The final tournament of the 1960 European Nations' Cup was a single-elimination tournament involving the four teams that qualified from the quarter-finals. There were two rounds of matches: a semi-final stage leading to the final to decide the champions. The final tournament began with the semi-finals on 6 July and ended with the final on 10 July at the Parc des Princes in Paris. The Soviet Union won the tournament with a 2–1 victory over Yugoslavia. [1]
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Any game in the final tournament that was undecided by the end of the regular 90 minutes was followed by thirty minutes of extra time (two 15-minute halves). If scores were still level, a coin toss would be used in all matches but the final. If the final finished level after extra time, a replay would take place at a later date to decide the winner.
| Team | Method of qualification | Date of qualification |
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 Czechoslovakia | Quarter-final winner | 27 March 1960 |
 France (host) | Quarter-final winner | 22 May 1960 |
 Soviet Union | Quarter-final winner | 28 May 1960 |
 Yugoslavia | Quarter-final winner | 29 May 1960 |
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 6 July – Marseille | ||||||
| Czechoslovakia | 0 | |||||
| 10 July – Paris | ||||||
| Soviet Union | 3 | |||||
| Soviet Union (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||
| 6 July – Paris | ||||||
| Yugoslavia | 1 | |||||
| France | 4 | |||||
| Yugoslavia | 5 | |||||
| Third place play-off | ||||||
| 9 July – Marseille | ||||||
| Czechoslovakia | 2 | |||||
| France | 0 | |||||
| France | 4–5 | Yugoslavia |
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| Czechoslovakia | 0–3 | Soviet Union |
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| Soviet Union | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Yugoslavia |
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 Soviet Union |  Yugoslavia |
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