# Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Group 3

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 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 | Denmark | Europe | Europe Group 1 winners | 21 August 1959 | 6th | 1952 | Silver medal (1908, 1912, 1960) |
| Poland | Europe | Europe Group 2 winners | 24 November 1959 | 4th | 1952 | Fourth place (1936) |
| Tunisia | Africa | Africa second round runners-up | 17 April 1960 | 1st | — | — |
| Argentina | Americas | Americas second round winners | 24 April 1960 | 2nd | 1928 | Silver medal (1928) |

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Denmark | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 2 | Argentina | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 | |
| 3 | Poland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 2 | |
| 4 | Tunisia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 0 | |
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 |
| | 10 | Ernest Pohl |
| | 11 | Roman Lentner |
| Substitutions: ||
| | | Tomasz Stefaniszyn |
| | | Eugeniusz Faber |
| | | Stefan Florenski |
| | | Stanisław Fołtyn |
| | | Ryszard Grzegorczyk |
| | | Henryk Grzybowski |
| | | Engelbert Jarek |
| | | Marian Norkowski |
| Manager: ||
| 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 |
| | 12 | Abdel Majid Naji |
| | 13 | Mohamed Zguir |
| | 17 | Abdelmajid Chetali |
| Substitutions: ||
| | | Mohamed Ayachi |
| | | Abderrahman Ben Azzedine |
| | | Hamadi Dhaou |
| | | Ali Larbi Hanachi |
| | | Mahmoud Kanoun |
| | | Ali Kelibi |
| | | Ahmed Sghaïer |
| | | Hassen Tasco |
| Manager: ||
| 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 |
| | 10 | Henning Enoksen |
| | 11 | Jørn Sørensen |
| Substitutions: ||
| | | Erik Gaardhøje |
| | | Jørgen Hansen |
| | | Henning Helbrandt |
| | | Bent Krog |
| | | Erling Linde Larsen |
| | | Poul Mejer |
| | | Finn Sterobo |
| | | Tommy Troelsen |
| Manager: ||
| 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 |
| | 10 | Juan Oleniak |
| | 11 | Raúl Pérez |
| Substitutions: ||
| | | Roberto Bonnano |
| | | Carlos Grudiña |
| | | Domingo Lejona |
| | | Guillermo Lorenzo |
| | | Julio Mattos |
| | | Alberto Rendo |
| | | Carlos Saldías |
| Manager: ||
| 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 |
| | 10 | Hamadi Dhaou |
| | 12 | Abdel Majid Naji |
| | 16 | Abderrahman Ben Azzedine |
| | 17 | Abdelmajid Chetali |
| Substitutions: ||
| | | Mohamed Ayachi |
| | | Noureddine Diwa |
| | | Moncef Chérif |
| | | Ali Larbi Hanachi |
| | | Mahmoud Kanoun |
| | | Ali Kelibi |
| | | Hassen Tasco |
| | | Mohamed Zguir |
| | 14 | Ahmed Sghaïer |
| Manager: ||
| 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 |
| | 10 | Juan Oleniak |
| | 11 | Raúl Pérez |
| Substitutions: ||
| | | Roberto Bonnano |
| | | Carlos Grudiña |
| | | Domingo Lejona |
| | | Guillermo Lorenzo |
| | | Julio Mattos |
| | | Alberto Rendo |
| | | Carlos Saldías |
| Manager: ||
| 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 |
| | 10 | Henning Enoksen |
| | 11 | Jørn Sørensen |
| Substitutions: ||
| | | Erik Gaardhøje |
| | | Jørgen Hansen |
| | | Henning Helbrandt |
| | | Bent Krog |
| | | Erling Linde Larsen |
| | | Poul Mejer |
| | | Finn Sterobo |
| | | Tommy Troelsen |
| Manager: ||
| 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 |
| | 10 | Ernest Pohl |
| | 11 | Roman Lentner |
| | 17 | Henryk Grzybowski |
| Substitutions: ||
| | | Tomasz Stefaniszyn |
| | | Eugeniusz Faber |
| | | Stefan Florenski |
| | | Stanisław Fołtyn |
| | | Ryszard Grzegorczyk |
| | | Engelbert Jarek |
| | | Marian Norkowski |
| | | Henryk Szczepański |
| Manager: ||
| 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 |
| | 10 | John Danielsen |
| | 11 | Jørn Sørensen |
| Substitutions: ||
| | | Henning Enoksen |
| | | Erik Gaardhøje |
| | | Jørgen Hansen |
| | | Henning Helbrandt |
| | | Bent Krog |
| | | Erling Linde Larsen |
| | | Poul Mejer |
| | | Finn Sterobo |
| Manager: ||
| 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 |
| | 12 | Abdel Majid Naji |
| | 13 | Mohamed Zguir |
| | 17 | Abdelmajid Chetali |
| Substitutions: ||
| | | Mohamed Ayachi |
| | | Abderrahman Ben Azzedine |
| | | Noureddine Diwa |
| | | Ali Larbi Hanachi |
| | | Mahmoud Kanoun |
| | | Ali Kelibi |
| | | Ahmed Sghaïer |
| | | Hassen Tasco |
| Manager: ||
| 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 |
| | 10 | Juan Oleniak |
| | 11 | Raúl Pérez |
| Substitutions: ||
| | | Carlos Bilardo |
| | | Mario Desiderio |
| | | Carlos Grudiña |
| | | Domingo Lejona |
| | | Guillermo Lorenzo |
| | | Julio Mattos |
| | | Carlos Saldías |
| Manager: ||
| 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 |
| | 10 | Ernest Pohl |
| | 11 | Roman Lentner |
| | 17 | Henryk Grzybowski |
| Substitutions: ||
| | | Edward Szymkowiak |
| | | Eugeniusz Faber |
| | | Stefan Florenski |
| | | Stanisław Fołtyn |
| | | Ryszard Grzegorczyk |
| | | Engelbert Jarek |
| | | Marian Norkowski |
| | | Henryk Szczepański |
| Manager: ||
| Jean Prouff ||
* Assistant referees:
* Fiorenzo Annoscia (Italy)
* Alfeo Grignani (Netherlands Antilles)