| Date | 26 August – 11 September 1960 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Velodrome Olimpico, Roma / Stadio dei Marmi, Roma / Stadio Tre Fontane, Roma | |
| Participants | 236 from 16 countries | |
| Format | Round-robin pools advance teams to classification round matches. | |
The 1960 Olympic final was a rematch of the 1956 game. Pakistan’s win not only meant that country’s first ever Olympic gold, but also put an end to India’s unique winning streak. In seven Olympics, they had won 30 straight matches, scoring 197 goals and allowing only 8 (and never more than one in a match). In addition, they had never lost to Pakistan, although they had only played them twice. The final match was an exciting contest, with a sixth minute goal by Ahmed Naseer Bunda deciding the outcome. The bronze was surprisingly taken by Spain, which had never before made the semi-finals.
The tournament set-up, in which all placements were decided, was apparently disliked by several teams, as Germany, Poland and Denmark did not complete the matches for the places between 5th and 16th. In contrast, Australia played two extra matches. In a match for places 5 through 8, Australia and Kenya were tied after 40 minutes of extra time, when the match had to be suspended because of nightfall. The referee tossed a coin and awarded the match to Australia, which proceeded to win the 5th place game against New Zealand. A Kenyan protest was awarded by the jury of appeal, and a replay was ordered. The Australians won again, but also had to re-play New Zealand, this time losing 0-1.
| Date | 26 August – 4 September 1960 |
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| Date | 27 August – 4 September 1960 |
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| Format | Round-robin pool. |
| Pos | Team | NOC | Wins | Ties | Losses | Points | Goals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | IND | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 17-1 | ||
| 2 | New Zealand | NZL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7-6 | ||
| 3 | Netherlands | NED | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7-9 | ||
| 4 | Denmark | DEN | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3-18 |
| Match | Date/Time | Team | NOC | Result | Team | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 27 Aug 15:00 | India | IND | 10 – 0 | Denmark | DEN | |
| Match #2 | 27 Aug 16:30 | Netherlands | NED | 1 – 1 | New Zealand | NZL | |
| Match #3 | 30 Aug 16:30 | India | IND | 4 – 1 | Netherlands | NED | |
| Match #4 | 31 Aug 16:30 | New Zealand | NZL | 4 – 1 | Denmark | DEN | |
| Match #5 | 02 Sep 16:30 | India | IND | 3 – 0 | New Zealand | NZL | |
| Match #6 | 03 Sep 10:00 | Netherlands | NED | 4 – 2 | Denmark | DEN | |
| Play-off | 04 Sep 15:30 | New Zealand | NZL | 2 – 1 | Netherlands | NED |
| Date | 26 August – 3 September 1960 |
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| Format | Round-robin pool. |
| Pos | Team | NOC | Wins | Ties | Losses | Points | Goals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pakistan | PAK | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 21-0 | ||
| 2 | Australia | AUS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11-5 | ||
| 3 | Poland | POL | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3-12 | ||
| 4 | Japan | JPN | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2-20 |
| Match | Date/Time | Team | NOC | Result | Team | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 26 Aug 10:00 | Pakistan | PAK | 3 – 0 | Australia | AUS | |
| Match #2 | 26 Aug 15:00 | Poland | POL | 2 – 1 | Japan | JPN | |
| Match #3 | 29 Aug 16:30 | Pakistan | PAK | 8 – 0 | Poland | POL | |
| Match #4 | 30 Aug 10:00 | Australia | AUS | 8 – 1 | Japan | JPN | |
| Match #5 | 01 Sep 10:00 | Pakistan | PAK | 10 – 0 | Japan | JPN | |
| Match #6 | 01 Sep 16:30 | Australia | AUS | 1 – 1 | Poland | POL | |
| Playoff | 03 Sep 8:30 | Australia | AUS | 2 – 0 | Poland | POL |
| Date | 29 August – 3 September 1960 |
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| Format | Round-robin pool. |
| Pos | Team | NOC | Wins | Ties | Losses | Points | Goals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenya | KEN | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8-0 | ||
| 2 | Unified Team of Germany | GER | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10-1 | ||
| 3 | France | FRA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2-5 | ||
| 4 | Italy | ITA | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0-14 |
| Match | Date/Time | Team | NOC | Result | Team | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 29 Aug 10:00 | Kenya | KEN | 1 – 0 | Unified Team of Germany | GER | |
| Match #2 | 29 Aug 15:00 | France | FRA | 2 – 0 | Italy | ITA | |
| Match #3 | 31 Aug 10:00 | Unified Team of Germany | GER | 5 – 0 | France | FRA | |
| Match #4 | 01 Sep 15:00 | Kenya | KEN | 7 – 0 | Italy | ITA | |
| Match #5 | 03 Sep 15:00 | Unified Team of Germany | GER | 5 – 0 | Italy | ITA | |
| Match #6 | 03 Sep 16:30 | France | FRA | 0 – 0 | Kenya | KEN |
| Date | 26 August – 2 September 1960 |
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| Format | Round-robin pool. |
| Pos | Team | NOC | Wins | Ties | Losses | Points | Goals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | ESP | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8-2 | ||
| 2 | Great Britain | GBR | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4-1 | ||
| 3 | Belgium | BEL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6-6 | ||
| 4 | Switzerland | SUI | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3-12 |
| Match | Date/Time | Team | NOC | Result | Team | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 26 Aug 16:30 | Spain | ESP | 0 – 0 | Great Britain | GBR | |
| Match #2 | 27 Aug 10:00 | Belgium | BEL | 4 – 2 | Switzerland | SUI | |
| Match #3 | 30 Aug 15:00 | Belgium | BEL | 1 – 1 | Great Britain | GBR | |
| Match #4 | 31 Aug 15:00 | Spain | ESP | 5 – 1 | Switzerland | SUI | |
| Match #5 | 02 Sep 10:00 | Great Britain | GBR | 3 – 0 | Switzerland | SUI | |
| Match #6 | 02 Sep 15:00 | Spain | ESP | 3 – 1 | Belgium | BEL |
| Date | 5 September 1960 |
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| Format | Single-elimination. |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitors | NOC | Result | Competitors | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 05 Sep 9:00 | India | IND | 1 – 0 | Australia | AUS | AET |
| Match #2 | 05 Sep 10:30 | Great Britain | GBR | 2 – 1 | Kenya | KEN | AET |
| Match #3 | 05 Sep 14:30 | Pakistan | PAK | 2 – 1 | Unified Team of Germany | GER | |
| Match #4 | 05 Sep 16:00 | Spain | ESP | 1 – 0 | New Zealand | NZL | AET |
| Date | 8 – 11 September 1960 |
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| Format | Classification matches. |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitors | NOC | Result | Competitors | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 08 Sep 15:00 | New Zealand | NZL | 1 – 0 | Unified Team of Germany | GER | |
| Match #2 | 08 Sep 16:30 | Australia | AUS | 1 – 1 | Kenya | KEN | |
| Match #3 | 09 Sep 8:30 | Australia | AUS | 2 – 1 | New Zealand | NZL | |
| Replay #2 | 10 Sep 16:30 | Australia | AUS | 2 – 1 | Kenya | KEN | |
| Replay #3 | 11 Sep 9:00 | New Zealand | NZL | 1 – 0 | Australia | AUS |
| Date | 6 – 10 September 1960 |
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| Format | Classification matches. |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitors | NOC | Result | Competitors | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 06 Sep 15:00 | France | FRA | 1 – 0 | Belgium | BEL | |
| Match #2 | 08 Sep 10:30 | Netherlands | NED | 2 – 0 | France | FRA | |
| Match #3 | 10 Sep 10:00 | Netherlands | NED | 2 – 1 | Belgium | BEL |
| Date | 6 – 10 September 1960 |
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| Format | Classification matches. |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitors | NOC | Result | Competitors | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 06 Sep 16:30 | Italy | ITA | 1 – 1 | Switzerland | SUI | |
| Match #2 | 08 Sep 9:00 | Japan | JPN | 5 – 1 | Switzerland | SUI | |
| Match #3 | 10 Sep 15:00 | Italy | ITA | 2 – 1 | Japan | JPN |
| Date | 7 September 1960 |
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| Format | Single-elimination. |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitors | NOC | Result | Competitors | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 07 Sep 10:00 | Pakistan | PAK | 1 – 0 | Spain | ESP | |
| Match #2 | 07 Sep 15:30 | India | IND | 1 – 0 | Great Britain | GBR |
| Date | 9 September 1960 |
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| Format | Medal round. |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitors | NOC | Result | Competitors | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 1/2 | 09 Sep 15:30 | Pakistan | PAK | 1 – 0 | India | IND | |
| Match 3/4 | 09 Sep 10:00 | Spain | ESP | 2 – 1 | Great Britain | GBR |