# Football at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification

The qualification for football tournament at the 1964 Summer Olympics.

## Qualifications

The final tournament had 16 spots.
Automatic qualification was granted to Japan as hosts, and Yugoslavia as title holder. The others were allocated as follows:
* Europe: 5 places, contested by 21 teams.
* South America: 2 places, contested by 7 teams.
* North and Central America: 1 place, contested by 5 teams.
* Africa: 3 places, contested by 11 teams.
* Asia: 3 places, contested by 13 teams.

## Europe

Five groups of three to five teams with group winners qualifying for the Summer Olympics finals.

### Group 1

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Preliminary round |||||
| Albania | 0–2 | Bulgaria | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| First round |||||
| Bulgaria | w/o | Luxembourg | — | — |
| Denmark | 5–5 | Romania | 2–3 | 3–2 |
| First round play-off |||||
| Denmark | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Romania |
| Second round |||||
| Romania | 3–1 | Bulgaria | 2–1 | 1–0 |

### Group 2

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| First round |||||
| Hungary | 6–2 | Sweden | 4–0 | 2–2 |
| Switzerland | 0–7 | Spain | 0–1 | 0–6 |
| Second round |||||
| Spain | 1–5 | Hungary | 1–2 | 0–3 |

### Group 3

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Preliminary round |||||
| East Germany | 4–2 | West Germany | 3–0 | 1–2 |
| First round |||||
| Soviet Union | 11–0 | Finland | 7–0 | 4–0 |
| Netherlands | 1–4 | East Germany | 0–1 | 1–3 |
| Second round |||||
| East Germany | 2–2 | Soviet Union | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Second round play-off |||||
| East Germany | 4–1 | Soviet Union |

### Group 4

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| First round |||||
| Turkey | 3–9 | Italy | 2–2 | 1–7 |
| Second round |||||
| Italy | 4–0 | Poland | 3–0 | 1–0 |

### Group 5

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Preliminary round |||||
| Iceland | 0–10 | Great Britain | 0–6 | 0–4 |
| First round |||||
| Czechoslovakia | 8–2 | France | 4–0 | 4–2 |
| Great Britain | 3–5 | Greece | 2–1 | 1–4 |
| Second round |||||
| Czechoslovakia | w/o | Greece | — | — |

## South America

Seven CONMEBOL teams played in a league of round-robin matches. The top team qualified for the Summer Olympics. The next two teams advanced to a second place play-off, due to them both finishing the same on points, goal difference and goals scored.

### Final positions

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | Pts |
| 1 | Argentina | 5 | 10 |
| 2 | Brazil | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | Peru | 4 | 5 |
| 4 | Colombia | 6 | 4 |
| 5 | Uruguay | 5 | 3 |
| 6 | Chile | 4 | 3 |
| 7 | Ecuador | 5 | 2 |

### Play-off

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Brazil | 4–0 | Peru |

## North and Central America

* Preliminary round: Two teams play a two-legged home-and-away match. The winner advanced to the actual tournament.
* Final round: Four CONCACAF teams played in a round-robin tournament. The top team qualified for the Summer Olympics.

### Final positions (final round)

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | Pts |
| 1 | Mexico (H, C) | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Suriname | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | United States | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | Panama | 3 | 0 |

## Africa

Three groups of four teams with group winners qualifying for the Summer Olympics finals.

### Group 1

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| First round |||||
| Uganda | 2–7 | United Arab Republic | 1–4 | 1–3 |
| Sudan | w/o | Rhodesia | — | — |
| Second round |||||
| United Arab Republic | 7–4 | Sudan | 4–1 | 3–3 |

### Group 2

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| First round |||||
| Dahomey | 3–3 | Tunisia | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Liberia | 4–6 | Ghana | 4–5 | 0–1 |
| First round play-off |||||
| Dahomey | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (t) | Tunisia |
| Second round |||||
| Ghana | 3–2 | Tunisia | 2–0 | 1–2 |

### Group 3

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| First round |||||
| Kenya | 5–10 | Ethiopia | 4–3 | 1–7 |
| Nigeria | 4–4 | Morocco | 3–0 | 1–4 |
| First round play-off |||||
| Morocco | 2–1 | Nigeria |
| Second round |||||
| Ethiopia | 0–2 | Morocco | 0–1 | 0–1 |

## Asia

Three groups of five or six teams with group winners qualifying for the Summer Olympics finals.

### Group 1

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Preliminary round |||||
| South Korea | 2–2 | Taiwan | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Preliminary round play-off |||||
| South Korea | w/o | Taiwan |
| First round |||||
| South Korea | w/o | Philippines | — | — |
| South Vietnam | 2–1 | Israel | 0–1 | 2–0 |
| Second round |||||
| South Korea | 5–2 | South Vietnam | 3–0 | 2–2 |

### Group 2

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Preliminary round |||||
| Malaysia | 3–4 | Thailand | 1–1 | 2–3 |
| First round |||||
| Burma | 0–1 | North Korea | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Thailand | w/o | Indonesia | — | — |
| Second round |||||
| North Korea | 7–0 | Thailand | 2–0 | 5–0 |

### Group 3

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Preliminary round |||||
| Iran | 4–2 | Pakistan | 4–1 | 0–1 |
| Ceylon | 3–12 | India | 3–5 | 0–7 |
| First round |||||
| Iran | 4–0 | Iraq | 4–0 | 0–0 |
| India | w/o | Lebanon | — | — |
| Second round |||||
| Iran | 6–1 | India | 3–0 | 3–1 |