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
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | 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 1] |  Lebanon
|
— | — |
| Second round | ||||
| Iran
|
6–1 | India
|
3–0 | 3–1 |
Preliminary round
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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
editIran 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
editIran 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.