Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's Americas Qualifiers
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 8 October 1959 – 30 April 1960 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 20 |
| Goals scored | 84 (4.2 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Mario Desiderio (5 goals) |
← 1956 1964 → | |
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]
Entrants
[edit]Ten 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
[edit]| Team 1 | Agg. | 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 |
Second round
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 8 | Qualification for 1960 Summer Olympics |
| 2 | Peru (H)
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 | Brazil
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Mexico
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | |
| 5 | Suriname
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 17 | −13 | 0 |
Qualified teams
[edit]The following three teams from the Americas qualified for the final tournament.[2]
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in the Summer Olympics |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]There 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.org. Retrieved 17 July 2024.