The Americas section of the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's Football Qualifiers acted as qualifiers for the 1960 Summer Olympics football tournament, held in Italy, for national teams that are members of North America and South America.
Entrants Ten national teams entered qualification.
Format First round: 10 teams played home-and-away over two legs. The five winners advanced to the second round. Second round: 5 teams which advanced from the first round play round-robin matches. The top three teams of the group qualified for the Summer Olympics.
First round Summary
Matches
Mexico won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
Suriname won 6–3 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
Argentina won 11–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
Peru won 9–2 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
Brazil won 7–3 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
Second round Standings
Matches
Qualified teams The following three teams from the Americas qualified for the final tournament.
Team Qualified as Qualified onPrevious appearancesin the Summer Olympics Second round winners 1 (1928) Second round runners-up 1 (1936) Second round third place 1 (1952)
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