The knockout stage of the 1960 Summer Olympics football tournament was the second and final stage of the competition, following the first round. Played from 5 to 10 September, the knockout stage ended with the final held at Stadio Flaminio in Rome, Italy. The top team from each group advanced to the knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination tournament.[1][2][3][4] There were four matches in the knockout stage, including a third place play-off played between the two losing teams of the semi-finals.
Format
editThe knockout stage of the 1960 Summer Olympics football tournament was contested between four teams that qualified from the first round. Matches in the knockout stage were played to a finish. If the score of a match was level at the end of 90 minutes of playing time, extra time was played. If, after two periods of 15 minutes, the scores were still tied, the match was decided by lots.[citation needed]
Qualified teams
editThe top placed team from each of the four groups qualified for the knockout stage.
| Group | Winners |
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| 1 |  Yugoslavia
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| 2 |  Italy
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| 3 |  Denmark
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| 4 |  Hungary
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Bracket
editThe tournament bracket is shown below, with bold denoting the winners of each match.
| Semi-finals | Gold medal match | |||||
| 5 September – Naples | ||||||
| Italy | 1 | |||||
| 10 September – Rome | ||||||
| Yugoslavia | 1 | |||||
| Yugoslavia | 3 | |||||
| 5 September – Rome | ||||||
| Denmark | 1 | |||||
| Denmark | 2 | |||||
| Hungary | 0 | |||||
| Bronze medal match | ||||||
| 9 September – Rome | ||||||
| Hungary | 2 | |||||
| Italy | 1 | |||||
Semi-finals
editItaly vs Yugoslavia
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Yugoslavia declared winners by lot.
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Denmark vs Hungary
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Bronze medal match
edit| Hungary | 2–1 | Italy |
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Gold medal match
edit| Yugoslavia | 3–1 | Denmark |
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Denmark
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References
edit- ^ "Olympic Games 1960 » Semi-finals". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Olympic Games 1960 » Third place". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Olympic Games 1960 » Final". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ Reyes, Macario (20 June 2019). "XVII. Olympiad Rome 1960 Football Tournament". RSSSF.