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
Main article: 1960 European Nations' Cup round of 16

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. 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'
Attendance: 43,775
Referee: Manuel Martín Asensi (Spain)
Austria 2–4 France
Nemec  26'
Probst  64'		 Report 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.

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'
Stadion JNA, Belgrade
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'
Stadionul 23 August, Bucharest
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[note 1] Spain
Report
Spain Cancelled[note 1] Soviet Union
Report

Spain withdrew. Soviet Union won on walkover and qualified for the 1960 European Nations' Cup.

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.
  • Robinson, J. (1996). The European Football Championships 1958-1996. Soccer Book Publishing. ISBN 0-947808-69-8.
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