# Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Knockout stage

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 | Yugoslavia |
| 2 | Italy |
| 3 | Denmark |
| 4 | Hungary |

## Bracket

The tournament bracket is shown below, with bold denoting the winners of each match.
| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Gold medal match | Gold medal match |
| 5 September – Naples | 5 September – Naples |
| Italy | 1 |
| Italy | 1 | 10 September – Rome | 10 September – Rome |
| Yugoslavia | 1 | 10 September – Rome | 10 September – Rome |
| Yugoslavia | 1 | Yugoslavia | 3 |
| 5 September – Rome | 5 September – Rome | | Yugoslavia | 3 |
| 5 September – Rome | 5 September – Rome | Denmark | 1 |
| Denmark | 2 | Denmark | 1 |
| Hungary | 0 | | |
| Hungary | 0 | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| | | 9 September – Rome | 9 September – Rome |
| | | Hungary | 2 |
| | | Italy | 1 |

## 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 Rossano |
| Substitutions: ||
| | | Gian Domenico Baldisserri |
| | | Giacomo Bulgarelli |
| | | Giancarlo Cella |
| | | Giovanni Fanello |
| | | Armando Favalli |
| | | Luciano Magistrelli |
| | | Gilberto Noletti |
| | | Ambrogio Pelagalli |
| Manager: ||
| Giuseppe Viani ||
| | 12 | Blagoje Vidinić |
| | 2 | Vladimir Durković |
| | 3 | Fahrudin Jusufi |
| | 4 | Ante Žanetić |
| | 6 | Željko Perušić |
| | 8 | Željko Matuš |
| | 9 | Milan Galić |
| | 10 | Tomislav Knez |
| | 11 | Bora Kostić |
| | 13 | Velimir Sombolac |
| | 16 | Aleksandar Kozlina |
| Substitutions: ||
| | | Miluyin Soskic |
| | | Andrija Anković |
| | | Zvonko Bego |
| | | Dušan Maravić |
| | | Žarko Nikolić |
| | | Novak Roganović |
| | | Silvester Takač |
| Manager: ||
| 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 |
| | 10 | Henning Enoksen |
| | 11 | Jørn Sørensen |
| Substitutions: ||
| | | John Danielsen |
| | | Erik Gaardhøje |
| | | Jørgen Hansen |
| | | Henning Helbrandt |
| | | Bent Krog |
| | | Erling Linde Larsen |
| | | Poul Mejer |
| | | Finn Sterobo |
| Manager: ||
| Arne Sørensen ||
| | 12 | Gábor Török |
| | 2 | Dezső Novák |
| | 3 | Pál Várhidi |
| | 4 | Jenő Dalnoki |
| | 5 | Oszkár Vilezsál |
| | 6 | Ferenc Kovács |
| | 8 | János Göröcs |
| | 9 | Flórián Albert |
| | 10 | Pál Orosz |
| | 11 | Gyula Rákosi |
| | 16 | János Dunai |
| Substitutions: ||
| | | Lajos Faragó |
| | | Zoltán Dudás |
| | | Kálmán Mészöly |
| | | László Pál |
| | | Tibor Pál |
| | | Imre Sátori |
| | | Ernő Solymosi |
| | | Antal Szentmihályi |
| Manager: ||
| Béla Volentik ||
* Assistant referees:
* Bahri Ben Said (Tunisia)
* Suhli Garan (Turkey)

## Bronze medal match

| | 12 | Gábor Török |
| | 3 | Pál Várhidi |
| | 4 | Jenő Dalnoki |
| | 6 | Ferenc Kovács |
| | 7 | Imre Sátori |
| | 8 | János Göröcs |
| | 9 | Flórián Albert |
| | 10 | Pál Orosz |
| | 13 | Zoltán Dudás |
| | 14 | Ernő Solymosi |
| | 16 | János Dunai |
| Substitutions: ||
| | | Lajos Faragó |
| | | Kálmán Mészöly |
| | | Dezső Novák |
| | | László Pál |
| | | Tibor Pál |
| | | Gyula Rákosi |
| | | Antal Szentmihályi |
| | | Oszkár Vilezsál |
| Manager: ||
| Lajos Baróti ||
| | 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 ||
* Assistant referees:
* Josef Kandlbinder (West Germany)
* Pierre Schwinte (France)

## Gold medal match

| Yugoslavia | Denmark |
| GK | 12 | Blagoje Vidinić |
| RB | 14 | Novak Roganović |
| LB | 3 | Fahrudin Jusufi |
| RH | 6 | Željko Perušić |
| CH | 2 | Vladimir Durković | 48' |
| LH | 4 | Ante Žanetić |
| OR | 7 | Andrija Anković |
| IR | 8 | Željko Matuš |
| CF | 9 | Milan Galić | 84' |
| IL | 10 | Tomislav Knez |
| OL | 11 | Borivoje Kostić |
| Substitutions: ||
| | | Miluyin Soskic |
| | | Zvonko Bego |
| | | Aleksandar Kozlina |
| | | Dušan Maravić |
| | | Žarko Nikolić |
| | | Velimir Sombolac |
| | | Silvester Takač |
| Manager: ||
| Selection Committee ||
| GK | 1 | Henry From |
| RB | 2 | Poul Andersen |
| LB | 3 | Poul Jensen |
| RH | 4 | Bent Hansen |
| CH | 5 | Hans Nielsen |
| LH | 6 | Flemming Nielsen | 48' |
| OR | 7 | Poul Pedersen |
| IR | 8 | Tommy Troelsen |
| CF | 9 | Harald Nielsen |
| IL | 10 | Henning Enoksen |
| OL | 11 | Jørn Sørensen |
| Substitutions: ||
| | | John Danielsen |
| | | Erik Gaardhøje |
| | | Jørgen Hansen |
| | | Henning Helbrandt |
| | | Bent Krog |
| | | Erling Linde Larsen |
| | | Poul Mejer |
| | | Finn Sterobo |
| Manager: ||
| Arne Sørensen ||
* Assistant referees:
* Francesco Liverani (Italy)
* Piero Bonetto (Italy)