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.[1]
| Tournament details | |
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| Dates | 8 October 1959 – 30 April 1960 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 20 |
| Goals scored | 84 (4.2 per match) |
| Top scorer |  Mario Desiderio (5 goals) |
← 1956 1964 → | |
Entrants
editTen national teams entered qualification.
Format
edit- 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
editSummary
editMatches
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United States  | 1–1 |  Mexico |
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Mexico won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
Netherlands Antilles  | 2–2 |  Suriname |
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| Suriname | 4–1 | Netherlands Antilles |
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Suriname won 6–3 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
Chile  | 1–5 | Argentina |
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Argentina won 11–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
Peru  | 6–0 |  Uruguay |
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| Uruguay | 2–3 | Peru |
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Peru won 9–2 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
Brazil  | 7–1 |  Colombia |
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Brazil won 7–3 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
Second round
editStandings
editMatches
edit| Argentina | 6–2 | Suriname |
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| Peru | 1–0 | Mexico |
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| Mexico | 4–0 | Suriname |
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| Argentina | 2–1 | Peru |
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| Mexico | 1–3 | Argentina |
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| Peru | 2–0 | Brazil |
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Qualified teams
editThe following three teams from the Americas qualified for the final tournament.[2]
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in the Summer Olympics |
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| Argentina | Second round winners | 24 April 1960 | 1 (1928) |
| Peru | Second round runners-up | 24 April 1960 | 1 (1936) |
 Brazil | Second round third place | 27 April 1960 | 1 (1952) |
Goalscorers
editThere were 84 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 4.2 goals per match.
Two own goals were scored throughout the tournament.
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
- Nonô (against Peru)
- Rudolfo Dirksz (against Netherlands Antilles)
References
edit- ↑ Lugo, Erik; Mendoza, Eduardo (6 April 2023). "Games of the XVII. Olympiad 1960 - Football Qualifying Tournament Americas". RSSSF.
- ↑ "Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 17 July 2024.