Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics – final

Men's Football Summer Olympics final, held in Italy

Football match

Summer Olympics – Men's Football FinalEvent| Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics

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| Yugoslavia | Denmark

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3 | 1
Date| 10 September 1960 (1960-09-10)
Venue| Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Referee| Concetto Lo Bello (Italy)
Attendance| 23,042

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The 1960 Summer Olympics football tournament gold medal match was the final match of the 1960 Summer Olympics football tournament, the 13th edition of Olympic competition for men's national football teams. The match was played at Stadio Flaminio in Rome, Italy, on 10 September 1960, and was contested by Yugoslavia and Denmark.[1]

The tournament comprised hosts Italy and 15 other teams who emerged victorious from the qualification phase, The 16 teams competed in a group stage in the first round, from which eight teams qualified for the knockout stage.[2] En route to the final, Yugoslavia finished first in Group 1 with two wins and one draw, first winning against United Arab Republic 6–1 and Turkey 4–0, then drawing against Bulgaria 3–3. They then beat hosts Italy in the semi-finals by lots after a 1–1 draw. Denmark finished first in Group 3 with three wins, defeating Argentina 3–2, Poland 2–1 and Tunisia 3–1), and defeating Hungary 2–0 in the semi-finals. The final took place in front of 23,042 spectators and was refereed by Concetto Lo Bello.

Yugoslavia took the lead in the first minute through Milan Galić in the first minute before Željko Matuš further increased their lead in the 11th minute. A third goal was scored for Yugoslavia through Bora Kostić in the 69th minute, only then Denmark scored a consolation goal in the 90th minute by Flemming Nielsen, until Yugoslavia won the match and became gold medalists for 1960.[3]

## Route to the final

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### Yugoslavia

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Yugoslavia's route to the final  | Opponent  | Result

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1 |  United Arab Republic | 6–1
2 |  Turkey | 4–0
3 |  Bulgaria | 3–3
SF |  Italy | 1–1 (a.e.t.)

### Denmark

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Denmark's route to the final  | Opponent  | Result

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1 |  Argentina | 3–2
2 |  Poland | 2–1
3 |  Tunisia | 3–1
SF |  Hungary | 2–0

## Match

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### Details

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10 September 1960 (1960-09-10)

21:00

Yugoslavia | 3–1|  Denmark

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* Galić 1'
* Matuš 11'
* Kostić 69'

| Report |

* F. Nielsen 90'

Stadio Flaminio, Rome

Attendance: 23,042

Referee: Concetto Lo Bello (Italy)

Yugoslavia

Denmark

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GK | 12 | Blagoje Vidinić
RB | 14 | Novak Roganović
LB | 3 | Fahrudin Jusufi
RH | 6 | Željko Perušić
CH | 2 | Vladimir Durković |  48'
LH | 4 | Ante Žanetić
OR | 7 | Andrija Anković
IR | 8 | Željko Matuš
CF | 9 | Milan Galić |  84'
IL | 10 | Tomislav Knez
OL | 11 | Borivoje Kostić
Substitutions:
|  | Miluyin Soskic
|  | Zvonko Bego
|  | Aleksandar Kozlina
|  | Dušan Maravić
|  | Žarko Nikolić
|  | Velimir Sombolac
|  | Silvester Takač
Manager:
Selection Committee
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GK | 1 | Henry From
RB | 2 | Poul Andersen
LB | 3 | Poul Jensen
RH | 4 | Bent Hansen
CH | 5 | Hans Nielsen
LH | 6 | Flemming Nielsen |  48'
OR | 7 | Poul Pedersen
IR | 8 | Tommy Troelsen
CF | 9 | Harald Nielsen
IL | 10 | Henning Enoksen
OL | 11 | Jørn Sørensen
Substitutions:
|  | John Danielsen
|  | Erik Gaardhøje
|  | Jørgen Hansen
|  | Henning Helbrandt
|  | Bent Krog
|  | Erling Linde Larsen
|  | Poul Mejer
|  | Finn Sterobo
Manager:
Arne Sørensen

Assistant referees:
Francesco Liverani (Italy)
Piero Bonetto (Italy)

## See also

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* Yugoslavia at the Olympics
* Denmark at the Olympics

## References

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1. ^ "Olympic Games 1960 » Final". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
2. ^ Reyes, Macario (20 June 2019). "XVII. Olympiad Rome 1960 Football Tournament". RSSSF.
3. ^ "Ethiopian Winner In Marathon". Reading Eagle. 11 September 1960. p. 25.

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