1960 Summer Olympics / Football / Qualification

Qualification for the Olympic football tournament in Rome in 1960 .

Qualified teams

7 to Europe	Denmark	Poland	Bulgaria	Yugoslavia	United Kingdom
	France	Hungary
3 to America	Argentina	Peru	Brazil
2 to Africa	United Arab Republic	Tunisia
2 to Asia	Chinese Taipei	India
1 to the Middle East	Turkey
1 to the host	Italy

Europe

The seven group winners were qualified.

Group 1

Closing table

rank	country	Gates	Pt
1	Denmark	11: 6	7th
2	Iceland	5: 7	3
3	Norway	5: 8	2

Game results

Iceland	-	Denmark	2: 4
Denmark	-	Norway	2: 1
Iceland	-	Norway	1-0

Denmark	-	Iceland	1: 1
Norway	-	Iceland	2: 1
Norway	-	Denmark	2: 4

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	15: 4	8th
2	Germany	5:10	2
3	Finland	7: 13	2

Game results

Finland	-	Poland	1: 3
Poland	-	Finland	6: 2
Germany	-	Finland	2: 1

Germany	-	Poland	0: 3
Poland	-	Germany	3: 1
Finland	-	Germany	3: 2

Group 3

Closing table

rank	country	Gates	Pt
1	Bulgaria	4: 3	5
2	Soviet Union	3: 2	4th
3	Romania	2: 4	3

Game results

Soviet Union	-	Bulgaria	1: 1
Soviet Union	-	Romania	2-0
Romania	-	Soviet Union	0-0

Bulgaria	-	Soviet Union	1-0
Romania	-	Bulgaria	1-0
Bulgaria	-	Romania	2: 1

Group 4

Closing table

rank	country	Gates	Pt
1	Yugoslavia	12: 4	5
2	Israel	7: 6	5
3	Greece	3: 12	2

Game results

Israel	-	Yugoslavia	2: 2
Yugoslavia	-	Greece	4-0
Israel	-	Greece	2: 1

Greece	-	Israel	2: 1
Yugoslavia	-	Israel	1: 2
Greece	-	Yugoslavia	0: 5

Group 5

Closing table

rank	country	Gates	Pt
1	United Kingdom	13: 6	7th
2	Ireland	9: 9	3
3	Netherlands	6: 13	2

Game results

Netherlands	-	Ireland	0-0
United Kingdom	-	Ireland	3: 2
Ireland	-	United Kingdom	1: 3

Netherlands	-	United Kingdom	1: 5
United Kingdom	-	Netherlands	2: 2
Ireland	-	Netherlands	6: 3

Group 6

Closing table

rank	country	Gates	Pt
1	France	7: 6	6th
2	Luxembourg	7: 6	4th
3	Switzerland	3: 5	2

Game results

France	-	Luxembourg	1-0
Switzerland	-	France	1: 2
Luxembourg	-	Switzerland	0-0

Luxembourg	-	France	5: 3
Switzerland	-	Luxembourg	2: 2
France	-	Switzerland	1-0

Group 7

Closing table

rank	country	Gates	Pt
1	Hungary	10: 3	8th
2	Czechoslovakia	4: 5	3
3	Austria	2: 8	1

Game results

Czechoslovakia	-	Austria	0-0
Hungary	-	Austria	2: 1
Austria	-	Hungary	0: 4

Czechoslovakia	-	Hungary	1: 2
Hungary	-	Czechoslovakia	2: 1
Austria	-	Czechoslovakia	1: 2

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

pairing			First leg	Return leg	total
Mexico	-	United States	2-0	1: 1	3: 1
Suriname	-	Netherlands Antilles	4: 1	2: 2	6: 3
Colombia	-	Brazil	2-0	1: 7	3: 7
Chile	-	Argentina	1: 5	0: 6	1:11
Peru	-	Uruguay	6-0	3: 2	9: 2

round 2

Closing table

rank	country	Gates	Pt
1	Argentina	14: 5	8-0
2	Peru	7: 3	6: 2
3	Brazil	7: 7	4: 4
4th	Mexico	6: 6	2: 6
5	Suriname	4:17	0: 8

Game results

Peru	-	Mexico	1-0
Argentina	-	Suriname	6: 2
Peru	-	Suriname	3: 1
Brazil	-	Mexico	2: 1
Mexico	-	Suriname	4-0

Argentina	-	Brazil	3: 1
Suriname	-	Brazil	1: 4
Peru	-	Argentina	1: 2
Peru	-	Brazil	2-0
Mexico	-	Argentina	1: 3

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	10: 3	4-0
2	Iraq	14:10	4: 4
3	Lebanon	0: 11	0: 4

Game results

Lebanon	-	Iraq	0: 3
Iraq	-	Lebanon	8-0
Turkey	-	Iraq	7: 1

Iraq	-	Turkey	2: 3
Lebanon	-	Turkey	n / p ( 1 )
Turkey	-	Lebanon	n / p ( 1 )

¹ Lebanon withdrew after two games.