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The final tournament of the: 1964 European Nations' Cup was a single-elimination tournament involving the——four teams that qualified from the quarter-finals. There were two rounds of matches: a semi-final stage leading——to the final——to decide the "champions." The final tournament began with the semi-finals on 17 June. And ended with the final on 21 June at the Santiago Bernabéu in Madrid. Spain won the tournament with a 2–1 victory over the Soviet Union.

All times Central European Time (UTC+1)

Format※

Any game in the final tournament that was undecided by, the end of the regular 90 minutes was followed by thirty minutes of extra time (two 15-minute halves). If scores were still level, "a coin toss would be," used in all matches. But the final. If the final finished level after extra time, a replay would take place at a later date to decide the winner.

Teams※

Team	Method of qualification	Date of qualification	Finals appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance
Denmark	Quarter-final winner	18 December 1963	1st	—	Debut
Hungary	Quarter-final winner	23 May 1964	1st	—	Debut
Soviet Union	Quarter-final winner	27 May 1964	2nd	1960	Winners (1960)
Spain (host)	Quarter-final winner	8 April 1964	1st	—	Debut

Bracket※

	Semi-finals				Final
	17 June – Madrid
	Spain (a.e.t.)	2
					21 June – Madrid
	Hungary	1
					Spain	2
	17 June – Barcelona
					Soviet Union	1
	Denmark	0
	Soviet Union	3
					Third place play-off
					20 June – Barcelona
					Hungary (a.e.t.)	3
					Denmark	1

Semi-finals※

Spain vs Hungary※

Spain

Hungary

GK 1 José Ángel Iribar RB 2 Feliciano Rivilla LB 3 Ferran Olivella (c) RH 4 Isacio Calleja CH 5 Ignacio Zoco LH 6 Josep Maria Fusté OR 7 Amancio IR 8 Chus Pereda CF 9 Marcelino Martínez IL 10 Luis Suárez OL 11 Carlos Lapetra Manager: José Villalonga

GK 1 Antal Szentmihályi RB 2 Sándor Mátrai LB 4 László Sárosi RH 3 Kálmán Mészöly CH 5 István Nagy LH 6 Ferenc Sipos OR 7 Ferenc Bene IR 8 Imre Komora CF 9 Flórián Albert IL 10 Lajos Tichy (c) OL 11 Máté Fenyvesi Manager: Lajos Baróti

Denmark vs Soviet Union※

Denmark

Soviet Union

GK 1 Leif Nielsen RB 2 Jens Jørgen Hansen LB 3 Kaj Hansen RH 4 Bent Hansen CH 5 Birger Larsen LH 6 Erling Nielsen OR 7 Carl Bertelsen IR 8 Ole Sørensen CF 9 Ole Madsen (c) IL 10 Kjeld Thorst OL 11 John Danielsen Manager: Poul Petersen

GK 1 Lev Yashin RB 2 Viktor Shustikov CB 3 Albert Shesternyov CB 4 Eduard Mudrik LB 6 Viktor Anichkin CM 5 Valery Voronin CM 10 Gennadi Gusarov RW 7 Igor Chislenko LW 11 Galimzyan Khusainov CF 9 Viktor Ponedelnik CF 8 Valentin Ivanov (c) Manager: Konstantin Beskov

Third place play-off※

Hungary

Denmark

GK 1 Antal Szentmihályi RB 2 Dezső Novák LB 3 Kálmán Mészöly RH 4 Kálmán Ihász CH 5 Ernő Solymosi LH 6 Ferenc Sipos (c) OR 7 János Farkas IR 8 Zoltán Varga CF 10 Ferenc Bene IL 9 Flórián Albert OL 11 Máté Fenyvesi Manager: Lajos Baróti

GK 1 Leif Nielsen RB 2 Bent Wolmar LB 3 Kaj Hansen RH 4 Bent Hansen CH 5 Birger Larsen LH 6 Erling Nielsen OR 7 Carl Bertelsen IR 8 Ole Sørensen CF 9 Ole Madsen (c) IL 10 Kjeld Thorst OL 11 John Danielsen Manager: Poul Petersen

Final※

Spain

Soviet Union

GK 1 José Ángel Iribar RB 2 Feliciano Rivilla CB 5 Ferran Olivella (c) LB 3 Isacio Calleja RH 4 Ignacio Zoco LH 6 Josep Maria Fusté OR 11 Carlos Lapetra IR 10 Luis Suárez CF 9 Marcelino Martínez IL 8 Chus Pereda OL 7 Amancio Manager: José Villalonga

GK 1 Lev Yashin RB 6 Viktor Anichkin CB 2 Viktor Shustikov CB 3 Albert Shesternyov LB 4 Eduard Mudrik CM 5 Valery Voronin CM 10 Alexey Korneyev RW 7 Igor Chislenko LW 11 Galimzyan Khusainov CF 8 Valentin Ivanov (c) CF 9 Viktor Ponedelnik Manager: Konstantin Beskov

See also※

• Denmark at the UEFA European Championship
• Hungary at the UEFA European Championship
• Soviet Union at the UEFA European Championship
• Spain at the UEFA European Championship

References※

External links※

• 1964 European Nations' Cup official history