The Men's European Football Qualifiers for the 1956 Summer Olympics were the first qualification tournament for the European football teams.Games of the XX. Olympiad. RSSSF.
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.
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.
Note: Britain lost 5–3 on aggregate, but earned a reprieve to compete in MelbourneHow Britain's footballers earned a reprieve to compete in the 1956 Melbourne Olympics Inside the Games, 1 July 2012; Retrieved 12 August 2012 Both Bulgaria and Great Britain advanced.
Soviet Union advanced.
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