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

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Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers – First round
Tournament details
Dates27 August – 20 December 1959
Teams8
Tournament statistics
Matches played5
Goals scored18 (3.6 per match)

The Asian first round of 1960 Summer Olympics football qualification was played from 27 August to 20 December 1959.[1]

Summary

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Australia  w/o[note 1]  Indonesia
Afghanistan  w/o[note 2]  India 2–5
Thailand  2–6  Taiwan 1–3 1–3
Japan  1–2  South Korea 0–2 1–0

Matches

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Indonesia w/o Australia
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Indonesia won on walkover and advanced to the second round.[note 1]


Afghanistan 2–5 India
  • Ayubi ?'
  • Mosa ?'
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India w/o Afghanistan
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India won on walkover and advanced to the second round.[note 2]


Thailand 1–3 Taiwan
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Taiwan 3–1 Thailand
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Taiwan won 6–2 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


Japan 0–2 South Korea
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Attendance: 20,000
South Korea 0–1 Japan
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Attendance: 10,000

South Korea won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Goalscorers

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There were 18 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 3.6 goals per match.

1 goal

Notes

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  1. ^ a b The tie was awarded to Indonesia, as Australia withdrew due to expensive travels.[2]
  2. ^ a b The tie was awarded to India, as Afghanistan withdrew prior to the second leg.

References

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  1. ^ "Games of the XVII. Olympiad – Football Qualifying Tournament – (Roma, Italy, 1960): ASIA". RSSSF. 12 May 2021.
  2. ^ Barr, Alex (14 September 1959). "Australia Out of Olympic Soccer". The Age. p. 11.