1964 European Nations' Cup

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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 Spain had withdrawn from the tournament in 1960 rather than play the Soviet Union, but on this occasion General Franco let his team play the Soviets.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.

## Venues

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**Madrid**
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**Barcelona**
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Venue map

## Qualifying

Main article: 1964 European Nations' Cup qualifying
### Qualified teams

See also: 1964 European Nations' Cup squads

 File:Flag of Spain (1945–1977).svg.png Spain (hosts)

1 **Bold** indicates champion for that year

## Final tournament

Main article: 1964 European Nations' Cup final tournament
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In all matches but the final, extra time and a coin toss were used to decide the winner if necessary. If the final remained level after extra time, a replay would be used to determine the winner.

*All times are local, CET (UTC+1).*

### Bracket

1964 European Nations' Cup final tournament

### Semi-finals

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1964 European Nations' Cup final tournament

### Third place play-off

1964 European Nations' Cup final tournament

### Final

Main article: 1964 European Nations' Cup Final
1964 European Nations' Cup Final

## 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
* File:Flag of Hungary.svg.png Ferenc Bene
* File:Flag of Hungary.svg.png Dezső Novák
* File:Flag of Spain (1945–1977).svg.png Jesús María Pereda

1 goal
* Carl Bertelsen
* File:Flag of Spain (1945–1977).svg.png Amancio
* File:Flag of Spain (1945–1977).svg.png Marcelino
* File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Galimzyan Khusainov
* File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Valery Voronin
* File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Viktor Ponedelnik
* File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Valentin Ivanov

### Awards

UEFA Team of the Tournament

Golden Boot
* File:Flag of Hungary.svg.png Ferenc Bene
* File:Flag of Hungary.svg.png Dezső Novák
* File:Flag of Spain (1945–1977).svg.png Jesús María Pereda
(2 goals)

## References

1. ↑ Sanghera, Mandeep (12 May 2012). "Euro 1964: A forgotten Spanish triumph". *BBC Sport*. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
2. ↑ "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

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