Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's European Qualifiers – Group 1

The 1960 Summer Olympics football qualification – Europe Group 1 was one of the seven European groups in the Summer Olympics football qualification tournament to decide which teams would qualify for the Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics finals tournament in Italy.[1] Group 1 consisted of three teams: Denmark, Iceland and Norway. The teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners, Denmark, qualified directly for the Summer Olympics football finals.

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification      
1   Denmark 4 3 1 0 11 6 +5 7 Qualification for 1960 Summer Olympics 1–1 2–1
2   Iceland 4 1 1 2 5 7 −2 3 2–4 1–0
3   Norway 4 1 0 3 5 8 −3 2 2–4 2–1
Source: RSSSF

Matches

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Iceland  2–4  Denmark
  • Jónsson   46'
  • Beck   80'
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Denmark  2–1  Norway
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Iceland  1–0  Norway
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Denmark  1–1  Iceland
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Norway  2–1  Iceland
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Attendance: 23,143[6]
Referee: Johan Alho (Finland)

Norway  2–4  Denmark
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Attendance: 30,142[7]
Referee: Ken Aston (England)

Goalscorers

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There were 21 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 3.5 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

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  1. ^ "Games of the XVII. Olympiad – Football Qualifying Tournament – (Roma, Italy, 1960): EUROPE". RSSSF. 12 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Iceland vs Denmark international football match report". eu-football.info. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Denmark vs Norway international football match report". eu-football.info. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Iceland vs Norway international football match report". eu-football.info. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Denmark vs Iceland international football match report". eu-football.info. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Norway vs Iceland international football match report". eu-football.info. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Norway vs Denmark international football match report". eu-football.info. Retrieved 8 August 2024.