Football at the 1956 Summer Olympics

The association football tournament at the 1956 Summer Olympics was played in Argentina with 16 teams being entered into the competition.

Qualification
The following teams qualified through to the 1956 Summer Olympics.


 * Africa
 * 🇪🇬 egypt
 * Asia (APFC)
 * 🇮🇳 india
 * 🇮🇩 indonesia
 * 🇰🇷 south korea
 * 🇹🇭 thailand
 * Americas
 * 🇦🇷 argentina (Hosts)
 * 🇦🇷 argentina (Hosts)


 * Americas (cont)
 * 🇺🇸 united states
 * Europe (UEFA)
 * 🇧🇬 bulgaria
 * 🇭🇺 hungary (AH)
 * 🇵🇱 poland (AH)
 * 🇹🇷 turkey
 * (AH)
 * (AH)

First Round
1 Indonesia, Hungary, Thailand and Egypt all withdrew