The Americas section of the
1960 Summer Olympics – Men's Football Qualifiers acted as qualifiers for the
1960 Summer Olympics football tournament, held in Italy, for national teams that are members of North America and South America.
Entrants
Ten national teams entered qualification.
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Format
* First round: 10 teams played home-and-away over
two legs. The five winners advanced to the second round.
* Second round: 5 teams which advanced from the first round play round-robin matches. The top three teams of the group qualified for the Summer Olympics.
First round
Second round
Qualified teams
The following three teams from the Americas qualified for the final tournament.
Goalscorers
References
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Americas
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1960
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