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:
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Europe
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: ''7 places'', contested by 22 teams (including
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
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Americas
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: ''3 places'', contested by 10 teams.
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Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...
: ''2 places'', contested by 9 teams (including
Malta
Malta ( , , ), officially the Republic of Malta ( mt, Repubblika ta' Malta ), is an island country in the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of an archipelago, between Italy and Libya, and is often considered a part of Southern Europe. It lies ...
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Asia
Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa. Asia covers an are ...
: ''2 places'', contested by 8 teams.
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Middle East
The Middle East ( ar, الشرق الأوسط, ISO 233: ) is a geopolitical region commonly encompassing Arabian Peninsula, Arabia (including the Arabian Peninsula and Bahrain), Anatolia, Asia Minor (Asian part of Turkey except Hatay Pro ...
: ''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 their teams. Both matches were agreed to be played without spectators, and the sites of the games were announced at short notice.
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''West Germany win 4–1 on aggregate.''
Group 1
''Denmark qualify.''
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Group 2
''Poland qualify.''
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Group 3
''Bulgaria qualify.''
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Group 4
''Yugoslavia qualify.''
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Group 5
''Great Britain qualify.''
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Group 6
''France qualify.''
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Group 7
''Hungary qualify.''
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Americas
Round 1
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''Mexico win 3–1 on aggregate.''
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''Suriname win 6–3 on aggregate.''
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''Brazil win 7–3 on aggregate.''
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''Argentina win 11–1 on aggregate.''
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''Peru win 9–2 on aggregate.''
Round 2
''Argentina, Peru and Brazil qualify.''
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Africa
Round 1
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Round 2
''United Arab Republic and Tunisia qualify.''
Asia
Round 1
1Australia withdrew.
2Afghanistan withdrew before the second leg.
3Both matches were played in Tokyo due to the lack of a suitable stadium in South Korea.
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''India advance.''
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''Republic of China win 6–2 on aggregate.''
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''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.
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''Republic of China qualified.''
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''India won 6–2 on aggregate and qualified.''
Middle East
Lebanon withdrew after two matches: the remaining two matches were awarded to their opponent Turkey 2–0.
''Turkey qualify.''
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References
External links
RSSSF
{{DEFAULTSORT:Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics - Men's qualification
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