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Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's European Qualifiers – Group 2

The 1960 Summer Olympics football qualification – Europe Group 2 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 2 consisted of three teams: Finland, Poland and West Germany. The teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners, Poland, 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   Poland 4 4 0 0 15 4 +11 8 Qualification for 1960 Summer Olympics — 3–1 6–2
2   West Germany 4 1 0 3 5 10 −5 2 0–3 — 2–1
3   Finland 4 1 0 3 7 13 −6 2 1–3 3–2 —
Source: RSSSF

Matches

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Finland  1–3  Poland
  • Kankkonen   48'
 Report
Attendance: 10,818[2]
Poland  6–2  Finland
 Report
Attendance: 22,000[3]
West Germany  2–1  Finland
 Report
Attendance: 22,000[4]
West Germany  0–3  Poland
Report
Poland  3–1  West Germany
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Finland  3–2  West Germany
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Attendance: 7,578[5]

Goalscorers

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There were 27 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 4.5 goals per match.

5 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

References

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