Football at the 1956 Summer Olympics
1956 Football at the Summer Olympics was held in Australia from 24 November to 8 December.
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Australia |
| Dates | 24 November – 8 December |
| Teams | 11 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  USSR (1st title) |
| Runner-up |  Yugoslavia |
| Third place | [[File:{{{flag alias-1946}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Bulgaria |
| Fourth place |  India |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 12 |
| Goals scored | 53 (4.42 per match) |
| Attendance | 194,333 (16,194 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Neville D'Souza  Todor Veselinović Dimitar Milanov(4 goals each)[1] |
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Results
First round
| November 24, 1956 12:00 |
USSR
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2–1 |  Germany
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Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Robert Mann (Great Britain) |
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Isayev  23' Streltsov 86'
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Report | Habig 89'
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| November 26, 1956 12:00 |
Great Britain 
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9–0 |  Thailand
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Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Attendance: 3,693 Referee: Nikolay Latyshev (Soviet Union) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twissell 12' 20' Lewis 21' (p.k.) Laybourne 30' 82' 85' Bromilow 75' 78' Topp 90'
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Report |
| November 27, 1956 12:00 |
Australia
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2–0 | [[File:{{{flag alias-1947}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Japan | Melbourne Cricket Ground Attendance: 3,568 Referee: Reginald Lund (New Zealand) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McMillan 26' (p.k.) Loughran 61'
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Report |
Quarter-finals
| November 28, 1956 12:00 |
Yugoslavia
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9–1 |  United States
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Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 5,292 Referee: Maurice Swain (New Zealand) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veselinović 10' 84' 90' Antić 12' 73' Mujić 16' 35' 56' Papec 20'
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Report | Zerhusen 42'
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| November 29, 1956 12:00 |
USSR
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0–0 (a.e.t.) |  Indonesia
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Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 3,228 Referee: Shigemaru Takenokoshi (Japan) |
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| Report |
| December 1, 1956 12:00 |
USSR
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4–0 | Indonesia
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Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 6,735 Referee: Reginald Lund (New Zealand) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salnikov 17' 59' Ivanov 19' Netto 43'
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Report |
| November 30, 1956 12:00 |
Bulgaria [[File:{{{flag alias-1946}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] | 6–1 | Great Britain
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Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Attendance: 6,748 Referee: Ron Wright (Australia) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimitrov 6' Kolev 40' 85' Milanov 45' 75' 80'
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Report | Lewis 30'
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| December 1, 1956 12:00 |
Australia
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2–4 | India
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Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Attendance: 7,413 Referee: Chris Wensveen (Indonesia) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morrow 17' 41'
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Report | D'Souza 9' 33' 50' Kittu 80'
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Semi-finals
| December 4, 1956 12:00 |
Yugoslavia
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4–1 | India
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Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Attendance: 16,626 Referee: Nikolay Latyshev (Soviet Union) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papec 54' 65' Veselinović 57' Salam 78' (o.g.)
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Report | D'Souza 52'
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| December 5, 1956 12:00 |
USSR
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2–1 (a.e.t.) | [[File:{{{flag alias-1946}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Bulgaria | Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 21,079 Referee: Robert Mann (Great Britain) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Streltsov 112' Tatushin 116'
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Report | Kolev 95'
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Bronze Medal match
| December 7, 1956 14:15 |
Bulgaria [[File:{{{flag alias-1946}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] | 3–0 | India
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Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Attendance: 21,236 Referee: Nikolay Latyshev (Soviet Union) |
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| Diev 37' 60' Milanov 42'
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Report |
Gold Medal match
| December 8, 1956 14:15 |
USSR
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1–0 | [[File:{{{flag alias-1955}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Yugoslavia | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Attendance: 86,716 Referee: Ron Wright (Australia) |
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| Ilyin 48'
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Report |