1964 European Nations' Cup
Template:Infobox Football European Championship The 1964 UEFA European Football Championship, then called the 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 Spain had withdrawn from the tournament in 1960 rather than play the Soviet Union, but on this occasion Generalisimo Francisco Franco let his team play the Soviets.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.
Preliminary round
Norway vs Sweden
Sweden | 1–1 | Norway |
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Eriksson 49' | Krogh 60' |
Attendance: 8,726
Referee: Bergmann (East Germany)
Sweden won 3–1 on aggregate
Denmark vs Malta
Denmark | 6–1 | Malta |
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O.Madsen 9', 14', 49' Clausen 22' Enoksen 70' Bertelsen 80' |
Theobald 57' |
Attendance: 10,622
Referee: Roomer (Netherlands)
Malta | 1–3 | Denmark |
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Urpani 37' | O.Madsen 13' Christiansen 42' Bertelsen 48' |
Attendance: 6,987
Referee: Righi (Italy)
Denmark won 9–2 on aggregate
Rep. of Ireland vs Iceland
Republic of Ireland | 4–2 | Iceland |
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Tuohy 11' Fogarty 40' Cantwell 65', 76' |
R.Jónsson 37', 87' |
Attendance: 19,848
Referee: Smith (Wales)
Iceland | 1–1 | Republic of Ireland |
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Árnason 59' | Tuohy 37' |
Attendance: 9,014
Referee: Nielsen (Norway)
Rep. of Ireland won 5–3 on aggregate
England vs France
England | 1–1 | France |
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Flowers 57'(p) | Goujon 8' |
Attendance: 35,380
Referee: Hansen (Denmark)
France | 5–2 | England |
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Wisnieski 3', 75' Douis 32' Cossou 43', 82' |
Smith 57' Tambling 74' |
Attendance: 23,986
Referee: Kandlbinder (West Germany)
France won 6–3 on aggregate
Poland vs Northern Ireland
Poland | 0–2 | Northern Ireland |
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Dougan 19' Humphries 54' |
Attendance: 31,500
Referee: Lööw (Sweden)
Northern Ireland | 2–0 | Poland |
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Crossan 9' Bingham 64' |
Attendance: 28,833
Referee: Huber (Switzerland)
North. Ireland won 4–0 on aggregate
Spain vs Romania
Spain | 6–0 | Romania |
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Guillot 7', 20', 70' Veloso 9' Collar 17' Macri 81' (og) |
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Howley (England)
Romania | 3–1 | Spain |
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Tataru 2' Manolache 8' Constantin 61' |
Veloso 65' |
Attendance: 72,762
Referee: Pelomis (Greece)
Spain won 7–3 on aggregate
Yugoslavia vs Belgium
Yugoslavia | 3–2 | Belgium |
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Skoblar 12', 32'(p) Vasović 88' |
Stockman 26' Jurion 58' |
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Obtulovič (Czechoslovakia)
Belgium | 0–1 | Yugoslavia |
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Galić 21' |
Attendance: 24,583
Referee: Caballero (Spain)
Yugoslavia won 4–2 on aggregate
Bulgaria vs Portugal
Bulgaria | 3–1 | Portugal |
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Asparuhov 65', 72' Diev 77' |
Eusébio 49' |
Attendance: 31,318
Referee: Zoroglu (Turkey)
Portugal | 3–1 | Bulgaria |
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Hernâni 4', 27' Coluna 54' |
Iliev 84' |
Attendance: 25,836
Referee: Faucheux (France)
Bulgaria won 5–4 on aggregate (After Replay; after 2nd Leg: 4-4)
Hungary vs Wales
Hungary | 3–1 | Wales |
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Albert 6' Tichy 35' Sándor 48' |
Medwin 18' |
Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Kowal (Poland)
Wales | 1–1 | Hungary |
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Jones 23'(p) | Tichy 77'(p) |
Attendance: 30,413
Referee: Spillane (Rep. of Ireland)
Hungary won 4–2 on aggregate
Netherlands vs Switzerland
Netherlands | 3–1 | Switzerland |
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van der Linden 11' Swart 75' Groot 76' |
Hertig 43' |
Attendance: 64,350
Referee: Fernandes Campos (Portugal)
Switzerland | 1–1 | Netherlands |
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Allemann 72' | Kruiver 7' |
Attendance: 31,794
Referee: Kandlbinder (West Germany)
Netherlands won 4–2 on aggregate
East Germany vs Czechoslovakia
East Germany | 2–1 | Czechoslovakia |
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Erler 60' Liebrecht 80'(p) |
Kučera 90' |
Attendance: 22,077
Referee: Alimov (USSR)
Czechoslovakia | 1–1 | East Germany |
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Mašek 66' | P.Ducke 85' |
Attendance: 19,504
Referee: Balla (Hungary)
East Germany won 3–2 on aggregate
Italy vs Turkey
Italy | 6–0 | Turkey |
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Rivera 15', 47' Orlando 22', 29', 35', 85' |
Attendance: 26,553
Referee: van Nuffel (Belgium)
Turkey | 0–1 | Italy |
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Sormani 86' |
Attendance: 27,290
Referee: Rumenchev (Bulgaria)
Italy won 7–0 on aggregate
Note: Greece withdrew after drew against Albania
Eighth-finals
Spain vs Northern Ireland
Spain | 1–1 | Northern Ireland |
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Amancio 58' | W.Irvine 76' |
Attendance: 27,960
Referee: Jonni (Italy)
Northern Ireland | 0–1 | Spain |
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Gento 66' |
Attendance: 45,809
Referee: van Leeuwen (Netherlands)
Spain won 2–1 on aggregate
Yugoslavia vs Sweden
Yugoslavia | 0–0 | Sweden |
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Attendance: 45,098
Referee: Kainer (Austria)
Sweden | 3–2 | Yugoslavia |
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Persson 31', 60' Bild 72' |
Zambata 23' Galić 64' |
Attendance: 20,774
Referee: Taylor (England)
Sweden won 3–2 on aggregate
Denmark vs Albania
Denmark | 4–0 | Albania |
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Petersen 20'(p) Madsen 31' Clausen 40' Enoksen 49' |
Attendance: 26,640
Referee: Boström (Sweden)
Albania | 1–0 | Denmark |
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Pano 3' |
Attendance: 27,765
Referee: Cassar Naudi (Malta)
Denmark won 4–1 on aggregate
Netherlands vs Luxembourg
Luxembourg | 1–1 | Netherlands |
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May 33' | Nuninga 5' |
Attendance: 36,523
Referee: Blavier (Belgium)
Netherlands | 1–2 | Luxembourg |
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Kruiver 35' | Dimmer 20', 68' |
Attendance: 42,385
Referee: Bois (France)
Luxembourg won 3–2 on aggregate
Austria vs Rep. of Ireland
Austria | 0–0 | Republic of Ireland |
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Attendance: 26,741
Referee: Gere (Hungary)
Republic of Ireland | 3–2 | Austria |
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Cantwell 45', 90'(p) Fogarty 64' |
Koleznik 38' Flögel 83' |
Attendance: 39,963
Referee: Poulsen (Denmark)
Rep. of Ireland won 3–2 on aggregate
Bulgaria vs France
France | 3–1 | Bulgaria |
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Goujon 44', 81' Herbin 78' |
Yakimov 75' |
Attendance: 32,233
Referee: Ortiz de Mendíbil (Spain)
France won 3–2 on aggregate
USSR vs Italy
Soviet Union | 2–0 | Italy |
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Ponedelnik 22' Chislenko 42' |
Attendance: 102,358
Referee: Banasiuk (Poland)
Italy | 1–1 | Soviet Union |
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Rivera 89' | Gusarov 33' |
Attendance: 69,567
Referee: Mellet (Switzerland)
USSR won 3–1 on aggregate
East Germany vs Hungary
East Germany | 1–2 | Hungary |
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Nöldner 51' | Bene 18' Rákosi 88' |
Attendance: 33,383
Referee: Belov (USSR)
Hungary | 3–3 | East Germany |
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Bene 7' Sándor 17' Solymosi 51'(p) |
Heine 12' R.Ducke 26' Erler 81' |
Attendance: 35,382
Referee: Nedelkovski (Yugoslavia)
Hungary won 5–4 on aggregate
Quarter-finals
Luxembourg vs Denmark
Luxembourg | 3–3 | Denmark |
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Pilot 1' Klein 23', 50' |
Madsen 9', 30', 46' |
Attendance: 6,921
Referee: Schwinte (France)
Denmark | 2–2 | Luxembourg |
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Madsen 16', 70' | Leónard 13' Schmit 84' |
Attendance: 36,294
Referee: Barberan (France)
Denmark | 1–0 | Luxembourg |
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Madsen 43' |
Attendance: 5,700
Referee: Roomer (Netherlands)
Denmark won 6–5 on aggregate (After Replay;after 2nd Leg: 5-5)
Spain vs Rep. of Ireland
Spain | 5–1 | Republic of Ireland |
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Amancio 12', 29' Fusté 15' Marcelino Martínez 33', 88' |
McEvoy 21' |
Attendance: 27,137
Referee: Van Nuffel (Belgium)
Republic of Ireland | 0–2 | Spain |
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Zaballa 25', 88' |
Attendance: 38,027
Referee: Versyp (Belgium)
Spain won 7–1 on aggregate
France vs Hungary
France | 1–3 | Hungary |
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Cossou 73' | Albert 15' Tichy 16', 70' |
Attendance: 35,274
Referee: Jonni (Italy)
Hungary | 2–1 | France |
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Sipos 24' Bene 55' |
Combin 2' |
Attendance: 70,120
Referee: Lo Bello (Italy)
Hungary won 5–2 on aggregate
Sweden vs USSR
Sweden | 1–1 | Soviet Union |
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Hamrin 87' | Ivanov 62' |
Attendance: 36,937
Referee: Finney (England)
Soviet Union | 3–1 | Sweden |
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Ponedelnik 32', 56' Voronin 83' |
Hamrin 78' |
Attendance: 99,609
Referee: Holland (England)
USSR won 4–2 on aggregate
Final tournament
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
17 June – Madrid (Estadio Bernabéu) | ||||||
Hungary | 1 (1) | |||||
21 June – Madrid (Estadio Bernabéu) | ||||||
Spain (aet) | 1 (2) | |||||
Spain | 2 | |||||
17 June - Barcelona (Nou Camp) | ||||||
Soviet Union | 1 | |||||
Denmark | 0 | |||||
Soviet Union | 3 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
20 June - Barcelona (Nou Camp) | ||||||
Hungary (aet) | (1) 3 | |||||
Denmark | (1) 1 |
Semi-finals
Spain | 2–1 (AET) | Hungary |
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Pereda Ruiz De Temino 35' Amancio 115' |
Bene 84' |
Attendance: 34,713
Referee: Arthur Blavier (Belgium)
Denmark | 0–3 | Soviet Union |
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Voronin 19' Ponedelnik 40' Ivanov 87' |
Attendance: 38,556
Referee: Concetto Lo Bello (Italy)
Third place play-off
Hungary | 3–1 (AET) | Denmark |
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Bene 11' Novák 107' (pen), 110' |
Bertelsen 82' |
Attendance: 3,869
Referee: Daniel Mellet (Swiss)
Final
Spain | 2–1 | Soviet Union |
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Pereda Ruiz De Temino 6' Marcelino 84' |
Khusainov 8' |
Attendance: 79,115
Referee: Arthur Holland (England)
Euro 1964 Champions |
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Spain First title |
Statistics
Top goalscorers
2 Goals
Fastest goal
6 Minutes: Jesús María Pereda (Spain vs USSR)
Average goals
3.25 per game