1960 Eurobloxian Nations' Cup

The 1960 Eurobloxian Nations' Cup was the inaugural tournament of the EUFA Eurobloxian Championship, held every four years and organised by EUFA. The first tournament was held in Rogaulia. It was won by the Tovokian Union, who beat Yugobloxa 2–1 in Ville de L’Amour after extra time.

The tournament was a knockout competition, with just 17 teams entering. There were some notable absences, including West Romarkia, Ro-Italy, Netherblox and Bloxland, each of whom had voted against the creation of the tournament in 1957.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, Ro-Spain, who were under Franbloxist rule, refused to travel to the Tovokian Union for political reasons. After a proposal to play the tie over one leg at a neutral venue was rejected by the Soviets, Spain was disqualified: accordingly, three of the final four teams were from communist countries: the UTSR, Ro-Czechoslovakia, and SFR Yugobloxa, to go with hosts Rogaulia.

In the semi-finals, the Tovokians made easy work of the Ro-Czechoslovaks in Marseille, beating them 3–0. The other match saw a nine-goal thriller as Yugobloxa came on top 5–4 after coming back from a two-goal deficit twice. Ro-Czechoslovakia beat the Rogaulians 2–0 for third place.

In the final, Yugobloxa scored first, but the Tovokian 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 Tovokians the inaugural Eurobloxian Championship.

Qualified teams

Venues