Football at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Group D

Group D of the 1964 Summer Olympics football tournament took place from 12 to 16 October 1964.[1][2] The group consisted of Argentina, Ghana and Japan. The top two teams, Ghana and Japan, advanced to the quarter-finals.

Teams

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Team Region Method of
qualification
Date of
qualification
Finals
appearance
Last
appearance
Previous best
performance
 JapanAsiaHosts26 May 19593rd1956Quarter-finals (1936)
 GhanaAfricaAfrica Group 2 winners18 April 19641st
 ArgentinaSouth AmericaCONMEBOL Round Robin winners24 May 19643rd1960Silver medal (1928)
 Italy[a]EuropeEurope Group 4 winners9 July 19648th1960Gold medal (1936)

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Ghana 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1 3 Advanced to knockout stage
2  Japan 2 1 0 1 5 5 0 2
3  Argentina 2 0 1 1 3 4 1 1
4  Italy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: RSSSF

In the quarter-finals:

  • The winners of Group D, Ghana, advanced to play the runners-up of Group C, United Arab Republic.
  • The runners-up of Group D, Japan, advanced to play the winners of Group C, Czechoslovakia.

Matches

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All times listed are local, JST (UTC+9).

Argentina vs Ghana

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Argentina 1–1 Ghana
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1Agustín Cejas
2Andrés Bertolotti
3Otto Sesana
4Horacio Moráles
5Miguel Mori
6Roberto Perfumo
8José Malleo
9Carlos Alberto Bulla
10Néstor Manfredi
16Antonio Cabrera
19Miguel Tojo
Substitutions:
12Miguel Marín
7Ricardo Pérez
11Héctor Ochoa
13Juan Carlos Sconfianza
14Emilio Pazos
15Francisco Brandán
17Juan Risso
18Juan Carlos Domínguez
Manager:
Argentina Ernesto Duchini
1Nii Dodoo Ankrah
2Sam Acquah
3Emmanuel Oblitey
4Ben Acheampong
5Charles Addo Odametey
7Osei Kofi
8Wilberforce Mfum
9Edward Aggrey-Fynn
10Edward Acquah
11Kofi Pare
18Mohammadu Salisu
Substitutions:
13Addoquaye Laryea
6Emmanuel Kwesi Nkansah
12Abdul Ramonu Gibirine
14Kwame Atta
15Gladstone Ofori
16Samuel Okai
17Joseph Agyemang-Gyau
19Kofi Anoi
20Frank Odoi
21Joseph Adjei
Manager:
Ghana Charles Gyamfi

Assistant referees:
István Zsolt (Hungary)
Gregg de Silva (Malaysia)

Japan vs Argentina

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Japan 3–2 Argentina
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21Kenzo Yokoyama
2Hiroshi Katayama
5Yoshitada Yamaguchi
6Ryozo Suzuki
8Mitsuo Kamata
10Aritatsu Ogi
12Saburō Kawabuchi
13Shigeo Yaegashi
15Kunishige Kamamoto
16Teruki Miyamoto
18Ryūichi Sugiyama
Substitutions:
1Tsukasa Hosaka
3Masakatsu Miyamoto
4Ryuzo Hiraki
7Hisao Kami
9Kiyoshi Tomizawa
11Takaji Mori
17Shozo Tsugitani
Manager:
Germany Dettmar Cramer
1Agustín Cejas
2Andrés Bertolotti
3Otto Sesana
4Horacio Moráles
5Miguel Mori
6Roberto Perfumo
10Néstor Manfredi
11Héctor Ochoa
16Antonio Cabrera
17Juan Risso
18Juan Carlos Domínguez
Substitutions:
12Miguel Marín
7Ricardo Pérez
8José Malleo
9Carlos Alberto Bulla
13Juan Carlos Sconfianza
14Emilio Pazos
15Francisco Brandán
19Miguel Tojo
Manager:
Argentina Ernesto Duchini

Assistant referees:
Menachem Ashkenazi (Israel)
Ashgar Teherani (Iran)

Ghana vs Japan

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1Nii Dodoo Ankrah
2Sam Acquah
3Emmanuel Oblitey
5Charles Addo Odametey
6Emmanuel Kwesi Nkansah
8Wilberforce Mfum
9Edward Aggrey-Fynn
10Edward Acquah
11Kofi Pare
16Samuel Okai
17Joseph Agyemang-Gyau
Substitutions:
13Addoquaye Laryea
4Ben Acheampong
7Osei Kofi
12Abdul Ramonu Gibirine
14Kwame Atta
15Gladstone Ofori
18Mohammadu Salisu
19Kofi Anoi
20Frank Odoi
21Joseph Adjei
Manager:
Ghana Charles Gyamfi
21Kenzo Yokoyama
2Hiroshi Katayama
5Yoshitada Yamaguchi
6Ryozo Suzuki
7Hisao Kami
8Mitsuo Kamata
10Aritatsu Ogi
13Shigeo Yaegashi
15Kunishige Kamamoto
16Teruki Miyamoto
18Ryūichi Sugiyama
Substitutions:
1Tsukasa Hosaka
3Masakatsu Miyamoto
4Ryuzo Hiraki
9Kiyoshi Tomizawa
11Takaji Mori
12Saburō Kawabuchi
17Shozo Tsugitani
Manager:
Germany Dettmar Cramer

Assistant referees:
Aleksandar Škorić (Croatia)
Gregg de Silva (Malaysia)

See also

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Notes

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  1. Italy withdrew prior to the final tournament.

References

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  1. "Olympic Games 1964 » Group D". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  2. Reyes, Macario (23 February 2024). "XVIII. Olympiad Tokyo 1964 Football Tournament". RSSSF.