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Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification

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The qualification for football tournament at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

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Qualifications

The final tournament had 16 spots.

Automatic qualification was granted to  Italy as hosts. The others were allocated as follows:

  • Europe: 7 places, contested by 22 teams (including Israel).
  • Americas: 3 places, contested by 10 teams.
  • Africa: 2 places, contested by 9 teams (including Malta).
  • Asia: 2 places, contested by 8 teams.
  • Middle East: 1 place, contested by 3 teams.

    • Preliminary round

    The IOC allowed only one German team to enter. The football federations and NOCs of West and East Germany agreed to organise a play-off between their teams. The idea of a Unified Team was dismissed. Both matches were agreed to be played without spectators, and the sites of the games were announced at short notice.

    West Germany win 4–1 on aggregate.

    Group 1

    Denmark qualify.

    Group 2

    Poland qualify.

    Group 3

    Bulgaria qualify.

    Group 4

    Yugoslavia qualify.

    Group 5

    Great Britain qualify.

    Group 6

    France qualify.

    Group 7

    Hungary qualify.

    Mexico win 3-1 on aggregate.

    Suriname win 6-3 on aggregate.

    Brazil win 7-3 on aggregate.

    Argentina win 11-1 on aggregate.

    Peru win 9-2 on aggregate.

    Round 2

    Argentina, Peru and Brazil qualify.

    Round 1

    1Australia withdrew.
    2Afghanistan withdrew before the second match.
    3Both matches played in Tokyo.

    India advance.

    Republic of China win 3-1 on aggregate.

    South Korea win 2-1 on aggregate.

    Round 2

    1Both matches played in Taipei. Second match awarded to Republic of China.

    The match was abandoned, with Republic of China leading 1-0, when Korean players attacked the referee after awarding a penalty to Republic of China.

    Republic of China qualify.

    India win 6-2 on aggregate and qualify.

    Middle East

    Lebanon withdrew after two matches. The remaining two matches were awarded to their opponent Turkey.

    Turkey qualify.

    References

    Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification Wikipedia
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