1964 European Nations' Cup qualifying preliminary round

The 1964 European Nations' Cup qualifying preliminary round were the first round of qualifying competition for 1964 European Nations' Cup. They were contested by the twenty-six teams. The winners of each of thirteen home and away ties entered the qualification first round. The matches were played in 1962 and 1963.

Summary

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg	3rd leg
Norway	1–3	Sweden	0–2	1–1
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
Greece	w/o	Albania	–	–

Greece withdrew from the competition after they were drawn against Albania in the preliminary round.

Austria, Luxembourg and the Soviet Union received byes to the first round.

Matches

The thirteen matches took place over two legs, taking place in 1962 and 1963. All times are CET (UTC+1).

Norway  v  Sweden

21 June 1962 19:15 First leg

Norway	0–2	Sweden
	Report	Martinsson  10', 40'

Ullevål, Oslo Attendance: 28,249 Referee: Gilbert Bowman (Scotland)

Sweden  v  Norway

4 November 1962 13:00 Second leg

Sweden	1–1	Norway
Eriksson  49'	Report	Krogh  60'

Malmö Stadion, Malmö Attendance: 8,726 Referee: Werner Bergmann (East Germany)

Sweden won 3–1 on aggregate.

Greece  v  Albania

21 June 1962 First leg

Greece	cancelled	Albania
	Report

Albania  v  Greece

31 March 1963 Second leg

Albania	cancelled	Greece
	Report

Greece withdrew. Albania had a walkover.

Denmark  v  Malta

28 June 1962 19:00 First leg

Denmark	6–1	Malta
O. Madsen  9', 14', 49' Clausen  22' Enoksen  71' Bertelsen  80'	Report	Theobald  57'

Idrætsparken, Copenhagen Attendance: 10,622 Referee: Pieter Roomer (Netherlands)

Malta  v  Denmark

8 December 1962 14:00 Second leg

Malta	1–3	Denmark
Urpani  39'	Report	O. Madsen  14' Christiansen  42' Bertelsen  47'

Empire Stadium, Gżira Attendance: 6,987 Referee: Raoul Righi (Italy)

Denmark won 9–2 on aggregate.

Republic of Ireland  v  Iceland

12 August 1962 15:00 First leg

Republic of Ireland	4–2	Iceland
Tuohy  11' Fogarty  41' Cantwell  65', 76'	Report	R. Jónsson  37', 86'

Dalymount Park, Dublin Attendance: 19,848 Referee: Robert Ernest Smith (Wales)

Iceland  v  Republic of Ireland

2 September 1962 16:30 Second leg

Iceland	1–1	Republic of Ireland
Árnason  59'	Report	Tuohy  38'

Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík Attendance: 9,014 Referee: Birger Nielsen (Norway)

Republic of Ireland won 5–3 on aggregate.

England  v  France

3 October 1962 19:45 First leg

England	1–1	France
Flowers  57' (pen.)	Report	Goujon  8'

Hillsborough, Sheffield Attendance: 35,380 Referee: Frede Hansen (Denmark)

France  v  England

27 February 1963 20:45 Second leg

France	5–2	England
Wisnieski  3', 75' Douis  32' Cossou  43', 82'	Report	Smith  57' Tambling  74'

Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance: 23,986 Referee: Josef Kandlbinder (West Germany)

France won 6–3 on aggregate.

Poland  v  Northern Ireland

10 October 1962 15:30 First leg

Poland	0–2	Northern Ireland
	Report	Dougan  17' Humphries  54'

Stadion Śląski, Chorzów Attendance: 31,500 Referee: Bertil Wilhelm Lööw (Sweden)

Northern Ireland  v  Poland

28 November 1962 19:45 Second leg

Northern Ireland	2–0	Poland
Crossan  8' Bingham  63'	Report

Windsor Park, Belfast Attendance: 28,833 Referee: Dittmar Huber (Switzerland)

Northern Ireland won 4–0 on aggregate.

Spain  v  Romania

1 November 1962 20:45 First leg

Spain	6–0	Romania
Guillot  7', 27', 70' Veloso  9' Collar  17' I. Nunweiller  81' (o.g.)	Report

Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid Attendance: 51,700 Referee: Kevin Howley (England)

Romania  v  Spain

25 November 1962 13:00 Second leg

Romania	3–1	Spain
Tătaru  2' Manolache  8' Constantin  61'	Report	Veloso  70'

Stadionul 23 August, Bucharest Attendance: 72,762 Referee: Georgios Pelomis (Greece)

Spain won 7–3 on aggregate.

Yugoslavia  v  Belgium

4 November 1962 14:15 First leg

Yugoslavia	3–2	Belgium
Skoblar  12', 32' (pen.) Vasović  89'	Report	Stockman  26' Jurion  58'

Stadion JNA, Belgrade Attendance: 25,430 Referee: Alois Obtulovic (Czechoslovakia)

Belgium  v  Yugoslavia

31 March 1963 16:00 Second leg

Belgium	0–1	Yugoslavia
	Report	Galić  21'

Heysel Stadium, Brussels Attendance: 24,583 Referee: Vicente Antonio Caballero (Spain)

Yugoslavia won 4–2 on aggregate.

Bulgaria  v  Portugal

7 November 1962 13:00 First leg

Bulgaria	3–1	Portugal
Asparuhov  65', 76' Diev  84'	Report	Eusébio  49'

Vasil Levski Stadium, Sofia Attendance: 31,318 Referee: Semih Zoroglu (Turkey)

Portugal  v  Bulgaria

16 December 1962 21:00 Second leg

Portugal	3–1	Bulgaria
Hernâni  4', 26' Coluna  53'	Report	Iliev  83'

Estádio do Restelo, Lisbon Attendance: 25,836 Referee: Henri Faucheux (France)

4–4 on aggregate. A replay was played on a neutral ground to determine the winner.

Bulgaria  v  Portugal

23 January 1963 14:30 Replay

Bulgaria	1–0	Portugal
Asparuhov  87'

Stadio Olimpico, Rome Attendance: 2,336 Referee: Giuseppe Adami (Italy)

Bulgaria won 5–4 on aggregate.

Hungary  v  Wales

7 November 1962 14:00 First leg

Hungary	3–1	Wales
Albert  5' Tichy  34' Sándor  48'	Report	Medwin  19'

Népstadion, Budapest Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Józef Kowal (Poland)

Wales  v  Hungary

20 March 1963 19:15 Second leg

Wales	1–1	Hungary
Jones  23' (pen.)	Report	Tichy  77' (pen.)

Ninian Park, Cardiff Attendance: 30,413 Referee: John Spillane (Republic of Ireland)

Hungary won 4–2 on aggregate.

Netherlands  v   Switzerland

11 November 1962 14:30 First leg

Netherlands	3–1	Switzerland
van der Linden  11' Swart  74' Groot  76'	Report	Hertig  42'

Olympisch stadion, Amsterdam Attendance: 64,350 Referee: Joaquim Fernandes Campos (Portugal)

Switzerland   v  Netherlands

31 March 1963 15:00 Second leg

Switzerland	1–1	Netherlands
Allemann  37'	Report	Kruiver  6'

Wankdorf Stadium, Berne Attendance: 31,794 Referee: Josef Kandlbinder (West Germany)

Netherlands won 4–2 on aggregate.

East Germany  v  Czechoslovakia

21 November 1962 14:00 First leg

East Germany	2–1	Czechoslovakia
Erler  60' Liebrecht  80' (pen.)	Report	Kučera  90'

Walter-Ulbricht-Stadion, East Berlin Attendance: 22,077 Referee: Serguei Alimov (Soviet Union)

Czechoslovakia  v  East Germany

31 March 1963 15:30 Second leg

Czechoslovakia	1–1	East Germany
Mašek  66'	Report	P. Ducke  85'

Strahov Stadium, Prague Attendance: 19,504 Referee: Károly Balla (Hungary)

East Germany won 3–2 on aggregate.

Italy  v  Turkey

2 December 1962 14:30 First leg

Italy	6–0	Turkey
Rivera  15', 47' Orlando  22', 29', 35', 85'	Report

Stadio Comunale, Bologna Attendance: 26,553 Referee: Lucien van Nuffel (Belgium)

Turkey  v  Italy

27 March 1963 13:30 Second leg

Turkey	0–1	Italy
	Report	Sormani  86'

Mithat Paşa Stadium, Istanbul Attendance: 27,290 Referee: Dimitar Rumenchev (Bulgaria)

Italy won 7–0 on aggregate.

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. 

External links

• 1964 European Nations' Cup qualifying play-offs