Games of the XVII. Olympiad

Football Qualifying Tournament

(Roma, Italy, 1960)

The 16 participants to consist of:

EUROPE

7 groups, winner of each group to qualify.

Group 1 [Denmark qualify]

Iceland          2-4 Denmark            1. Denmark         4  3  1  0  11- 6  7
Denmark          2-1 Norway             2. Iceland         4  1  1  2   5- 7  3
Iceland          1-0 Norway             3. Norway          4  1  0  3   5- 8  2
Denmark          1-1 Iceland
Norway           2-1 Iceland
Norway           2-4 Denmark

Group 2 [Poland qualify]

Finland          1-3 Poland             1. Poland          4  4  0  0  15- 4  8
Poland           6-2 Finland            2. West Germany    4  1  0  3   5-10  2
West Germany     2-1 Finland            3. Finland         4  1  0  3   7-13  2
West Germany     0-3 Poland 
Poland           3-1 West Germany
Finland          3-2 West Germany

Group 3 [Bulgaria qualify]

Soviet Union     1-1 Bulgaria           1. Bulgaria        4  2  1  1   4- 3  5
Soviet Union     2-0 Romania            2. Soviet Union    4  1  2  1   3- 2  4  
Romania          0-0 Soviet Union       3. Romania         4  1  1  2   2- 4  3
Bulgaria         1-0 Soviet Union
Romania          1-0 Bulgaria
Bulgaria         2-1 Romania 

Group 4 [Yugoslavia qualify]

Israel           2-2 Yugoslavia         1. Yugoslavia      4  2  1  1  12- 4  5
Yugoslavia       4-0 Greece             2. Israel          4  2  1  1   7- 6  5
Israel           2-1 Greece             3. Greece          4  1  0  3   3-12  2
Greece           2-1 Israel
Yugoslavia       1-2 Israel
Greece           0-5 Yugoslavia

Group 5 [Great Britain qualify]

Netherlands      0-0 Ireland            1. Great Britain   4  3  1  0  13- 6  7
Great Britain    3-2 Ireland            2. Ireland         4  1  1  2   9- 9  3
Ireland          1-3 Great Britain      3. Netherlands     4  0  2  2   6-13  2
Netherlands      1-5 Great Britain
Great Britain    2-2 Netherlands
Ireland          6-3 Netherlands  

Group 6 [France qualify]

France           1-0 Luxembourg         1. France          4  3  0  1   7- 6  6
Switzerland      1-2 France             2. Luxembourg      4  1  2  1   7- 6  4
Luxembourg       0-0 Switzerland        3. Switzerland     4  0  2  2   3- 5  2
Luxembourg       5-3 France
Switzerland      2-2 Luxembourg
France           1-0 Switzerland

Group 7 [Hungary qualify]

[Order of first 4 matches unknown]
Czechoslovakia   0-0 Austria [in Vienna]1. Hungary         4  4  0  0  10- 3  8
Hungary          2-1 Austria            2. Czechoslovakia  4  1  1  2   4- 5  3
Austria          0-4 Hungary            3. Austria         4  0  1  3   2- 8  1
Czechoslovakia   1-2 Hungary
Hungary          2-1 Czechoslovakia     
Austria          1-2 Czechoslovakia

THE AMERICAS

3 countries to qualify.  2 rounds.  

Round 1

5 groups of 2.  Winners progress to Round 2.

Mexico           2-0 United States
United States    1-1 Mexico             (Mexico win 3-1 on aggregate)  

Surinam          4-1 Dutch Antilles
Dutch Antilles   2-2 Surinam            (Surinam win 6-3 on aggregate)

Colombia         2-0 Brazil             (Brazil win 7-3 on aggregate)
Brazil           7-1 Colombia

Chile            1-5 Argentina
Argentina        6-0 Chile              (Argentina win 11-1 on aggregate)

Peru             6-0 Uruguay
Uruguay          2-3 Peru               (Peru win 9-2 on aggregate)

Round 2 [Argentina, Peru and Brazil qualify]

5-team tournament played in Peru.  Top three to qualify.

Peru             1-0 Mexico             1. Argentina       4  4  0  0  14- 5  8
Argentina        6-2 Surinam            2. Peru            4  3  0  1   7- 3  6
Peru             3-1 Surinam            3. Brazil          4  2  0  2   7- 7  4
Brazil           2-1 Mexico             4. Mexico          4  1  0  3   6- 6  2
Mexico           4-0 Surinam            5. Surinam         4  0  0  4   4-17  0
Argentina        3-1 Brazil
Surinam          1-4 Brazil
Peru             1-2 Argentina
Peru             2-0 Brazil
Mexico           1-3 Argentina

AFRICA

2 countries to qualify.  2 rounds.

Round 1

3 groups of 3.  Winners progress to Round 2.

Group 1 [Tunisia progress]

Malta            0-0 Tunisia            1. Tunisia         4  2  1  1   5- 3  5
Malta            2-2 Morocco            2. Morocco         4  2  1  1   7- 6  5
Tunisia          2-0 Morocco            3. Malta           4  0  2  2   3- 6  2
Tunisia          2-0 Malta
Morocco          2-1 Malta
Morocco          3-1 Tunisia

Group 2 [Egypt progress]

Nigeria          3-1 Ghana              1. Egypt           4  3  0  1  11- 5  6
Ghana            4-1 Nigeria            2. Ghana           4  2  0  2   8- 6  4
Egypt            2-1 Ghana              3. Nigeria         4  1  0  3   6-14  2
Ghana            2-0 Egypt
Nigeria          2-6 Egypt
Egypt            3-0 Nigeria

Group 3 [Sudan progress]

Uganda           1-2 Ethiopia           1. Sudan           4  3  1  0   6- 2  7
Sudan            3-1 Ethiopia           2. Ethiopia        4  1  2  1   5- 6  4
Sudan            1-0 Uganda             3. Uganda          4  0  1  3   2- 5  1
Ethiopia         1-1 Uganda
Ethiopia         1-1 Sudan
Uganda           0-1 Sudan

Round 2 [Egypt and Tunisia qualify]

1 group of 3 teams.  Top 2 to qualify.

Sudan            1-0 Tunisia            1. Egypt           4  3  1  0   7- 1  7
Egypt            3-1 Tunisia            2. Tunisia         4  1  1  2   3- 4  3
Sudan            0-1 Egypt              3. Sudan           4  1  0  3   1- 6  2
Tunisia          0-0 Egypt
Tunisia          2-0 Sudan
Egypt            3-0 Sudan

ASIA

2 countries to qualify.  2 rounds.

Round 1

Afghanistan      2-5 India              (India progress; only one leg played)

Indonesia        vs  Australia          (Indonesia progress; Australia withdrew)

Thailand         1-3 Taiwan
Taiwan           3-1 Thailand           (Taiwan progress 6-2 on aggregate)

Japan            0-2 South Korea
South Korea      0-1 Japan  [in Japan]  (South Korea progress 2-1 on aggregate)

Round 2 [Taiwan and India qualify]

Taiwan           1-2 South Korea
South Korea      abd Taiwan [in Taipei] (Taiwan awarded the tie)
(Match abandoned 35 mins with Taiwan leading 1-0, because of arguing by the Koreans)

India            4-2 Indonesia
Indonesia        0-2 India              (India win 6-2 on aggregate)

THE NEAR EAST [Turkey qualify]

1 group of 3.  Winner qualifies.

Lebanon         0-3 Iraq                1. Turkey          2  2  0  0  10- 3  4
Iraq            8-0 Lebanon             2. Iraq            4  2  0  2  14-10  4
Turkey          7-1 Iraq                3. Lebanon         2  0  0  2   0-11  0
Iraq            2-3 Turkey
Lebanon withdrew

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