Olympics 1956 : Australia beats Japan 2-0 to qualify for next round
MELBOURNE, Nov. 27, 1956 (AMP) — Melbourne 56 : Australia defeated Japan by a score of 2-0 (halftime: 1-0), in a Olympics group stage game on Tuesday. Australia advance to the next round of the ongoing Olympics. Japan is eliminated.
Fixtures and Results : First Round
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Overview
Australia at the Olympics
- First appearance
Japan at the Olympics
- 2 participations in the qualifications (first in 1936)

Australia

2:0

Japan
2:0 (1:0)
- 27 November 1956
- Melbourne