The knockout stage of the 1960 Summer Olympics football tournament was the second and final stage of the competition, following the first round. Played from 5 to 10 September, the knockout stage ended with the final held at Stadio Flaminio in Rome, Italy. The top team from each group advanced to the knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination tournament. There were four matches in the knockout stage, including a third place play-off played between the two losing teams of the semi-finals.
Format The knockout stage of the 1960 Summer Olympics football tournament was contested between four teams that qualified from the first round. Matches in the knockout stage were played to a finish. If the score of a match was level at the end of 90 minutes of playing time, extra time was played. If, after two periods of 15 minutes, the scores were still tied, the match was decided by lots.
Qualified teams The top placed team from each of the four groups qualified for the knockout stage.
Group Winners 1 2 3 4
Bracket The tournament bracket is shown below, with bold denoting the winners of each match.
Semi-finals
Italy vs Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia declared winners by lot.
1 Luciano Alfieri 3 Mario Trebbi 4 Giorgio Ferrini 5 Sandro Salvadore 6 Giovanni Trapattoni 7 Gianni Rivera 9 Ugo Tomeazzi 13 Tarcisio Burgnich 15 Paride Tumburus 16 Orazio Rancati 18 Giorgio RossanoSubstitutions: Gian Domenico Baldisserri Giacomo Bulgarelli Giancarlo Cella Giovanni Fanello Armando Favalli Luciano Magistrelli Gilberto Noletti Ambrogio PelagalliManager: Giuseppe Viani 12 Blagoje Vidinić 2 Vladimir Durković 3 Fahrudin Jusufi 4 Ante Žanetić 6 Željko Perušić 8 Željko Matuš 9 Milan Galić 10Tomislav Knez 11Bora Kostić 13 Velimir Sombolac 16 Aleksandar KozlinaSubstitutions: Miluyin Soskic Andrija Anković Zvonko Bego Dušan Maravić Žarko Nikolić Novak Roganović Silvester TakačManager: Selection Committee
Assistant referees: Pierre Schwinte (France) Raymond Morgan (Wales)
Denmark vs Hungary
1 Henry From 2 Poul Andersen 3 Poul Jensen 4 Bent Hansen 5 Hans Christian Nielsen 6 Flemming Nielsen 7 Poul Pedersen 8 Tommy Troelsen 9 Harald Nielsen 10Henning Enoksen 11Jørn SørensenSubstitutions: John Danielsen Erik Gaardhøje Jørgen Hansen Henning Helbrandt Bent Krog Erling Linde Larsen Poul Mejer Finn SteroboManager: Arne Sørensen 12Gábor Török 2 Dezső Novák 3 Pál Várhidi 4 Jenő Dalnoki 5 Oszkár Vilezsál 6 Ferenc Kovács 8 János Göröcs 9 Flórián Albert 10Pál Orosz 11Gyula Rákosi 16 János DunaiSubstitutions: Lajos Faragó Zoltán Dudás Kálmán Mészöly László Pál Tibor Pál Imre Sátori Ernő Solymosi Antal SzentmihályiManager: Béla Volentik
Assistant referees: Bahri Ben Said (Tunisia) Suhli Garan (Turkey)
Bronze medal match
12Gábor Török 3 Pál Várhidi 4 Jenő Dalnoki 6 Ferenc Kovács 7 Imre Sátori 8 János Göröcs 9 Flórián Albert 10Pál Orosz 13 Zoltán Dudás 14 Ernő Solymosi 16 János DunaiSubstitutions: Lajos Faragó Kálmán Mészöly Dezső Novák László Pál Tibor Pál Gyula Rákosi Antal Szentmihályi Oszkár VilezsálManager: Lajos Baróti 1 Luciano Alfieri 3 Mario Trebbi 5 Sandro Salvadore 6 Giovanni Trapattoni 7 Gianni Rivera 9 Ugo Tomeazzi 10Giacomo Bulgarelli 13 Tarcisio Burgnich 15 Paride Tumburus 18 Giorgio Rossano 19 Giancarlo CellaSubstitutions: Gian Domenico Baldisserri Giovanni Fanello Armando Favalli Giorgio Ferrini Luciano Magistrelli Gilberto Noletti Ambrogio Pelagalli Orazio RancatiManager: Giuseppe Viani
Assistant referees: Josef Kandlbinder (West Germany) Pierre Schwinte (France)
Gold medal match
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