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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 a bye to the following round. The winners of each of thirteen home-and-away ties progressed to the round of 16. The matches were played in 1962 and 1963.

Summary

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Replay
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

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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 and advanced to the round of 16.

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

Greece withdrew. Albania had a walkover and advanced to the round of 16.

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 and advanced to the round of 16.

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 and advanced to the round of 16.

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 and advanced to the round of 16.

Poland 0–2 Northern Ireland
Report Dougan 17'
Humphries 54'
Attendance: 31,496
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 and advanced to the round of 16.

Spain 6–0 Romania
Guillot 7', 27', 70'
Veloso 9'
Collar 17'
I. Nunweiller 81' (o.g.)		 Report
Attendance: 51,608
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 and advanced to the round of 16.

Yugoslavia 3–2 Belgium
Skoblar 12', 32' (pen.)
Vasović 89'		 Report Stockman 26'
Jurion 58'
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 and advanced to the round of 16.

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 and advanced to the round of 16.

Hungary 3–1 Wales
Albert 5'
Tichy 34'
Sándor 48'		 Report Medwin 19'
Attendance: 30,412
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 and advanced to the round of 16.

Netherlands 3–1  Switzerland
Van der Linden 11'
Swart 74'
Groot 76'		 Report Hertig 42'
Attendance: 59,996
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 and advanced to the round of 16.

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 and advanced to the round of 16.

Italy 6–0 Turkey
Rivera 15', 47'
Orlando 22', 29', 35', 85'		 Report
Attendance: 26,553
Referee: Lucien van Nuffel (Belgium)
Turkey 0–1 Italy
Report Sormani 86'
Attendance: 31,754
Referee: Dimitar Rumenchev (Bulgaria)

Italy won 7–0 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16.

Goalscorers

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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

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

References

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  • "1964 European Nations' Cup". uefa.com. Archived from the original on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  • "European Championship 1964 (Details)". RSSSF. 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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