1960 Summer Olympics – Men's Football Qualifiers
International football competition
This is the overview of the qualification for the 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 : 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 (including Turkey ).
Europe
Americas
Round 1
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.
Africa
Round 1
Round 2
United Arab Republic and Tunisia qualify.
Asia
Round 1
1 Australia withdrew.
2 Afghanistan withdrew before the second leg.
3 Both matches were played in Tokyo due to the lack of a suitable stadium in South Korea.
India advance.
Republic of China win 6–2 on aggregate.
South Korea win 2–1 on aggregate.
Round 2
1 Both matches played in Taipei.
2 The match was abandoned in the 23rd minute with the Republic of China leading 1–0 after Korean players and officials attacked the referee in response to a penalty being given against them; the match was awarded to the Republic of China 2–0.
Republic of China qualified.
India won 6–2 on aggregate and qualified.
Middle East
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Turkey
4
4
0
0
14
3
+11
8
Iraq
4
2
0
2
14
10
+4
4
Lebanon
4
0
0
4
0
15
−15
0
Lebanon withdrew after two matches: the remaining two matches were awarded to their opponent Turkey 2–0.
Turkey qualify.
References
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