1964 European Nations' Cup

1964 UEFA European Nations Cup
Eurocopa España 1964
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Tournament details
Host country	Spain
Dates	17 June – 21 June
Teams	4
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Spain (1st title)
Runner-up	Soviet Union
Third place	Hungary
Fourth place	Denmark
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4
Goals scored	13 (3.25 per match)
Attendance	156,253 (39,063 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Jesús María Pereda Ferenc Bene Dezső Novák (2 goals)
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The 1964 UEFA European Nations Cup was the second European Football Championship. 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 Spain had withdrawn from the tournament in 1960 rather than play the Soviet Union, but on this occasion General Franco let his team play the Soviets. In front of more than 79,000 at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid, the hosts won 2–1 after a late goal from Marcelino.

Preliminary round

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

First leg

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

28 June 1962 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'

12 August 1962 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'

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

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

1 November 1962 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.)

4 November 1962 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'

7 November 1962 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'

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

11 November 1962 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'

21 November 1962 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'

2 December 1962 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'

Second leg

2 September 1962 16:30	Iceland	1 – 1	Republic of Ireland	Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík Attendance: 9,014 Referee: Birger Nilsen (Norway)
	Árnason 59'		Tuohy 37'

Republic of Ireland won 5–3 on aggregate.

4 November 1962 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.

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

Spain won 7–3 on aggregate.

28 November 1962 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.

8 December 1962 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.

16 December 1962 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

27 February 1963 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.

20 March 1963 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.

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

Italy won 7–0 on aggregate.

31 March 1963 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.

31 March 1963 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.

31 March 1963 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.

Replay

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

Bulgaria won 5–4 on aggregate.