Football at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification
The qualification for football tournament at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Qualifications
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
Group 1
Preliminary round
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Albania ![]() |
0–2 | ![]() |
0–1 | 0–1 |
First round
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bulgaria ![]() |
walkover | ![]() |
– | – |
Denmark ![]() |
5–5 | ![]() |
2–3 | 3–2 |
First round play-off
in Turin, Italy
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
---|---|---|
Romania ![]() |
2–1 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
Second round
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
First round
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
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
Preliminary round
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
East Germany ![]() |
4–2 | ![]() |
3–0 | 1–2 |
First round
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
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
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
First round
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Turkey ![]() |
3–9 | ![]() |
2–2 | 1–7 |
Poland ![]() |
bye | – | – |
Second round
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
Preliminary round
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Iceland ![]() |
0–10 | ![]() |
0–6 | 0–4 |
First round
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
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
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
Preliminary round
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Curaçao ![]() |
2–4 | ![]() |
2–1 | 0–3 |
Final round
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
Group 1
First round
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Uganda ![]() |
2–7 | ![]() |
1–4 | 1–3 |
Sudan ![]() |
w/o | ![]() |
– | – |
Second round
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
First round
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
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
First round
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
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ethiopia ![]() |
0–2 | ![]() |
0–1 | 0–1 |
Morocco qualified for the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Asia
Preliminary Round
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
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
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.