# Football at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Knockout stage

The knockout stage of the 1964 Summer Olympics football tournament was the second and final stage of the competition, following the first round. Played from 18 to 23 October, the knockout stage ended with the final held at the National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan. The top two team from each group advanced to the knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination tournament. There were eleven matches in the knockout stage, including play-offs played between the losing teams of the quarter-finals and semi-finals for extra allocated finishing positions.

## Format

The knockout stage of the 1964 Summer Olympics football tournament was contested between eight teams that qualified from the first round. Matches in the knockout stage were played to a finish. If the score of a match was level at the end of 90 minutes of playing time, extra time was played. If, after two periods of 15 minutes, the scores were still tied, the match was decided by lots.

## Qualified teams

The top two placed teams from each of the four groups qualified for the knockout stage.
| Group | Winners | Runners-up |
| A | United Team of Germany | Romania |
| B | Hungary | Yugoslavia |
| C | Czechoslovakia | United Arab Republic |
| D | Ghana | Japan |

## Bracket

The tournament bracket is shown below, with bold denoting the winners of each match.
| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Gold medal match | Gold medal match |
| 18 October – Yokohama | 18 October – Yokohama | | | |
| Romania | 0 | | | |
| Romania | 0 | 20 October – Tokyo (CRS) | 20 October – Tokyo (CRS) | | |
| Hungary | 2 | 20 October – Tokyo (CRS) | 20 October – Tokyo (CRS) | |
| Hungary | 2 | Hungary | 6 | |
| 18 October – Saitama | 18 October – Saitama | | Hungary | 6 | |
| 18 October – Saitama | 18 October – Saitama | United Arab Republic | 0 | |
| United Arab Republic | 5 | United Arab Republic | 0 | |
| United Arab Republic | 5 | | | | 23 October – Tokyo (NS) | 23 October – Tokyo (NS) |
| Ghana | 1 | | | | 23 October – Tokyo (NS) | 23 October – Tokyo (NS) |
| Ghana | 1 | | | | Hungary | 2 |
| 18 October – Tokyo (KOPS) | 18 October – Tokyo (KOPS) | | | | | Hungary | 2 |
| 18 October – Tokyo (KOPS) | 18 October – Tokyo (KOPS) | | | | Czechoslovakia | 1 |
| Czechoslovakia | 4 | | | | Czechoslovakia | 1 |
| Czechoslovakia | 4 | 20 October – Tokyo (KOPS) | 20 October – Tokyo (KOPS) | | | |
| Japan | 0 | 20 October – Tokyo (KOPS) | 20 October – Tokyo (KOPS) | | | |
| Japan | 0 | Czechoslovakia | 2 | | | |
| 18 October – Tokyo (CRS) | 18 October – Tokyo (CRS) | | Czechoslovakia | 2 | | | |
| 18 October – Tokyo (CRS) | 18 October – Tokyo (CRS) | United Team of Germany | 1 | | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| Yugoslavia | 0 | United Team of Germany | 1 | | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| Yugoslavia | 0 | | | | 23 October – Tokyo (NS) | 23 October – Tokyo (NS) |
| United Team of Germany | 1 | | | | 23 October – Tokyo (NS) | 23 October – Tokyo (NS) |
| United Team of Germany | 1 | | | | United Team of Germany | 3 |
| | | | | | United Arab Republic | 1 |

## Quarter-finals
### Yugoslavia vs United Team of Germany

| | 1 | Ivan Ćurković |
| | 3 | Svetozar Vujović |
| | 4 | Rudolf Belin |
| | 5 | Milan Čop |
| | 6 | Jovan Miladinović |
| | 8 | Slaven Zambata |
| | 9 | Ivica Osim |
| | 11 | Dragan Džajić |
| | 13 | Živorad Jevtić |
| | 14 | Lazar Radović |
| | 18 | Silvester Takač |
| Substitutions: ||
| | 12 | Zlatko Škorić |
| | 2 | Mirsad Fazlagić |
| | 7 | Spasoje Samardžić |
| | 10 | Lazar Lemić |
| | 15 | Marijan Brnčić |
| | 16 | Đorđe Pavlić |
| | 17 | Josip Pirmajer |
| Manager: ||
| Ljubomir Lovrić ||
| | 1 | Jürgen Heinsch |
| | 2 | Klaus Urbanczyk |
| | 3 | Manfred Walter |
| | 4 | Manfred Geisler |
| | 7 | Herbert Pankau |
| | 9 | Gerhard Körner |
| | 11 | Dieter Engelhardt |
| | 13 | Bernd Bauchspieß |
| | 14 | Henning Frenzel |
| | 15 | Otto Fräßdorf |
| | 18 | Eberhard Vogel |
| Substitutions: ||
| | 20 | Horst Weigang |
| | 5 | Klaus-Dieter Seehaus |
| | 6 | Werner Unger |
| | 8 | Peter Rock |
| | 10 | Wolfgang Barthels |
| | 12 | Gerd Backhaus |
| | 16 | Nikola Parchanov |
| | 17 | Klaus Lisiewicz |
| | 19 | Hermann Stöcker |
| Manager: ||
| Károly Sós ||
* Assistant referees:
* Ashgar Teherani (Iran)
* Salih Mohamed Boukkili (Morocco)

### Romania vs Hungary

| | 1 | Ilie Datcu |
| | 2 | Ilie Greavu |
| | 3 | Ion Nunweiller |
| | 4 | Bujor Hălmăgeanu |
| | 6 | Dan Coe |
| | 8 | Gheorghe Constantin |
| | 9 | Ion Ionescu |
| | 11 | Carol Creiniceanu |
| | 15 | Emil Petru |
| | 16 | Nicolae Georgescu |
| | 17 | Ion Pârcălab |
| Substitutions: ||
| | 12 | Marin Andrei |
| | 20 | Stere Adamache |
| | 5 | Emerich Jenei |
| | 7 | Sorin Avram |
| | 10 | Constantin Koszka |
| | 13 | Mircea Petescu |
| | 14 | Dumitru Ivan |
| | 18 | Emil Dumitriu |
| | 19 | Cornel Pavlovici |
| Manager: ||
| Silviu Ploeșteanu ||
| | 1 | Antal Szentmihályi |
| | 2 | Tibor Csernai |
| | 3 | Dezső Novák |
| | 5 | Árpád Orbán |
| | 6 | Kálmán Ihász |
| | 8 | Károly Palotai |
| | 11 | Imre Komora |
| | 13 | Ferenc Bene |
| | 15 | János Farkas |
| | 16 | Sándor Katona |
| | 18 | Ferenc Nógrádi |
| Substitutions: ||
| | 19 | József Gelei |
| | 4 | Benő Káposzta |
| | 7 | Gusztáv Szepesi |
| | 9 | István Nagy |
| | 10 | György Nagy |
| | 12 | Zoltán Varga |
| | 14 | Antal Dunai |
| | 17 | Pál Orosz |
| Manager: ||
| Lajos Baróti ||
* Assistant referees:
* Duk Chun-kim (South Korea)
* Yozo Yokoyama (Japan)

### Czechoslovakia vs Japan

| | 1 | František Schmucker |
| | 2 | Anton Urban |
| | 3 | Vladimír Weiss |
| | 4 | Zdeněk Pičman |
| | 5 | Josef Vojta |
| | 6 | Ján Geleta |
| | 8 | Ivan Mráz |
| | 9 | Karel Lichtnégl |
| | 10 | Vojtech Masný |
| | 11 | František Valošek |
| | 16 | Jan Brumovský |
| Substitutions: ||
| | 21 | Anton Švajlen |
| | 7 | Ľudovít Cvetler |
| | 12 | Karel Knesl |
| | 13 | Štefan Matlák |
| | 14 | Karel Nepomucký |
| | 15 | František Knebort |
| Manager: ||
| Rudolf Vytlačil ||
| | 21 | Kenzo Yokoyama |
| | 2 | Hiroshi Katayama |
| | 5 | Yoshitada Yamaguchi |
| | 6 | Ryozo Suzuki |
| | 8 | Mitsuo Kamata |
| | 10 | Aritatsu Ogi |
| | 12 | Saburō Kawabuchi |
| | 13 | Shigeo Yaegashi |
| | 14 | Masashi Watanabe |
| | 15 | Kunishige Kamamoto |
| | 16 | Teruki Miyamoto |
| Substitutions: ||
| | 1 | Tsukasa Hosaka |
| | 3 | Masakatsu Miyamoto |
| | 4 | Ryuzo Hiraki |
| | 7 | Hisao Kami |
| | 9 | Kiyoshi Tomizawa |
| | 11 | Takaji Mori |
| | 17 | Shozo Tsugitani |
| | 18 | Ryūichi Sugiyama |
| Manager: ||
| Dettmar Cramer ||
* Assistant referees:
* Miguel Comesaña (Argentina)
* Mahmoud Hussein Imam (United Arab Republic)

### United Arab Republic vs Ghana

| | 2 | Ahmed Reda |
| | 3 | Moustafa Reyadh |
| | 7 | Amin El-Esnawi |
| | 8 | Ahmed Mostafa |
| | 9 | Mimi Darwish |
| | 12 | Rifaat El-Fanagily |
| | 13 | Mahmoud Hassan |
| | 15 | Mimi El-Sherbini |
| | 16 | Taha Ismail |
| | 18 | Ali Kamal Etman |
| | 19 | Badawi Abdel Fattah |
| Substitutions: ||
| | 1 | Fathi Khorshid |
| | 4 | Nabil Nosair |
| | 5 | Mohamed Seddik |
| | 6 | Khalil Shahin |
| | 10 | Yakan Hussein |
| | 11 | Raafat Attia |
| | 14 | Farouk Mahmoud |
| | 17 | Samir Qotb |
| | 20 | Sayed El-Tabbakh |
| Manager: ||
| Josef Vandler ||
| | 1 | Nii Dodoo Ankrah |
| | 2 | Sam Acquah |
| | 3 | Emmanuel Oblitey |
| | 4 | Ben Acheampong |
| | 5 | Charles Addo Odametey |
| | 6 | Emmanuel Kwesi Nkansah |
| | 8 | Wilberforce Mfum |
| | 9 | Edward Aggrey-Fynn |
| | 11 | Kofi Pare |
| | 17 | Joseph Agyemang-Gyau |
| | 18 | Mohammadu Salisu |
| Substitutions: ||
| | 13 | Addoquaye Laryea |
| | 7 | Osei Kofi |
| | 10 | Edward Acquah |
| | 12 | Abdul Ramonu Gibirine |
| | 14 | Kwame Atta |
| | 15 | Gladstone Ofori |
| | 16 | Samuel Okai |
| | 19 | Kofi Anoi |
| | 20 | Frank Odoi |
| | 21 | Joseph Adjei |
| Manager: ||
| Charles Gyamfi ||
* Assistant referees:
* Václav Korelus (Czechoslovakia)
* Rafael Valenzuela (Mexico)

## Semi-finals
### Czechoslovakia vs United Team of Germany

| | 1 | František Schmucker |
| | 2 | Anton Urban |
| | 3 | Vladimír Weiss |
| | 5 | Josef Vojta |
| | 6 | Ján Geleta |
| | 8 | Ivan Mráz |
| | 9 | Karel Lichtnégl |
| | 10 | Vojtech Masný |
| | 11 | František Valošek |
| | 12 | Karel Knesl |
| | 16 | Jan Brumovský |
| Substitutions: ||
| | 21 | Anton Švajlen |
| | 4 | Zdeněk Pičman |
| | 7 | Ľudovít Cvetler |
| | 13 | Štefan Matlák |
| | 14 | Karel Nepomucký |
| | 15 | František Knebort |
| Manager: ||
| Rudolf Vytlačil ||
| | 1 | Jürgen Heinsch |
| | 2 | Klaus Urbanczyk |
| | 3 | Manfred Walter |
| | 4 | Manfred Geisler |
| | 7 | Herbert Pankau |
| | 9 | Gerhard Körner |
| | 14 | Henning Frenzel |
| | 15 | Otto Fräßdorf |
| | 16 | Nikola Parchanov |
| | 18 | Eberhard Vogel |
| | 19 | Hermann Stöcker |
| Substitutions: ||
| | 20 | Horst Weigang |
| | 5 | Klaus-Dieter Seehaus |
| | 6 | Werner Unger |
| | 8 | Peter Rock |
| | 10 | Wolfgang Barthels |
| | 11 | Dieter Engelhardt |
| | 12 | Gerd Backhaus |
| | 13 | Bernd Bauchspieß |
| | 17 | Klaus Lisiewicz |
| Manager: ||
| Károly Sós ||
* Assistant referees:
* Rafael Valenzuela (Mexico)
* John Stanley Wontumi (Ghana)

### Hungary vs United Arab Republic

| | 1 | Antal Szentmihályi |
| | 2 | Tibor Csernai |
| | 3 | Dezső Novák |
| | 5 | Árpád Orbán |
| | 6 | Kálmán Ihász |
| | 8 | Károly Palotai |
| | 11 | Imre Komora |
| | 13 | Ferenc Bene |
| | 15 | János Farkas |
| | 16 | Sándor Katona |
| | 18 | Ferenc Nógrádi |
| Substitutions: ||
| | 19 | József Gelei |
| | 4 | Benő Káposzta |
| | 7 | Gusztáv Szepesi |
| | 9 | István Nagy |
| | 10 | György Nagy |
| | 12 | Zoltán Varga |
| | 14 | Antal Dunai |
| | 17 | Pál Orosz |
| Manager: ||
| Lajos Baróti ||
| | 2 | Ahmed Reda |
| | 3 | Moustafa Reyadh |
| | 6 | Khalil Shahin |
| | 7 | Amin El-Esnawi |
| | 8 | Ahmed Mostafa |
| | 9 | Mimi Darwish |
| | 12 | Rifaat El-Fanagily |
| | 13 | Mahmoud Hassan |
| | 15 | Mimi El-Sherbini |
| | 18 | Ali Kamal Etman |
| | 19 | Badawi Abdel Fattah |
| Substitutions: ||
| | 1 | Fathi Khorshid |
| | 4 | Nabil Nosair |
| | 5 | Mohamed Seddik |
| | 10 | Yakan Hussein |
| | 11 | Raafat Attia |
| | 14 | Farouk Mahmoud |
| | 16 | Taha Ismail |
| | 17 | Samir Qotb |
| | 20 | Sayed El-Tabbakh |
| Manager: ||
| Josef Vandler ||
* Assistant referees:
* Genichi Fukushima (Japan)
* Sumio Hayakawa (Japan)

## First consolation round
### Japan vs Yugoslavia

| | 21 | Kenzo Yokoyama |
| | 2 | Hiroshi Katayama |
| | 3 | Masakatsu Miyamoto |
| | 5 | Yoshitada Yamaguchi |
| | 6 | Ryozo Suzuki |
| | 8 | Mitsuo Kamata |
| | 10 | Aritatsu Ogi |
| | 12 | Saburō Kawabuchi |
| | 13 | Shigeo Yaegashi |
| | 15 | Kunishige Kamamoto |
| | 18 | Ryūichi Sugiyama |
| Substitutions: ||
| | 1 | Tsukasa Hosaka |
| | 4 | Ryuzo Hiraki |
| | 7 | Hisao Kami |
| | 9 | Kiyoshi Tomizawa |
| | 11 | Takaji Mori |
| | 14 | Masashi Watanabe |
| | 16 | Teruki Miyamoto |
| | 17 | Shozo Tsugitani |
| Manager: ||
| Dettmar Cramer ||
| | 1 | Ivan Ćurković |
| | 2 | Mirsad Fazlagić |
| | 3 | Svetozar Vujović |
| | 4 | Rudolf Belin |
| | 5 | Milan Čop |
| | 6 | Jovan Miladinović |
| | 8 | Slaven Zambata |
| | 9 | Ivica Osim |
| | 11 | Dragan Džajić |
| | 14 | Lazar Radović |
| | 18 | Silvester Takač |
| Substitutions: ||
| | 12 | Zlatko Škorić |
| | 7 | Spasoje Samardžić |
| | 10 | Lazar Lemić |
| | 13 | Živorad Jevtić |
| | 15 | Marijan Brnčić |
| | 16 | Đorđe Pavlić |
| | 17 | Josip Pirmajer |
| Manager: ||
| Ljubomir Lovrić ||
* Assistant referees:
* Eunápio de Queiròz (Brazil)
* István Zsolt (Hungary)

### Romania vs Ghana

| | 12 | Marin Andrei |
| | 2 | Ilie Greavu |
| | 4 | Bujor Hălmăgeanu |
| | 5 | Emerich Jenei |
| | 6 | Dan Coe |
| | 9 | Ion Ionescu |
| | 11 | Carol Creiniceanu |
| | 13 | Mircea Petescu |
| | 16 | Nicolae Georgescu |
| | 17 | Ion Pârcălab |
| | 19 | Cornel Pavlovici |
| Substitutions: ||
| | 1 | Ilie Datcu |
| | 20 | Stere Adamache |
| | 3 | Ion Nunweiller |
| | 7 | Sorin Avram |
| | 8 | Gheorghe Constantin |
| | 10 | Constantin Koszka |
| | 14 | Dumitru Ivan |
| | 15 | Emil Petru |
| | 18 | Emil Dumitriu |
| Manager: ||
| Silviu Ploeșteanu ||
| | 13 | Addoquaye Laryea |
| | 2 | Sam Acquah |
| | 3 | Emmanuel Oblitey |
| | 4 | Ben Acheampong |
| | 5 | Charles Addo Odametey |
| | 7 | Osei Kofi |
| | 8 | Wilberforce Mfum |
| | 9 | Edward Aggrey-Fynn |
| | 11 | Kofi Pare |
| | 17 | Joseph Agyemang-Gyau |
| | 20 | Frank Odoi |
| Substitutions: ||
| | 1 | Nii Dodoo Ankrah |
| | 6 | Emmanuel Kwesi Nkansah |
| | 10 | Edward Acquah |
| | 12 | Abdul Ramonu Gibirine |
| | 14 | Kwame Atta |
| | 15 | Gladstone Ofori |
| | 16 | Samuel Okai |
| | 18 | Mohammadu Salisu |
| | 19 | Kofi Anoi |
| | 21 | Joseph Adjei |
| Manager: ||
| Charles Gyamfi ||
* Assistant referees:
* Kim Duk-chun (South Korea)
* Taro Ikeda (Japan)

## Fifth place play-off

| | 1 | Ivan Ćurković |
| | 3 | Svetozar Vujović |
| | 4 | Rudolf Belin |
| | 6 | Jovan Miladinović |
| | 8 | Slaven Zambata |
| | 9 | Ivica Osim |
| | 11 | Dragan Džajić |
| | 13 | Živorad Jevtić |
| | 15 | Marijan Brnčić |
| | 17 | Josip Pirmajer |
| | 18 | Silvester Takač |
| Substitutions: ||
| | 12 | Zlatko Škorić |
| | 2 | Mirsad Fazlagić |
| | 5 | Milan Čop |
| | 7 | Spasoje Samardžić |
| | 10 | Lazar Lemić |
| | 14 | Lazar Radović |
| | 16 | Đorđe Pavlić |
| Manager: ||
| Ljubomir Lovrić ||
| | 1 | Ilie Datcu |
| | 2 | Ilie Greavu |
| | 4 | Bujor Hălmăgeanu |
| | 6 | Dan Coe |
| | 8 | Gheorghe Constantin |
| | 10 | Constantin Koszka |
| | 11 | Carol Creiniceanu |
| | 13 | Mircea Petescu |
| | 15 | Emil Petru |
| | 17 | Ion Pârcălab |
| | 19 | Cornel Pavlovici |
| Substitutions: ||
| | 12 | Marin Andrei |
| | 20 | Stere Adamache |
| | 3 | Ion Nunweiller |
| | 5 | Emerich Jenei |
| | 7 | Sorin Avram |
| | 9 | Ion Ionescu |
| | 14 | Dumitru Ivan |
| | 16 | Nicolae Georgescu |
| | 18 | Emil Dumitriu |
| Manager: ||
| Silviu Ploeșteanu ||
* Assistant referees:
* Eunápio de Queiròz (Brazil)
* Taro Ikeda (Japan)

## Bronze medal match

| | 1 | Jürgen Heinsch |
| | 3 | Manfred Walter |
| | 4 | Manfred Geisler |
| | 7 | Herbert Pankau |
| | 8 | Peter Rock |
| | 9 | Gerhard Körner |
| | 14 | Henning Frenzel |
| | 15 | Otto Fräßdorf |
| | 16 | Nikola Parchanov |
| | 18 | Eberhard Vogel |
| | 19 | Hermann Stöcker |
| Substitutions: ||
| | 20 | Horst Weigang |
| | 2 | Klaus Urbanczyk |
| | 5 | Klaus-Dieter Seehaus |
| | 6 | Werner Unger |
| | 10 | Wolfgang Barthels |
| | 11 | Dieter Engelhardt |
| | 12 | Gerd Backhaus |
| | 13 | Bernd Bauchspieß |
| | 17 | Klaus Lisiewicz |
| Manager: ||
| Károly Sós ||
| | 2 | Ahmed Reda |
| | 3 | Moustafa Reyadh |
| | 4 | Nabil Nosair |
| | 5 | Mohamed Seddik |
| | 7 | Amin El-Esnawi |
| | 10 | Yakan Hussein |
| | 11 | Raafat Attia |
| | 15 | Mimi El-Sherbini |
| | 17 | Samir Qotb |
| | 18 | Ali Kamal Etman |
| | 19 | Badawi Abdel Fattah |
| Substitutions: ||
| | 1 | Fathi Khorshid |
| | 6 | Khalil Shahin |
| | 8 | Ahmed Mostafa |
| | 9 | Mimi Darwish |
| | 12 | Rifaat El-Fanagily |
| | 13 | Mahmoud Hassan |
| | 14 | Farouk Mahmoud |
| | 16 | Taha Ismail |
| | 20 | Sayed El-Tabbakh |
| Manager: ||
| Josef Vandler ||
* Assistant referees:
* Genichi Fukushima (Japan)
* Sumio Hayakawa (Japan)

## Gold medal match

| Hungary | Czechoslovakia |
| GK | 1 | Antal Szentmihályi |
| RB | 3 | Dezső Novák |
| LB | 6 | Kálmán Ihász |
| RH | 7 | Gusztáv Szepesi |
| CH | 5 | Árpád Orbán |
| LH | 18 | Ferenc Nógrádi |
| OR | 15 | János Farkas |
| IR | 2 | Tibor Csernai |
| CF | 13 | Ferenc Bene |
| IL | 11 | Imre Komora |
| OL | 16 | Sándor Katona |
| Substitutions: ||
| | 19 | József Gelei |
| | 4 | Benő Káposzta |
| | 8 | Károly Palotai |
| | 9 | István Nagy |
| | 10 | György Nagy |
| | 12 | Zoltán Varga |
| | 14 | Antal Dunai |
| | 17 | Pál Orosz |
| Manager: ||
| Lajos Baróti ||
| GK | 1 | František Schmucker |
| RB | 2 | Anton Urban |
| LB | 4 | Zdeněk Pičman |
| RH | 5 | Josef Vojta |
| CH | 3 | Vladimír Weiss |
| LH | 6 | Ján Geleta |
| OR | 16 | Jan Brumovský |
| IR | 8 | Ivan Mráz |
| CF | 9 | Karel Lichtnégl |
| IL | 10 | Vojtech Masný |
| OL | 11 | František Valošek |
| Substitutions: ||
| | 21 | Anton Švajlen |
| | 7 | Ľudovít Cvetler |
| | 12 | Karel Knesl |
| | 13 | Štefan Matlák |
| | 14 | Karel Nepomucký |
| | 15 | František Knebort |
| Manager: ||
| Rudolf Vytlačil ||
* Assistant referees:
* Miguel Comesaña (Japan)
* John Stanley Wontumi (Ghana)