1956 Summer Olympics ? Men's Football Qualifiers
Dates
| 11?31 July
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International football competition
The men's qualification for
association football tournament at the 1956 Summer Olympics
was the first time the qualifying round was done on a home-and-away basis.
Qualifications
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The final tournament had 16 spots reserved with 28 countries initially showing interest in the tournament.
Automatic qualification was granted to
Australia
(host),
Poland
,
Turkey
, and
United Team of Germany
(originally as
West Germany
).
- Europe
:
4 places
, contested by 8 teams (including
Israel
).
- Africa
:
1 place
, contested by 2 teams.
- Asia
:
6 places
, contested by 12 teams.
- Americas
:
1 place
, contested by 2 teams.
Europe
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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.
Africa
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Team 1
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Agg.
Tooltip Aggregate score
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Team 2
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1st leg
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2nd leg
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Ethiopia
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3?9
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Egypt
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1?4
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2?5
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Asia
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1
Both teams withdrew; the tie was scratched.
2
As the withdrawal of other teams left six winners, the tie was scratched and both teams qualified automatically.
3
Both matches were played in Japan due to the lack of a suitable stadium in South Korea; Japan advanced on the drawing of lots.
4
Philippines withdrew.
5
Republic of China withdrew after the organizing committee ruled they had to play under the FIFA flag during the first leg, due to concerns over social and political unrest in Indonesia relating to the use of the
Blue Sky with a White Sun
flag.
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Americas
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1
Mexico withdrew.
Notes on qualifying
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Before the official draw for the final tournament on September 1, 1956,
Poland
withdrew and was replaced by
Great Britain
.
After the draw,
Hungary
also withdrew: its place was offered to
South Korea
, however South Korea declined due to financial reasons.
Subsequently,
South Vietnam
and
Turkey
both withdrew, while the
People's Republic of China
and
Egypt
boycotted the Olympics.
Qualifying Matches
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Both
Bulgaria
and
Great Britain
advanced.
Soviet Union
advanced.
Japan
advanced by the drawing of lots.
See also
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Further reading
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- Guinness Record of World Soccer, by Guy Oliver (1st ed., Guinness Publishing, 1992)
- The Times newspaper, various dates
References
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External links
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