Talk:1964 European Nations' Cup final/GA1

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Reviewer: Hog Farm (talk · contribs) 01:19, 4 July 2021 (UTC)

• " En route to the final, Spain defeated Romania, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland over a two-legged ties before beating Hungary in the semi-final" - mismatch in the latter part here in "a two-legged ties". "a" is in the singular, while "ties" is in the plural

  The problem was the spare "a" in the lead, gone now. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 06:58, 5 July 2021 (UTC)

• "Spain lost to Portugal in the third-place play-off" - based on the body, it looks like it should be that the Soviet Union lost to Portugal in the third-place playoff

  That third-place play-off was in the 1966 World Cup, the international tournament after the 1964 European Nations' Cup. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 06:58, 5 July 2021 (UTC)

  I don't think I was clear enough. The lead says Spain lost to Portugal in the third-place play-off. while referring to the 1966 World Cup, while the body says The Soviet Union beat North Korea, Italy and Chile in their group stage. After defeating Hungary, they lost to West Germany in the semi-final and were defeated by Portugal in the third-place play-off. Unless I'm missing something, this is looking contradictory. Hog Farm _Talk 16:17, 5 July 2021 (UTC)

  No, it was my dull head. Thanks, I think I've adjusted it accordingly! The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 18:31, 5 July 2021 (UTC)

• "The 1964 European Nations' Cup Final was the first match between the Soviet Union and Spain" - maybe qualify that this was the first match actually played, given that you've just discussed the Spain-Soviet forfeit match

  Added "played". The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 06:58, 5 July 2021 (UTC)

• Why did the Soviet Union receive a first-round bye? Prior performance, or was it just a random scheduling draw?

  Sources don't specify, but since an odd number of teams went into the tournament, a certain number of them had to receive a bye to make it down to a binary number for knockout purposes. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 06:58, 5 July 2021 (UTC)

• In the table for the Soviet Union, it says that the 1-1 tie was the game in Moscow, while the 3-1 game was the one in Stockholm, while the prose body gives the opposite locations

  Scores reversed. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 06:58, 5 July 2021 (UTC)

• "before the Soviet Union player saw his low shot pushed behind Irimar." - who is Irimar?

  Added José Ángel Iribar and noted he was Spain goalkeeper. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 06:58, 5 July 2021 (UTC)

• Sources and images look fine.

Good work, placing on hold. Hog Farm _Talk 21:37, 4 July 2021 (UTC)

Hog Farm hi, thanks for the review, I think I've addressed and/or responded to everything. Cheers. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 06:58, 5 July 2021 (UTC)

Hog Farm last comment addressed I hope? The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 18:31, 5 July 2021 (UTC)