1960 European Nations' Cup qualifying second round
The 1960 European Nations' Cup qualifying second round (officially referred to as the 1960 European Nations' Cup quarter-finals) were the second round of qualifying competition for 1960 European Nations' Cup. They were contested by the eight round of 16 winners of the 1960 European Nations' Cup qualifying tournament. 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. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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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. | Spain | – | – |
Spain refused to travel to the Soviet Union for their quarter-final, so the USSR were awarded a walkover victory.
Matches
The eight matches took place over two legs, taking place in 1959 and 1960. All times are CET (UTC+1).
13 December 1959 14:30 First leg |
France | 5–2 | Austria |
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Fontaine 6', 18', 70' Vincent 38', 82' |
Report | Horak 40' Pichler 65' |
27 March 1960 15:00 Second leg |
Austria | 2–4 | France |
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Nemec 26' Probst 64' |
Report | Marcel 46' Rahis 59' Heutte 77' Kopa 83' (pen.) |
France won 9–4 on aggregate.
22 May 1960 Second leg |
Yugoslavia | 5–1 | Portugal |
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Šekularac 8' Čebinac 45' Kostić 50', 88' Galić 79' |
Report | Cavém 29' |
Yugoslavia won 6–3 on aggregate.
Czechoslovakia won 5–0 on aggregate.
Spain withdrew. Soviet Union had a walkover.
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.