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UEFA EURO 1960 Nations’ Cup – History, Facts and Stats

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EURO 1960 Winners - Union Soviet team

Preliminary round

EURO 1960 - Preliminary round - Ireland vs Czechoslovakia

Preliminary Round Matches

5 April 1959 – First Leg

Republic of Ireland2–0Czechoslovakia
Tuohy 22′
Cantwell 42′ (pen.)
Dalymount Park, Dublin
Attendance: 37,500
Referee: Lucien Van Nuffel (Belgium)

10 May 1959 – Second Leg

Czechoslovakia4–0Republic of Ireland
Stacho 4′ (pen.)
Buberník 57′
Pavlovič 66′
Dolinský 75′
Tehelné pole, Bratislava
Attendance: 41,691
Referee: Joseph Barbéran (France)

Round of 16

EURO 1960 - Round of 16 table

Round Of 16 Matches – Stats & Results

28 September 1958

Soviet Union3–1Hungary
Ilyin 4′
Metreveli 20′
Ivanov 32′		Göröcs 84′
Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 100,572
Referee: Alfred Grill (Austria)

September 1959

Hungary0–1Soviet Union
Voynov 58′
Népstadion, Budapest
Attendance: 78,481
Referee: Jozef Kowal (Poland)
Soviet Union won 4–1 on aggregate.

1 October 1958

France7–1Greece
Kopa 23′
Fontaine 25′, 85′
Cisowski 29′, 68′
Vincent 61′, 87′		Yfantis 48′
Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 37,590
Referee: Gottfried Dienst (Switzerland)

3 December 1958

Greece1–1France
Marche 85′ Bruey 71′
Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium, Athens
Attendance: 18,833
Referee: Vincenzo Orlandini (Italy)
France won 8–2 on aggregate.

2 November 1958

Romania3–0Turkey
Oaidă 62′
Constantin 77′
Dinulescu 81′
Stadionul 23 August, Bucharest
Attendance: 67,200
Referee: Gottfried Dienst (Switzerland)

26 April 1959

Turkey2–0Romania
Küçükandonyadis 13′, 54′ (pen.)
Beşiktaş İnönü Stadı, Istanbul
Attendance: 23,567
Referee: Borge Nedelkovski (Yugoslavia)
Romania won 3–2 on aggregate.

20 May 1959

Norway0–1Austria
Hof 32′
Ullevål, Oslo
Attendance: 27,566
Referee: Werner Bergmann (East Germany)

23 September 1959

Austria5–2Norway
Hof 2′, 25′ (pen.)
Nemec 21′, 73′
Skerlan 60′		Ødegaard 19′, 35′
Praterstadion, Vienna
Attendance: 34,989
Referee: Dimosthemis Stathatos (Greece)
Austria won 6–2 on aggregate.

31 May 1959

Yugoslavia2–0Bulgaria
Galić 1′
Tasić 87′
Stadion JNA, Belgrade
Attendance: 23,418
Referee: Mihai Popa (Romania)

25 October 1959

Bulgaria1–1Yugoslavia
Diev 55′Mujić 57′
Vasil Levski Stadium, Sofia
Attendance: 27,560
Referee: Kurt Tschenscher (West Germany)
Yugoslavia won 3–1 on aggregate.

21 June 1959

East Germany0–2Portugal
Matateu 12′
Coluna 67′
Walter-Ulbricht-Stadion, Berlin
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Alois Obtulovic (Czechoslovakia)
Portugal3–2East Germany
Coluna 45′, 62′
Cavém 68′		Vogt 47′
Kohle 72′
Estádio das Antas, Porto
Attendance: 19,124
Referee: Juan Garay Gardeazábal (Spain)
Portugal won 5–2 on aggregate.

28 June 1959

Poland2–4Spain
Pohl 34′
Brychczy 62′		Suárez 40′, 52′
Di Stéfano 41′, 56′
Stadion Śląski, Chorzów
Attendance: 71,469
Referee: Arthur Edward Ellis (England)

14 October 1959

Spain3–0Poland
Di Stéfano 30′
Gensana 69′
Gento 85′
Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid
Attendance: 62,070
Referee: Karoly Balla (Hungary)
Spain won 7–2 on aggregate.

23 September 1959

Denmark2–2Czechoslovakia
Pedersen 17′
Hansen 19′		Kačáni 29′
Dolinský 42′
Idrætsparken, Copenhagen
Attendance: 34,200
Referee: Johan Bronkhorst (Netherlands)

18 October 1959

Czechoslovakia5–1Denmark
Buberník 39′, 56′
Scherer 47′, 86′
Dolinský 63′		Kramer 33′
Městský fotbalový stadion Srbská, Brno
Attendance: 31,217Referee:
Helmut Köhler (West Germany)
Czechoslovakia won 7–3 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

EURO 1960 - Quarter-finals table

Quarte-Finals Matches: Stats & Results

13 December 1959

France5–2Austria
Fontaine 6′, 18′, 70′
Vincent 38′, 82′		Horak 40′
Pichler 65′
Stade Olympique de Colombes, Colombes
Attendance: 43,775
Referee: Manuel Martín Asensi (Spain)

27 March 1960

Austria2–4France
Nemec 26′
Probst 64′		Marcel 46′
Rahis 59′
Heutte 77′
Kopa 83′ (pen.)
Praterstadion, Vienna
Attendance: 39,229
Referee: Leo Helge (Denmark)
France won 9–4 on aggregate and qualified for the 1960 European Nations’ Cup.

8 May 1960

Portugal2–1Yugoslavia
Santana 30′
Matateu 70′		Kostić 81′
Estádio Nacional, Lisbon
Attendance: 39,978
Referee: Joseph Barbéran (France)

22 May 1960

Yugoslavia5–1Portugal
Šekularac 8′
Čebinac 45′
Kostić 50′, 88′
Galić 79′		Cavém 29′
Stadion JNA, Belgrade
Attendance: 43,000
Referee: Alfred Stoll (Austria)
Yugoslavia won 6–3 on aggregate and qualified for the 1960 European Nations’ Cup.

22 May 1960

Romania0–2Czechoslovakia
Masopust 8′
Bubník 45′
Stadionul 23 August, Bucharest
Attendance: 61,306
Referee: Andor Dorogi (Hungary)

29 May 1960

Czechoslovakia 3–0Romania
Buberník 1′, 15′
Bubník 18′
Tehelné pole, Bratislava
Attendance: 31,057
Referee: Leif Gulliksen (Norway)
Czechoslovakia won 5–0 on aggregate and qualified for the 1960 European Nations’ Cup.

29 May 1960

Soviet Union CancelledSpain

9 June 1960

SpainCancelledSoviet Union
Spain withdrew. Spain refused to travel to the Soviet Union for their quarter-final, so Spain were disqualified and the Soviet Union were awarded a walkover victory. Soviet Union won on walkover and qualified for the 1960 European Nations’ Cup.

Quarter-Finals Top Goalscorers

EURO 1960 Quarter-Finals Top Goalscorers

Qualification – Qualified teams

FranceYugoslaviaSoviet UnionCzechoslovakia

Stadiums

EURO 1960 stadiums

Semi-Finals

6 July 1960

France 4–5Yugoslavia
Vincent 12′
Heutte 43′, 62′
Wisniewski 53′		Galić 11′
Žanetić 55′
Knez 75′
Jerković 78′, 79′
Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 26,370
Referee: Gaston Grandain (Belgium)
Czechoslovakia0–3Soviet Union
Ivanov 34′, 56′
Ponedelnik 66′
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Attendance: 25,184
Referee: Cesare Jonni (Italy)

Third Place Match

9 July 1960

Czechoslovakia2–0France
Bubník 58′
Pavlovič 88′
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Attendance: 9,438
Referee: Cesare Jonni (Italy)

Final

10 July 1960

Soviet Union2–1(a.e.t.)Yugoslavia
Metreveli 49′
Ponedelnik 113′		Galić 43′
Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 17,966
Referee: Arthur Ellis (England)

Qualification – Top Goalscorers

euro 1960 qualification top goalscorers

Squads

Soviet Union

GK 1 Lev Yashin
RB 2 Givi Chokheli
CB 4 Anatoly Krutikov
LB 3 Anatoli Maslyonkin
RH 5 Yuriy Voynov
LH 6 Igor Netto (c)
OR 8 Valentin Ivanov
IR 7 Slava Metreveli
CF 9 Viktor Ponedelnik
IL 10 Valentin Bubukin
OL 11 Mikheil Meskhi

Manager:

Gavriil Kachalin

Yugoslavia

GK 1 Blagoje Vidinić
RB 2 Vladimir Durković
CB 5 Jovan Miladinović
LB 3 Fahrudin Jusufi
RH 4 Ante Žanetić
LH 6 Željko Perušić
OR 7 Željko Matuš
IR 10 Dragoslav Šekularac
CF 8 Dražan Jerković
IL 9 Milan Galić
OL 11 Bora Kostić (c)

Managers:

Ljubomir Lovrić
Dragomir Nikolić
Aleksandar Tirnanić

UEFA EURO 1960 – Team of the Tournament

UEFA EURO 1960 team of the tournament