The 1964 Summer Olympics football qualification – Europe Group 4 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 4 consisted of three teams: Italy, Poland, Turkey. The teams played home-and-away knockout matches. Italy qualified for the Summer Olympics football finals after defeating Poland 4–0 on aggregate in the second round, though they were later disqualified for using professional players. Poland were offered Italy's place, but declined.
Summary
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | 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 |
First round
editPoland received a bye for the first round.
Italy won 9–3 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
Second round
editItaly won 4–0 on aggregate and qualified for the Summer Olympics. Despite successfully qualifying, Italy were disqualified from the Summer Olympics for using professional players.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Games of the XVII. Olympiad – Football Qualifying Tournament – (Tokyo, Japan, 1964): EUROPE". RSSSF. 27 July 2021.
- ^ "Italy Withdraws Team". The Virgin Islands Daily News. 17 September 1964. p. 9.