Also in this year: 1964
European Champion Clubs' Cup winners: FC Internazionale Milano (3-1 v Real Madrid CF)
European Footballer of the Year: Denis Law (Manchester United FC)
Eurovision Song Contest winner: Gigliola Cinquetti (Italy) singing Non ho l'età
Nobel Peace Prize: Martin Luther King (civil rights campaigner, United States)
Men's Olympic 100m champion: Bob Hayes (United States) running 10.0 seconds
Formula 1 world champion: John Surtees (United Kingdom), driving a Ferrari
Oscar for Best Picture: My Fair Lady
Kev events
1 February – I Want to Hold Your Hand becomes the Beatles' first US No1
12 June – Nelson Mandela given life sentence in South Africa for various charges
27 August – Mary Poppins premieres in Los Angeles. The film goes on to win five Academy Awards and become Walt Disney's then biggest moneyspinner
European Footballer of the Year: Denis Law (Manchester United FC)
Eurovision Song Contest winner: Gigliola Cinquetti (Italy) singing Non ho l'età
Nobel Peace Prize: Martin Luther King (civil rights campaigner, United States)
Men's Olympic 100m champion: Bob Hayes (United States) running 10.0 seconds
Formula 1 world champion: John Surtees (United Kingdom), driving a Ferrari
Oscar for Best Picture: My Fair Lady
Kev events
1 February – I Want to Hold Your Hand becomes the Beatles' first US No1
12 June – Nelson Mandela given life sentence in South Africa for various charges
27 August – Mary Poppins premieres in Los Angeles. The film goes on to win five Academy Awards and become Walt Disney's then biggest moneyspinner
History
Top scorers
| 7 | Ole Madsen - Denmark |
| 5 | Ferenc Bene - Hungary |
| 4 | Amancio Amaro - Spain |
| 4 | Viktor Ponedelnik - USSR |
| 3 | Marcelino Martínez - Spain |
Team of the Tournament
- Lev Yashin »
- Feliciano Rivilla »
- Dezsö Novák »
- Ignacio Zoco »
- Fernando Olivella »
- Amancio Amaro »
- Ferenc Bene »
- Valentin Ivanov »
- Jesús María Pereda »
- Luis Suárez »
- Flórián Albert »
Spain combined home advantage and spirited teamwork to win their only major trophy in 1964, as the European Nations' Cup continued to grow. The format remained the same, with a qualifying competition followed by a four-team final tournament, but the buzz surrounding the inaugural edition meant the number of entrants rose from 17 to 29, with Italy and England among the hopefuls this time.
In the semi-final, Spain required an extra-time winner from Amancio Amaro to defeat Hungary 2-1 but with midfielder Luis Suárez pulling the strings they went into the final confident. With six minutes gone at a raucous Santiago Bernabéu stadium, the gifted No10 crossed for Jesús Pereda to open the scoring. Galimzian Khusainov responded for the USSR but Marcellino headed the Spain winner late on. More >>