Group 3 of the 1960 Summer Olympics football tournament took place from 26 August to 1 September 1960. The group consisted of Denmark, Poland, Tunisia and Argentina. The top team, Denmark, advanced to the semi-finals.
Teams Team Region Method ofqualification Date ofqualification Finalsappearance Lastappearance Previous bestperformance Europe Europe Group 1 winners 21 August 1959 6th 1952 Silver medal (1908, 1912, 1960) Europe Europe Group 2 winners 24 November 1959 4th 1952 Fourth place (1936) Africa Africa second round runners-up 17 April 1960 1st — — Americas Americas second round winners 24 April 1960 2nd 1928 Silver medal (1928)
Standings
In the semi-finals, the winners of Group 3, Denmark, advanced to play the winner of Group 4, Hungary.
Matches All times listed are local, CET (UTC+1).
Poland vs Tunisia
1 Edward Szymkowiak 2 Hubert Pala 3 Jerzy Woźniak 4 Marceli Strzykalski 5 Henryk Szczepański 6 Edmund Zientara (c) 7 Zygmunt Gadecki 8 Lucjan Brychczy 9 Stanisław Hachorek 10Ernest Pohl 11Roman LentnerSubstitutions: Tomasz Stefaniszyn Eugeniusz Faber Stefan Florenski Stanisław Fołtyn Ryszard Grzegorczyk Henryk Grzybowski Engelbert Jarek Marian NorkowskiManager: Jean Prouff 1 Khalled Loualid 2 Moncef Chérif 3 Noureddine Diwa 4 Rached Meddeb 5 Brahim Kerrit 7 Ridha Rouatbi 8 Taoufik Ben Othman 9 Larbi Touati 12Abdel Majid Naji 13Mohamed Zguir 17Abdelmajid ChetaliSubstitutions: Mohamed Ayachi Abderrahman Ben Azzedine Hamadi Dhaou Ali Larbi Hanachi Mahmoud Kanoun Ali Kelibi Ahmed Sghaïer Hassen TascoManager: Milan Kristić
Assistant referees: Fiorenzo Annoscia (Italy) Gennaro Marchese (Italy)
Denmark vs Argentina
1 Henry From 2 Poul Andersen 3 Poul Jensen (c) 4 Bent Hansen 5 Hans Christian Nielsen 6 Flemming Nielsen 7 Poul Pedersen 8 John Danielsen 9 Harald Nielsen 10Henning Enoksen 11Jørn SørensenSubstitutions: Erik Gaardhøje Jørgen Hansen Henning Helbrandt Bent Krog Erling Linde Larsen Poul Mejer Finn Sterobo Tommy TroelsenManager: Arne Sørensen 1 Marwell Periotti 2 Juan Stauskas 3 Salvador Ginel 4 Roberto Blanco 5 Pedro de Ciancio 6 José Díaz 7 Carlos Bilardo 8 Hugo Zarich 9 Mario Desiderio 10Juan Oleniak 11Raúl PérezSubstitutions: Roberto Bonnano Carlos Grudiña Domingo Lejona Guillermo Lorenzo Julio Mattos Alberto Rendo Carlos SaldíasManager: Ernesto Duchini
Assistant referees: Giulio Campanati (Italy) Vincenzo Orlandini (Italy)
Tunisia vs Argentina
1 Khalled Loualid 4 Rached Meddeb 5 Brahim Kerrit 7 Ridha Rouatbi 8 Taoufik Ben Othman 9 Larbi Touati 10Hamadi Dhaou 12Abdel Majid Naji 16 Abderrahman Ben Azzedine 17Abdelmajid ChetaliSubstitutions: Mohamed Ayachi Noureddine Diwa Moncef Chérif Ali Larbi Hanachi Mahmoud Kanoun Ali Kelibi Hassen Tasco Mohamed Zguir 14 Ahmed SghaïerManager: Milan Kristić 1 Marwell Periotti 2 Juan Stauskas 3 Salvador Ginel 4 Roberto Blanco 5 Pedro de Ciancio 6 José Díaz 7 Carlos Bilardo 8 Hugo Zarich 9 Mario Desiderio 10Juan Oleniak 11Raúl PérezSubstitutions: Roberto Bonnano Carlos Grudiña Domingo Lejona Guillermo Lorenzo Julio Mattos Alberto Rendo Carlos SaldíasManager: Ernesto Duchini
Assistant referees: Giuseppe Adami (Italy) Carlo Babini (Italy)
Denmark vs Poland
1 Henry From 2 Poul Andersen 3 Poul Jensen (c) 4 Bent Hansen 5 Hans Christian Nielsen 6 Flemming Nielsen 7 Poul Pedersen 8 John Danielsen 9 Harald Nielsen 10Henning Enoksen 11Jørn SørensenSubstitutions: Erik Gaardhøje Jørgen Hansen Henning Helbrandt Bent Krog Erling Linde Larsen Poul Mejer Finn Sterobo Tommy TroelsenManager: Arne Sørensen 1 Edward Szymkowiak 2 Hubert Pala 4 Jerzy Woźniak 5 Marceli Strzykalski 6 Edmund Zientara (c) 7 Zygmunt Gadecki 8 Lucjan Brychczy 9 Stanisław Hachorek 10Ernest Pohl 11Roman Lentner 17 Henryk GrzybowskiSubstitutions: Tomasz Stefaniszyn Eugeniusz Faber Stefan Florenski Stanisław Fołtyn Ryszard Grzegorczyk Engelbert Jarek Marian Norkowski Henryk SzczepańskiManager: Jean Prouff
Assistant referees: Giulio Campanati (Italy) Walter van Rosberg (Netherlands Antilles)
Denmark vs Tunisia
1 Henry From 2 Poul Andersen 3 Poul Jensen (c) 4 Bent Hansen 5 Hans Christian Nielsen 6 Flemming Nielsen 7 Poul Pedersen 8 Tommy Troelsen 9 Harald Nielsen 10John Danielsen 11Jørn SørensenSubstitutions: Henning Enoksen Erik Gaardhøje Jørgen Hansen Henning Helbrandt Bent Krog Erling Linde Larsen Poul Mejer Finn SteroboManager: Arne Sørensen 1 Khalled Loualid 2 Moncef Chérif 4 Rached Meddeb 5 Brahim Kerrit 7 Ridha Rouatbi 8 Taoufik Ben Othman 9 Larbi Touati 10 Hamadi Dhaou 12Abdel Majid Naji 13Mohamed Zguir 17Abdelmajid ChetaliSubstitutions: Mohamed Ayachi Abderrahman Ben Azzedine Noureddine Diwa Ali Larbi Hanachi Mahmoud Kanoun Ali Kelibi Ahmed Sghaïer Hassen TascoManager: Milan Kristić
Assistant referees: Concetto Lo Bello (Italy) Francesco Liverani (Italy)
Argentina vs Poland
1 Marwell Periotti 2 Juan Stauskas 3 Salvador Ginel 4 Roberto Blanco 5 Pedro de Ciancio 6 José Díaz 7 Alberto Rendo 8 Hugo Zarich 9 Roberto Bonnano 10Juan Oleniak 11Raúl PérezSubstitutions: Carlos Bilardo Mario Desiderio Carlos Grudiña Domingo Lejona Guillermo Lorenzo Julio Mattos Carlos SaldíasManager: Ernesto Duchini 16 Tomasz Stefaniszyn 2 Hubert Pala 4 Jerzy Woźniak 5 Marceli Strzykalski 6 Edmund Zientara 7 Zygmunt Gadecki 8 Lucjan Brychczy 9 Stanisław Hachorek 10Ernest Pohl 11Roman Lentner 17 Henryk GrzybowskiSubstitutions: Edward Szymkowiak Eugeniusz Faber Stefan Florenski Stanisław Fołtyn Ryszard Grzegorczyk Engelbert Jarek Marian Norkowski Henryk SzczepańskiManager: Jean Prouff
Assistant referees: Fiorenzo Annoscia (Italy) Alfeo Grignani (Netherlands Antilles)
See also Denmark at the Olympics Poland at the Olympics Tunisia at the Olympics Argentina at the Olympics
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