1960 European Nations' Cup qualifying

March 2018 1960 European Nations' Cup qualifying 28 September 1958 – 29 May 1960 17 24 91 TCH Titus BuberníkFRA Just Fontaine(5 goals each) 1964 Euro This article describes the qualifying procedure for the 1960 European Nations' Cup, the inaugural edition of the European Nations' Cup tournament, now known as the UEFA European Championship.Garin Erik Stokkermans Karel Tabeira Martín https://www.rsssf.org/tables/60e.html European Championship 1960 RSSSF.com Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 10 June 2011 5 March 2018 Qualified teams thumb|#0000FF Qualified #ffcc00 Did not qualify #000000 Did not enter #c3c3c3 Not a UEFA member {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Team ! Qualified as ! Qualified on |- | FRA (host) || 1 Quarter-finals winner || 27 March 1960 |- | YUG || 2 Quarter-finals winner || 22 May 1960 |- | URS || 4 Quarter-finals winnerWon by walkover after the withdrawal of Spain. || 28 May 1960 |- | TCH || 3 Quarter-finals winner || 29 May 1960 |} Format The qualification was a knockout tournament where the teams would play a two-legged tie on a home-and-away basis. If the aggregate scores were level at the end of the tie, a third leg was played at a neutral venue to decide the winners. It consisted of a preliminary round, a round of 16, and a quarter-final round. The four quarter-final winners would qualify for the tournament proper; one of those four countries would then be chosen to host it. 17 teams entered the competition; notable absences included West Germany, Italy, World Cup finalists Sweden, and the four Home Nations. Two of the entrants, Czechoslovakia and the Republic of Ireland, were selected to play the preliminary round. The winner of that fixture would join the remaining 15 teams in the round of 16. In fact, a few matches of the round of 16 took place before the preliminary round matches. The first European Nations' Cup qualifying match was played on 28 September 1958 between the Soviet Union and Hungary. The first goal was scored by Anatoli Ilyin of the Soviet Union four minutes into that game. On 3 December 1958, Greece became the first team to be eliminated from the European Nations' Cup after losing 8–2 on aggregate to France. Preliminary round 1960 European Nations' Cup qualifying preliminary round Czechoslovakia and the Republic of Ireland were randomly selected to face each other in the preliminary round. The other 15 countries received byes to the round of 16. Match Round of 16 1960 European Nations' Cup round of 16 Matches Quarter-finals 1960 European Nations' Cup quarter-finals Matches Goalscorers main 1960 European Nations' Cup qualifying Notes note References External links 1960 European Nations' Cup at UEFA.com Qualifying 1960 Nations' Cup qualifying Nations' Cup qualifying Nations' Cup qualifying Nations' Cup qualifying Nations' Cup qualifying Nations' Cup qualifying