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Olympic Football Tournament Melbourne 1956

  • Teams: 11
  • When: 24 November 1956 to 08 December 1956
  • Final: 08 December 1956
  • Matches: 12
  • Goals Scored: 53 (average 4.4 per match)
  • Attendance: 194333 (average 16194)
      • Winner: Soviet Union
      • Runners-Up: Yugoslavia
      • Third: Bulgaria
      • Fourth: India

    Overview

    Melbourne, 1956
    Because of the Hungarian Revolution and the Soviet Union's reaction to it, only 11 countries participated in this tournament, making it the smallest football competition since the 1908 & 1912 Summer Games.

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