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]
Preliminary round
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Iran 
|
4–2 |  Pakistan
|
4–1 | 0–1 |
Ceylon 
|
3–12 |  India
|
3–5 | 0–7 |
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
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iran
|
4–0 |  Iraq
|
4–0 | 0–0 |
| India
|
w/o[note 1] |  Lebanon
|
— | — |
Iran won 4–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
India won on walkover and advanced to the second round.[note 1]
Second round
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iran
|
6–1 | India
|
3–0 | 3–1 |
Iran won 6–1 on aggregate and qualified for the Summer Olympics.
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "Games of the XVII. Olympiad – Football Qualifying Tournament – (Tokyo, Japan, 1964): AFRICA". RSSSF. 27 July 2021.
- ^ "The first ever Iranian football achievement: Tokyo 1964 Olympics". teammelli.com. Retrieved 9 September 2024.