EURO-1960: results

The idea to hold a tournament between European teams appeared in 1927. At that time, it did not work out. After 30 years, UEFA returned to this idea and created the European Championships, or the Henri Delaunay Cup. The first rally took place in 1960. The final part was taken by France.

Regulations

Not all European teams supported the idea of holding EURO-1960. Of the participation in the tournament, 13 out of 30 countries declined. Among them we can mention Italy, England, Germany, Belgium and Sweden. Football federations believed that the draw of the cup prevented players from recovering after the season.

Other 17 countries, members of UEFA, participated in the draw of 1/8 and 1/4 finals. It took place in early June 1958. 14 teams, including the USSR, began performances in 1/8. Ireland and Czechoslovakia conducted a classification duel.

In 1/8 and 1/4 finals there were two matches: at home and on the road. The semi-finals and finals of EURO-1960 took place in France, as Henri Delon was chairman of the French Football Federation.

Start

During the EURO-1960 draw there was no strictly regulated calendar - the leadership of the teams independently agreed on the place and time of the event. Qualifying matches, which, in theory, should be held in the first place, took place only on April 5 and May 10, 1959. The first match of the house was won by Ireland with the score 2: 0. The reciprocal game was held in Bratislava, the Czechs were able to score four unanswered goals and passed on.

The debut game EURO-1960 took place on September 28, 1958. The USSR-Hungary meeting was the first in the history of the European Cup. The match took place at the stadium "Luzhniki".

1/8 finals

EURO-1960 in football Russia (the USSR team) began with a home match against the Hungarians. On the duel came 100,000 fans. The first goal in the match (and history of the European Championship) was scored in the 4th minute by the Soviet football player Anatoly Ilyin. At the Euro-1960 in football the USSR became the first in everything. Vyacheslav Metreveli soon increased the score, and Valentin Ivanov made the score devastating. Hungarians could only answer one ball in the 84th minute.

The return match was held a year later - September 27, 1959. Again, luck sided with the Soviet team. Minimally defeating the Hungarians, the USSR went to the quarter finals.

In the second pair, the French and the Greeks agreed. The first match took place in France. Filled with "Park de Prens" saw eight goals, with seven of them scored by the home team. The return match ended with a score of 1: 1.

The first match between Romania and Turkey took place in Bucharest. Rumanians proved to be stronger, having scored three unanswered goals. April 26, 1959 in Istanbul was the reciprocal meeting. Turkey won 2: 0, but that was not enough. The Romanian team went to the quarterfinals.

The Norway-Austria pair played the first game in Oslo. With a minimum score, it was possible to defeat the Austrians. The return meeting took place in Vienna and ended with the score: 5: 2 in favor of Austria.

Yugoslavia and Bulgaria met in the 1/8 finals of the EURO-1960 in football. The favorite in the pair was obvious. The first match was won by the national team of Yugoslavia with the score: 2: 0. The second ended in a draw (1: 1).

An interesting pair in the EURO in 1960 was the GDR-Portugal. The first match was held in Berlin, where the hosts lost (2: 2). In the guest meeting in Portugal, the Germans scored twice, but the victory remained for the hosts (3: 2).

The outcome of the pair Spain-Poland was pretty obvious. On a visit the Spaniards won (4: 2). Houses won 3: 0 and went to the quarter finals.

In the final pair Denmark played with the winner of the qualifying round - Czechoslovakia. In Copenhagen, the winner could not be identified (2: 2). At home, the Czechs beat the Danes (5: 1).

1/4 finals

The most expected match was the USSR-Spain. In advance, the winner was difficult to predict. But the fans were not destined to see exciting confrontations. The reason was the political relations between the two countries, which in those years were strained. Spain refused to visit the USSR, offering to hold matches in a neutral territory. UEFA responded with a refusal, fining the team and appointing a disqualification. Thus, the USSR went to the semifinals of EURO-1960.

France in the pair went to Austria. The French won both matches. The first ended with the score: 5: 2, the second - 2: 4.

Portugal opposed Yugoslavia. The first match the Portuguese had a hard time winning with the score: 2: 1. The return meeting, held in Belgrade, ended in the defeat of Portugal (5: 1).

In the last couple met Romania and Czechoslovakia. Being in the rank of a favorite, the Czechs confidently won two matches - (0: 2) and (3: 0).

Semifinal

At the end of May 1960, the drawing of semi-finals took place. In the opponents of the USSR went to Czechoslovakia. France played with Yugoslavia.

The match with the participation of the Soviet national team was held in the arena "Velodrome". Without much effort, domestic players defeated the Czechs. The first goal scored Ivanov, in the second half, he doubled the result, and Victor Monday put an end to the match.

In the second match, France was considered the favorite, despite the absence of several key players. The Yugoslavs led 1-0, but then missed. The French got the upper hand in the game and already in the 53rd minute were 1: 4. At the 55th minute, the guests scored the second, but this was clearly not enough. And then the incredible happened. Between the 75th and 79th minutes the Yugoslavs were noted three times, and reached the final.

Match for third place

Frustrated by the loss of France, very hesitantly held the final match against the Czechs. Dissatisfied fans cheered their team for any mistake. The result was the victory of Czechoslovakia with the score: 2: 0.

The final

The USSR-Yugoslavia match took place on a wet field, in the rain. In general, the game was equal. At first the Yugoslavs looked better. At the 43rd minute Galich led the team forward. Soviet players were able to reply in the 49th minute. The second half was held under the onslaught of the USSR. It was not possible to identify the winner in the main time. Only in the 113th minute Victor Monday scored the second goal. EURO-1960 team of the USSR won, thanks to the persistence of football players and the concomitant luck.