1960 European Nations' Cup quarter-finals

The 1960 European Nations' Cup quarter-finals was the third round of the qualifying competition for the 1960 European Nations' Cup. It was contested by the eight winners from the round of 16. The winners of each of four home-and-away ties entered the final tournament. The matches were played in 1959 and 1960.

Qualification

Each tie winner progressed to the quarter-finals. The quarter-finals were played in two legs on a home-and-away basis. The winners of the quarter-finals would go through to the final tournament.

Summary

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score 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.

Matches

The eight matches took place over two legs, taking place in 1959 and 1960. All times are CET (UTC+1).

France 5–2 Austria
Fontaine 6', 18', 70'
Vincent 38', 82'
Report Horak 40'
Pichler 65'
Austria 2–4 France
Nemec 26'
Probst 64'
Report Marcel 46'
Rahis 59'
Heutte 77'
Kopa 83' (pen.)
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 30'
Matateu 70'
Report Kostić 81'
Attendance: 39,978
Referee: Joseph Barbéran (France)
Yugoslavia 5–1 Portugal
Šekularac 8'
Čebinac 45'
Kostić 50', 88'
Galić 79'
Report Cavém 29'
Attendance: 43,000
Referee: Alfred Stoll (Austria)

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


Romania 0–2 Czechoslovakia
Report Masopust 8'
Bubník 45'
Attendance: 61,306
Referee: Andor Dorogi (Hungary)
Czechoslovakia 3–0 Romania
Buberník 1', 15'
Bubník 18'
Report
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 27 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 4.5 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

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

  • "1960 European Nations' Cup". uefa.com. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  • "1960 European Nations' Cup". rsssf.com. Retrieved 13 August 2014.[dead link]
  • Robinson, J. (1996). The European Football Championships 1958-1996. Soccer Book Publishing. ISBN 0-947808-69-8.