Football at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's European Qualifiers
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Tournament details | |
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Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 4 |
Goals scored | 16 (4 per match) |
The Men's European Football Qualifiers for the 1956 Summer Olympics were the first qualification tournament for the European football teams.[1]
Beside the hosting Australian team, the International Olympic Committee reserved direct spots for 3 European teams including Poland, Turkey and West Germany. In addition, it provided 4 more spots which were contested among 8 teams including the reigning Olympic champions Hungary.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Bulgaria ![]() |
5–3 | ![]() |
2–0 | 3–3 |
Yugoslavia ![]() |
w/o1 | ![]() |
— | — |
Hungary ![]() |
w/o2 | ![]() |
— | — |
Soviet Union ![]() |
7–1 | ![]() |
5–0 | 2–1 |
1 Romania withdrew.
2 As East and West Germany agreed to compete together at the 1956 Olympics, East Germany withdrew. However, after an agreement for a combined football team fell through, a solely West German one was fielded.
23 October 1955 1956 Olympics – Qualifying | Bulgaria ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Sofia, Bulgaria |
Stefanov ![]() Yanev ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Giorgio Bernardi (Italy) |
12 May 1956 1956 Olympics – Qualifying | Great Britain ![]() | 3–3 (3–5 agg.) | ![]() | London, UK |
Hardisty ![]() Lewis ![]() |
Report | Milanov ![]() Prince ![]() Dimitrov ![]() |
Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Giorgio Bernardi (Italy) |
- Note: Britain lost 5–3 on aggregate, but earned a reprieve to compete in Melbourne[2]
Both Bulgaria and Great Britain advanced.
Soviet Union ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() |
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Tatushin ![]() Ivanov ![]() Simonyan ![]() |
Report (ru) |
Israel ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Stelmach ![]() |
Report (ru) | Tatushin ![]() Ilyin ![]() |
Soviet Union advanced.
References
- ^ Games of the XX. Olympiad. RSSSF.
- ^ How Britain's footballers earned a reprieve to compete in the 1956 Melbourne Olympics Archived 9 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine Inside the Games, 1 July 2012; Retrieved 12 August 2012
- ^ Francesco Liverani profile