Spain 1964 - UEFA European Nations Cup
The 1964 UEFA European Nations Cup was the second edition of the great European Football Championship, endorsed by UEFA. This time the final tournament was held in Spain. This time success was at the host's side. Spain won 2-1 over defending champions Soviet Union.
The tournament was a knockout competition. One major difference for the second running of the event, however, was that 29 teams put themselves forward to play, instead of the 17 that competed for the inaugural competition (Greece withdrew after being drawn with Albania). The Soviet Union, Luxembourg, and Austria received byes into the second round. The teams played home-and-away matches until the semi-finals.The final four teams would go to the final tournament, whose host was selected after the teams became known.
Luxembourg beat the Netherlands 3-2 on aggregate (1-1 and 2-1) in the second round, 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.In the final tournament they joined to 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. Spain had withdrawn from the tournament in 1960 rather than play the Soviet Union. But on this occasion Generalisimo Francisco Franco let his team play the Soviets. Franco could not pull his team out of the game because he knew the significance of winning and because of the excitement the match had generated in the build-up with the home fans in a state of euphoria. All four goals came from Spain in the finals came from crosses from the right and the Soviets had evidently not done their homework because in the sixth minute a centre from Luis Suárez, who had joined Inter from Barcelona three year earlier, sent over the ball and Blaugrana star Jesús María 'Chus' Pereda left legendary goalkeeper Lev Yashin with no chance of stopping the opening goal from going in. That lead lasted less then two minutes, however, as Fernando Olivella fouled Galimzian Khusainov who rose to score from the resulting free-kick. In front of more than 79,000 at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, the Spain won 2-1 after a late goal from Marcelino. 
Spain: José Ángel Iribar, Feliciano Rivilla, Fernando Olivella, Isacio Calleja, Ignacio Zoco, Josep Marúa Fusté, Amancio Amaro, Jesús María Pereda, Marcelno Martínez, Luis Suárez, Carlos Lapetra.
USSR: Lev Yashin, Victor Chustikov, Albert Schesternev, Edouard Mudrik, Valeri Voronin, Victor Anichkine, Igoe Chislenko, Valentin Ivanov, Victor Ponedelnik, Alexei Korneev, Galimzian Khusainov
Preliminary round EURO 1964
Greece withdrew from the competition after they were drawn against Albania in the preliminary round.
First leg
1962-06-21
Norway -
Sweden 0 – 2, Ullevål, Oslo
Attendance: 28,249
Referee: Gilbert Bowman (Scotland)
Martinsson 9' 40'
1962-06-28
Denmark - Malta
6 – 1, Idrætsparken, Copenhagen
Attendance: 10,622
Referee: Pieter Roomer (Netherlands)
O. Madsen 9' 14' 49' Clausen 22' Enoksen 70' Bertelsen 80' / Theobald 57'
1962-08-12
Republic of Ireland -
Iceland
4 – 2, Dalymount Park, Dublin
Attendance: 19,848
Referee: Robert Ernest Smith (Wales)
Tuohy 11' Fogarty 40' Cantwell 65' 76' / R. Jónsson 37' 87'
1962-10-03
England -
France1 – 1, Hillsborough, Sheffield
Attendance: 35,380
Referee: Frede Hansen (Denmark)
Flowers 57' (pen.) / Goujon 8'
1962-10-10
Poland - Northern Ireland
0 – 2, Stadion Śląski, Chorzow
Attendance: 31,500
Referee: Bertil Wilhelm Lööw (Sweden)
- / Dougan 19' Humphries 54'
1962-11-01
Spain -
Romania
6–0, Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Kevin Howley (England)
Guillot 7' 20' 70' Veloso 9'Collar 17' Macri 81' (o.g.)
1962-11-04
Yugoslavia - Belgium 3 – 2, Stadion JNA, Belgrade
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Alois Obtulovič (Czechoslovakia)
Skoblar 12' 32' (pen.) Vasović 88' / Stockman 26' Jurion 58'
1962-11-07
Bulgaria - Portugal 3 – 1,Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia
Attendance: 31,318
Referee: Semih Zoroglu (Turkey)
Asparuhov 65' 72' Diev 77' / Eusébio 49'
1962-11-07 Hungary - Wales
3 – 1, Népstadion, Budapest
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Józef Kowal (Poland)
Albert 6' Tichy 35' Sándor 48' / Medwin 18'
1962-11-11
Netherlands - Switzerland
3 – 1, Olympisch stadion, Amsterdam
Attendance: 64,350
Referee: Joaquim Fernandes Campos (Portugal)
van der Linden 11' Swart 75' Groot 76' / Hertig 43'
1962-11-21
East Germany - Czechoslovakia
2 – 1, Walter-Ulbricht-Stadion, East Berlin
Attendance: 22,077
Referee: Serguei Alimov (Soviet Union)
Erler 60'
Liebrecht 80' (pen.) / Kučera 90'
1962-12-02
Italy - Turkey
6 – 0, Stadio Comunale, Bologna
Attendance: 26,553
Referee: Lucien van Nuffel (Belgium)
Rivera 15' 47' Orlando 22' 29' 35' 85'
Second leg
1962-09-02
Iceland -
Republic of Ireland
1 – 1, Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík
Attendance: 9,014
Referee: Birger Nielsen (Norway)
Árnason 59' / Tuohy 37'
Republic of Ireland won 5–3 on aggregate.
1962-11-04
Sweden - Norway
1 – 1, Malmö Stadion, Malmö
Attendance: 8,726
Referee: Werner Bergmann (East Germany)
Eriksson 49' / Krogh 60'
Sweden won 3–1 on aggregate.
1962-11-25
Romania - Spain
3 – 1, Stadionul 23 August, Bucharest
Attendance: 72,762
Referee: Georgios Pelomis (Greece)
Tataru 2' Manolache 8' Constantin 61' / Veloso 65'
Spain won 7–3 on aggregate.
1962-11-28
Northern Ireland - Poland 2 – 0, Windsor Park, Belfast
Attendance: 28,833
Referee: Dittmar Huber (Switzerland)
Crossan 9' Bingham 64'
Northern Ireland won 4–0 on aggregate.
1962-12-08 Malta - Denmark
1 – 3, Empire Stadium, Gżira
Attendance: 6,987
Referee: Raoul Righi (Italy)
Urpani 37' / O. Madsen 13' Christiansen 42' Bertelsen 48'
Denmark won 9–2 on aggregate.
1962-12-16
Portugal - Bulgaria3 – 1, Estádio do Restelo, Lisbon
Attendance: 25,836
Referee: Henri Faucheux (France)
Hernâni 4' 27' Coluna 54' / Iliev 84'
Bulgaria 4–4 Portugal on aggregate. Replay played on 23 January 1963
1963-02-27
France - England 5 – 2, Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 23,986
Referee: Josef Kandlbinder (West Germany)
Wisnieski 3' 75' Douis 32' Cossou 43' 82' / Smith 57' Tambling 74'
France won 6–3 on aggregate.
1963-03-20
Wales - Hungary
1 – 1, Ninian Park, Cardiff
Attendance: 30,413
Referee: Samuel Spillane (Republic of Ireland)
Jones 23' (pen.) / Tichy 77' (pen.)
Hungary won 4–2 on aggregate.
1963-03-27
Turkey - Italy 0 – 1, BJK İnönü Stadium, Istanbul
Attendance: 27,290
Referee: Dimitar Rumenchev (Bulgaria)
Sormani 86'
Italy won 7–0 on aggregate.
1963-03-31
Switzerland - Netherlands
1 – 1, Wankdorf Stadium, Berne
Attendance: 31,794
Referee: Josef Kandlbinder (West Germany)
Allemann 72' / Kruiver 7'
Netherlands won 4–2 on aggregate.
1963-03-31
Czechoslovakia - East Germany
1 – 1, Strahov Stadium, Prague
Attendance: 19,504
Referee: Károly Balla (Hungary)
Mašek 66' / P. Ducke 85'
East Germany won 3–2 on aggregate.
1963-03-31
Belgium -Yugoslavia
0 – 1, Heysel Stadium, Brussels
Attendance: 24,583
Referee: Vicente Antonio Caballero (Spain)
Galić 21'
Yugoslavia won 4–2 on aggregate.
Replay
1963-01-23
Bulgaria - Portugal
1 – 0, Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 2,336
Referee: Giuseppe Adami (Italy)
Asparuhov 86'
Bulgaria won 5–4 on aggregate.
Eighth-finals EURO 1964
Spain vs Northern Ireland
May 30, 1963 First Leg
Spain Northern - Ireland1–1, Estadio San Mamés, Bilbao
Attendance: 27,960
Referee: Jonni (Italy)
Amancio 58' / W.Irvine 76'
October 30, 1963 Second Leg
Northern Ireland - Spain
0–1,Windsor Park, Belfast
Attendance: 45,809
Referee: van Leeuwen (Netherlands)
Gento 66'
Spain won 2–1 on aggregate
Yugoslavia vs Sweden
June 19, 1963
First Leg
Yugoslavia - Sweden
0–0, Stadion JNA, Belgrade
Attendance: 45,098
Referee: Kainer (Austria)
September 18, 1963
Second Leg
Sweden - Yugoslavia
3–2, Malmö Stadion, Malmö
Attendance: 20,774
Referee: Taylor (England)
Persson 31', 60' Bild 72' / Zambata 23' Galić 64'
Sweden won 3–2 on aggregate
Denmark vs Albania
June 29, 1963
First Leg
Denmark - Albania
4–0, Idrætsparken, Copenhagen
Attendance: 26,640
Referee: Boström (Sweden)
Petersen 20'(p) Madsen 31' Clausen 40' Enoksen 49'
October 30, 1963
Second Leg
Albania - Denmark1–0,
Stadiumi Qemal Stafa, Tirana
Attendance: 27,765
Referee: Cassar Naudi (Malta)
Pano 3'
Denmark won 4–1 on aggregate
Netherlands vs Luxembourg
September 11, 1963
First Leg
Luxembourg - Netherlands1–1, Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam
Attendance: 36,523
Referee: Blavier (Belgium)
May 33' / Nuninga 5'
October 30, 1963
Second Leg
Netherlands - Luxembourg
1–2, Stadion Feyenoord (De Kuip), Rotterdam
Attendance: 42,385
Referee: Bois (France)
Kruiver 35' / Dimmer 20', 68'
Luxembourg won 3–2 on aggregate
Austria vs Rep. of Ireland
September 25, 1963
First Leg
Austria - Republic of Ireland
0–0, Praterstadion, Vienna
Attendance: 26,741
Referee: Gere (Hungary)
October 13, 1963
Second Leg
Republic of Ireland
- Austria 3–2, Dalymount Park, Dublin
Attendance: 39,963
Referee: Poulsen (Denmark)
Cantwell 45', 90'(p) Fogarty 64' / Koleznik 38' Flögel 83'
Rep. of Ireland won 3–2 on aggregate
Bulgaria vs France
September 29, 1963
First Leg
Bulgaria - France
1–0, Vasil Levski Stadium, Sofia
Attendance: 25,947
Referee: Talu (Turkey)
Diev 24'
October 26, 1963
Second Leg
France - Bulgaria
3–1, Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 32,233
Referee: Ortiz de Mendíbil (Spain)
Goujon 44', 81' Herbin 78' / Yakimov 75'
France won 3–2 on aggregate
USSR vs Italy
October 13, 1963
First Leg
USSR - Italy 2–0, Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 102,358
Referee: Banasiuk (Poland)
Ponedelnik 22' Chislenko 42'
November 10, 1963
Second Leg
Italy - USSR
1–1, Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 69,567
Referee: Mellet (Switzerland)
Rivera 89' / Gusarov 33'
USSR won 3–1 on aggregate
East Germany vs Hungary
October 19, 1963
First Leg
East Germany
Hungary
1–2, Walter-Ulbricht-Stadion, East Berlin
Attendance: 33,383
Referee: Belov (USSR)
Nöldner 51' / Bene 18' Rákosi 88'
November 3, 1963
Second Leg
Hungary - East Germany 3–3, Népstadion, Budapest
Attendance: 35,382
Referee: Nedelkovski (Yugoslavia)
Bene 7' Sándor 17' Solymosi 51'(p) / Heine 12' R.Ducke 26' Erler 81'
Hungary won 5–4 on aggregate
Quarter-finals EURO 1964
Luxembourg vs Denmark
December 4, 1963
First Leg
Luxembourg -
Denmark
3–3, Stade Municipal, Luxembourg
Attendance: 6,921
Referee: Schwinte (France)
Pilot 1' Klein 23', 50' / Madsen 9', 30', 46'
December 10, 1963
Second Leg
Denmark -
Luxembourg 2–2, Idrætsparken, Copenhagen
Attendance: 36,294
Referee: Barberan (France)
Madsen 16', 70' / Leónard 13' Schmit 84'
December 18, 1963
Replay
Denmark -
Luxembourg
1–0, Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam
Attendance: 5,700
Referee: Roomer (Netherlands)
Madsen 43'
Denmark won 6–5 on aggregate (After Replay;after 2nd Leg: 5-5)
Spain vs Rep. of Ireland
March 11, 1964
First Leg
Spain - Republic of Ireland
5–1, Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville
Attendance: 27,137
Referee: Van Nuffel (Belgium)
Amancio 12', 29' Fusté 15' Marcelino Martínez 33', 88' / McEvoy 21'
April 8, 1964
Second Leg
Republic of Ireland - Spain
0–2, Dalymount Park, Dublin
Attendance: 38,027
Referee: Versyp (Belgium)
Zaballa 25', 88'
Spain won 7–1 on aggregate
France vs Hungary
April 25, 1964
First Leg
France - Hungary
1–3, Stade Olympique, Colombes(Paris)
Attendance: 35,274
Referee: Jonni (Italy)
Cossou 73' / Albert 15' Tichy 16', 70'
May 23, 1964
Second Leg
Hungary - France
2–1, Népstadion, Budapest
Attendance: 70,120
Referee: Lo Bello (Italy)
Sipos 24' Bene 55' / Combin 2'
Hungary won 5–2 on aggregate
Sweden vs USSR
May 13, 1964
First Leg
Sweden - USSR
1–1, Råsunda Stadion, Solna(Stockholm)
Attendance: 36,937
Referee: Finney (England)
Hamrin 87' / Ivanov 62'
May 27, 1964
Second Leg
USSR -
Sweden
3–1, Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 99,609
Referee: Holland (England)
Ponedelnik 32', 56' Voronin 83' / Hamrin 78'
USSR won 4–2 on aggregate
Final tournament 1964 European Nations' Cup finalists.
Semi-finals
1964-06-17
Spain
(a.e.t.) - Hungary
2 – 1, Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid
Attendance: 34,713
Referee: Arthur Blavier (Belgium)
Pereda 35' Amancio 115' / Bene 84'
1964-06-17
Denmark - USSR
0 – 3, Camp Nou, Barcelona
Attendance: 38,556
Referee: Concetto Lo Bello (Italy)
Voronin 19' Ponedelnik 40' Ivanov 87'
Third place play-off
1964-06-20
Hungary
(a.e.t.) - Denmark 3 – 1, Camp Nou, Barcelona
Attendance: 3,869
Referee: Daniel Mellet (Switzerland)
Bene 11' Novák 107' (pen.) 110' / Bertelsen 82'
Final
1964-06-21
Spain - USSR
2 – 1, Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid
Attendance: 79,115
Referee: Arthur Holland (England)
Pereda 6' Marcelino 84' / Khusainov 8'