Football at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification
The qualification for football tournament at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Qualifications[edit]
The final tournament had 16 spots.
Automatic qualification was granted to Japan as hosts, and
Yugoslavia as title holder. The others were allocated as follows:
- Europe: 5 places, contested by 21 teams.
- South America: 2 places, contested by 7 teams.
- North and Central America: 1 place, contested by 5 teams.
- Africa: 3 places, contested by 11 teams.
- Asia: 3 places, contested by 13 teams.
Europe[edit]
Group 1[edit]
Preliminary round[edit]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Albania ![]() |
0–2 | ![]() |
0–1 | 0–1 |
First round[edit]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bulgaria ![]() |
walkover | ![]() |
– | – |
Denmark ![]() |
5–5 | ![]() |
2–3 | 3–2 |
First round play-off[edit]
in Turin, Italy
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
---|---|---|
Romania ![]() |
2–1 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
Second round[edit]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bulgaria ![]() |
1–3 | ![]() |
0–1 | 1–2 |
Romania qualified for the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Group 2[edit]
First round[edit]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hungary ![]() |
6–2 | ![]() |
4–0 | 2–2 |
Switzerland ![]() |
0–7 | ![]() |
0–1 | 0–6 |
Second round[edit]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Spain ![]() |
1–5 | ![]() |
1–2 | 0–3 |
Hungary qualified for the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Group 3[edit]
Preliminary round[edit]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
East Germany ![]() |
4–2 | ![]() |
3–0 | 1–2 |
First round[edit]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Soviet Union ![]() |
11–0 | ![]() |
7–0 | 4–0 |
Netherlands ![]() |
1–4 | ![]() |
0–1 | 1–3 |
Soviet Union ![]() | 7–0 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Serebrianikov ![]() Kazakov ![]() Biba ![]() Matveyev ![]() |
Report |
Finland ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Report | Serebrianikov ![]() Biba ![]() Kazakov ![]() Matveyev ![]() |
Second round[edit]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
United Team of Germany ![]() |
2–2 | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–1 |
United Team of Germany ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Frenzel ![]() |
Report | Sevidov ![]() |
Soviet Union ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Kopayev ![]() |
Report | Kleiminger ![]() |
Second round play-off[edit]
in Warsaw, Poland
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
---|---|---|
United Team of Germany ![]() |
4–1 | ![]() |
United Team of Germany ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Kleiminger ![]() Urbanczyk ![]() Vogel ![]() Fräßdorf ![]() |
Report | Serebrianikov ![]() |
United Team of Germany qualified for the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Group 4[edit]
First round[edit]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Turkey ![]() |
3–9 | ![]() |
2–2 | 1–7 |
Poland ![]() |
bye | – | – |
Second round[edit]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Italy ![]() |
4–0 | ![]() |
3–0 | 1–0 |
Italy originally qualified for the 1964 Summer Olympics, but were later disqualified for using professional players.
Poland were offered Italy's place, but declined due to a lack of preparation time.
Group 5[edit]
Preliminary round[edit]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Iceland ![]() |
0–10 | ![]() |
0–6 | 0–4 |
First round[edit]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Czechoslovakia ![]() |
8–2 | ![]() |
4–0 | 4–2 |
Great Britain ![]() |
3–5 | ![]() |
2–1 | 1–4 |
Second round[edit]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Czechoslovakia ![]() |
walkover | ![]() |
– | – |
Czechoslovakia qualified for the 1964 Summer Olympics: Greece were disqualified by their own federation on the morning of the first leg after it was discovered they had professional players.
South America[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 10 |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 5 |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 5 |
4 | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 4 |
5 | ![]() |
5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 |
6 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 3 |
7 | ![]() |
5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 2 |
North and Central America[edit]
Preliminary round[edit]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Curaçao ![]() |
2–4 | ![]() |
2–1 | 0–3 |
Final round[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 6 |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 0 |
Africa[edit]
Group 1[edit]
First round[edit]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Uganda ![]() |
2–7 | ![]() |
1–4 | 1–3 |
Sudan ![]() |
w/o | ![]() |
– | – |
Second round[edit]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
United Arab Republic ![]() |
7–4 | ![]() |
4–1 | 3–3 |
United Arab Republic qualified for the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Group 2[edit]
First round[edit]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberia ![]() |
4–6 | ![]() |
4–5 | 0–1 | |
Dahomey ![]() |
4–4 (t) | ![]() |
2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
Second round[edit]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ghana ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
2–0 | 1–2 |
Ghana qualified for the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Group 3[edit]
First round[edit]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kenya ![]() |
5–10 | ![]() |
4–3 | 1–7 | |
Nigeria ![]() |
4–4 | ![]() |
3–0 | 1–4 | 1–2 |
Second round[edit]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ethiopia ![]() |
0–2 | ![]() |
0–1 | 0–1 |
Morocco qualified for the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Asia[edit]
Preliminary Round[edit]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
South Korea ![]() |
2–2 1 | ![]() |
2–1 | 0–1 |
Malaysia ![]() |
3–4 | ![]() |
1–1 | 2–3 |
Iran ![]() |
4–2 | ![]() |
4–1 | 0–1 |
Ceylon ![]() |
3–12 | ![]() |
3–5 | 0–7 |
1Republic of China were disqualified after they objected to playing at a neutral venue for the play-off and refused to travel.
South Korea ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
2–2 on aggregate.
As Republic of China objected to playing at a neutral venue for the play-off and refused to travel, they were disqualified; therefore,
South Korea advanced to Round One.
Thailand won 4–3 on aggregate.
Iran won 4–2 on aggregate.
India won 12–3 on aggregate.
Round One[edit]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
South Korea ![]() |
w/o 1 | ![]() |
– | – |
South Vietnam ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
0–1 | 2–0 |
Thailand ![]() |
w/o 1 | ![]() |
– | – |
Myanmar ![]() |
0–1 | ![]() |
0–0 | 0–1 |
Iraq ![]() |
0–4 | ![]() |
0–0 | 0–4 |
India ![]() |
w/o 1 | ![]() |
– | – |
1Philippines, Indonesia and Lebanon withdrew.
South Vietnam ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Report | Reuven Young ![]() |
Israel ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Report | Nguyễn Văn Quảng ![]() Nguyễn Văn Ngôn ![]() |
South Vietnam won 2–1 on aggregate
North Korea won 1–0 on aggregate
Iran won 4–0 on aggregate
Round Two[edit]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
South Korea ![]() |
5–2 | ![]() |
3–0 | 2–2 |
North Korea ![]() |
7–0 | ![]() |
2–0 | 5–0 |
Iran ![]() |
6–1 | ![]() |
3–0 | 3–1 |
South Korea ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
South Vietnam ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
South Korea won 5–2 on aggregate, so South Korea qualified.
All games played in Burma, North Korea won 7–0 on aggregate, so North Korea qualified.
Iran won 6–1 on aggregate, so Iran qualified.