Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics – final

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Summer Olympics – Men's Football Final
Event Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Date10 September 1960 (1960-09-10)
Venue Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Referee Concetto Lo Bello (Italy)
Attendance23,042
1956
1964

The 1960 Summer Olympics football tournament gold medal match was the final match of the 1960 Summer Olympics football tournament, the 13th edition of Olympic competition for men's national football teams. The match was played at Stadio Flaminio in Rome, Italy, on 10 September 1960, and was contested by Yugoslavia and Denmark. [1]

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The tournament comprised hosts Italy and 15 other teams who emerged victorious from the qualification phase, The 16 teams competed in a group stage in the first round, from which 16 teams qualified for the knockout stage. [2] En route to the final, Yugoslavia finished first in Group 1 with two wins and one draw, first winning against United Arab Republic 6–1 and Turkey 4–0, then drawing against Bulgaria 3–3. They then beat hosts Italy in the semi-finals by lots after a 1–1 draw. Denmark finished first in Group 3 with three wins, defeating Argentina 3–2, Poland 2–1 and Tunisia 3–1), and defeating Hungary 2–0 in the semi-finals. The final took place in front of 23,042 spectators and was refereed by Concetto Lo Bello.

Yugoslavia took the lead in the first minute through Milan Galić in the first minute before Željko Matuš further increased their lead in the 11th minute. A third goal was scored for Yugoslavia through Bora Kostić in the 69th minute, only then Denmark scored a consolation goal in the 90th minute by Flemming Nielsen, until Yugoslavia won the match and became gold medalists for 1960. [3]

Route to the final

Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia's route to the final
OpponentResult
1Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg  United Arab Republic 6–1
2Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 4–0
3Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria 3–3
SFFlag of Italy.svg  Italy 1–1 ( a.e.t. )

Denmark

Denmark's route to the final
OpponentResult
1Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 3–2
2Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 2–1
3Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 3–1
SFFlag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 2–0

Match

Details

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:
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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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