1964 European Nations' Cup qualifying

This article describes the qualifying procedure for 1964 European Nations' Cup.

Contents

Preliminary round

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

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, Chorzów
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: 25,430
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'

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.

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.

First round

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
 Soviet Union  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  Soviet Union 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

Second round

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 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  Soviet Union Råsunda Stadion, Solna(Stockholm)
Attendance: 36,937
Referee: Finney (England)
Hamrin 87' Ivanov 62'
May 27, 1964
19:00
Second Leg
 Soviet Union  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

Denmark, Spain, Hungary and Soviet Union qualified for the final tournament.

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