1964 European Nations' Cup
Eurocopa España 1964
Tournament details
Host countrySpain
Dates17–21 June
Teams4
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Spain (1st title)
Runners-up Soviet Union
Third place Hungary
Fourth place Denmark
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored13 (3.25 per match)
Attendance156,253 (39,063 per match)
Top scorer(s)Hungary Ferenc Bene
Hungary Dezső Novák
Spain Chus Pereda
(2 goals each)

The 1964 European Nations' Cup was the second edition of the UEFA European Championship. The final tournament was held in Spain. It was won by the hosts 2–1 over the defending champions, the Soviet Union.[1]

The tournament was a knockout competition; 29 teams entered (Greece withdrew after the draw after refusing to play Albania). The Soviet Union, Austria and Luxembourg received byes to the round of 16. 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.

This set up a showdown between Spain and the Soviet Union in the final, only four years after Spain had been disqualified for refusing to travel to Moscow to play the Soviet Union. On this occasion – and with the championship of Europe on the line – General Franco let his team play the Soviets.

In front of more than 79,000 people, including Franco himself, at the Santiago Bernabéu in Madrid, the hosts won 2–1 after a late goal from Marcelino.[2]

Qualification

Quarterfinal Play Offs

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd legReplay
Luxembourg  5–6  Denmark 3–3 2–2 0–1
Spain  7–1  Republic of Ireland 5–1 2–0
France  2–5  Hungary 1–3 1–2
Sweden  2–4  Soviet Union 1–1 1–3

Qualified teams

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament[upper-alpha 1]
 DenmarkQuarter-final winner18 December 19630 (debut)
 Spain (host)Quarter-final winner8 April 19640 (debut)
 HungaryQuarter-final winner23 May 19640 (debut)
 Soviet UnionQuarter-final winner27 May 19641 (1960)
  1. ↑ Bold indicates champion for that year.

Venues

Madrid Barcelona
Santiago Bernabéu Camp Nou
Capacity: 110,000 Capacity: 93,053

Squads

Match officials

Country Referee Matches refereed
Belgium Belgium Arthur Blavier Semi-final: Spain 2–1 Hungary
England England Arthur Holland Final: Spain 2–1 Soviet Union
Italy Italy Concetto Lo Bello Semi-final: Denmark 0–3 Soviet Union
Switzerland Switzerland Daniel Mellet Third place play-off: Hungary 3–1 Denmark

Final tournament

1964 European Nations' Cup finalists.

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

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
17 June – Madrid
 
 
 Spain (a.e.t.)2
 
21 June – Madrid
 
 Hungary1
 
 Spain2
 
17 June – Barcelona
 
 Soviet Union1
 
 Denmark0
 
 
 Soviet Union3
 
Third place play-off
 
 
20 June – Barcelona
 
 
 Hungary (a.e.t.)3
 
 
 Denmark1

Semi-finals

Spain 2–1 (a.e.t.) Hungary
 Report
Attendance: 34,713
Denmark 0–3 Soviet Union
Report
Attendance: 38,556

Third place play-off

Hungary 3–1 (a.e.t.) Denmark
 Report
Attendance: 3,869

Final

Spain 2–1 Soviet Union
 Report, lineups
Attendance: 79,115

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 13 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 3.25 goals per match.

2 goals

1 goal

Awards

UEFA Team of the Tournament[3]
Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards
Soviet Union Lev Yashin Hungary Dezső Novák
Spain Ferran Olivella
Spain Feliciano Rivilla
Spain Ignacio Zoco		 Soviet Union Valentin Ivanov
Spain Amancio Amaro
Spain Luis Suárez		 Hungary Flórián Albert
Hungary Ferenc Bene
Spain Chus Pereda

References

  1. ↑ "Spain's Marcelino stoops to conquer Europe". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 2 October 2003. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  2. ↑ Sanghera, Mandeep (12 May 2012). "Euro 1964: A forgotten Spanish triumph". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
  3. ↑ "1964 team of the tournament". Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
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