Euro Nations Cup 1964
 
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The 1964 tournament was played using the same format as the tournament 4 years earlier but this time, 29 teams entered playing for one of the 4 places in the finals which were held in Spain. The USSR, Austria and Luxembourg all received byes into the last 16 and Greece also went through without playing after their opponents, Albania withdrew. The most stunning upset happened in the last 16 when Luxembourg beat Holland 3-2 over 2 legs.

The host name went on to meet the USSR in the final but this time, General Franco allowed his country to play (he refused to allow them to travel to the USSR 4 years earlier) and they beat the holders 2-1 in the Bernabeu, Madrid in front of 125,000 people.

1964 Tournament Statistics
 
1964 Champions, Spain who beat USSR 2-1 in the final in Madrid Leading Scorer (Finals only)
2 Goals: Ferenc Bene (Hungary), Dezso Novak (Hungary), Jesus Maria Pereda (Spain)

Results

First Round Spain 6-0
1-3		 Romania
Poland 0-2
0-2		 Northern Ireland
Ireland 4-2
1-1		 Iceland
Hungary 3-1
1-1		 Wales
East Germany 2-1
1-1		 Czechoslovakia
Bulgaria 3-1
1-3
1-0		 Portugal
Italy 6-0
1-0		 Turkey
Norway 0-2
1-1		 Sweden
Yugoslavia 3-2
1-0		 Belgium
Denmark 6-1
3-1		 Malta
Netherlands 3-1
1-1		 Switzerland
England 1-1
2-5		 France
Albania bye Greece
Last 16 Spain 1-1
1-0		 Northern Ireland
Austria 0-0
2-3		 Ireland
East Germany 1-2
3-3		 Hungary
Bulgaria 1-0
1-3		 France
USSR 2-0
1-1		 Italy
Yugoslavia 0-0
2-3		 Sweden
Denmark 4-0
0-1		 Albania
Netherlands 1-1
1-2		 Luxembourg
Quarter Finals Spain 5-1
2-0		 Ireland
Sweden 1-1
1-3		 USSR
France 1-3
1-2		 Hungary
Luxembourg 3-3
2-2
0-1		 Denmark
Final Tournament      
Semi Finals Spain 2-1 (AET) Hungary
  USSR 3-0 Denmark
       
Third Place Play-off Hungary 3-1 (AET) Denmark
       
Final Spain 2-1 USSR