Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification

The qualification for football tournament at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Qualifications

The final tournament had 16 spots.

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

Europe

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.[1]

16 September 1959
East Germany  0-2  West Germany
Fischer  53' (o.g.)
Dörfel  83'

23 September 1959
West Germany  2-1  East Germany
Thimm  33'
Wilkening  65' 		Schröter  14' (pen.)
Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf
Attendance: 0
Referee: Martens (Netherlands)

West Germany win 4–1 on aggregate.

Group 1

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Denmark 4310116+57
 Iceland 411257−23
 Norway 410358−32

Denmark qualify.

26 June 1959
Iceland  2-4  Denmark
Jónsson  46'
Beck  81' 		Hansen  18', 50'
Madsen  27', 61'

2 July 1959
Denmark  2-1  Norway
Enoksen  53'
Madsen  56' 		Pedersen  70'

7 July 1959
Iceland  1-0  Norway
Jónsson  88'

18 August 1959
Denmark  1-1  Iceland
Enoksen  81' Teitsson  29'

21 August 1959
Norway  2-1  Iceland
Backe  39'
Kristiansen  52' 		Steinsen  74'

13 September 1959
Norway  2-4  Denmark
Sørensen  38'
Kristiansen  56' 		Nielsen  29'
Enoksen  53', 88'
Pedersen  64'

Group 2

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Poland 4400154+118
 West Germany 4103510−52
 Finland 4103713−62

Poland qualify.

18 October 1959
Finland  1-3  Poland
Kankkonen  48' Pol  3'
Hachorek  58'
Gawroński  81'

8 November 1959
Poland  6-2  Finland
Pol  14', 19', 44'
Hachorek  43'
Sytka  53'
Szarzyński  79' 		Österlund  7'
Peltonen  20'

11 November 1959
West Germany  2-1  Finland
Dörfel  ?'
Forss  ?' (o.g.) 		Kankkonen  ?'

24 November 1959
West Germany  0-3  Poland
Hachorek  17'
Baszkiewicz  29'
Pol  63'

18 April 1960
Poland  3-1  West Germany
Zientara  23', 63'
Lentner  53' 		Walenciak  53'

18 May 1960
Finland  3-2  West Germany
Pahlman  3'
Nevalainen  53'
Peltonen  74' 		Himmelmann  4'
Rühl  72'

Group 3

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Bulgaria 421143+15
 Soviet Union 412132+14
 Romania 411224−23

Bulgaria qualify.

27 June 1959
Soviet Union  1-1  Bulgaria
Korolenkov  68' Milanov  26'

19 July 1959
Soviet Union  2-0  Romania
Urin  11'
Metreveli  61'

2 August 1959
Romania  0-0  Soviet Union

13 September 1959
Bulgaria  1-0  Soviet Union
Kolev  11'

8 November 1959
Romania  1-0  Bulgaria
Constantin  80'

1 May 1960
Bulgaria  2-1  Romania
Yordanov  2'
Kovachev  20' 		Tătaru  66'

Group 4

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Yugoslavia 4211124+85
 Israel 421176+15
 Greece 4103312−92

Yugoslavia qualify.

18 October 1959
Israel  2-2  Yugoslavia
Stelmach  64', 73' Kostić  7', 76'

15 November 1959
Yugoslavia  4-0  Greece
Mujić  34', 43'
Mihajlović  45'
Kostić  73'

6 March 1960
Israel  2-1  Greece
Menchel  50'
Glazer  87' 		Linoxilakis  6'

3 April 1960
Greece  2-1  Israel
Serafidhis  66', 80' Glazer  60'

10 April 1960
Yugoslavia  1-2  Israel
Mujić  32' Levi  2', 67'

24 April 1960
Greece  0-5  Yugoslavia
Kostić  34'
Žanetić  66'
Takač  68'
Galić  81'
Knez  83'

Group 5

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Great Britain 4310136+77
 Republic of Ireland 41129903
 Netherlands 4022613−72

Great Britain qualify.

21 November 1959
Great Britain  3-2  Republic of Ireland
Hasty  1', 35', 82' M. Ahearne  60'
M. Rice  80'

2 April 1960
Netherlands  1-5  Great Britain
Hainje  75' Lewis  21', 83', 85'
Lindsay  47'
Brown  80'

13 April 1960
Great Britain  2-2  Netherlands
Brown  5'
Lewis  60' 		de Kleermaeker  70'
Bouwman  75'

20 April 1960
Republic of Ireland  6-3  Netherlands
F. McCarthy  5'
McGrath  14', 45'
Hale  20', 81'
van Ierland  ? ' (o.g.) (5-1) 		Hainje  21'
Bouwman  ?' (5-2)
Slijkhuis  ?' (5-3)

Group 6

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 France 430176+16
 Luxembourg 412176+14
  Switzerland 402235−22

France qualify.

11 November 1959
France  1-0  Luxembourg
Quédec  37'

22 November 1959
Switzerland   1-2  France
Grand  43' Quédec  19'
Coinçon  87'

27 March 1960
Luxembourg  0-0   Switzerland

10 April 1960
Luxembourg  5-3  France
Brenner  5' (pen.)
Theis  7'
Kunnert  14'
Pilot  53'
Konter  75' 		Arab  15'
Quédec  40', 55'

13 April 1960
Switzerland   2-2  Luxembourg
Gottardi  18', 56' Kunnert  72'
Brenner  87'

1 May 1960
France  1-0   Switzerland
Aigony  37'

Group 7

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Hungary 4400103+78
 Czechoslovakia 411245−13
 Austria 401328−61

Hungary qualify.

7 October 1959
Austria  0-0  Czechoslovakia

22 November 1959
Hungary  2-1  Austria
Albert  1'
Várhidi  47' (pen.) 		Kohlhauser  6'

26 March 1960
Austria  0-4  Hungary
Orosz  28'
Albert  49', 65'
Sátori  74'

6 April 1960
Czechoslovakia  1-2  Hungary
Obert  87' Albert  ?', ?'

24 April 1960
Hungary  2-1  Czechoslovakia
Kovács
Sátori 		Bubník

30 April 1960
Czechoslovakia  2-1  Austria
Kadraba  34' (44) Skocik  58' (pen.)

Americas

Round 1

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Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Mexico  3-1  United States 2–0 1-1
Netherlands Antilles  1-6 Netherlands Suriname 2-2 1-4
Colombia  3-7  Brazil 2-0 1-7
Chile  1-11  Argentina 1-5 0-6
Peru  9-2  Uruguay 6-0 3-2

8 October 1959
Mexico  2-0  United States
Diez  14'
Moreno  44'

22 November 1959
United States  1-1  Mexico
Looby  8' Meza  85'

Mexico win 3-1 on aggregate.

25 October 1959
Netherlands Antilles Netherlands 2-2 Netherlands Suriname
Jansen  3'
Valerian  22' 		Niekoop  12'
Marcet  46'

Suriname win 6-3 on aggregate.

20 December 1959
Colombia  2-0  Brazil
Home  34', 55'

27 December 1959
Brazil  7-1  Colombia
China  18', 22', 50'
Manoelzinho  32', 57'
Gérson  64' 		Manjarrés  80'

Brazil win 7-3 on aggregate.

16 December 1959
Chile  1-5  Argentina
Fuentes  ?' (pen.) Rodríguez
Carlos Bilardo
Bonanno
Pérez

22 December 1959
Argentina  6-0  Chile
Heredia
Rodríguez
Bonanno
Basílico

Argentina win 11-1 on aggregate.

16 December 1959
Peru  6-0  Uruguay
?
?
?
Altuna  46'
Ramírez  70', 86'

22 December 1959
Uruguay  2-3  Peru

Peru win 9-2 on aggregate.

Round 2

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Argentina 4400145+98
 Peru 430173+46
 Brazil 42027704
 Mexico 41036602
Suriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands) Suriname 4004417−60

Argentina, Peru and Brazil qualify.

16 April 1960
Argentina  6-2 Suriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands) Suriname
Oleniak  ?'
Boerleider  ?' (o.g.)
Rendo  51', 64'
Desiderio  68', 87' 		Niekoop  15'
Foe A Man  40'

16 April 1960
Peru  1-0  Mexico
Gallardo  58'

19 April 1960
Brazil  2-1  Mexico
Bruno  1'
China  26' 		Álvarez  50'

19 April 1960
Peru  3-1 Suriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands) Suriname
Gallardo  62', 87'
Altuna  79' 		Niekoop  43'

21 April 1960
Mexico  4-0 Suriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands) Suriname
Ramírez  2'
Mercado  39'
Benítez  72'
Álvarez  90'

21 April 1960
Argentina  3-1  Brazil
Desiderio
Oleniak 		Jaburu

24 April 1960
Peru  1-2  Argentina
Ramírez  81' Desiderio  9', 88'

27 April 1960
Suriname Suriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands) 1-4  Brazil
Foe A Man  7' Wooter  17' (o.g.)
Maranhão  43'
China  63'
Jaburu  87'

27 April 1960
Mexico  1-3  Argentina
Álvarez  28' De Ciancio  42'
Oleniak  53'
Rendo  75'

30 April 1960
Peru  2-0  Brazil
Gallardo
Nieri

Africa

Round 1

Group 1

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Tunisia 421153+25
 Morocco 421176+15
 Malta 402236−32

1 November 1959
Malta  0-0  Tunisia

8 November 1959
Malta  2-2  Morocco
Dalli
Mackay 		?
?

15 November 1959
Tunisia  2-0  Morocco
Henia

6 December 1959
Tunisia  2-0  Malta
Henia  51'
Braiek  88'

13 December 1959
Morocco  2-1  Malta
?
? 		Dalli

27 December 1959
Morocco  3-1  Tunisia
Chakroun
Mokhtatif 		Néji

Group 2

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 United Arab Republic 4301115+66
 Ghana 420286+24
 Nigeria 4103614−82

10 October 1959
Nigeria  3-1  Ghana

25 October 1959
Ghana  4-1  Nigeria

13 November 1959
United Arab Republic  2-1  Ghana
Ateya  47', 60' ?

Group 3

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Sudan 431062+47
 Ethiopia 412156−14
 Uganda 401325−31

14 November 1959
Uganda  1-2  Ethiopia

23 November 1959
Sudan  3-1  Ethiopia

9 December 1959
Sudan  1-0  Uganda

13 December 1959
Ethiopia  1-1  Uganda

20 December 1959
Ethiopia  1-1  Sudan

3 January 1960
Uganda  0-1  Sudan

Round 2

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 United Arab Republic 431071+67
 Tunisia 411234−13
 Sudan 410316−52

United Arab Republic and Tunisia qualify.

14 February 1960
Sudan  1-0  Tunisia
Toume

19 February 1960
United Arab Republic  3-1  Tunisia
Abdelfatah  71', 89'
Reda  50' 		Karmous

17 April 1960
Tunisia  2-0  Sudan
Ben Yahmed
Karmous

Asia

Round 1

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Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Indonesia  w/o1  Australia – –
Afghanistan  w/o2  India 2-5 –
Thailand  2-6  Republic of China 1-3 1-3
Japan  1-23  South Korea 0-2 1-0

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

27 August 1959
Afghanistan  2-5  India
Ayubi
Mosa 		Banerjee
Goswami
Kempiah
Rehmatullah
Lahiri

December 1959
India  w/o  Afghanistan
 

India advance.

13 September 1959
Republic of China  3-1  Thailand

Republic of China win 3-1 on aggregate.

13 December 1959
Japan  0-2  South Korea
Choi  51'
Moon  65'

20 December 1959
South Korea  0-1  Japan
Ninomiya  70'

South Korea win 2-1 on aggregate.

Round 2

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Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Republic of China  abd1  South Korea 1-2 abd
India  6-2  Indonesia 4-2 2-0

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

25 April 1960
Republic of China  1-2  South Korea
Wong Cha
Choi  73'

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.

14 April 1960
India  4-2  Indonesia
Sundararaj  10', 63'
Kannan  21'
Balaram  73' 		Suratmo  9'
Timisela  84'

30 April 1960
Indonesia  0-2  India
Goswami  78'
Sundararaj  87'

India win 6-2 on aggregate and qualify.

Middle East

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Turkey 4400103+78
 Iraq 42021410+44
 Lebanon 4004011−110

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

Turkey qualify.

15 November 1959
Lebanon  0-3  Iraq
Baba  2', 70'
Abdullah  85'

25 November 1959
Iraq  8-0  Lebanon
Baba  5', 27'
Abdullah  17', 40', 50', 85'
Salih  58', 88'

6 December 1959
Turkey  7-1  Iraq
Yalçınkaya  14', 72'
Şensan  37', 61', 87'
Güneş  54'
Köken  74' 		Baba  12'

13 December 1959
Iraq  2-3  Turkey
Baba  35', 52' Güneş  20'
Atakan  60'
Yalçınkaya  65'

 
Turkey  w/o  Lebanon
 

 
Lebanon  w/o  Turkey
 

References

  1. ↑ http://www.tagesspiegel.de/sport/deutsch-deutsche-geisterspiele/1601632.html

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