1964 European Nations' Cup qualifying

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1964 European Nations' Cup qualifying
Tournament details
Dates21 June 1962 – 27 May 1964
Teams28 [note 1]
Tournament statistics
Matches played50
Goals scored158 (3.16 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Denmark.svg Ole Madsen (11 goals)
1960
1968

The 1964 European Nations' Cup qualifying tournament was a football competition that was played from June 1962 to April 1964 to determine the four UEFA member men's national teams which would participate in the 1964 European Nations' Cup final tournament. [1]

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Qualified teams

Euro 1964 qualifiers
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Qualified
Did not qualify
Withdrew before playing any matches
Did not enter
Not a UEFA member UEFA Euro 1964 Qualifiers Map.png
Euro 1964 qualifiers
  Qualified
  Did not qualify
  Withdrew before playing any matches
  Did not enter
  Not a UEFA member
TeamQualified asQualified onPrevious appearances in tournament [upper-alpha 1]
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Quarter-final winner18 December 19630 (debut)
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain (host) Quarter-final winner8 April 19640 (debut)
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Quarter-final winner23 May 19640 (debut)
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Quarter-final winner27 May 19641 ( 1960 )
  1. Bold indicates champion for that year.

Format

The qualification was a knockout tournament where the teams would play a two-legged tie on a home-and-away basis. If the aggregate scores were level at the end of the tie, a third leg was played at a neutral venue to decide the winners. It consisted of a preliminary round, a round of 16, and a quarter-final round. The four quarter-final winners would qualify for the tournament proper; one of those four countries would then be chosen to host it.

Preliminary round

Austria, Luxembourg, and the Soviet Union received byes to the round of 16.

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd legReplay
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg1–3Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 0–2 1–1
Greece  Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg w/o [note 2] Flag of Albania (1946-1992).svg  Albania Canc. Canc.
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg9–2Flag of Malta (1943-1964).svg  Malta 6–1 3–1
Republic of Ireland  Flag of Ireland.svg5–3Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 4–2 1–1
England  Flag of England.svg3–6Flag of France.svg  France 1–1 2–5
Poland  Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg0–4Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 0–2 0–2
Spain  Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg7–3Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania 6–0 1–3
Yugoslavia  Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg4–2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 3–2 1–0
Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg5–4Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 3–1 1–3 1–0
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg4–2Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 3–1 1–1
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg4–2Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 3–1 1–1
East Germany  Flag of East Germany.svg3–2Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 2–1 1–1
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg7–0Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 6–0 1–0

Round of 16

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Spain  Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg2–1Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 1–1 1–0
Yugoslavia  Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg2–3Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 0–0 2–3
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg4–1Flag of Albania (1946-1992).svg  Albania 4–0 0–1
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg2–3Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 1–1 1–2
Austria  Flag of Austria.svg2–3Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 0–0 2–3
Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg2–3Flag of France.svg  France 1–0 1–3
Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg3–1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2–0 1–1
East Germany  Flag of East Germany.svg4–5Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 1–2 3–3

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd legReplay
Luxembourg  Flag of Luxembourg.svg5–6Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 3–3 2–2 0–1
Spain  Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg7–1Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 5–1 2–0
France  Flag of France.svg2–5Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 1–3 1–2
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg2–4Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 1–1 1–3

Goalscorers

There were 158 goals scored in 50 matches, for an average of 3.16 goals per match.

11 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Notes

  1. 29 teams entered the competition: Greece withdrew after the draw, having refused to play Albania.
  2. Albania won after Greece, having refused to play the tie, withdrew.

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References

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