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{{short description|1964 edition of the UEFA European Nations' Cup}}
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{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name     = European Nations' Cup
| year             = 1964
| other_titles     = Eurocopa España 1964
| image            = UEFA Euro 1964 logo.svg
| size             = 200px
| caption          = 
| country          = Spain
| dates            = 17–21 June
| num_teams        = 4
| venues           = 2
| cities           = 2
| champion         = ESP
| champion-flagvar = 1945
| count            = 1
| second           = URS
| third            = HUN
| fourth           = DEN
| matches          = 4
| goals            = 13
| attendance       = 156253
| top_scorer       = {{fbicon|HUN}} [[Ferenc Bene]]<br>{{fbicon|HUN}} [[Dezső Novák]]<br>{{fbicon|ESP|1945}} [[Chus Pereda]]<br>(2 goals each)
| prevseason       = [[1960 European Nations' Cup|1960]]
| nextseason       = [[UEFA Euro 1968|1968]]
}}

The '''1964 European Nations' Cup''' was the second edition of the [[UEFA European Championship]]. The final tournament was held in Spain. It was won by the [[Spain national football team|hosts]] 2–1 over the defending champions, the [[Soviet Union national football team|Soviet Union]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/news/0253-0d7b2fe55184-528b8a894544-1000--marcelino-heads-spain-to-euro-1964-final-win-against-ussr/ |title=Spain's Marcelino stoops to conquer Europe |website=[[UEFA]] |publisher=[[UEFA|Union of European Football Associations]] |date=2 October 2003 |access-date=20 February 2017}}</ref>

The tournament was a knockout competition; 29 teams entered ([[Greece national football team|Greece]] withdrew after the draw after refusing to play [[Albania national football team|Albania]]). The Soviet Union, [[Austria national football team|Austria]] and [[Luxembourg national football team|Luxembourg]] received byes to the round of 16. The teams played home-and-away matches until the semi-finals; the final four teams would move on to the final tournament, whose host was selected after the teams became known.

Luxembourg proved to be the giant-killers of the qualifying rounds; they beat the [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]] 3–2 on aggregate (1–1 and 2–1), and then drew with [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]] 3–3 and 2–2, before losing the replay 1–0. Denmark thus became the most surprising of the qualifiers for the final tournament, joining 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 Amaro|Amancio]]. This set up a showdown between Spain and the Soviet Union in the final, only [[1960 European Nations' Cup|four years]] after Spain had been disqualified for refusing to travel to Moscow to play the Soviet Union. On this occasion – and with the championship of Europe on the line – [[Francisco Franco|General Franco]] let his team play the Soviets. In front of more than 79,000 people, including Franco himself, at the [[Santiago Bernabéu Stadium|Santiago Bernabéu]] in Madrid, the hosts won 2–1 after a late goal from [[Marcelino Martínez|Marcelino]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Euro 1964: A forgotten Spanish triumph |first=Mandeep |last=Sanghera |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/17451950 |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=12 May 2012 |access-date=17 June 2012}}</ref>

==Qualified teams==
{{main|1964 European Nations' Cup qualifying}}
{{:1964 European Nations' Cup qualifying}}

==Venues==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! rowspan="4" | {{Location map+|Spain|float=center|width=300|caption=|places=
{{Location map~|Spain|lat=40.453058|long=-3.688355|label=[[Madrid]]|position=top}}
{{Location map~|Spain|lat=41.380891|long= 2.122818|label=[[Barcelona]]|position=bottom}}}}
! [[Madrid]]
! [[Barcelona]]
|-
| [[Santiago Bernabéu Stadium|Santiago Bernabéu]]
| [[Camp Nou]]
|-
| Capacity: '''80,000'''
| Capacity: '''105,000'''
|-
| [[File:Estadio Santiago Bernabéu 05.jpg|200px]]
| [[File:Camp Nou FC Barcelona.JPG|200px]]
|}

==Squads==
{{main|1964 European Nations' Cup squads}}

==Match officials==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Country
! Referee
! Matches refereed
|-
|{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Royal Belgian Football Association|Belgium]]
|[[Arthur Blavier]]
|Semi-final: [[1964 European Nations' Cup#Semi-finals|Spain 2–1 Hungary]]
|-
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[The Football Association|England]]
|[[Arthur Holland (referee)|Arthur Holland]]
|Final: [[1964 European Nations' Cup#Final|Spain 2–1 Soviet Union]]
|-
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Italian Football Federation|Italy]]
|[[Concetto Lo Bello]]
|Semi-final: [[1964 European Nations' Cup#Semi-finals|Denmark 0–3 Soviet Union]]
|-
|{{flagicon|SUI}} [[Swiss Football Association|Switzerland]]
|[[Daniel Mellet]]
|Third place play-off: [[1964 European Nations' Cup#Third place play-off|Hungary 3–1 Denmark]]
|}

==Final tournament==
{{main|1964 European Nations' Cup final tournament}}
[[File:Euro 1964.png|thumb|300px|1964 European Nations' Cup finalists.]]

In all matches but the final, [[Overtime (sports)#Association football (soccer)|extra time]] and a [[Coin flipping|coin toss]] were used to decide the winner if necessary. If the final remained level after extra time, a [[Replay (sports)#Association football|replay]] would be used to determine the winner.

''All times are local, [[Central European Time|CET]] ([[UTC+01:00|UTC+1]]).''

===Bracket===
{{#lst:1964 European Nations' Cup final tournament|bracket}}

===Semi-finals===
{{#lst:1964 European Nations' Cup final tournament|sf1}}
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{{#lst:1964 European Nations' Cup final tournament|sf2}}

===Third place play-off===
{{#lst:1964 European Nations' Cup final tournament|tp}}

===Final===
{{main|1964 European Nations' Cup final}}
{{#lst:1964 European Nations' Cup Final|final}}

==Statistics==

===Goalscorers===
{{Goalscorers
|goals=13 |matches=4

|2 goals=
*{{fbicon|HUN}} [[Ferenc Bene]]
*{{fbicon|HUN}} [[Dezső Novák]]
*{{fbicon|ESP|1945}} [[Chus Pereda]]

|1 goal=
*{{fbicon|DEN}} [[Carl Bertelsen]]
*{{fbicon|URS}} [[Valentin Ivanov (footballer, born 1934)|Valentin Ivanov]]
*{{fbicon|URS}} [[Galimzyan Khusainov]]
*{{fbicon|URS}} [[Viktor Ponedelnik]]
*{{fbicon|URS}} [[Valery Voronin]]
*{{fbicon|ESP|1945}} [[Amancio Amaro]]
*{{fbicon|ESP|1945}} [[Marcelino Martínez|Marcelino]]
}}

===Awards===
;UEFA Team of the Tournament<ref>{{cite news|title=1964 team of the tournament|work=Union of European Football Associations|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/news/0253-0d7d0bdc396b-570ad6e6ff87-1000--euro-1964-team-of-the-tournament/?iv=true|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724153004/https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/news/0253-0d7d0bdc396b-570ad6e6ff87-1000--euro-1964-team-of-the-tournament/?iv=true|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 July 2020|access-date=14 May 2020}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="width:25%;" | Goalkeeper
! style="width:25%;" | Defenders
! style="width:25%;" | Midfielders
! style="width:25%;" | Forwards
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| {{fbicon|URS}} [[Lev Yashin]]
| {{fbicon|HUN}} [[Dezső Novák]]<br>{{fbicon|ESP|1945}} [[Ferran Olivella]]<br>{{fbicon|ESP|1945}} [[Feliciano Rivilla]]<br>{{fbicon|ESP|1945}} [[Ignacio Zoco]]
| {{fbicon|URS}} [[Valentin Ivanov (footballer, born 1934)|Valentin Ivanov]]<br>{{fbicon|ESP|1945}} [[Amancio Amaro]]<br>{{fbicon|ESP|1945}} [[Luis Suárez (footballer, born 1935)|Luis Suárez]]
| {{fbicon|HUN}} [[Flórián Albert]]<br>{{fbicon|HUN}} [[Ferenc Bene]]<br>{{fbicon|ESP|1945}} [[Chus Pereda]]
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20111116162205/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=1964/index.html 1964 European Nations' Cup] at UEFA.com

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