1960 European Nations' Cup

European association football championship November 2020 August 2017 European Nations' Cup 1960 Coupe d'Europe des nations de football France 1960 fr UEFA Euro 1960 logo.svg 200px France 6–10 July 4 2 2 URS 1 YUG TCH FRA 4 17 78958 FRA François HeutteURS Valentin IvanovURS Viktor PonedelnikYUG Milan GalićYUG Dražan Jerković(2 goals each) 1964 The 1960 European Nations' Cup was the inaugural tournament of the UEFA European Championship, held every four years and organised by UEFA. The first tournament was held in France. It was won by the Soviet Union, who beat Yugoslavia 2–1 in Paris after extra time. The tournament was a knockout competition, with just 17 teams entering. There were some notable absences, including West Germany, Italy, Netherlands and England, each of whom had voted against the creation of the tournament in 1957.Murray Scott The Joy of Six: European Championship qualifiers https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2011/sep/02/joy-of-six-european-championship-qualifiers The Guardian 2 September 2011 1 December 2023 At a Uefa congress in 1957, a motion to set up a European championship was finally put to the floor. Predictably, the British associations acted like a petulant child, just as it had done three decades earlier with the World Cup. Fearing such a tournament would interfere with the Home Internationals, it abstained, though this time it was by no means the only offender: seven other countries voted against, including West Germany, Italy and Holland. The entrants would play home-and-away matches until the semi-finals; the final four teams would then move on to the final tournament, whose host was selected after the teams became known. In the quarter-finals, Spain, who were under Francoist rule, refused to travel to the Soviet Union for political reasons. After a proposal to play the tie over one leg at a neutral venue was rejected by the Soviets,Муртазин Салават 10 July 2020 Первая и последняя победа сборной СССР на Евро. Как это было https://www.championat.com/football/article-4078277-pobeda-sbornoj-sssr-na-chempionate-evropy-1960-hronologija-foto-video.html 15 July 2021 Championat.com ruMalone Emmet 21 April 2016 Euro Moments: General Franco pulls Spain from 1960 tournament https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/international/euro-moments-general-franco-pulls-spain-from-1960-tournament-1.2614698 9 August 2023 The Irish Times en Spain was disqualified: accordingly, three of the final four teams were from communist countries: the USSR, Czechoslovakia, and SFR Yugoslavia, to go with hosts France. In the semi-finals, the Soviets made easy work of the Czechoslovaks in Marseille, beating them 3–0. The other match saw a nine-goal thriller as Yugoslavia came on top 5–4 after coming back from a two-goal deficit twice. Czechoslovakia beat the French 2–0 for third place. In the final, Yugoslavia scored first, but the Soviet Union, led by legendary goalkeeper Lev Yashin, equalised in the 49th minute. After 90 minutes the score was 1–1, and Viktor Ponedelnik scored with seven minutes left in extra time to give the Soviets the inaugural European Championship.Rostance Tom 21 May 2012 BBC Sport - Euro 1960: Lev Yashin leads Soviets to glory in France https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/17680769 15 July 2021 BBC Sport Qualified teams 1960 European Nations' Cup qualifying Venues France center 300 France 48.841389 2.253056 Paris bottom France 43.269722 5.395833 Marseille bottom Paris Marseille Parc des Princes Stade Vélodrome Capacity: 40,000 Capacity: 40,000 200px 200px Squads 1960 European Nations' Cup squads Match officials Country RefereeENG EnglandArthur EllisBEL BelgiumGaston GrandainITA ItalyCesare Jonni Final tournament 1960 European Nations' Cup final tournament thumb|300px|1960 European Nations' Cup finalists In all matches but the final, extra time and a coin toss were used to decide the winner if necessary. If the final remained level after extra time, a replay would be used to determine the winner. All times are local, CET (UTC+1). Bracket bracket Semi-finals sf1 sf2 Third place play-off tp Final 1960 European Nations' Cup final final Statistics Goalscorers 17 4 FRA François Heutte URS Valentin Ivanov URS Viktor Ponedelnik YUG Milan Galić YUG Dražan Jerković TCH Vlastimil Bubník TCH Ladislav Pavlovič FRA Jean Vincent FRA Maryan Wisniewski URS Slava Metreveli YUG Tomislav Knez YUG Ante Žanetić Awards UEFA Team of the Tournament1 January 2020 1960 team of the tournament https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/news/0253-0d7f20bc921c-495824f652eb-1000--euro-1960-team-of-the-tournament/?iv=true https://web.archive.org/web/20200724121103/https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/news/0253-0d7f20bc921c-495824f652eb-1000--euro-1960-team-of-the-tournament/?iv=true dead 24 July 2020 15 July 2021 UEFA Union of European Football Associations Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards URS Lev Yashin TCH Ladislav NovákYUG Vladimir Durković TCH Josef MasopustURS Valentin IvanovURS Igor Netto URS Slava MetreveliURS Viktor PonedelnikYUG Milan GalićYUG Bora KostićYUG Dragoslav Šekularac References External links 1960 European Nations' Cup at UEFA.com 1960 Nations' Cup| Nations' Cup Category:1959–60 in French men's football Category:Men's international association football competitions hosted by France Category:July 1960 sports events in Europe Category:July 1960 in France