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Football at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification

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The qualification for football tournament at the 1964 Summer Olympics.

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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 places, contested by 5 teams.
  • Africa: 3 places, contested by 11 teams.
  • Asia: 3 places, contested by 13 teams.

    • Preliminary Round

    1Republic of China refused to play in a neutral ground for play-off, so they withdrew.

    2–2 on aggregate. But  Republic of China refused to play in a neutral ground for play-off, so  South Korea advanced to Round One.

    Thailand won 4–3 on aggregate

    Iran won 4–2 on aggregate

    India won 12–4 on aggregate

    Round One

    1Philippines, Indonesia, Lebanon withdrew.

    South Vietnam won 2–1 on aggregate

    North Korea won 1–0 on aggregate

    Iran won 4–0 on aggregate

    Round Two

    South Korea won 5–2 on aggregate, so South Korea qualified.

    All games played in Burma, North Korea won 7–0 on aggregate, so North Korea qualified.

    Iran won 6–1 on aggregate, so Iran qualified.

    References

    Football at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification Wikipedia
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