# Football at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Group D

Group D of the 1964 Summer Olympics football tournament took place from 12 to 16 October 1964. The group consisted of Argentina, Ghana and Japan. The top two teams, Ghana and Japan, advanced to the quarter-finals.

## Teams

| Team | Region | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Finals appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance |
| Team | Region | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Finals appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance | Japan | Asia | Hosts | 26 May 1959 | 3rd | 1956 | Quarter-finals (1936) |
| Ghana | Africa | Africa Group 2 winners | 18 April 1964 | 1st | — | — |
| Argentina | South America | CONMEBOL Round Robin winners | 24 May 1964 | 3rd | 1960 | Silver medal (1928) |
| Italy | Europe | Europe Group 4 winners | 9 July 1964 | 8th | 1960 | Gold medal (1936) |

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Ghana | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 2 | Japan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 3 | Argentina | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 1 | |
| 4 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
In the quarter-finals:
* The winners of Group D, Ghana, advanced to play the runners-up of Group C, United Arab Republic.
* The runners-up of Group D, Japan, advanced to play the winners of Group C, Czechoslovakia.

## Matches

All times listed are local, JST (UTC+9).

### Argentina vs Ghana

| | 1 | Agustín Cejas |
| | 2 | Andrés Bertolotti |
| | 3 | Otto Sesana |
| | 4 | Horacio Moráles |
| | 5 | Miguel Mori |
| | 6 | Roberto Perfumo |
| | 8 | José Malleo |
| | 9 | Carlos Alberto Bulla |
| | 10 | Néstor Manfredi |
| | 16 | Antonio Cabrera |
| | 19 | Miguel Tojo |
| Substitutions: ||
| | 12 | Miguel Marín |
| | 7 | Ricardo Pérez |
| | 11 | Héctor Ochoa |
| | 13 | Juan Carlos Sconfianza |
| | 14 | Emilio Pazos |
| | 15 | Francisco Brandán |
| | 17 | Juan Risso |
| | 18 | Juan Carlos Domínguez |
| Manager: ||
| Ernesto Duchini ||
| | 1 | Nii Dodoo Ankrah |
| | 2 | Sam Acquah |
| | 3 | Emmanuel Oblitey |
| | 4 | Ben Acheampong |
| | 5 | Charles Addo Odametey |
| | 7 | Osei Kofi |
| | 8 | Wilberforce Mfum |
| | 9 | Edward Aggrey-Fynn |
| | 10 | Edward Acquah |
| | 11 | Kofi Pare |
| | 18 | Mohammadu Salisu |
| Substitutions: ||
| | 13 | Addoquaye Laryea |
| | 6 | Emmanuel Kwesi Nkansah |
| | 12 | Abdul Ramonu Gibirine |
| | 14 | Kwame Atta |
| | 15 | Gladstone Ofori |
| | 16 | Samuel Okai |
| | 17 | Joseph Agyemang-Gyau |
| | 19 | Kofi Anoi |
| | 20 | Frank Odoi |
| | 21 | Joseph Adjei |
| Manager: ||
| Charles Gyamfi ||
* Assistant referees:
* István Zsolt (Hungary)
* Gregg de Silva (Malaysia)

### Japan vs Argentina

| | 21 | Kenzo Yokoyama |
| | 2 | Hiroshi Katayama |
| | 5 | Yoshitada Yamaguchi |
| | 6 | Ryozo Suzuki |
| | 8 | Mitsuo Kamata |
| | 10 | Aritatsu Ogi |
| | 12 | Saburō Kawabuchi |
| | 13 | Shigeo Yaegashi |
| | 15 | Kunishige Kamamoto |
| | 16 | Teruki Miyamoto |
| | 18 | Ryūichi Sugiyama |
| Substitutions: ||
| | 1 | Tsukasa Hosaka |
| | 3 | Masakatsu Miyamoto |
| | 4 | Ryuzo Hiraki |
| | 7 | Hisao Kami |
| | 9 | Kiyoshi Tomizawa |
| | 11 | Takaji Mori |
| | 17 | Shozo Tsugitani |
| Manager: ||
| Dettmar Cramer ||
| | 1 | Agustín Cejas |
| | 2 | Andrés Bertolotti |
| | 3 | Otto Sesana |
| | 4 | Horacio Moráles |
| | 5 | Miguel Mori |
| | 6 | Roberto Perfumo |
| | 10 | Néstor Manfredi |
| | 11 | Héctor Ochoa |
| | 16 | Antonio Cabrera |
| | 17 | Juan Risso |
| | 18 | Juan Carlos Domínguez |
| Substitutions: ||
| | 12 | Miguel Marín |
| | 7 | Ricardo Pérez |
| | 8 | José Malleo |
| | 9 | Carlos Alberto Bulla |
| | 13 | Juan Carlos Sconfianza |
| | 14 | Emilio Pazos |
| | 15 | Francisco Brandán |
| | 19 | Miguel Tojo |
| Manager: ||
| Ernesto Duchini ||
* Assistant referees:
* Menachem Ashkenazi (Israel)
* Ashgar Teherani (Iran)

### Ghana vs Japan

| | 1 | Nii Dodoo Ankrah |
| | 2 | Sam Acquah |
| | 3 | Emmanuel Oblitey |
| | 5 | Charles Addo Odametey |
| | 6 | Emmanuel Kwesi Nkansah |
| | 8 | Wilberforce Mfum |
| | 9 | Edward Aggrey-Fynn |
| | 10 | Edward Acquah |
| | 11 | Kofi Pare |
| | 16 | Samuel Okai |
| | 17 | Joseph Agyemang-Gyau |
| Substitutions: ||
| | 13 | Addoquaye Laryea |
| | 4 | Ben Acheampong |
| | 7 | Osei Kofi |
| | 12 | Abdul Ramonu Gibirine |
| | 14 | Kwame Atta |
| | 15 | Gladstone Ofori |
| | 18 | Mohammadu Salisu |
| | 19 | Kofi Anoi |
| | 20 | Frank Odoi |
| | 21 | Joseph Adjei |
| Manager: ||
| Charles Gyamfi ||
| | 21 | Kenzo Yokoyama |
| | 2 | Hiroshi Katayama |
| | 5 | Yoshitada Yamaguchi |
| | 6 | Ryozo Suzuki |
| | 7 | Hisao Kami |
| | 8 | Mitsuo Kamata |
| | 10 | Aritatsu Ogi |
| | 13 | Shigeo Yaegashi |
| | 15 | Kunishige Kamamoto |
| | 16 | Teruki Miyamoto |
| | 18 | Ryūichi Sugiyama |
| Substitutions: ||
| | 1 | Tsukasa Hosaka |
| | 3 | Masakatsu Miyamoto |
| | 4 | Ryuzo Hiraki |
| | 9 | Kiyoshi Tomizawa |
| | 11 | Takaji Mori |
| | 12 | Saburō Kawabuchi |
| | 17 | Shozo Tsugitani |
| Manager: ||
| Dettmar Cramer ||
* Assistant referees:
* Aleksandar Škorić (Croatia)
* Gregg de Silva (Malaysia)