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Football At The 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's Qualification
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 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 The Middle East ( ar, الشرق الأوسط, ISO 233: ) is a geopolitical region commonly encompassing Arabia (including the Arabian Peninsula and Bahrain), Asia Minor (Asian part of Turkey except Hatay Province), East Thrace (Europ ...: ''1 place'', contested by 3 teams. Europe Preliminary round The IOC's rules allowed only one German team to enter. After talks for a Unified Team broke down, the football federations and NOCs of West and East Germany agreed to organise a play-off between ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football At The 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's Qualification
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly called ''football'' include association football (known as ''soccer'' in North America and Australia); gridiron football (specifically American football or Canadian football); Australian rules football; rugby union and rugby league; and Gaelic football. These various forms of football share to varying extent common origins and are known as "football codes". There are a number of references to traditional, ancient, or prehistoric ball games played in many different parts of the world. Contemporary codes of football can be traced back to the codification of these games at English public schools during the 19th century. The expansion and cultural influence of the British Empire allowed these rules of football to spread to areas of Bri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
