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]
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.
^Sanghera, Mandeep (12 May 2012). "Euro 1964: A forgotten Spanish triumph". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
^"1964 team of the tournament". Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
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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 1964 European Nations CupEurocopa Espana 1964Tournament detailsHost countrySpainDates17 21 JuneTeams4Venue s 2 in 2 host cities Final positionsChampions Spain 1st title Runners up Soviet UnionThird place HungaryFourth place DenmarkTournament statisticsMatches played4Goals scored13 3 25 per match Attendance156 253 39 063 per match Top scorer s Ferenc Bene Dezso Novak Chus Pereda 2 goals each 19601968 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 Bernabeu in Madrid the hosts won 2 1 after a late goal from Marcelino 2 Contents 1 Qualified teams 2 Venues 3 Squads 4 Match officials 5 Final tournament 5 1 Bracket 5 2 Semi finals 5 3 Third place play off 5 4 Final 6 Statistics 6 1 Goalscorers 6 2 Awards 7 References 8 External linksQualified teams editMain article 1964 European Nations Cup qualifying Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament A nbsp Denmark Quarter final winner 18 December 1963 0 debut nbsp Spain host Quarter final winner 8 April 1964 0 debut nbsp Hungary Quarter final winner 23 May 1964 0 debut nbsp Soviet Union Quarter final winner 27 May 1964 1 1960 Bold indicates champion for that year Venues edit nbsp nbsp Madrid nbsp Barcelona Madrid Barcelona Santiago Bernabeu Camp Nou Capacity 110 000 Capacity 93 053 nbsp nbsp Squads editMain article 1964 European Nations Cup squadsMatch officials editCountry Referee Matches refereed nbsp Belgium Arthur Blavier Semi final Spain 2 1 Hungary nbsp England Arthur Holland Final Spain 2 1 Soviet Union nbsp Italy Concetto Lo Bello Semi final Denmark 0 3 Soviet Union nbsp Switzerland Daniel Mellet Third place play off Hungary 3 1 DenmarkFinal tournament editMain article 1964 European Nations Cup final tournament nbsp 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 edit Semi finalsFinal 17 June Madrid nbsp Spain a e t 2 21 June Madrid nbsp Hungary1 nbsp Spain2 17 June Barcelona nbsp Soviet Union1 nbsp Denmark0 nbsp Soviet Union3 Third place play off 20 June Barcelona nbsp Hungary a e t 3 nbsp Denmark1 Semi finals edit 17 June 1964 1964 06 17 20 00Spain nbsp 2 1 a e t nbsp HungaryPereda nbsp 35 Amancio nbsp 112 Report Bene nbsp 84 Santiago Bernabeu MadridAttendance 34 713Referee Arthur Blavier Belgium 17 June 1964 1964 06 17 22 30Denmark nbsp 0 3 nbsp Soviet UnionReport Voronin nbsp 19 Ponedelnik nbsp 40 Ivanov nbsp 87 Camp Nou BarcelonaAttendance 38 556Referee Concetto Lo Bello Italy Third place play off edit 20 June 1964 1964 06 20 20 30Hungary nbsp 3 1 a e t nbsp DenmarkBene nbsp 11 Novak nbsp 107 pen 110 Report Bertelsen nbsp 82 Camp Nou BarcelonaAttendance 3 869Referee Daniel Mellet Switzerland Final edit Main article 1964 European Nations Cup final 21 June 1964 1964 06 21 18 30Spain nbsp 2 1 nbsp Soviet UnionPereda nbsp 6 Marcelino nbsp 84 Report lineups Khusainov nbsp 8 Santiago Bernabeu MadridAttendance 79 115Referee Arthur Holland England Statistics editGoalscorers edit There were 13 goals scored in 4 matches for an average of 3 25 goals per match 2 goals nbsp Ferenc Bene nbsp Dezso Novak nbsp Chus Pereda 1 goal nbsp Carl Bertelsen nbsp Valentin Ivanov nbsp Galimzyan Khusainov nbsp Viktor Ponedelnik nbsp Valery Voronin nbsp Amancio Amaro nbsp Marcelino Awards edit UEFA Team of the Tournament 3 Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards nbsp Lev Yashin nbsp Dezso Novak nbsp Ferran Olivella nbsp Feliciano Rivilla nbsp Ignacio Zoco nbsp Valentin Ivanov nbsp Amancio Amaro nbsp Luis Suarez nbsp Florian Albert nbsp Ferenc Bene nbsp Chus PeredaReferences edit Spain s Marcelino stoops to conquer Europe UEFA com Union of European Football Associations 2 October 2003 Retrieved 20 February 2017 Sanghera Mandeep 12 May 2012 Euro 1964 A forgotten Spanish triumph BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation Retrieved 17 June 2012 1964 team of the tournament Union of European Football Associations Retrieved 14 May 2020 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1964 UEFA European Championship 1964 European Nations Cup at UEFA com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1964 European Nations 27 Cup amp oldid 1220521088, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
