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1966 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)

The 9 teams were divided into 3 groups of 3 teams each. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would qualify. Brazil did not participate, as they were granted a spot in the finals after winning the 1962 World Cup.

FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
Tournament details
Dates16 May 1965 - 29 August 1965
Teams9 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored61 (3.39 per match)
Attendance659,802 (36,656 per match)
Top scorer(s)Uruguay Héctor Silva (5 Goals)
← 1962
1970 →

Group 1 edit

Main article: 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL – Group 1)
Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1   Uruguay 8 4 4 0 0 11 2 +9
2   Peru 4 4 2 0 2 8 6 +2
3   Venezuela 0 4 0 0 4 4 15 −11

Results edit

Peru  1 – 0  Venezuela
Zegarra   37' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 43,990
Referee: Reginato (Chile)
Uruguay  5 – 0  Venezuela
Rocha   18'
Silva   23', 52', 69'
Meneses   61'		 Report
Attendance: 16,439
Venezuela  1 – 3  Uruguay
Tortolero   40' Report Rocha   10', 47'
Urruzmendi   88'
Attendance: 12,649
Venezuela  3 – 6  Peru
Santana   32'
Ravelo   46'
Elie   89'		 Report Mosquera   11'
León   44', 60', 68'
Zavala   40', 81'
Attendance: 6,245
Referee: Sundheim (Colombia)
Peru  0 – 1  Uruguay
Report Urruzmendi   77'
Attendance: 44,033
Referee: Vicuña (Chile)
Uruguay  2 – 1  Peru
Silva   20'
Rocha   62'		 Report Uribe   2'
Attendance: 58,413
Referee: Marques (Brazil)

Uruguay qualified.

Group 2 edit

Main article: 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL – Group 2)
Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1=   Chile 5 4 2 1 1 12 7 +5
1=   Ecuador 5 4 2 1 1 6 5 +1
3   Colombia 2 4 1 0 3 4 10 −6

Results edit

Colombia  0 – 1  Ecuador
Report Muñoz   18'
Attendance: 10,175
Referee: Montes (Peru)
Ecuador  2 – 0  Colombia
Raymondi   56', 77' Report
Attendance: 48,457
Referee: Spinetto (Argentina)
Chile  7 – 2  Colombia
Sánchez   11'
Méndez   15', 70'
Fouilloux   25', 65'
Campos   42'
Prieto   58'		 Report Segrera   82', 88'
Attendance: 71,152
Referee: Montes (Peru)
Colombia  2 – 0  Chile
Rada   71' (pen.), 87' Report
Attendance: 4,401
Referee: Rica (Venezuela)
Ecuador  2 – 2  Chile
Spencer   15'
Raymondi   84'		 Report Campos   39'
Prieto   57'
Attendance: 50,041
Referee: Queiroz (Brazil)
Chile  3 – 1  Ecuador
Sánchez   10' (pen.)
Marcos   62'
Fouilloux   78'		 Report Spencer   36'
Attendance: 73,102
Referee: Codesal (Uruguay)

Play-off edit

Chile and Ecuador finished level on points, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify.

Chile  2 – 1  Ecuador
Sánchez   16'
Marcos   40'		 Report Gómez   89'
Attendance: 44,864

Chile qualified.

Group 3 edit

Main article: 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL – Group 3)
Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1   Argentina 7 4 3 1 0 9 2 +7
2   Paraguay 3 4 1 1 2 3 5 −2
3   Bolivia 2 4 1 0 3 4 9 −5

Results edit

Paraguay  2 – 0  Bolivia
Rodríguez   24'
Rojas   73'		 Report
Attendance: 18,398
Referee: Sundheim (Colombia)
Argentina  3 – 0  Paraguay
González   15' (o.g.)
Onega   26'
Artime   35'		 Report
Attendance: 63,817
Referee: Albergati (Uruguay)
Paraguay  0 – 0  Argentina
Report
Attendance: 20,763
Referee: Viug (Brazil)
Argentina  4 – 1  Bolivia
Bernao   3', 56'
Onega   24' (pen.), 25'		 Report Vargas   55'
Attendance: 56,173
Referee: Marino (Uruguay)
Bolivia  2 – 1  Paraguay
Quevedo   29'
Castillo   75'		 Report Mora   30'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Rendón (Ecuador)
Bolivia  1 – 2  Argentina
Ramos Delgado   35' (o.g.) [1] Report Artime   31', 39'
Attendance: 9,690
Referee: Rivero (Peru)

Argentina qualified.

Qualified Teams edit

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1
  Brazil Defending champions 17 June 1962 7 (1930, 1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962)
  Uruguay Group 1 winners 13 June 1965 3 (1930, 1950, 1954, 1962)
  Chile Group 2 winners 12 October 1965 3 (1930, 1950, 1962)
  Argentina Group 3 winners 29 August 1965 4 (1930, 1934, 1958, 1962)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers edit

5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

References edit

  1. ^ Goal also credited to Flores.
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