1964 European Nations' Cup

1964 UEFA European Nations Cup
Eurocopa España 1964
Tournament details
Host country Flag of Spain 1945 1977.svg Spain
Teams 4 
Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Gold medal blank.svg Flag of Spain 1945 1977.svg Spain (1st title)
Runners-up Silver medal blank.svg Flag of the Soviet Union 1955.svg USSR
Third place Bronze medal blank.svg Flag of Hungary (1957-1989).png Hungary
Fourth place Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark
Tournament statistics
Matches played 4
Goals scored 13  (3.25 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Spain Jesús María Pereda
Flag of Hungary Ferenc Bene
Flag of Hungary 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 Spain had withdrawn from the tournament in 1960 rather than play the Soviet Union, but on this occasion General Franco let his team play the Soviets.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.

Contents

Preliminary round

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

First leg

21 June 1962
19:15		 Norway Flag of Norway.svg 0 – 2 Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Ullevål, Oslo
Attendance: 28,249
Referee: Gilbert Bowman (Scotland)
Martinsson Scored in the 9th minute 9' Scored in the 40th minute 40'
28 June 1962
19:00		 Denmark Flag of Denmark.svg 6 – 1 Flag of Malta.svg Malta Idrætsparken, Copenhagen
Attendance: 10,622
Referee: Pieter Roomer (Netherlands)
O. Madsen Scored in the 9th minute 9' Scored in the 14th minute 14' Scored in the 49th minute 49'
Clausen Scored in the 22nd minute 22'
Enoksen Scored in the 70th minute 70'
Bertelsen Scored in the 80th minute 80'		 Theobald Scored in the 57th minute 57'
12 August 1962
15:00		 Republic of Ireland Flag of Ireland.svg 4 – 2 Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland Dalymount Park, Dublin
Attendance: 19,848
Referee: Robert Ernest Smith (Wales)
Tuohy Scored in the 11th minute 11'
Fogarty Scored in the 40th minute 40'
Cantwell Scored in the 65th minute 65' Scored in the 76th minute 76'		 R. Jónsson Scored in the 37th minute 37' Scored in the 87th minute 87'
3 October 1962
19:45		 England Flag of England.svg 1 – 1 Flag of France.svg France Hillsborough, Sheffield
Attendance: 35,380
Referee: Frede Hansen (Denmark)
Flowers Scored in the 57th minute 57' (pen.) Goujon Scored in the 8th minute 8'
10 October 1962
15:30		 Poland Flag of Poland.svg 0 – 2 Ulster banner.svg Northern Ireland Stadion Śląski, Chorzów
Attendance: 31,500
Referee: Bertil Wilhelm Lööw (Sweden)
Dougan Scored in the 19th minute 19'
Humphries Scored in the 54th minute 54'
1 November 1962
20:45		 Spain Flag of Spain 1945 1977.svg 6–0 Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg Romania Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Kevin Howley (England)
Guillot Scored in the 7th minute 7' Scored in the 20th minute 20' Scored in the 70th minute 70'
Veloso Scored in the 9th minute 9'
Collar Scored in the 17th minute 17'
Macri Scored in the 81st minute 81' (o.g.)
4 November 1962
14:15		 Yugoslavia Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg 3 – 2 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Stadion JNA, Belgrade
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Alois Obtulovič (Czechoslovakia)
Skoblar Scored in the 12th minute 12' Scored in the 32nd minute 32' (pen.)
Vasović Scored in the 88th minute 88'		 Stockman Scored in the 26th minute 26'
Jurion Scored in the 58th minute 58'
7 November 1962
13:00		 Bulgaria Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg 3 – 1 Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia
Attendance: 31,318
Referee: Semih Zoroglu (Turkey)
Asparuhov Scored in the 65th minute 65' Scored in the 72nd minute 72'
Diev Scored in the 77th minute 77'		 Eusébio Scored in the 49th minute 49'
7 November 1962
14:00		 Hungary Flag of Hungary (1957-1989).png 3 – 1 Flag of Wales 2.svg Wales Népstadion, Budapest
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Józef Kowal (Poland)
Albert Scored in the 6th minute 6'
Tichy Scored in the 35th minute 35'
Sándor Scored in the 48th minute 48'		 Medwin Scored in the 18th minute 18'
11 November 1962
14:30		 Netherlands Flag of the Netherlands.svg 3 – 1 Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland Olympisch stadion, Amsterdam
Attendance: 64,350
Referee: Joaquim Fernandes Campos (Portugal)
van der Linden Scored in the 11th minute 11'
Swart Scored in the 75th minute 75'
Groot Scored in the 76th minute 76'		 Hertig Scored in the 43rd minute 43'
21 November 1962
14:00		 East Germany Flag of East Germany.svg 2 – 1 Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg Czechoslovakia Walter-Ulbricht-Stadion, East Berlin
Attendance: 22,077
Referee: Serguei Alimov (Soviet Union)
Erler Scored in the 60th minute 60'
Liebrecht Scored in the 80th minute 80' (pen.)		 Kučera Scored in the 90th minute 90'
2 December 1962
14:30		 Italy Flag of Italy.svg 6 – 0 Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Stadio Comunale, Bologna
Attendance: 26,553
Referee: Lucien van Nuffel (Belgium)
Rivera Scored in the 15th minute 15' Scored in the 47th minute 47'
Orlando Scored in the 22nd minute 22' Scored in the 29th minute 29' Scored in the 35th minute 35' Scored in the 85th minute 85'

Second leg

2 September 1962
16:30		 Iceland Flag of Iceland.svg 1 – 1 Flag of Ireland.svg Republic of Ireland Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík
Attendance: 9,014
Referee: Birger Nielsen (Norway)
Árnason Scored in the 59th minute 59' Tuohy Scored in the 37th minute 37'

Republic of Ireland won 5–3 on aggregate.

4 November 1962
13:00		 Sweden Flag of Sweden.svg 1 – 1 Flag of Norway.svg Norway Malmö Stadion, Malmö
Attendance: 8,726
Referee: Werner Bergmann (East Germany)
Eriksson Scored in the 49th minute 49' Krogh Scored in the 60th minute 60'

Sweden won 3–1 on aggregate.

25 November 1962
13:00		 Romania Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg 3 – 1 Flag of Spain 1945 1977.svg Spain Stadionul 23 August, Bucharest
Attendance: 72,762
Referee: Georgios Pelomis (Greece)
Tataru Scored in the 2nd minute 2'
Manolache Scored in the 8th minute 8'
Constantin Scored in the 61st minute 61'		 Veloso Scored in the 65th minute 65'

Spain won 7–3 on aggregate.

28 November 1962
19:45		 Northern Ireland Ulster banner.svg 2 – 0 Flag of Poland.svg Poland Windsor Park, Belfast
Attendance: 28,833
Referee: Dittmar Huber (Switzerland)
Crossan Scored in the 9th minute 9'
Bingham Scored in the 64th minute 64'

Northern Ireland won 4–0 on aggregate.

8 December 1962
14:00		 Malta Flag of Malta.svg 1 – 3 Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Empire Stadium, Gżira
Attendance: 6,987
Referee: Raoul Righi (Italy)
Urpani Scored in the 37th minute 37' O. Madsen Scored in the 13th minute 13'
Christiansen Scored in the 42nd minute 42'
Bertelsen Scored in the 48th minute 48'

Denmark won 9–2 on aggregate.

16 December 1962
21:00		 Portugal Flag of Portugal.svg 3 – 1 Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg Bulgaria Estádio do Restelo, Lisbon
Attendance: 25,836
Referee: Henri Faucheux (France)
Hernâni Scored in the 4th minute 4' Scored in the 27th minute 27'
Coluna Scored in the 54th minute 54'		 Iliev Scored in the 84th minute 84'

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

27 February 1963
20:45		 France Flag of France.svg 5 – 2 Flag of England.svg England Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 23,986
Referee: Josef Kandlbinder (West Germany)
Wisnieski Scored in the 3rd minute 3' Scored in the 75th minute 75'
Douis Scored in the 32nd minute 32'
Cossou Scored in the 43rd minute 43' Scored in the 82nd minute 82'		 Smith Scored in the 57th minute 57'
Tambling Scored in the 74th minute 74'

France won 6–3 on aggregate.

20 March 1963
19:15		 Wales Flag of Wales 2.svg 1 – 1 Flag of Hungary (1957-1989).png Hungary Ninian Park, Cardiff
Attendance: 30,413
Referee: Samuel Spillane (Republic of Ireland)
Jones Scored in the 23rd minute 23' (pen.) Tichy Scored in the 77th minute 77' (pen.)

Hungary won 4–2 on aggregate.

27 March 1963
13:30		 Turkey Flag of Turkey.svg 0 – 1 Flag of Italy.svg Italy BJK İnönü Stadium, Istanbul
Attendance: 27,290
Referee: Dimitar Rumenchev (Bulgaria)
Sormani Scored in the 86th minute 86'

Italy won 7–0 on aggregate.

31 March 1963
15:00		 Switzerland Flag of Switzerland.svg 1 – 1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Wankdorf Stadium, Berne
Attendance: 31,794
Referee: Josef Kandlbinder (West Germany)
Allemann Scored in the 72nd minute 72' Kruiver Scored in the 7th minute 7'

Netherlands won 4–2 on aggregate.

31 March 1963
15:30		 Czechoslovakia Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg 1 – 1 Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany Strahov Stadium, Prague
Attendance: 19,504
Referee: Károly Balla (Hungary)
Mašek Scored in the 66th minute 66' P. Ducke Scored in the 85th minute 85'

East Germany won 3–2 on aggregate.

31 March 1963
16:00		 Belgium Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 0 – 1 Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg Yugoslavia Heysel Stadium, Brussels
Attendance: 24,583
Referee: Vicente Antonio Caballero (Spain)
Galić Scored in the 21st minute 21'

Yugoslavia won 4–2 on aggregate.

Replay

23 January 1963
14:30		 Bulgaria Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg 1 – 0 Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 2,336
Referee: Giuseppe Adami (Italy)
Asparuhov Scored in the 86th minute 86'

Bulgaria won 5–4 on aggregate.

Last 16

Spain vs Northern Ireland

30 May 1963
00:00
First Leg		 Spain Flag of Spain 1945 1977.svg 1–1 Ulster banner.svg Northern Ireland Estadio San Mamés, Bilbao
Attendance: 27,960
Referee: Jonni (Italy)
Amancio 58' W.Irvine 76'
30 October 1963
00:00
Second Leg		 Northern Ireland Ulster banner.svg 0–1 Flag of Spain 1945 1977.svg Spain Windsor Park, Belfast
Attendance: 45,809
Referee: van Leeuwen (Netherlands)
Gento 66'

Spain won 2–1 on aggregate

Yugoslavia vs Sweden

19 June 1963
00:00
First Leg		 Yugoslavia Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg 0–0 Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Stadion JNA, Belgrade
Attendance: 45,098
Referee: Kainer (Austria)
18 September 1963
00:00
Second Leg		 Sweden Flag of Sweden.svg 3–2 Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg 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

29 June 1963
00:00
First Leg		 Denmark Flag of Denmark.svg 4–0 Flag of Albania 1946.svg Albania Idrætsparken, Copenhagen
Attendance: 26,640
Referee: Boström (Sweden)
Petersen 20'(p)
Madsen 31'
Clausen 40'
Enoksen 49'
30 October 1963
00:00
Second Leg		 Albania Flag of Albania 1946.svg 1–0 Flag of Denmark.svg 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 Flag of Luxembourg.svg 1–1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam
Attendance: 36,523
Referee: Blavier (Belgium)
May 33' Nuninga 5'
30 October 1963
20:15
Second Leg		 Netherlands Flag of the Netherlands.svg 1–2 Flag of Luxembourg.svg 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

25 September 1963
19:30
First Leg		 Austria Flag of Austria.svg 0–0 Flag of Ireland.svg Republic of Ireland Praterstadion, Vienna
Attendance: 26,741
Referee: Gere (Hungary)
13 October 1963
14:30
Second Leg		 Republic of Ireland Flag of Ireland.svg 3–2 Flag of Austria.svg 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

29 September 1963
00:00
First Leg		 Bulgaria Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg 1–0 Flag of France.svg France Vasil Levski Stadium, Sofia
Attendance: 25,947
Referee: Talu (Turkey)
Diev 24'
26 October 1963
00:00
Second Leg		 France Flag of France.svg 3–1 Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg 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

13 October 1963
19:00
First Leg		 USSR Flag of the Soviet Union 1955.svg 2–0 Flag of Italy.svg Italy Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 102,358
Referee: Banasiuk (Poland)
Ponedelnik 22'
Chislenko 42'
10 November 1963
14:30
Second Leg		 Italy Flag of Italy.svg 1–1 Flag of the Soviet Union 1955.svg USSR Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 69,567
Referee: Mellet (Switzerland)
Rivera 89' Gusarov 33'

USSR won 3–1 on aggregate

East Germany vs Hungary

19 October 1963
14:30
First Leg		 East Germany Flag of East Germany.svg 1–2 Flag of Hungary (1957-1989).png Hungary Walter-Ulbricht-Stadion, East Berlin
Attendance: 33,383
Referee: Belov (USSR)
Nöldner 51' Bene 18'
Rákosi 88'
3 November 1963
14:00
Second Leg		 Hungary Flag of Hungary (1957-1989).png 3–3 Flag of East Germany.svg 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

Quarter-finals

Luxembourg vs Denmark

4 December 1963
00:00
First Leg		 Luxembourg Flag of Luxembourg.svg 3–3 Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Stade Municipal, Luxembourg
Attendance: 6,921
Referee: Schwinte (France)
Pilot 1'
Klein 23', 50'		 Madsen 9', 30', 46'
10 December 1963
00:00
Second Leg		 Denmark Flag of Denmark.svg 2–2 Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg Idrætsparken, Copenhagen
Attendance: 36,294
Referee: Barberan (France)
Madsen 16', 70' Leónard 13'
Schmit 84'
18 December 1963
00:00
Replay		 Denmark Flag of Denmark.svg 1–0 Flag of Luxembourg.svg 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

11 March 1964
00:00
First Leg		 Spain Flag of Spain 1945 1977.svg 5–1 Flag of Ireland.svg 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'
8 April 1964
00:00
Second Leg		 Republic of Ireland Flag of Ireland.svg 0–2 Flag of Spain 1945 1977.svg Spain Dalymount Park, Dublin
Attendance: 38,027
Referee: Versyp (Belgium)
Zaballa 25', 88'

Spain won 7–1 on aggregate

France vs Hungary

25 April 1964
15:00
First Leg		 France Flag of France.svg 1–3 Flag of Hungary (1957-1989).png Hungary Stade Olympique, Colombes(Paris)
Attendance: 35,274
Referee: Jonni (Italy)
Cossou 73' Albert 15'
Tichy 16', 70'
23 May 1964
17:30
Second Leg		 Hungary Flag of Hungary (1957-1989).png 2–1 Flag of France.svg 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

13 May 1964
00:00
First Leg		 Sweden Flag of Sweden.svg 1–1 Flag of the Soviet Union 1955.svg USSR Råsunda Stadion, Solna(Stockholm)
Attendance: 36,937
Referee: Finney (England)
Hamrin 87' Ivanov 62'
27 May 1964
19:00
Second Leg		 USSR Flag of the Soviet Union 1955.svg 3–1 Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 99,609
Referee: Holland (England)
Ponedelnik 32', 56'
Voronin 83'		 Hamrin 78'

USSR won 4–2 on aggregate

Final tournament

1964 European Nations' Cup finalists.
See also: 1964 European Nations' Cup squads
  Semi finals Final
17 June – Madrid
 Flag of Hungary (1957-1989).png Hungary  1  
 Flag of Spain 1945 1977.svg Spain (aet)  2  
 
21 June – Madrid
     Flag of Spain 1945 1977.svg Spain  2
   Flag of the Soviet Union.svg USSR  1
Third place
17 June - Barcelona 20 June - Barcelona
 Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark  0  Flag of Hungary (1957-1989).png Hungary (aet)  3
 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg USSR  3    Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark  1

Semi-finals

17 June 1964
20:00		 Spain Flag of Spain 1945 1977.svg 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) Flag of Hungary (1957-1989).png Hungary Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid
Attendance: 34,713
Referee: Arthur Blavier (Belgium)
Pereda Scored in the 35th minute 35'
Amancio Scored in the 115th minute 115'		 Bene Scored in the 84th minute 84'
17 June 1964
22:30		 Denmark Flag of Denmark.svg 0 – 3 Flag of the Soviet Union 1955.svg USSR Camp Nou, Barcelona
Attendance: 38,556
Referee: Concetto Lo Bello (Italy)
Voronin Scored in the 19th minute 19'
Ponedelnik Scored in the 40th minute 40'
Ivanov Scored in the 87th minute 87'

Third place play-off

20 June 1964
20:00		 Hungary Flag of Hungary (1957-1989).png 3 – 1 (a.e.t.) Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Camp Nou, Barcelona
Attendance: 3,869
Referee: Daniel Mellet (Switzerland)
Bene Scored in the 11th minute 11'
Novák Scored in the 107th minute 107' (pen.) Scored in the 110th minute 110'		 Bertelsen Scored in the 82nd minute 82'

Final

Main article: 1964 European Nations' Cup Final
21 June 1964
18:30		 Spain Flag of Spain 1945 1977.svg 2 – 1 Flag of the Soviet Union 1955.svg USSR Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid
Attendance: 79,115
Referee: Arthur Holland (England)
Pereda Scored in the 6th minute 6'
Marcelino Scored in the 84th minute 84'		 Khusainov Scored in the 8th minute 8'
 Euro 1964 Champions 
Flag of Spain
Spain
First title

Statistics

Top goalscorers

2 goals

1 goal

Fastest goal

6 minutes: Jesús María Pereda (Spain vs USSR)

Average goals

3.25 goals per game

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