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- 23th November 1956 - 6th December 1956
Men's Olympic Games 1956 is the 8th edition of this competition.
The competition takes place from 23th November till 6th December 1956 in Melbourne in Australia.
Winner
India
Final standings
| 1 | India |
| 2 |  Pakistan |
| 3 |  Germany |
| 4 |  Great Britain |
| 5 |  Australia |
| 6 |  New Zealand |
| 7 |  Belgium |
| 8 |  Singapore |
| 9 |  Malaysia |
| 10 |  Kenya |
| 11 |  United States |
| 12 |  Afghanistan |
Group A (Australia - Melbourne - 26/11/1956 - 30/11/1956)
| Team | Pts | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | +36 |
| 2 | Singapore | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 |
| 3 | Afghanistan | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 20 | -15 |
| 4 | United States | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 27 | -25 |
26th November 1956 | |||
Singapore | 6 - 1 |  United States | |
India | 14 - 0 |  Afghanistan | |
28th November 1956 | |||
| Singapore | 5 - 0 | Afghanistan | |
| India | 16 - 0 | United States | |
30th November 1956 | |||
| Afghanistan | 5 - 1 | United States | |
| India | 6 - 0 | Singapore | |
Group B (Australia - Melbourne - 23/11/1956 - 01/12/1956)
| Team | Pts | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Britain | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 |
| 2 | Australia | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 |
| 3 | Malaysia | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 |
| 4 | Kenya | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 |
23th November 1956 | |||
Australia | 2 - 0 |  Kenya | |
Great Britain | 2 - 2 |  Malaysia | |
24th November 1956 | |||
| Great Britain | 1 - 1 | Kenya | |
26th November 1956 | |||
| Australia | 3 - 2 | Malaysia | |
28th November 1956 | |||
| Malaysia | 1 - 1 | Kenya | |
30th November 1956 | |||
| Great Britain | 2 - 1 | Australia | |
1st December 1956 | |||
| Great Britain | 1 - 0 | Australia | |
Group C (Australia - Melbourne - 23/11/1956 - 29/11/1956)
| Team | Pts | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pakistan | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 |
| 2 | Germany | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 |
| 3 | New Zealand | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -2 |
| 4 | Belgium | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -5 |
23th November 1956 | |||
Pakistan | 2 - 0 |  Belgium | |
24th November 1956 | |||
Germany | 5 - 4 |  New Zealand | |
27th November 1956 | |||
| Germany | 0 - 0 | Belgium | |
| Pakistan | 5 - 1 | New Zealand | |
29th November 1956 | |||
| Pakistan | 0 - 0 | Germany | |
| New Zealand | 3 - 0 | Belgium | |
Classification Round 5-8 (Australia - Melbourne - 03/12/1956 - 06/12/1956)
| Team | Pts | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 |
| 2 | New Zealand | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 3 | +13 |
| 3 | Belgium | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 |
| 4 | Singapore | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 | -23 |
3rd December 1956 | |||
| Australia | 2 - 2 | Belgium | |
| New Zealand | 13 - 0 | Singapore | |
4th December 1956 | |||
| Australia | 1 - 0 | New Zealand | |
| Belgium | 5 - 0 | Singapore | |
6th December 1956 | |||
| New Zealand | 3 - 2 | Belgium | |
| Australia | 5 - 0 | Singapore | |
Group de Classification 9-12 (Australia - Melbourne - 03/12/1956 - 06/12/1956)
| Team | Pts | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malaysia | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 |
| 2 | Kenya | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | +11 |
| 3 | United States | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -6 |
| 4 | Afghanistan | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 18 | -17 |
3rd December 1956 | |||
| Kenya | 3 - 0 | United States | |
| Malaysia | 8 - 0 | Afghanistan | |
5th December 1956 | |||
| Malaysia | 3 - 0 | United States | |
| Kenya | 9 - 0 | Afghanistan | |
6th December 1956 | |||
| United States | 1 - 1 | Afghanistan | |
| Malaysia | 3 - 2 | Kenya | |
Final round (Australia - Melbourne - 03/12/1956 - 06/12/1956)
Semi-Finals (03/12/1956)
3rd December 1956 | |||
| India | 1 - 0 | Germany | |
| Pakistan | 3 - 2 | Great Britain | |
Third Place Match (06/12/1956)
6th December 1956 | |||
| Germany | 3 - 1 | Great Britain | |
Final (06/12/1956)
6th December 1956 | |||
| India | 1 - 0 | Pakistan | |