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1964 European Football Championship
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1964 UEFA European Nations Cup
| Eurocopa España 1964 |

UEFA Euro 1964 official logo |
| Tournament details |
| Teams |
4 |
| Venue(s) |
2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions |
Champions  |
Spain (1 st title) |
Runners-up  |
USSR |
Third place  |
Hungary |
| Fourth place |
Denmark |
| Tournament statistics |
| Matches played |
4 |
| Goals scored |
13 (3.25 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Jesús María Pereda
Ferenc Bene
Dezső Novák
(2 goals) |
The 1964 UEFA European Nations Cup was the second edition of the quadrennial European Football Championship, endorsed by UEFA. 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 Spain had withdrawn from the tournament in 1960 rather than play the Soviet Union, but on this occasion General Franco let his team play the Soviets.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.
Preliminary round
Greece withdrew from the competition after they were drawn against Albania in the preliminary round.
First leg
Second leg
Republic of Ireland won 5–3 on aggregate.
Sweden won 3–1 on aggregate.
Spain won 7–3 on aggregate.
Northern Ireland won 4–0 on aggregate.
Denmark won 9–2 on aggregate.
Bulgaria 4–4 Portugal on aggregate. Replay played on 23 January 1963
France won 6–3 on aggregate.
Hungary won 4–2 on aggregate.
Italy won 7–0 on aggregate.
Netherlands won 4–2 on aggregate.
East Germany won 3–2 on aggregate.
Yugoslavia won 4–2 on aggregate.
Replay
Bulgaria won 5–4 on aggregate.
Last 16
Spain vs Northern Ireland
Spain won 2–1 on aggregate
Yugoslavia vs Sweden
Sweden won 3–2 on aggregate
Denmark vs Albania
Denmark won 4–1 on aggregate
Netherlands vs Luxembourg
Luxembourg won 3–2 on aggregate
Austria vs Rep. of Ireland
Rep. of Ireland won 3–2 on aggregate
Bulgaria vs France
France won 3–2 on aggregate
USSR vs Italy
13 October 1963
19:00
First Leg |
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