1964 European Nations' Cup final tournament

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The final tournament of the 1964 European Nations' Cup was a single-elimination tournament involving the four teams that qualified from the quarter-finals. There were two rounds of matches: a semi-final stage leading to the final to decide the champions. The final tournament began with the semi-finals on 17 June and ended with the final on 21 June at the Santiago Bernabéu in Madrid. Spain won the tournament with a 2–1 victory over the Soviet Union. [1]

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All times Central European Time (UTC+1)

Format

Any game in the final tournament that was undecided by the end of the regular 90 minutes was followed by thirty minutes of extra time (two 15-minute halves). If scores were still level, a coin toss would be used in all matches but the final. If the final finished level after extra time, a replay would take place at a later date to decide the winner.

Teams

TeamMethod of
qualification
Date of
qualification
Finals
appearance
Last
appearance
Previous best
performance
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Quarter-final winner18 December 19631stDebut
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Quarter-final winner23 May 19641stDebut
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Quarter-final winner27 May 19642nd 1960 Winners (1960)
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain (host) Quarter-final winner8 April 19641stDebut

Bracket

 
Semi-finals Final
 
      
 
17 June – Madrid
 
 
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain (a.e.t.)2
 
21 June – Madrid
 
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 1
 
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 2
 
17 June – Barcelona
 
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 1
 
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 0
 
 
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 3
 
Third place play-off
 
 
20 June – Barcelona
 
 
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary (a.e.t.)3
 
 
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1

Semi-finals

Spain vs Hungary

Spain  Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg2–1 (a.e.t.)Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
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Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid
Attendance: 34,713
Referee: Arthur Blavier (Belgium)
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Spain
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Hungary
GK1 José Ángel Iribar
RB2 Feliciano Rivilla
LB3 Ferran Olivella (c)
RH4 Isacio Calleja
CH5 Ignacio Zoco
LH6 Josep Maria Fusté
OR7 Amancio Amaro
IR8 Chus Pereda
CF9 Marcelino Martínez
IL10 Luis Suárez
OL11 Carlos Lapetra
Manager:
José Villalonga
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GK1 Antal Szentmihályi
RB2 Sándor Mátrai
LB4 László Sárosi
RH3 Kálmán Mészöly
CH5 István Nagy
LH6 Ferenc Sipos
OR7 Ferenc Bene
IR8 Imre Komora
CF9 Flórián Albert
IL10 Lajos Tichy (c)
OL11 Máté Fenyvesi
Manager:
Lajos Baróti

Denmark vs Soviet Union

Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg0–3Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Report
Camp Nou, Barcelona
Attendance: 38,556
Referee: Concetto Lo Bello (Italy)
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Denmark
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Soviet Union
GK1 Leif Nielsen
RB2 Jens Jørgen Hansen
LB3 Kaj Hansen
RH4 Bent Hansen
CH5 Birger Larsen
LH6 Erling Nielsen
OR7 Carl Bertelsen
IR8 Ole Sørensen
CF9 Ole Madsen (c)
IL10 Kjeld Thorst
OL11 John Danielsen
Manager:
Poul Petersen
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GK1 Lev Yashin
RB2 Viktor Shustikov
CB3 Albert Shesternyov
CB4 Eduard Mudrik
LB6 Viktor Anichkin
CM5 Valery Voronin
CM10 Gennadi Gusarov
RW7 Igor Chislenko
LW11 Galimzyan Khusainov
CF9 Viktor Ponedelnik
CF8 Valentin Ivanov (c)
Manager:
Konstantin Beskov

Third place play-off

Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg3–1 (a.e.t.)Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Report
Camp Nou, Barcelona
Attendance: 3,869
Referee: Daniel Mellet (Switzerland)
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Hungary
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Denmark
GK1 Antal Szentmihályi
RB2 Dezső Novák
LB3 Kálmán Mészöly
RH4 Kálmán Ihász
CH5 Ernő Solymosi
LH6 Ferenc Sipos (c)
OR7 János Farkas
IR8 Zoltán Varga
CF10 Ferenc Bene
IL9 Flórián Albert
OL11 Máté Fenyvesi
Manager:
Lajos Baróti
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GK1 Leif Nielsen
RB2 Bent Wolmar
LB3 Kaj Hansen
RH4 Bent Hansen
CH5 Birger Larsen
LH6 Erling Nielsen
OR7 Carl Bertelsen
IR8 Ole Sørensen
CF9 Ole Madsen (c)
IL10 Kjeld Thorst
OL11 John Danielsen
Manager:
Poul Petersen

Final

Spain  Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg2–1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Report, lineups
Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid
Attendance: 79,115
Referee: Arthur Holland (England)
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Spain
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Soviet Union
GK1 José Ángel Iribar
RB2 Feliciano Rivilla
CB5 Ferran Olivella (c)
LB3 Isacio Calleja
RH4 Ignacio Zoco
LH6 Josep Maria Fusté
OR11 Carlos Lapetra
IR10 Luis Suárez
CF9 Marcelino Martínez
IL8 Chus Pereda
OL7 Amancio Amaro
Manager:
José Villalonga
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GK1 Lev Yashin
RB6 Viktor Anichkin
CB2 Viktor Shustikov
CB3 Albert Shesternyov
LB4 Eduard Mudrik
CM5 Valery Voronin
CM10 Alexey Korneyev
RW7 Igor Chislenko
LW11 Galimzyan Khusainov
CF8 Valentin Ivanov (c)
CF9 Viktor Ponedelnik
Manager:
Konstantin Beskov

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