1964 European Nations' Cup

1964 UEFA European Nations' Cup
Eurocopa España 1964
UEFA Euro 1964 official logo
Tournament details
Host country	Spain
Dates	17 June – 21 June
Teams	4
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Spain (1st title)
Runners-up	Soviet Union
Third place	Hungary
Fourth place	Denmark
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4
Goals scored	13 (3.25 per match)
Attendance	156,253 (39,063 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Jesús María Pereda Ferenc Bene Dezső Novák (2 goals each)

The 1964 UEFA European Nations' Cup was the second European Football Championship. 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 Spain had withdrawn from the tournament in 1960 rather than play the Soviet Union, but on this occasion General Franco let his team play the Soviets.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.^[1]

Venues

Madrid Barcelona Venue map

Capacity: 110,000

Capacity: 93,053

Qualifying

Main article: 1964 European Nations' Cup qualifying

Qualified teams

Country	Qualified as	Date of qualification	Previous appearances¹
Denmark	Quarter-finals winner	000000001963-12-18-000018 December 1963	0 (debut)
Hungary	Quarter-finals winner	000000001964-05-23-000023 May 1964	0 (debut)
Spain (hosts)	Quarter-finals winner	000000001964-04-08-00008 April 1964	0 (debut)
Soviet Union	Quarter-finals winner	000000001964-05-27-000027 May 1964	1 (1960)

¹ Bold indicates champion for that year

Match officials

Country	Referee	Matches refereed
Belgium	Arthur Blavier	Semi-final: Spain 2–1 Hungary
England	Arthur Holland	Final: Spain 2–1 Soviet Union
Italy	Concetto Lo Bello	Semi-final: Denmark 0–3 Soviet Union
Switzerland	Daniel Mellet	Third place play-off: Hungary 3–1 Denmark

Finals tournament

1964 European Nations' Cup finalists.

Semi-finals			Final

17 June – Madrid
Spain (aet)	2
Hungary	1

			21 June – Madrid
			Spain	2
			Soviet Union	1


			Third place
17 June – Barcelona		20 June – Barcelona
Denmark	0	Hungary (aet)	3
Soviet Union	3		Denmark	1

Semi-finals

Spain v Hungary

17 June 1964
20:00

Spain	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Hungary
Pereda 35' Amancio 112'	Report	Bene 84'

Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid
Attendance: 34,713
Referee: Arthur Blavier (Belgium)

Denmark v Soviet Union

17 June 1964
22:30

Denmark	0–3	Soviet Union
	Report	Voronin 19' Ponedelnik 40' Ivanov 87'

Camp Nou, Barcelona
Attendance: 38,556
Referee: Concetto Lo Bello (Italy)

Third place play-off

Hungary v Denmark

20 June 1964
20:00

Hungary	3–1 (a.e.t.)	Denmark
Bene 11' Novák 107' (pen.), 110'	Report	Bertelsen 82'

Camp Nou, Barcelona
Attendance: 3,869
Referee: Daniel Mellet (Switzerland)

Final

Main article: 1964 European Nations' Cup Final

Spain v Soviet Union

21 June 1964
18:30

Spain	2–1	Soviet Union
Pereda 6' Marcelino 84'	Report	Khusainov 8'

Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid
Attendance: 79,115
Referee: Arthur Holland (England)

Statistics

Goalscorers

With two goals, Ferenc Bene, Dezső Novák, Jesús María Pereda are the top scorers in the tournament. In total, 13 goals were scored by 10 different players, with none of them credited as own goal.

2 goals

1 goal

Awards

UEFA Team of the Tournament^[2]

Goalkeeper	Defenders	Midfielders	Forwards
Lev Yashin	Feliciano Rivilla	Amancio Amaro	Ferenc Bene
	Dezső Novák	Valentin Ivanov	Jesús María Pereda
	Ignacio Zoco	Luis Suárez	Flórián Albert
	Fernando Olivella

Golden Boot

References

↑ Sanghera, Mandeep (12 May 2012). "Euro 1964: A forgotten Spanish triumph". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). Retrieved 17 June 2012.
↑ "1964 team of the tournament". Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 17 January 2015.

External links

1964 European Nations' Cup at Union of European Football Associations

1964 European Nations' Cup

Stages	Qualification Preliminary rounds Last 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Third place play-off Final

General information	Qualification Squads Discipline Officials Schedule Statistics

1964 European Nations' Cup finalists

Champions	Spain

Runners-up	Soviet Union

Third place	Hungary

Fourth place	Denmark

UEFA European Championships

Tournaments	France 1960 Spain 1964 Italy 1968 Belgium 1972 Yugoslavia 1976 Italy 1980 France 1984 West Germany 1988 Sweden 1992 England 1996 Belgium/Netherlands 2000 Portugal 2004 Austria/Switzerland 2008 Poland/Ukraine 2012 France 2016 Pan-European 2020 TBA 2024

Qualification	1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Finals	1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016

Squads	1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012

Bids	1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024

Statistics	Team appearances Teams with no appearances Droughts Goalscorers Penalty shoot-outs Records Red cards Teams of the Tournament Mascots Video games

International association football

FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Cup U-17 U-20 Confederations Cup Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade World Rankings Player of the Year Ballon d'Or

Asia	AFC – Asian Cup U-23 U-19 U-16 U-14 Regional (ASEAN, EAFF, SAFF, WAFF)

Africa	CAF – Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17 Regional (CECAFA, CEMAC, COSAFA, WAFU)

North America, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15

South America	CONMEBOL – Copa América U-20 U-17 U-15

Oceania	OFC – Nations Cup U-20 U-17

Europe	UEFA – European Championship U-21 U-19 U-17

Non-FIFA	NF-Board – Viva World Cup CONIFA - ConIFA World Football Cup ConIFA European Football Cup IGA - Island Games

Games	All-Africa Games Asian Games Central America Central America and Caribbean East Asian Games Francophonie Games Indian Ocean Island Lusophony Games Mediterranean Games Pan American Games Pan Arab Games Pacific Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games

See also Geography Debuts Codes Player of the Century Achievements by nation Women's football

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