Group A of the 1964 Summer Olympics football tournament took place from 11 to 15 October 1964. [1] [2] The group consisted of East Germany, Iran, Mexico and Romania. The top two teams, East Germany and Romania, advanced to the quarter-finals.
| Team | Region | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Finals appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance |
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 Mexico | North America | CONCACAF Round Robin winners | 20 March 1964 | 3rd | 1948 | First round (1928, 1948) |
 Romania | Europe | Europe Group 1 winners | 31 May 1964 | 1st | — | — |
 United Team of Germany | Europe | Europe Group 3 winners | 28 June 1964 | 1st | — | — |
 Iran | Asia | Asia Group 3 winners | 28 June 1964 | 1st | — | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | United Team of Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 5 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 2 | Romania | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 5 | |
| 3 | Mexico | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 | |
| 4 | Iran | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 |
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All times listed are local, JST (UTC+9).
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