# Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Group 2

Group 2 of the 1960 Summer Olympics football tournament took place from 26 August to 1 September 1960. The group consisted of Italy, Great Britain, Brazil and Taiwan. The top team, Italy, advanced to the semi-finals.

## Teams

| Team | Region | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Finals appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance |
| Team | Region | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Finals appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance | Italy | Europe | Hosts | 15 June 1955 | 8th | 1952 | Gold medal (1936) |
| Great Britain | Europe | Europe Group 5 winners | 2 April 1960 | 9th | 1956 | Gold medal (1900, 1908, 1912) |
| Brazil | Americas | Americas second round third place | 27 April 1960 | 2nd | 1952 | Quarter-finals (1952) |
| Taiwan | Asia | Asia second round winner | 30 April 1960 | 1st | – | – |

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Italy (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 5 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 2 | Brazil | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 4 | |
| 3 | Great Britain | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Taiwan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 0 | |
In the semi-finals, the winners of Group 2, Italy, advanced to play the winner of Group 1, Yugoslavia.

## Matches

All times listed are local, CET (UTC+1).

### Italy vs Taiwan

| | 1 | Luciano Alfieri |
| | 2 | Gilberto Noletti |
| | 3 | Mario Trebbi |
| | 4 | Giorgio Ferrini |
| | 5 | Sandro Salvadore |
| | 6 | Giovanni Trapattoni |
| | 7 | Gianni Rivera |
| | 8 | Giovanni Fanello |
| | 9 | Ugo Tomeazzi |
| | 10 | Giacomo Bulgarelli |
| | 11 | Luciano Magistrelli |
| Substitutions: ||
| | | Gian Domenico Baldisserri |
| | | Tarcisio Burgnich |
| | | Giancarlo Cella |
| | | Armando Favalli |
| | | Ambrogio Pelagalli |
| | | Orazio Rancati |
| | | Giorgio Rossano |
| | | Paride Tumburus |
| Manager: ||
| Giuseppe Viani ||
| | 1 | Lau Kin-chung |
| | 5 | Kwok Kam-hung |
| | 6 | Chan Fai Hung |
| | 7 | Law Pak |
| | 8 | Lau Tim |
| | 9 | Lam Sheung Yee |
| | 10 | Kwok Yau |
| | 11 | Wong Chi-keung |
| | 13 | Chow Shiu-hung |
| | 16 | Yiu Cheuk Yin |
| | 17 | Mok Chun Wah |
| Substitutions: ||
| | | Cheung Chi Doy |
| | | Yee Lau |
| | | Kwok Tai Lo |
| | | Ng Wai Man |
| | | Szeto Man |
| | | Man Wai Wong |
| | | Wai Too Yeung |
| | | Yong Poi Dor |
| Manager: ||
| Lee Wai Tong ||
* Assistant referees:
* Suhli Garan (Turkey)
* Piero Angelini (France)

### Brazil vs Great Britain

| | 1 | Carlos Alberto |
| | 2 | Nonô |
| | 3 | Rubens |
| | 4 | Décio |
| | 5 | Dary |
| | 6 | Wanderley |
| | 9 | China |
| | 10 | Gérson |
| | 11 | Waldir |
| | 15 | Roberto Dias |
| | 18 | Paulo Ferreira |
| Substitutions: ||
| | | Brandão |
| | | Maranhão |
| | | Edmar |
| | | Gil |
| | | Jonas |
| | | Jurandir |
| | | Chiquinho |
| Manager: ||
| Vicente Feola ||
| | 1 | Mike Pinner |
| | 2 | Tommy Thompson |
| | 3 | David Holt |
| | 4 | Ron McKinven |
| | 5 | Leslie Brown |
| | 6 | Roy Sleap |
| | 7 | Jim Lewis |
| | 8 | Bobby Brown |
| | 9 | Paddy Hasty |
| | 10 | Hugh Lindsay |
| | 11 | John Devine |
| Substitutions: ||
| | | Hugh Barr |
| | | Laurie Brown |
| | | Arnold Coates |
| | | Hugh Forde |
| | | Michael Greenwood |
| | | Terence Howard |
| | | Billy Neil |
| | | John Wakefield |
| Manager: ||
| Norman Creek ||
* Assistant referees:
* István Zsolt (Hungary)
* Mahmoud Hussein Imam (Egypt)

### Brazil vs Taiwan

| | 1 | Carlos Alberto |
| | 2 | Nonô |
| | 6 | Dary |
| | 7 | Wanderley |
| | 10 | Gérson |
| | 11 | Waldir |
| | 14 | Jurandir |
| | 15 | Roberto Dias |
| | 16 | Maranhão |
| | 18 | Paulo Ferreira |
| | 19 | Chiquinho |
| Substitutions: ||
| | | Brandão |
| | | China |
| | | Décio |
| | | Edmar |
| | | Gil |
| | | Jonas |
| | | Rubens |
| Manager: ||
| Vicente Feola ||
| | 1 | Lau Kin-chung |
| | 2 | Law Pak |
| | 3 | Kwok Kam-hung |
| | 4 | Chan Fai Hung |
| | 5 | Lau Tim |
| | 6 | Lam Sheung Yee |
| | 7 | Wong Chi-keung |
| | 8 | Kwok Yau |
| | 9 | Chow Shiu-hung |
| | 10 | Yiu Cheuk Yin |
| | 11 | Mok Chun Wah |
| Substitutions: ||
| | | Cheung Chi Doy |
| | | Kwok Tai Lo |
| | | Yee Lau |
| | | Ng Wai Man |
| | | Szeto Man |
| | | Man Wai Wong |
| | | Wai Too Yeung |
| | | Yong Poi Dor |
| Manager: ||
| Lee Wai Tong ||
* Assistant referees:
* Mahmoud Hussein Imam (Egypt)
* Bahri Ben Saïd (Tunisia)

### Italy vs Great Britain

| | 1 | Luciano Alfieri |
| | 3 | Mario Trebbi |
| | 5 | Sandro Salvadore |
| | 6 | Giovanni Trapattoni |
| | 7 | Gianni Rivera |
| | 9 | Ugo Tomeazzi |
| | 10 | Giacomo Bulgarelli |
| | 13 | Tarcisio Burgnich |
| | 15 | Paride Tumburus |
| | 18 | Giorgio Rossano |
| | 19 | Giancarlo Cella |
| Substitutions: ||
| | | Gian Domenico Baldisserri |
| | | Giovanni Fanello |
| | | Armando Favalli |
| | | Giorgio Ferrini |
| | | Luciano Magistrelli |
| | | Gilberto Noletti |
| | | Ambrogio Pelagalli |
| | | Orazio Rancati |
| Manager: ||
| Giuseppe Viani ||
| | 1 | Mike Pinner |
| | 2 | Billy Neil |
| | 3 | David Holt |
| | 4 | Ron McKinven |
| | 5 | Leslie Brown |
| | 6 | Roy Sleap |
| | 7 | Jim Lewis |
| | 8 | Bobby Brown |
| | 9 | Paddy Hasty |
| | 10 | Hugh Lindsay |
| | 11 | John Devine |
| Substitutions: ||
| | | Hugh Barr |
| | | Laurie Brown |
| | | Arnold Coates |
| | | Hugh Forde |
| | | Michael Greenwood |
| | | Terence Howard |
| | | Tommy Thompson |
| | | John Wakefield |
| Manager: ||
| Norman Creek ||
* Assistant referees:
* Suhli Garan (Turkey)
* Bahri Ben Saïd (Tunisia)

### Italy vs Brazil

| | 1 | Luciano Alfieri |
| | 3 | Mario Trebbi |
| | 4 | Giorgio Ferrini |
| | 5 | Sandro Salvadore |
| | 6 | Giovanni Trapattoni |
| | 7 | Gianni Rivera |
| | 8 | Giovanni Fanello |
| | 13 | Tarcisio Burgnich |
| | 15 | Paride Tumburus |
| | 16 | Orazio Rancati |
| | 18 | Giorgio Rossano |
| Substitutions: ||
| | | Gian Domenico Baldisserri |
| | | Giacomo Bulgarelli |
| | | Giancarlo Cella |
| | | Armando Favalli |
| | | Luciano Magistrelli |
| | | Gilberto Noletti |
| | | Ambrogio Pelagalli |
| | | Ugo Tomeazzi |
| Manager: ||
| Giuseppe Viani ||
| | 1 | Carlos Alberto |
| | 2 | Nonô |
| | 3 | Rubens |
| | 4 | Décio |
| | 5 | Roberto Dias |
| | 6 | Dary |
| | 7 | Wanderley |
| | 8 | Paulo Ferreira |
| | 9 | China |
| | 10 | Gérson |
| | 11 | Waldir |
| Substitutions: ||
| | | Brandão |
| | | Chiquinho |
| | | Maranhão |
| | | Edmar |
| | | Gil |
| | | Jonas |
| | | Jurandir |
| Manager: ||
| Vicente Feola ||
* Assistant referees:
* Raymond Morgan (Canada)
* Leo Helge (Denmark)

### Great Britain vs Taiwan

| | 1 | Mike Pinner |
| | 2 | Michael Greenwood |
| | 3 | David Holt |
| | 4 | Ron McKinven |
| | 5 | Leslie Brown |
| | 6 | Hugh Forde |
| | 7 | Jim Lewis |
| | 8 | Bobby Brown |
| | 9 | Paddy Hasty |
| | 10 | Hugh Lindsay |
| | 11 | Terence Howard |
| Substitutions: ||
| | | Hugh Barr |
| | | Laurie Brown |
| | | Arnold Coates |
| | | John Devine |
| | | Billy Neil |
| | | Roy Sleap |
| | | Tommy Thompson |
| | | John Wakefield |
| Manager: ||
| Norman Creek ||
| | 1 | Lau Kin-chung |
| | 2 | Law Pak |
| | 3 | Kwok Yau |
| | 4 | Chan Fai Hung |
| | 5 | Lau Tim |
| | 6 | Man Wai Wong |
| | 7 | Wong Chi-keung |
| | 8 | Lam Sheung Yee |
| | 9 | Chow Shiu-hung |
| | 10 | Yiu Cheuk Yin |
| | 11 | Mok Chun Wah |
| Substitutions: ||
| | | Cheung Chi Doy |
| | | Kwok Kam-hung |
| | | Yee Lau |
| | | Kwok Tai Lo |
| | | Ng Wai Man |
| | | Szeto Man |
| | | Wai Too Yeung |
| | | Yong Poi Dor |
| Manager: ||
| Lee Wai Tong ||
* Assistant referees:
* E. Elrich
* Bahri Ben Saïd (Netherlands Antilles)