1964 European Football Championship

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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 pulled out the stunner in qualifying; the minnows 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 became the surprise entry in the final tournament, joining the Soviet Union, Spain, and Hungary.

In the semi-finals, the Soviet Union took care of the Danes 3-0 in Barcelona and Spain beat Hungary 2-1 in extra time in Madrid, with the game winning goal being scored by Amancio. The final match was the same that caused Spain to withdraw from the tournament in 1960, but this time Generalisimo Francisco Franco let his team play the Soviets. In front of 79,000 at Santiago Bernabeu, the hosts won 2-1 after a late goal from Marcelino.

Qualifying rounds

First round

Spain 6 - 0 1 - 3 Romania	Italy 6 - 0 1 - 0 Turkey
Poland 0 - 2 0 - 2 Northern Ireland	Norway 0 - 2 1 - 1 Sweden
Republic of Ireland 4 - 2 1 - 1 Iceland	Yugoslavia 3 - 2 1 - 0 Belgium
Hungary 3 - 1 1 - 1 Wales	Denmark 6 - 1 3 - 1 Malta
East Germany 2 - 1 1 - 1 Czechoslovakia	Netherlands 3 - 1 1 - 1   Switzerland
Bulgaria 3 - 1 1 - 3 1 - 0 Portugal	England 1 - 1 2 - 5 France
	Albania walkover Greece

Round of 16

Spain 1 - 1 1 - 0 Northern Ireland	USSR 2 - 0 1 - 1 Italy
Austria 0 - 0 2 - 3 Republic of Ireland	Yugoslavia 0 - 0 2 - 3 Sweden
East Germany 1 - 2 3 - 3 Hungary	Denmark 4 - 0 0 - 1 Albania
Bulgaria 1 - 0 1 - 3 France	Netherlands 1 - 1 1 - 2 Luxembourg

Quarter-finals

Spain 5 - 1 2 - 0 Republic of Ireland	France 1 - 3 1 - 2 Hungary
Sweden 1 - 1 1 - 3 USSR	Luxembourg 3 - 3 2 - 2 0 - 1 Denmark

Final tournament

Semi-finals

June 17, 1964
Spain 2 - 1 (AET) Hungary Venue: Estadio Bernabéu, Madrid Attendance: 34,713	USSR 3 - 0 Denmark Venue: Nou Camp, Barcelona Attendance: 38,556

Third place match

Hungary

Denmark

Final

June 21, 1964

Spain 2 - 1 USSR

European Nations Cup 1964 Champions: SPAIN First title

Statistics

Top goalscorers

Fastest goal

Average goals

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