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Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's Americas Qualifiers – First round

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Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's Americas Qualifiers – First round
Tournament details
Dates8 October – 27 December 1959
Teams10
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored46 (4.6 per match)
Top scorer(s)Argentina Roberto Bonanno
(4 goals)

The Americas first round of 1960 Summer Olympics football qualification was played from 8 October to 27 December 1959.[1][2]

Summary

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Mexico  3–1  United States 2–0 1–1
Netherlands Antilles  3–6  Suriname 2–2 1–4
Chile  1–11  Argentina 1–5 0–6
Peru  9–2  Uruguay 6–0 3–2
Colombia  3–7  Brazil 2–0 1–7

Matches

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Mexico 2–0 United States
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Mexico won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


Suriname won 6–3 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


Chile 1–5 Argentina
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Argentina won 11–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


Peru 6–0 Uruguay
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Uruguay 2–3 Peru
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Peru won 9–2 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


Colombia 2–0 Brazil
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Brazil 7–1 Colombia
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Brazil won 7–3 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Goalscorers

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There were 46 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 4.6 goals per match.

4 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): Americas". RSSSF. 12 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Games of the XVII. Olympiad 1960 - Football Qualifying Tournament Americas: First Stage". RSSSF. 6 April 2023.