Qualification for the Olympic football tournament in Rome in 1960 .
Qualified teams
Europe
The seven group winners were qualified.
Group 1
Closing table
Game results
Group 2
The Germans took part as an all-German team under the newly introduced German Olympic flag, with the German national soccer team of amateurs prevailing against the state amateurs of the GDR in the domestic elimination .
Closing table
rank
|
country
|
Gates
|
Pt
|
1
|
Poland 1944 Poland
|
15: 4
|
8th
|
2
|
Germany team all German Germany
|
5:10
|
2
|
3
|
Finland Finland
|
7: 13
|
2
|
Game results
Group 3
Closing table
Game results
Group 4
Closing table
rank
|
country
|
Gates
|
Pt
|
1
|
Yugoslavia Yugoslavia
|
12: 4
|
5
|
2
|
Israel Israel
|
7: 6
|
5
|
3
|
Kingdom of Greece Greece
|
3: 12
|
2
|
Game results
Group 5
Closing table
Game results
Group 6
Closing table
Game results
Group 7
Closing table
Game results
Pan America
The game was played in two rounds, the winners of the first round play for qualification in the decisive group stage.
Round 1
round 2
Closing table
rank
|
country
|
Gates
|
Pt
|
1
|
Argentina Argentina
|
14: 5
|
8-0
|
2
|
Peru Peru
|
7: 3
|
6: 2
|
3
|
Brazil 1889 Brazil
|
7: 7
|
4: 4
|
4th
|
Mexico 1934 Mexico
|
6: 6
|
2: 6
|
5
|
Dutch Guiana 1959 Suriname
|
4:17
|
0: 8
|
Game results
middle East
Three teams competed against each other in a group, the winner qualifies for the final round.
Closing table
rank
|
country
|
Gates
|
Pt
|
1
|
Turkey Turkey
|
10: 3
|
4-0
|
2
|
Iraq 1959–1963 Iraq
|
14:10
|
4: 4
|
3
|
Lebanon Lebanon
|
0: 11
|
0: 4
|
Game results
1 Lebanon withdrew after two games.