Football at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers – Group 3 explained

The 1964 Summer Olympics football qualification – Asia Group 3 was one of the three Asian groups in the Summer Olympics football qualification tournament to decide which teams would qualify for the 1964 Summer Olympics football finals tournament in Japan.[1] Group 3 consisted of six teams: Ceylon, India, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon and Pakistan. The teams played home-and-away knockout matches. Iran qualified for the Summer Olympics football finals after defeating India 6–1 on aggregate in the second round.[2]

Summary

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Preliminary round

Iran won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.----India won 12–3 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.

First round

Iran won 4–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.----India won on walkover and advanced to the second round.

Second round

Iran won 6–1 on aggregate and qualified for the Summer Olympics.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Games of the XVII. Olympiad – Football Qualifying Tournament – (Tokyo, Japan, 1964): AFRICA. RSSSF. 27 July 2021.
  2. News: The first ever Iranian football achievement: Tokyo 1964 Olympics. teammelli.com. 9 September 2024.