| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 62 (from 5 confederations) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 95 |
| Goals scored | 324 (3.41 per match) |
←1960 1968 → | |
The qualification forfootball tournament at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
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:
Five groups of three to five teams with group winners qualifying for the Summer Olympics finals.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Preliminary round | ||||
Albania  | 0–2 |  Bulgaria | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| First round | ||||
| Bulgaria | w/o |  Luxembourg | — | — |
Denmark  | 5–5 |  Romania | 2–3 | 3–2 |
| First round play-off | ||||
| Denmark | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Romania | ||
| Second round | ||||
| Romania | 3–1 | Bulgaria | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | ||||
Hungary  | 6–2 |  Sweden | 4–0 | 2–2 |
Switzerland  | 0–7 |  Spain | 0–1 | 0–6 |
| Second round | ||||
| Spain | 1–5 | Hungary | 1–2 | 0–3 |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preliminary round | ||||
East Germany  | 4–2 |  West Germany | 3–0 | 1–2 |
| First round | ||||
Soviet Union  | 11–0 |  Finland | 7–0 | 4–0 |
Netherlands  | 1–4 | East Germany | 0–1 | 1–3 |
| Second round | ||||
| East Germany | 2–2 | Soviet Union | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Second round play-off | ||||
| East Germany | 4–1 | Soviet Union | ||
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | ||||
Turkey  | 3–9 |  Italy | 2–2 | 1–7 |
| Second round | ||||
| Italy | 4–0 |  Poland | 3–0 | 1–0 |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preliminary round | ||||
Iceland  | 0–10 |  Great Britain | 0–6 | 0–4 |
| First round | ||||
Czechoslovakia  | 8–2 |  France | 4–0 | 4–2 |
| Great Britain | 3–5 |  Greece | 2–1 | 1–4 |
| Second round | ||||
| Czechoslovakia | w/o | Greece | — | — |
Seven CONMEBOL teams played in a league of round-robin matches. The top team qualified for the Summer Olympics. The next two teams advanced to a second place play-off, due to them both finishing the same on points, goal difference and goals scored.
| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Argentina | 5 | 10 |
| 2 |  Brazil | 3 | 5 |
| 3 |  Peru | 4 | 5 |
| 4 |  Colombia | 6 | 4 |
| 5 |  Uruguay | 5 | 3 |
| 6 |  Chile | 4 | 3 |
| 7 |  Ecuador | 5 | 2 |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
Brazil  | 4–0 | Peru |
| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mexico(H, C) | 3 | 6 |
| 2 |  Suriname | 3 | 4 |
| 3 |  United States | 3 | 2 |
| 4 |  Panama | 3 | 0 |
Three groups of four teams with group winners qualifying for the Summer Olympics finals.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | ||||
Uganda  | 2–7 |  United Arab Republic | 1–4 | 1–3 |
Sudan  | w/o |  Rhodesia | — | — |
| Second round | ||||
| United Arab Republic | 7–4 | Sudan | 4–1 | 3–3 |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | ||||
Dahomey  | 3–3 |  Tunisia | 2–2 | 1–1 |
Liberia  | 4–6 |  Ghana | 4–5 | 0–1 |
| First round play-off | ||||
| Dahomey | 1–1 (a.e.t.)(t) | Tunisia | ||
| Second round | ||||
| Ghana | 3–2 | Tunisia | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | ||||
Kenya  | 5–10 |  Ethiopia | 4–3 | 1–7 |
Nigeria  | 4–4 |  Morocco | 3–0 | 1–4 |
| First round play-off | ||||
| Morocco | 2–1 | Nigeria | ||
| Second round | ||||
| Ethiopia | 0–2 | Morocco | 0–1 | 0–1 |
Three groups of five or six teams with group winners qualifying for the Summer Olympics finals.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preliminary round | ||||
South Korea  | 2–2 |  Taiwan | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Preliminary round play-off | ||||
| South Korea | w/o[note 1] | Taiwan | ||
| First round | ||||
| South Korea | w/o[note 2] |  Philippines | — | — |
South Vietnam  | 2–1 |  Israel | 0–1 | 2–0 |
| Second round | ||||
| South Korea | 5–2 | South Vietnam | 3–0 | 2–2 |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preliminary round | ||||
Malaysia  | 3–4 |  Thailand | 1–1 | 2–3 |
| First round | ||||
Burma  | 0–1 |  North Korea | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Thailand | w/o[note 3] |  Indonesia | — | — |
| Second round | ||||
| North Korea | 7–0 | Thailand | 2–0 | 5–0 |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preliminary round | ||||
Iran  | 4–2 |  Pakistan | 4–1 | 0–1 |
Ceylon  | 3–12 |  India | 3–5 | 0–7 |
| First round | ||||
| Iran | 4–0 |  Iraq | 4–0 | 0–0 |
| India | w/o[note 4] |  Lebanon | — | — |
| Second round | ||||
| Iran | 6–1 | India | 3–0 | 3–1 |
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