Association football at the 1960 Summer Olympics
The football tournament at the 1960 Summer Olympics was held from 26 August to 10 September in 1960 throughout Italy. The tournament featured 16 men's national teams from four continental confederations. The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four and each group played 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 10 September 1960.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Italy |
| Dates | 26 August – 10 September 1960 |
| 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) |
| Top scorer(s) | Milan Galić (7 goals) |
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