1960 European Nations' Cup

The 1960 European Nations' Cup was the first ever edition of the UEFA European Championship. The tournament was played in France. It was won by the Soviet Union, who beat Yugoslavia 2–1 after extra time in the final.

Only 17 countries entered the tournament's qualifying round. Countries who decided to not enter included West Germany, Italy, Netherlands and England. 

Qualified teams

 Team Qualified as Qualified on  (host)                   

Venues
  Paris Marseille Parc des Princes Stade Vélodrome Capacity: 40,000 Capacity: 40,000 200px 200px

Match officials
 Country Referee EnglandArthur Ellis BelgiumGaston Grandain ItalyCesare Jonni

Final tournament
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

Semi-finals

Third place play-off

Final

Statistics
Goalscorers

Awards
UEFA Team of the Tournament

 Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards  Lev Yashin  Ladislav Novák Vladimir Durković  Josef Masopust Valentin Ivanov Igor Netto  Slava Metreveli Viktor Ponedelnik Milan Galić Bora Kostić Dragoslav Šekularac

 References 

Other websites

1960 European Nations' Cup at UEFA.com

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