner30 April 196011
Flag of India.svg  India Asia second round winner30 April 196023Fourth place (1956)
Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria Europe Group 3 winners1 May 196021Bronze medal (1956)
Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  France Europe Group 6 winners1 May 196011Silver medal (1900)

Qualification process

Summary of qualification

RegionAvailable slots in finalsTeams startedTeams eliminatedTeams qualifiedQualifying start dateQualifying end date
Africa 29721 November 195922 April 1960
Americas 310738 October 195930 April 1960
Asia 286227 August 195930 April 1960
Europe 72215726 June 19591 May 1960
Middle East 132115 November 195915 December 1959
Total1552371526 June 19591 May 1960

Format

The formats of the qualifying competitions depended on each region (see below). Each round was played in either of the following formats:

Tiebreakers

  1. Points (2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss)
  2. Overall goal difference
  3. Overall goals scored

Europe

Final positions (final round)

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3
PosTeamPldPts
1Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 47
2Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 43
3Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 42
Source: RSSSF
PosTeamPldPts
1Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 48
2Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 42
3Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 42
Source: RSSSF
PosTeamPldPts
1Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria 45
2Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 44
3Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania 43
Source: RSSSF
Group 4 Group 5 Group 6
PosTeamPldPts
1Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 45
2Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 45
3Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece 42
Source: RSSSF
PosTeamPldPts
1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 47
2Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 43
3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 42
Source: RSSSF
PosTeamPldPts
1Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  France 46
2Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 44
3Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 42
Source: RSSSF
Group 7
PosTeamPldPts
1Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 48
2Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 43
3Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 41
Source: RSSSF

Americas

Final positions (second round)

PosTeamPldPts
1Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 48
2Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru (H)46
3Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil 44
4Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico 42
5Flag of Suriname (1959-1975).svg  Suriname 40
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts

Africa

Final positions (second round)

PosTeamPldPts
1Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg  United Arab Republic 47
2Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia 43
3Flag of Sudan (1956-1970).svg  Sudan 42
Source: RSSSF

Asia

Second round

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
India  Flag of India.svg6–2Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 4–2 2–0
Taiwan  Flag of the Republic of China.svg2–2Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 1–2 1–0 [note 1]

Middle East

The three teams played a home-and-away round-robin tournament.

Final positions

PosTeamPldPts
1Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 48
2Flag of Iraq (1959-1963).svg  Iraq 44
3Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 40
Source: RSSSF

Notes

  1. The tie was awarded to Taiwan, due to South Korea being disqualfied as the second leg being abandoned at 23rd minute, with Taiwan winning 1–0, as South Korea players attacked referee John Petrie after he awarded a penalty to Taiwan. [1]

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References

  1. "KOREANS ATTACK SOCCER REFEREE". The Daytona Beach News-Journal . 1 May 1960. p. 13.