Tournament details | |
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Host country | Italy |
Dates | August 26-September 10 |
Teams | 16 (from 4 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 7 (in 7 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Yugoslavia |
Runners-up | Denmark |
Third place | Hungary |
Fourth place | Italy |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 28 |
Goals scored | 120 (4.29 per match) |
The football tournament at the 1960 Summer Olympics was held from 26 August to 10 September in 1960 throughout Italy. The tournament features 16 men's national teams from four continental confederations. The 16 teams are drawn into four groups of four and each group plays a round-robin tournament. At the end of the group stage, the first-ranked teams of each group advanced to the semi-finals, and culminating with the gold medal match in Rome on September 10, 1960.
Referee: Cesare Jonni (ITA)