1960 European Nations' Cup qualifying

1960 European Nations' Cup qualifying
Tournament details
Dates28 September 1958 – 29 May 1960
Teams17
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored91 (3.79 per match)
Top scorer(s)Czechoslovakia Titus Buberník
France Just Fontaine
(5 goals each)

1960 European Nations' Cup qualifying was the qualifying rounds of the 1960 European Nations' Cup.[1]

Qualified teams

  Qualified
  Did not qualify
  Did not enter
  Not a UEFA member
Team Qualified as Qualified on
 France (host)Quarter-finals winner27 March 1960
 YugoslaviaQuarter-finals winner22 May 1960
 Soviet UnionQuarter-finals winner[A]28 May 1960
 CzechoslovakiaQuarter-finals winner29 May 1960
  1. ↑ Won by walkover after the withdrawal of Spain.

Preliminary round

Czechoslovakia and the Republic of Ireland were randomly chosen to face each other in the preliminary round. The other 15 countries received byes to the round of 16.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Republic of Ireland  2–4  Czechoslovakia 2–0 0–4
Republic of Ireland 2–0 Czechoslovakia
  • Tuohy Goal 22'
  • Cantwell Goal 42' (pen.)
Report
Attendance: 37,500
Referee: Lucien Van Nuffel (Belgium)
Czechoslovakia 4–0 Republic of Ireland
  • Stacho Goal 4' (pen.)
  • Buberník Goal 57'
  • Pavlovič Goal 66'
  • Dolinský Goal 75'
Report
Tehelné pole, Bratislava
Attendance: 41,691
Referee: Joseph Barbéran (France)

Czechoslovakia won 4–2 on aggregate.

Round of 16

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Soviet Union  4–1  Hungary 3–1 1–0
France  8–2  Greece 7–1 1–1
Romania  3–2  Turkey 3–0 0–2
Norway  2–6  Austria 0–1 2–5
Yugoslavia  3–1  Bulgaria 2–0 1–1
East Germany  2–5  Portugal 0–2 2–3
Poland  2–7  Spain 2–4 0–3
Denmark  3–7  Czechoslovakia 2–2 1–5
Soviet Union 3–1 Hungary
Ilyin Goal 4'
Metreveli Goal 20'
Ivanov Goal 32'
Report Göröcs Goal 84'
Attendance: 100,572
Referee: Alfred Grill (Austria)
Hungary 0–1 Soviet Union
Report Voynov Goal 58'
Népstadion, Budapest
Attendance: 78,481
Referee: Jozef Kowal (Poland)

Soviet Union won 4–1 on aggregate.


France 7–1 Greece
Kopa Goal 23'
Fontaine Goal 25', 85'
Cisowski Goal 29', 68'
Vincent Goal 61', 87'
Report Yfantis Goal 48'
Attendance: 37,590
Referee: Gottfried Dienst (Switzerland)
Greece 1–1 France
Marche Goal 85' (o.g.) Report Bruey Goal 71'
Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, Athens
Attendance: 18,833
Referee: Vincenzo Orlandini (Italy)

France won 8–2 on aggregate.


Romania 3–0 Turkey
Oaidă Goal 62'
Constantin Goal 77'
Dinulescu Goal 81'
Report
Stadionul 23 August, Bucharest
Attendance: 67,200
Referee: Gottfried Dienst (Switzerland)
Turkey 2–0 Romania
Küçükandonyadis Goal 13', 54' (pen.) Report
Beşiktaş İnönü Stadı, Istanbul
Attendance: 23,567
Referee: Borge Nedelkovski (Yugoslavia)

Romania won 3–2 on aggregate.


Norway 0–1 Austria
Report Hof Goal 32'
Ullevål, Oslo
Attendance: 27,566
Referee: Werner Bergmann (East Germany)
Austria 5–2 Norway
Hof Goal 2', 25' (pen.)
Nemec Goal 21', 73'
Skerlan Goal 60'
Report Ødegaard Goal 19', 35'
Praterstadion, Vienna
Attendance: 34,989
Referee: Dimosthemis Stathatos (Greece)

Austria won 6–2 on aggregate.


Yugoslavia 2–0 Bulgaria
Galić Goal 1'
Tasić Goal 87'
Report
Stadion JNA, Belgrade
Attendance: 23,418
Referee: Mihai Popa (Romania)
Bulgaria 1–1 Yugoslavia
Diev Goal 50' Report Mujić Goal 56'
Vasil Levski Stadium, Sofia
Attendance: 27,560
Referee: Kurt Tschenscher (West Germany)

Yugoslavia won 3–1 on aggregate.


East Germany 0–2 Portugal
Report Matateu Goal 12'
Coluna Goal 67'
Walter-Ulbricht-Stadion, Berlin
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Alois Obtulovic (Czechoslovakia)
Portugal 3–2 East Germany
Coluna Goal 45', 62'
Cavém Goal 68'
Report Vogt Goal 47'
Kohle Goal 72'
Estádio das Antas, Porto
Attendance: 19,124
Referee: Juan Garay Gardeazábal (Spain)

Portugal won 5–2 on aggregate.


Poland 2–4 Spain
Pohl Goal 34'
Brychczy Goal 62'
Report Suárez Goal 40', 52'
Di Stéfano Goal 41', 56'
Attendance: 71,469
Referee: Arthur Edward Ellis (England)
Spain 3–0 Poland
Di Stéfano Goal 30'
Gensana Goal 69'
Gento Goal 85'
Report
Attendance: 62,070
Referee: Karoly Balla (Hungary)

Spain won 7–2 on aggregate.


Denmark 2–2 Czechoslovakia
Pedersen Goal 17'
Hansen Goal 19'
Report Kačáni Goal 29'
Dolinský Goal 42'
Idrætsparken, Copenhagen
Attendance: 34,200
Referee: Johan Bronkhorst (Netherlands)
Czechoslovakia 5–1 Denmark
Buberník Goal 39', 56'
Scherer Goal 47', 86'
Dolinský Goal 63'
Report Kramer Goal 33'
Městský fotbalový stadion Srbská, Brno
Attendance: 31,217
Referee: Helmut Köhler (West Germany)

Czechoslovakia won 7–3 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
France  9–4  Austria 5–2 4–2
Portugal  3–6  Yugoslavia 2–1 1–5
Romania  0–5  Czechoslovakia 0–2 0–3
Soviet Union  w/o[note 1]  Spain Canc. Canc.
France 5–2 Austria
Fontaine Goal 6', 18', 70'
Vincent Goal 38', 82'
Report Horak Goal 40'
Pichler Goal 65'
Stade Olympique de Colombes, Colombes
Attendance: 43,775
Referee: Manuel Martín Asensi (Spain)
Austria 2–4 France
Nemec Goal 26'
Probst Goal 64'
Report Marcel Goal 46'
Rahis Goal 59'
Heutte Goal 77'
Kopa Goal 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.


Portugal 2–1 Yugoslavia
Santana Goal 30'
Matateu Goal 70'
Report Kostić Goal 81'
Estádio Nacional, Lisbon
Attendance: 39,978
Referee: Joseph Barbéran (France)
Yugoslavia 5–1 Portugal
Šekularac Goal 8'
Čebinac Goal 45'
Kostić Goal 50', 88'
Galić Goal 79'
Report Cavém Goal 29'
Stadion JNA, Belgrade
Attendance: 43,000
Referee: Josef Stoll (Austria)

Yugoslavia won 6–3 on aggregate and qualified for the 1960 European Nations' Cup.


Romania 0–2 Czechoslovakia
Report Masopust Goal 8'
Bubník Goal 45'
Stadionul 23 August, Bucharest
Attendance: 61,306
Referee: Andor Dorogi (Hungary)
Czechoslovakia 3–0 Romania
Buberník Goal 1', 15'
Bubník Goal 18'
Report
Tehelné pole, Bratislava
Attendance: 31,057
Referee: Leif Gulliksen (Norway)

Czechoslovakia won 5–0 on aggregate and qualified for the 1960 European Nations' Cup.


Soviet Union Cancelled Spain
Report
Spain Cancelled Soviet Union
Report

Spain refused to travel for the first leg. The Soviet Union qualified for the 1960 European Nations' Cup by walkover.

Goalscorers

There were 91 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 3.79 goals per match.

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

  • France Roger Marche (against Greece)

Notes

  1. ↑ 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.

References

  1. ↑ Garin, Erik; Stokkermans, Karel; Tabeira, Martín (10 June 2011). "European Championship 1960". RSSSF.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 5 March 2018.

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