1964 European Nations' Cup

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1964 UEFA European Nations Cup Eurocopa España 1964

Tournament details
Host country	Spain
Dates	June 17 – June 21
Teams	4
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Spain (1st title)
Second place	USSR
Third place	Hungary
Fourth place	Denmark
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4
Goals scored	13 (3.25 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Jesús María Pereda Ferenc Bene Dezső Novák (2 goals)

The 1964 UEFA European Nations Cup was the second edition of the quadrennial European Football Championship, endorsed by UEFA. The final tournament was held in Spain. It was won by the hosts 2-1 over defending champions Soviet Union.

The tournament was a knockout competition; 29 teams entered (Greece withdrew after being drawn with Albania). The Soviet Union, Austria, and Luxembourg received byes into the second round. The teams played home-and-away matches until the semi-finals; the final four teams would move on to the final tournament, whose host was selected after the teams became known.

Luxembourg proved to be the giant-killers of the qualifying rounds; they beat the Netherlands 3-2 on aggregate (1-1 and 2-1), and then drew with Denmark 3-3 and 2-2, before losing the replay 1-0. Denmark thus became the most surprising of the qualifiers for the final tournament, joining the Soviet Union, Spain, and Hungary.

In the semi-finals, the Soviet Union defeated the Danes 3-0 in Barcelona and Spain beat Hungary 2-1 in extra time in Madrid, the winning goal being scored by Amancio. Spain had withdrawn from the tournament in 1960 rather than play the Soviet Union, but on this occasion Generalisimo Francisco Franco let his team play the Soviets. In front of more than 79,000 at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, the hosts won 2-1 after a late goal from Marcelino.

1 Preliminary round
2 Eighth-finals
3 Quarter-finals
4 Final tournament
5 Statistics
6 External links

[edit] Preliminary round

Greece withdrew from the competition after they were drawn against Albania in the preliminary round.

[edit] First leg

1962-06-21 19:15	Norway	0 – 2	Sweden	Ullevål, Oslo Attendance: 28,249 Referee: Gilbert Bowman (Scotland)
			Martinsson 9' 40'

1962-06-28 19:00	Denmark	6 – 1	Malta	Idrætsparken, Copenhagen Attendance: 10,622 Referee: Pieter Roomer (Netherlands)
	O. Madsen 9' 14' 49' Clausen 22' Enoksen 70' Bertelsen 80'		Theobald 57'

1962-08-12 15:00	Republic of Ireland	4 – 2	Iceland	Dalymount Park, Dublin Attendance: 19,848 Referee: Robert Ernest Smith (Wales)
	Tuohy 11' Fogarty 40' Cantwell 65' 76'		R. Jónsson 37' 87'

1962-10-03 19:45	England	1 – 1	France	Hillsborough, Sheffield Attendance: 35,380 Referee: Frede Hansen (Denmark)
	Flowers 57' (pen.)		Goujon 8'

1962-10-10 15:30	Poland	0 – 2	Northern Ireland	Stadion Śląski, Chorzow Attendance: 31,500 Referee: Bertil Wilhelm Lööw (Sweden)
			Dougan 19' Humphries 54'

1962-11-01 20:45	Spain	6–0	Romania	Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Kevin Howley (England)
	Guillot 7' 20' 70' Veloso 9' Collar 17' Macri 81' (o.g.)

1962-11-04 14:15	Yugoslavia	3 – 2	Belgium	Stadion JNA, Belgrade Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Alois Obtulovič (Czechoslovakia)
	Skoblar 12' 32' (pen.) Vasović 88'		Stockman 26' Jurion 58'

1962-11-07 13:00	Bulgaria	3 – 1	Portugal	Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia Attendance: 31,318 Referee: Semih Zoroglu (Turkey)
	Asparuhov 65' 72' Diev 77'		Eusébio 49'

1962-11-07 14:00	Hungary	3 – 1	Wales	Népstadion, Budapest Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Józef Kowal (Poland)
	Albert 6' Tichy 35' Sándor 48'		Medwin 18'

1962-11-11 14:30	Netherlands	3 – 1	Switzerland	Olympisch stadion, Amsterdam Attendance: 64,350 Referee: Joaquim Fernandes Campos (Portugal)
	van der Linden 11' Swart 75' Groot 76'		Hertig 43'

1962-11-21 14:00	East Germany	2 – 1	Czechoslovakia	Walter-Ulbricht-Stadion, East Berlin Attendance: 22,077 Referee: Serguei Alimov (Soviet Union)
	Erler 60' Liebrecht 80' (pen.)		Kučera 90'

1962-12-02 14:30	Italy	6 – 0	Turkey	Stadio Comunale, Bologna Attendance: 26,553 Referee: Lucien van Nuffel (Belgium)
	Rivera 15' 47' Orlando 22' 29' 35' 85'

[edit] Second leg

1962-09-02 16:30	Iceland	1 – 1	Republic of Ireland	Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík Attendance: 9,014 Referee: Birger Nielsen (Norway)
	Árnason 59'		Tuohy 37'

Republic of Ireland won 5–3 on aggregate.

1962-11-04 13:00	Sweden	1 – 1	Norway	Malmö Stadion, Malmö Attendance: 8,726 Referee: Werner Bergmann (East Germany)
	Eriksson 49'		Krogh 60'

Sweden won 3–1 on aggregate.

1962-11-25 13:00	Romania	3 – 1	Spain	Stadionul 23 August, Bucharest Attendance: 72,762 Referee: Georgios Pelomis (Greece)
	Tataru 2' Manolache 8' Constantin 61'		Veloso 65'

Spain won 7–3 on aggregate.

1962-11-28 19:45	Northern Ireland	2 – 0	Poland	Windsor Park, Belfast Attendance: 28,833 Referee: Dittmar Huber (Switzerland)
	Crossan 9' Bingham 64'

Northern Ireland won 4–0 on aggregate.

1962-12-08 14:00	Malta	1 – 3	Denmark	Empire Stadium, Gżira Attendance: 6,987 Referee: Raoul Righi (Italy)
	Urpani 37'		O. Madsen 13' Christiansen 42' Bertelsen 48'

Denmark won 9–2 on aggregate.

1962-12-16 21:00	Portugal	3 – 1	Bulgaria	Estádio do Restelo, Lisbon Attendance: 25,836 Referee: Henri Faucheux (France)
	Hernâni 4' 27' Coluna 54'		Iliev 84'

Bulgaria 4–4 Portugal on aggregate. Replay played on 23 January 1963

1963-02-27 20:45	France	5 – 2	England	Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance: 23,986 Referee: Josef Kandlbinder (West Germany)
	Wisnieski 3' 75' Douis 32' Cossou 43' 82'		Smith 57' Tambling 74'

France won 6–3 on aggregate.

1963-03-20 19:15	Wales	1 – 1	Hungary	Ninian Park, Cardiff Attendance: 30,413 Referee: Samuel Spillane (Republic of Ireland)
	Jones 23' (pen.)		Tichy 77' (pen.)

Hungary won 4–2 on aggregate.

1963-03-27 13:30	Turkey	0 – 1	Italy	BJK İnönü Stadium, Istanbul Attendance: 27,290 Referee: Dimitar Rumenchev (Bulgaria)
			Sormani 86'

Italy won 7–0 on aggregate.

1963-03-31 15:00	Switzerland	1 – 1	Netherlands	Wankdorf Stadium, Berne Attendance: 31,794 Referee: Josef Kandlbinder (West Germany)
	Allemann 72'		Kruiver 7'

Netherlands won 4–2 on aggregate.

1963-03-31 15:30	Czechoslovakia	1 – 1	East Germany	Strahov Stadium, Prague Attendance: 19,504 Referee: Károly Balla (Hungary)
	Mašek 66'		P. Ducke 85'

East Germany won 3–2 on aggregate.

1963-03-31 16:00	Belgium	0 – 1	Yugoslavia	Heysel Stadium, Brussels Attendance: 24,583 Referee: Vicente Antonio Caballero (Spain)
			Galić 21'

Yugoslavia won 4–2 on aggregate.

[edit] Replay

1963-01-23 14:30	Bulgaria	1 – 0	Portugal	Stadio Olimpico, Rome Attendance: 2,336 Referee: Giuseppe Adami (Italy)
	Asparuhov 86'

Bulgaria won 5–4 on aggregate.

[edit] Eighth-finals

Spain vs Northern Ireland

May 30, 1963 00:00 First Leg	Spain	1–1	Northern Ireland	Estadio San Mamés, Bilbao Attendance: 27,960 Referee: Jonni (Italy)
	Amancio 58'		W.Irvine 76'

October 30, 1963 00:00 Second Leg	Northern Ireland	0–1	Spain	Windsor Park, Belfast Attendance: 45,809 Referee: van Leeuwen (Netherlands)
			Gento 66'

Spain won 2–1 on aggregate

Yugoslavia vs Sweden

June 19, 1963 00:00 First Leg	Yugoslavia	0–0	Sweden	Stadion JNA, Belgrade Attendance: 45,098 Referee: Kainer (Austria)

September 18, 1963 00:00 Second Leg	Sweden	3–2	Yugoslavia	Malmö Stadion, Malmö Attendance: 20,774 Referee: Taylor (England)
	Persson 31', 60' Bild 72'		Zambata 23' Galić 64'

Sweden won 3–2 on aggregate

Denmark vs Albania

June 29, 1963 00:00 First Leg	Denmark	4–0	Albania	Idrætsparken, Copenhagen Attendance: 26,640 Referee: Boström (Sweden)
	Petersen 20'(p) Madsen 31' Clausen 40' Enoksen 49'

October 30, 1963 00:00 Second Leg	Albania	1–0	Denmark	Stadiumi Qemal Stafa, Tirana Attendance: 27,765 Referee: Cassar Naudi (Malta)
	Pano 3'

Denmark won 4–1 on aggregate

Netherlands vs Luxembourg

September 11, 1963 20:00 First Leg	Luxembourg	1–1	Netherlands	Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam Attendance: 36,523 Referee: Blavier (Belgium)
	May 33'		Nuninga 5'

October 30, 1963 20:15 Second Leg	Netherlands	1–2	Luxembourg	Stadion Feyenoord (De Kuip), Rotterdam Attendance: 42,385 Referee: Bois (France)
	Kruiver 35'		Dimmer 20', 68'

Luxembourg won 3–2 on aggregate

Austria vs Rep. of Ireland

September 25, 1963 19:30 First Leg	Austria	0–0	Republic of Ireland	Praterstadion, Vienna Attendance: 26,741 Referee: Gere (Hungary)

October 13, 1963 14:30 Second Leg	Republic of Ireland	3–2	Austria	Dalymount Park, Dublin Attendance: 39,963 Referee: Poulsen (Denmark)
	Cantwell 45', 90'(p) Fogarty 64'		Koleznik 38' Flögel 83'

Rep. of Ireland won 3–2 on aggregate

Bulgaria vs France

September 29, 1963 00:00 First Leg	Bulgaria	1–0	France	Vasil Levski Stadium, Sofia Attendance: 25,947 Referee: Talu (Turkey)
	Diev 24'

October 26, 1963 00:00 Second Leg	France	3–1	Bulgaria	Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance: 32,233 Referee: Ortiz de Mendíbil (Spain)
	Goujon 44', 81' Herbin 78'		Yakimov 75'

France won 3–2 on aggregate

USSR vs Italy

October 13, 1963 19:00 First Leg	USSR	2–0	Italy	Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow Attendance: 102,358 Referee: Banasiuk (Poland)
	Ponedelnik 22' Chislenko 42'

November 10, 1963 14:30 Second Leg	Italy	1–1	USSR	Stadio Olimpico, Rome Attendance: 69,567 Referee: Mellet (Switzerland)
	Rivera 89'		Gusarov 33'

USSR won 3–1 on aggregate

East Germany vs Hungary

October 19, 1963 14:30 First Leg	East Germany	1–2	Hungary	Walter-Ulbricht-Stadion, East Berlin Attendance: 33,383 Referee: Belov (USSR)
	Nöldner 51'		Bene 18' Rákosi 88'

November 3, 1963 14:00 Second Leg	Hungary	3–3	East Germany	Népstadion, Budapest Attendance: 35,382 Referee: Nedelkovski (Yugoslavia)
	Bene 7' Sándor 17' Solymosi 51'(p)		Heine 12' R.Ducke 26' Erler 81'

Hungary won 5–4 on aggregate

[edit] Quarter-finals

Luxembourg vs Denmark

December 4, 1963 00:00 First Leg	Luxembourg	3–3	Denmark	Stade Municipal, Luxembourg Attendance: 6,921 Referee: Schwinte (France)
	Pilot 1' Klein 23', 50'		Madsen 9', 30', 46'

December 10, 1963 00:00 Second Leg	Denmark	2–2	Luxembourg	Idrætsparken, Copenhagen Attendance: 36,294 Referee: Barberan (France)
	Madsen 16', 70'		Leónard 13' Schmit 84'

December 18, 1963 00:00 Replay	Denmark	1–0	Luxembourg	Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam Attendance: 5,700 Referee: Roomer (Netherlands)
	Madsen 43'

Denmark won 6–5 on aggregate (After Replay;after 2nd Leg: 5-5)

Spain vs Rep. of Ireland

March 11, 1964 00:00 First Leg	Spain	5–1	Republic of Ireland	Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville Attendance: 27,137 Referee: Van Nuffel (Belgium)
	Amancio 12', 29' Fusté 15' Marcelino Martínez 33', 88'		McEvoy 21'

April 8, 1964 00:00 Second Leg	Republic of Ireland	0–2	Spain	Dalymount Park, Dublin Attendance: 38,027 Referee: Versyp (Belgium)
			Zaballa 25', 88'

Spain won 7–1 on aggregate

France vs Hungary

April 25, 1964 15:00 First Leg	France	1–3	Hungary	Stade Olympique, Colombes(Paris) Attendance: 35,274 Referee: Jonni (Italy)
	Cossou 73'		Albert 15' Tichy 16', 70'

May 23, 1964 17:30 Second Leg	Hungary	2–1	France	Népstadion, Budapest Attendance: 70,120 Referee: Lo Bello (Italy)
	Sipos 24' Bene 55'		Combin 2'

Hungary won 5–2 on aggregate

Sweden vs USSR

May 13, 1964 00:00 First Leg	Sweden	1–1	USSR	Råsunda Stadion, Solna(Stockholm) Attendance: 36,937 Referee: Finney (England)
	Hamrin 87'		Ivanov 62'

May 27, 1964 19:00 Second Leg	USSR	3–1	Sweden	Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow Attendance: 99,609 Referee: Holland (England)
	Ponedelnik 32', 56' Voronin 83'		Hamrin 78'

USSR won 4–2 on aggregate

[edit] Final tournament

1964 European Nations' Cup finalists.

See also: 1964 European Nations' Cup squads

Semi finals			Final

17 June – Madrid (Estadio Bernabéu)
Hungary	1
Spain (aet)	2

			21 June – Madrid (Estadio Bernabéu)
			Spain	2
			USSR	1


			Third place
17 June - Barcelona (Nou Camp)		20 June - Barcelona (Nou Camp)
Denmark	0	Hungary (aet)	3
USSR	3		Denmark	1

[edit] Semi-finals

1964-06-17 20:00	Spain	2 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Hungary	Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid Attendance: 34,713 Referee: Arthur Blavier (Belgium)
	Pereda 35' Amancio 115'		Bene 84'

1964-06-17 22:30	Denmark	0 – 3	USSR	Camp Nou, Barcelona Attendance: 38,556 Referee: Concetto Lo Bello (Italy)
			Voronin 19' Ponedelnik 40' Ivanov 87'

[edit] Third place play-off

1964-06-20 20:00	Hungary	3 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Denmark	Camp Nou, Barcelona Attendance: 3,869 Referee: Daniel Mellet (Switzerland)
	Bene 11' Novák 107' (pen.) 110'		Bertelsen 82'

[edit] Final

1964-06-21 18:30	Spain	2 – 1	USSR	Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid Attendance: 79,115 Referee: Arthur Holland (England)
	Pereda 6' Marcelino 84'		Khusainov 8'

Euro 1964 Champions
Spain First title

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Top goalscorers

2 goals

[edit] Fastest goal

6 minutes: Jesús María Pereda (Spain vs USSR)

[edit] Average goals

3.25 goals per game

[edit] External links

1964 Nations Cup Review with images and video from the tournament

UEFA European Football Championships

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International football

v • d • e

Asia: AFC – Asian Cup

Africa: CAF – Africa Cup of Nations

North America: CONCACAF – Gold Cup

South America: CONMEBOL – Copa América

Oceania: OFC – Nations Cup

Europe: UEFA – European Championship

Non-FIFA: NF-Board – Viva World Cup