1964 European Nations' Cup qualifying preliminary round

The 1964 European Nations' Cup qualifying preliminary round was the first round of the qualifying competition for the 1964 European Nations' Cup. It was contested by 26 of the 29 teams that entered, with Austria, Luxembourg and the Soviet Union receiving byes to the round of 16. The winners of each of 13 home-and-away ties progressed to the round of 16. The matches were played in 1962 and 1963.

Summary

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd legReplay
Norway  1–3  Sweden 0–2 1–1
Greece  w/o[note 1]  Albania Canc. Canc.
Denmark  9–2  Malta 6–1 3–1
Republic of Ireland  5–3  Iceland 4–2 1–1
England  3–6  France 1–1 2–5
Poland  0–4  Northern Ireland 0–2 0–2
Spain  7–3  Romania 6–0 1–3
Yugoslavia  4–2  Belgium 3–2 1–0
Bulgaria  5–4  Portugal 3–1 1–3 1–0
Hungary  4–2  Wales 3–1 1–1
Netherlands  4–2   Switzerland 3–1 1–1
East Germany  3–2  Czechoslovakia 2–1 1–1
Italy  7–0  Turkey 6–0 1–0

Matches

The thirteen matches took place over two legs, taking place in 1962 and 1963.

Norway 0–2 Sweden
Report Martinsson  10', 40'
Attendance: 28,249
Referee: Gilbert Bowman (Scotland)
Sweden 1–1 Norway
Eriksson  49' Report Krogh  60'
Attendance: 8,726
Referee: Werner Bergmann (East Germany)

Sweden won 3–1 on aggregate.

Greece Cancelled[note 1] Albania
Report
Albania Cancelled[note 1] Greece
Report

Greece withdrew. Albania won on walkover.

Denmark 6–1 Malta
O. Madsen  9', 14', 49'
Clausen  22'
Enoksen  71'
Bertelsen  80'		 Report Theobald  57'
Attendance: 10,622
Referee: Pieter Roomer (Netherlands)
Malta 1–3 Denmark
Urpani  39' Report O. Madsen  14'
Christiansen  42'
Bertelsen  47'
Attendance: 6,987
Referee: Raoul Righi (Italy)

Denmark won 9–2 on aggregate.

Republic of Ireland 4–2 Iceland
Tuohy  11'
Fogarty  41'
Cantwell  65', 76'		 Report R. Jónsson  37', 86'
Attendance: 19,848
Referee: Robert Ernest Smith (Wales)
Iceland 1–1 Republic of Ireland
Árnason  59' Report Tuohy  38'
Attendance: 9,014
Referee: Birger Nielsen (Norway)

Republic of Ireland won 5–3 on aggregate.

England 1–1 France
Flowers  57' (pen.) Report Goujon  8'
Attendance: 35,380
Referee: Frede Hansen (Denmark)
France 5–2 England
Wisnieski  3', 75'
Douis  32'
Cossou  43', 82'		 Report Smith  57'
Tambling  74'
Attendance: 23,986
Referee: Josef Kandlbinder (West Germany)

France won 6–3 on aggregate.

Poland 0–2 Northern Ireland
Report Dougan  17'
Humphries  54'
Attendance: 31,500
Referee: Bertil Wilhelm Lööw (Sweden)
Northern Ireland 2–0 Poland
Crossan  8'
Bingham  63'		 Report
Attendance: 28,833
Referee: Dittmar Huber (Switzerland)

Northern Ireland won 4–0 on aggregate.

Spain 6–0 Romania
Guillot  7', 27', 70'
Veloso  9'
Collar  17'
I. Nunweiller  81' (o.g.)		 Report
Attendance: 51,700
Referee: Kevin Howley (England)
Romania 3–1 Spain
Tătaru  2'
Manolache  8'
Constantin  61'		 Report Veloso  70'
Attendance: 72,762
Referee: Georgios Pelomis (Greece)

Spain won 7–3 on aggregate.

Yugoslavia 3–2 Belgium
Skoblar  12', 32' (pen.)
Vasović  89'		 Report Stockman  26'
Jurion  58'
Stadion JNA, Belgrade
Attendance: 25,430
Referee: Alois Obtulovic (Czechoslovakia)
Belgium 0–1 Yugoslavia
Report Galić  21'
Attendance: 24,583
Referee: Vicente Antonio Caballero (Spain)

Yugoslavia won 4–2 on aggregate.

Bulgaria 3–1 Portugal
Asparuhov  65', 76'
Diev  84'		 Report Eusébio  49'
Attendance: 31,318
Referee: Semih Zoroglu (Turkey)
Portugal 3–1 Bulgaria
Hernâni  4', 26'
Coluna  53'		 Report Iliev  83'
Attendance: 25,836
Referee: Henri Faucheux (France)

4–4 on aggregate. A replay was played on a neutral ground to determine the winner.

Bulgaria 1–0 Portugal
Asparuhov  87' Report
Attendance: 2,336
Referee: Giuseppe Adami (Italy)

Bulgaria won 5–4 on aggregate.

Hungary 3–1 Wales
Albert  5'
Tichy  34'
Sándor  48'		 Report Medwin  19'
Népstadion, Budapest
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Józef Kowal (Poland)
Wales 1–1 Hungary
Jones  23' (pen.) Report Tichy  77' (pen.)
Attendance: 30,413
Referee: John Spillane (Republic of Ireland)

Hungary won 4–2 on aggregate.

Netherlands 3–1  Switzerland
van der Linden  11'
Swart  74'
Groot  76'		 Report Hertig  42'
Olympisch stadion, Amsterdam
Attendance: 64,350
Referee: Joaquim Fernandes Campos (Portugal)
Switzerland  1–1 Netherlands
Allemann  37' Report Kruiver  6'
Attendance: 31,794
Referee: Josef Kandlbinder (West Germany)

Netherlands won 4–2 on aggregate.

East Germany 2–1 Czechoslovakia
Erler  60'
Liebrecht  80' (pen.)		 Report Kučera  90'
Attendance: 22,077
Referee: Serguei Alimov (Soviet Union)
Czechoslovakia 1–1 East Germany
Mašek  66' Report P. Ducke  85'
Attendance: 19,504
Referee: Károly Balla (Hungary)

East Germany won 3–2 on aggregate.

Italy 6–0 Turkey
Rivera  15', 47'
Orlando  22', 29', 35', 85'		 Report
Stadio Comunale, Bologna
Attendance: 26,553
Referee: Lucien van Nuffel (Belgium)
Turkey 0–1 Italy
Report Sormani  86'
Attendance: 27,290
Referee: Dimitar Rumenchev (Bulgaria)

Italy won 7–0 on aggregate.

Goalscorers

There were 85 goals scored in 25 matches, for an average of 3.4 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Notes
  1. Greece withdrew from the competition after they were drawn against Albania in the preliminary round, so Albania were awarded a walkover victory.

References
  • "1964 European Nations' Cup". uefa.com. Archived from the original on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  • "European Championship 1964 (Details)". rsssf.com. Archived from the original on 2 May 2007. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  • Robinson, J. (1996). The European Football Championships 1958-1996. Soccer Book Publishing. ISBN 0-947808-69-8.
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