Football at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification

International football competition

The qualification for football tournament at the 1964 Summer Olympics.

Qualifications

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:

• Europe: 5 places, contested by 21 teams.
• South America: 2 places, contested by 7 teams.
• North and Central America: 1 place, contested by 5 teams.
• Africa: 3 places, contested by 11 teams.
• Asia: 3 places, contested by 13 teams.

Europe

Five groups of three to five teams with group winners qualifying for the Summer Olympics finals.

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Group 5

South America

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.

Final positions

Source: RSSSF

Play-off

North and Central America

• Preliminary round: Two teams play a two-legged home-and-away match. The winner advanced to the actual tournament.
• Final round: Four CONCACAF teams played in a round-robin tournament. The top team qualified for the Summer Olympics.

Final positions (final round)

Source: CONCACAF
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts

Africa

Three groups of four teams with group winners qualifying for the Summer Olympics finals.

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Asia

Three groups of five or six teams with group winners qualifying for the Summer Olympics finals.

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

References

External links

• RSSSF