1964 European Nations' Cup round of 16

The 1964 European Nations' Cup round of 16 was the second round of the qualifying competition for the 1964 European Nations' Cup. It was contested by the thirteen winners from the preliminary round, along with Austria, Luxembourg and the Soviet Union, who had received a bye. The winners of each of eight home-and-away ties progressed to the quarter-finals. The matches were played in 1963.

Qualification

Main article: 1964 European Nations' Cup qualifying preliminary round

Each tie winner progressed to the round of 16. The round of 16 was played in two legs on a home-and-away basis. The winners of the round of 16 would go through to the quarter-finals.

Summary

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Spain  2–1  Northern Ireland 1–1 1–0
Yugoslavia  2–3  Sweden 0–0 2–3
Denmark  4–1  Albania 4–0 0–1
Netherlands  2–3  Luxembourg 1–1 1–2
Austria  2–3  Republic of Ireland 0–0 2–3
Bulgaria  2–3  France 1–0 1–3
Soviet Union  3–1  Italy 2–0 1–1
East Germany  4–5  Hungary 1–2 3–3

Matches

The eight matches took place over two legs, taking place in 1963.

Spain 1–1 Northern Ireland
Amancio 60' Report W. Irvine 76'
Attendance: 27,960
Referee: Cesare Jonni (Italy)
Northern Ireland 0–1 Spain
Report Gento 66'
Attendance: 45,809
Referee: Andries van Leeuwen (Netherlands)

Spain won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals.

Yugoslavia 0–0 Sweden
Report
Attendance: 45,098
Referee: Karl Kainer (Austria)
Sweden 3–2 Yugoslavia
Persson 30', 60'
Bild 72'		 Report Zambata 21'
Galić 64'
Attendance: 20,774
Referee: Jack Taylor (England)

Sweden won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals.

Denmark 4–0 Albania
Petersen 18' (pen.)
O. Madsen 25'
Clausen 36'
Enoksen 49'		 Report
Attendance: 26,640
Referee: Johan Einar Boström (Sweden)
Albania 1–0 Denmark
Pano 3' Report
Attendance: 27,765
Referee: Joseph M. Cassar Naudi (Malta)

Denmark won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals.

Netherlands 1–1 Luxembourg
Nuninga 5' Report May 33'
Attendance: 36,523
Referee: Arthur Blavier (Belgium)
Luxembourg 2–1 Netherlands
Dimmer 20', 67' Report Kruiver 35'
Attendance: 42,385
Referee: Marcel Bois (France)

Luxembourg won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals.

Austria 0–0 Republic of Ireland
Report
Attendance: 26,741
Referee: Gyula Gere (Hungary)
Republic of Ireland 3–2 Austria
Cantwell 45', 89' (pen.)
Fogarty 66'		 Report Koleznik 38'
Flögel 85'
Attendance: 39,963
Referee: Einar Poulsen (Denmark)

Republic of Ireland won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals.

Bulgaria 1–0 France
Diev 24' Report
Attendance: 25,947
Referee: Faruk Talu (Turkey)
France 3–1 Bulgaria
Goujon 44', 81'
Herbin 78'		 Report Yakimov 75'
Attendance: 32,233

France won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals.

Soviet Union 2–0 Italy
Ponedelnik 22'
Chislenko 42'		 Report
Attendance: 102,358
Referee: Ryszard Banasiuk (Poland)
Italy 1–1 Soviet Union
Rivera 89' Report Gusarov 33'
Attendance: 69,567
Referee: Daniel Mellet (Switzerland)

Soviet Union won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals.

East Germany 1–2 Hungary
Nöldner 51' Report Bene 18'
Rákosi 88'
Attendance: 33,383
Referee: Pyotr Belov (USSR)
Hungary 3–3 East Germany
Bene 7'
Sándor 17'
Solymosi 51' (pen.)		 Report Heine 12'
R. Ducke 26'
Erler 81'
Attendance: 35,382
Referee: Nedelkovski (Yugoslavia)

Hungary won 5–4 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals.

Goalscorers

There were 41 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 2.56 goals per match.

2 goals

1 goal

References

  • "1964 European Nations' Cup". uefa.com. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  • "1964 European Nations' Cup". rsssf.com. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  • Robinson, J. (1996). The European Football Championships 1958-1996. Soccer Book Publishing. ISBN 0-947808-69-8.