Games of the XVII. Olympiad

Football Tournament

(Roma, Italy, 26th August - 10th September 1960)

Draw held in Zürich on 24 May 1960.

FIRST ROUND

4 groups of 4 teams.  Winners to qualify for the semi-finals.

Group 1  [Yugoslavia qualify]
Yugoslavia       6-1 Egypt              1. Yugoslavia      3  2  1  0  13- 4  5
Bulgaria         3-0 Turkey             2. Bulgaria        3  2  1  0   8- 3  5
Turkey           0-4 Yugoslavia         3. Egypt           3  0  1  2   4-11  1
Bulgaria         2-0 Egypt              4. Turkey          3  0  1  2   3-10  1
Turkey           3-3 Egypt
Yugoslavia       3-3 Bulgaria

Group 2  [Italy qualify]
Italy            4-1 Taiwan             1. Italy           3  2  1  0   9- 4  5
Great Britain    3-4 Brazil             2. Brazil          3  2  0  1  10- 6  4
Italy            2-2 Great Britain      3. Great Britain   3  1  1  1   8- 8  3
Brazil           5-0 Taiwan             4. Taiwan          3  0  0  3   3-12  0
Great Britain    3-2 Taiwan
Italy            3-1 Brazil

Group 3  [Denmark qualify]
Denmark          3-2 Argentina          1. Denmark         3  3  0  0   8- 4  6
Poland           6-1 Tunisia            2. Argentina       3  2  0  1   6- 4  4
Denmark          2-1 Poland             3. Poland          3  1  0  2   7- 5  2
Tunisia          1-2 Argentina          4. Tunisia         3  0  0  3   3-11  0
Poland           0-2 Argentina
Denmark          3-1 Tunisia

Group 4  [Hungary qualify]
Hungary          2-1 India              1. Hungary         3  3  0  0  15- 3  6
France           2-1 Peru               2. France          3  1  1  1   3- 9  3
Hungary          6-2 Peru               3. Peru            3  1  0  2   6- 9  2
France           1-1 India              4. India           3  0  1  2   3- 6  1
India            1-3 Peru
Hungary          7-0 France

SEMI-FINALS
Italy            1-1 Yugoslavia         (Yugoslavia declared winners by lot)
Denmark          2-0 Hungary

MATCH FOR THIRD PLACE
Italy            1-2 Hungary

FINAL
Flaminio Stadium, Rome, 10th September 1960
Yugoslavia       3-1 Denmark
   Galic                Nielsen F
   Matous
   Kostic
Yugoslavia:  Vidinic;  Roganovic, Jusufi;  Perusic, Durkovic, Zanetic;
    Ankovic, Matous, Galic, Knez, Kostic
Denmark:  From, Henry;  Andersen, Poul;  Jensen, Poul;
    Hansen, Bent;  Nielsen, Hans Christian;  Nielsen, Flemming;
    Pedersen, Poul;  Troelsen, Tommy;  Nielsen, Harald;  Enoksen, Henning;
    Sørensen, Jørn

Referee:  Lo Bello (Italy)
Attendance:  40,000

Top scorers: H. Nielsen (Denmark)   8 goals
             M. Galic (Yugoslavia)  6 goals
             B. Kostic (Yugoslavia) 6 goals

Sources:

Guinness Record of World Soccer, Guy Oliver (Guinness Publishing, 1992)
Søren Elbech, who attributes his information to Hvem-Hvad-Hvor 1961
The Times newspaper

About this document

Prepared and maintained by Russell Gerrard for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Author: Russell Gerrard
Last updated: 10 Aug 2025