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This is the overview of the qualification for thefootball tournament at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Team	Method of qualification	Date of qualification	Total times qualified	Current consecutive appearances	Previous best performance
Italy	Hosts	15 June 1955	1	1	Gold medal (1936)
Denmark	Europe Group 1 winners	21 August 1959	1	1	Silver medal (1908,1912)
Poland	Europe Group 2 winners	24 November 1959	2	1	Fourth place (1936)
Turkey	Middle East winners	24 November 1959	2	1	Quarter-finals (1948,1948)
Great Britain	Europe Group 5 winners	2 April 1960	2	4	Gold medal (1900,1908,1912)
United Arab Republic	Africa second round winners	3 April 1960	2	1	Fourth place (1928)
Hungary	Europe Group 7 winners	6 April 1960	2	1	Gold medal (1952)
Tunisia	Africa second round runners-up	17 April 1960	1	1	–
Yugoslavia	Europe Group 4 winners	24 April 1960	2	3	Silver medal (1948,1952,1956)
Argentina	Americas second round winners	24 April 1960	1	1	Silver medal (1928)
Peru	Americas second round runners-up	24 April 1960	1	1	Quarter-finals (1936)
Brazil	Americas second round third place	27 April 1960	1	1	–
Taiwan	Asia second round winner	30 April 1960	1	1	–
India	Asia second round winner	30 April 1960	2	3	Fourth place (1956)
Bulgaria	Europe Group 3 winners	1 May 1960	2	1	Bronze medal (1956)
France	Europe Group 6 winners	1 May 1960	1	1	Silver medal (1900)

• Africa: 2
• Americas: 3
• Asia: 2
• Europe: 7
• Middle East: 1
• Hosts: 1

The formats of the qualifying competitions depended on each region(see below). Each round was played in either of the following formats:

• League format, in which more than two teams formed groups to play home-and-awayround-robin matches, or single round-robin matches hosted by one of the participating teams or on neutral territory.
• Knockout format, in which two teams played home-and-awaytwo-legged matches or single-legged matches.

1. Points (2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss)
2. Overallgoal difference
3. Overall goals scored

Group 1	Group 2	Group 3
Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1  Denmark 4 7 2  Iceland 4 3 3  Norway 4 2 Source:RSSSF	Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1  Poland 4 8 2  West Germany 4 2 3  Finland 4 2 Source:RSSSF	Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1  Bulgaria 4 5 2  Soviet Union 4 4 3  Romania 4 3 Source:RSSSF
Group 4	Group 5	Group 6
Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1  Yugoslavia 4 5 2  Israel 4 5 3  Greece 4 2 Source:RSSSF	Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1  Great Britain 4 7 2 Republic of Ireland 4 3 3  Netherlands 4 2 Source:RSSSF	Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1  France 4 6 2  Luxembourg 4 4 3   Switzerland 4 2 Source:RSSSF
Group 7
Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1  Hungary 4 8 2  Czechoslovakia 4 3 3  Austria 4 1 Source:RSSSF

• First round: 10 teams played home-and-away overtwo 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.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Mexico	3–1	United States	2–0	1–1
Netherlands Antilles	3–6	Suriname	2–2	1–4
Chile	1–11	Argentina	1–5	0–6
Peru	9–2	Uruguay	6–0	3–2
Colombia	3–7	Brazil	2–0	1–7

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	Pts
1	Argentina	4	8
2	Peru(H)	4	6
3	Brazil	4	4
4	Mexico	4	2
5	Suriname	4	0

• First round: Three groups of three teams played home-and-awayround-robin matches. The winner of each group advances to the second round.
• Second round: Three teams which advanced from the first round play home-and-away round-robin matches. The top two teams of the group qualified for the Summer Olympics.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	Pts
1	United Arab Republic	4	7
2	Tunisia	4	3
3	Sudan	4	2

• First round: Eight teams played home-and-away overtwo legs. The four winners advanced to the second round.
• Second round: Four teams from the first round played home-and-away over two legs. The two winners qualified for the Summer Olympics.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
India	6–2	Indonesia	4–2	2–0
Taiwan	2–2	South Korea	1–2	1–0[note 1]

The three teams played a home-and-awayround-robin tournament.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	Pts
1	Turkey	4	8
2	Iraq	4	4
3	Lebanon	4	0

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