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 |  Mario Desiderio (5 goals) |
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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
Ten national teams entered qualification.
Format
- 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
Summary
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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2–0 | 1–1 |
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3–6 | .svg.png){kind=small} Suriname
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2–2 | 1–4 |
Chile 
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1–11 | Argentina
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1–5 | 0–6 |
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9–2 |  Uruguay
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6–0 | 3–2 |
Colombia 
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3–7 | .svg.png){kind=small} Brazil
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2–0 | 1–7 |
Matches
| Mexico | 2–0 | United States |
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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.
| Argentina | 6–0 | Chile |
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Argentina won 11–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
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
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Argentina
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 8 | Qualification for 1960 Summer Olympics |
| 2 | Peru (H)
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 | Brazil
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Mexico
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | |
| 5 | Suriname
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 17 | −13 | 0 |
Matches
| Peru | 1–0 | Mexico |
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| Mexico | 4–0 | Suriname |
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Qualified teams
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
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
- Domingo Rodríguez
- Jaburu
- Maranhão
- Héctor Fuentes
- Fernando Home
Francisco Benítez- Juan Manuel Álvarez
- Joaquín Ramírez
- Nicolás Nieri
- Luis Pasache
- Alberto Gallardo
- August Foe
- Arnold Niekoop
- Roberto Mocchi
1 goal
- Carlos Bilardo
- Héctor Heredia
- Raúl Pérez
- Pedro De Ciancio
- José Díaz
- Alberto Rendo
- Guillermo Quiroga
- Osvaldo Rojas
- Manuel Manjarrés
- Sigifredo Mercado
- Fernando Meza
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Hilario Beltrand- Julio Jansen
- Romualdo Valerian
- Teodoro Luna
- Leo Marcet
- Miguel Moreno
Ed Murphy
1 own goal
- Nonô (against Peru)
- Rudolfo Dirksz (against Netherlands Antilles)
References
- ^ 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.