Football at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's European Qualifiers – Group 1 explained

The 1964 Summer Olympics football qualification – Europe Group 1 was one of the five European 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 1 consisted of five teams: Albania, Bulgaria, Denmark, Luxembourg and Romania. The teams played home-and-away knockout matches. Romania qualified for the Summer Olympics football finals after defeating Bulgaria 3–1 on aggregate in the second round.

Summary

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Preliminary round

Bulgaria won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.

First round

Bulgaria won on walkover and advanced to the second round.----

Play-off

Romania won the play-off and advanced to the second round.

Second round

Romania won 3–1 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): EUROPE. RSSSF. 27 July 2021.