| Tourney Name: | Men's European Qualifier |
| Confederations: | 1 |
| Num Teams: | 8 |
| Matches: | 4 |
| Goals: | 16 |
| Nextseason: | 1960 |
The Men's European Football Qualifiers for the 1956 Summer Olympics were the first qualification tournament for the European football teams.[1]
Beside the hosting Australian team, the International Olympic Committee reserved direct spots for 3 European teams including Poland, Turkey and West Germany. In addition, it provided 4 more spots which were contested among 8 teams including the reigning Olympic champions Hungary.
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1 Romania withdrew.
2 As East and West Germany agreed to compete together at the 1956 Olympics, East Germany withdrew. However, after an agreement for a combined football team fell through, a solely West German one was fielded.
Note: Britain lost 5–3 on aggregate, but earned a reprieve to compete in Melbourne[2] Both Bulgaria and Great Britain advanced.----Soviet Union advanced.