1966 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)

1966 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
Tournament details
Dates16 May – 29 August 1965
Teams9 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored61 (3.39 per match)
Attendance659,802 (36,656 per match)
Top scorerUruguay Héctor Silva (5 goals)
← 1962
1970 →

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 for winning the 1962 FIFA World Cup.

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Uruguay 4 4 0 0 11 2 +9 8 Qualification for 1966 FIFA World Cup
2  Peru 4 2 0 2 8 6 +2 4
3  Venezuela 4 0 0 4 4 15 −11 0
Source: AllWorldCup
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Peru 1–0 Venezuela
Zegarra 37' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 43,990
Referee: Adolfo Reginato (Chile)
Uruguay 5–0 Venezuela
Rocha 18'
Silva 23', 52', 69'
Meneses 61'		 Report
Attendance: 16,439
Referee: José Dimas Larrosa (Paraguay)
Venezuela 1–3 Uruguay
Tortolero 40' Report Rocha 10', 47'
Silva 88'
Attendance: 12,649
Referee: Roberto Goicoechea (Argentina)
Venezuela 3–6 Peru
Santana 32'
Ravelo 46'
Elie 89'		 Report Mosquera 11'
León 44', 60', 68'
Zavala 40', 81'
Attendance: 6,245
Referee: José Antonio Sundheim (Colombia)
Peru 0–1 Uruguay
Report Urruzmendi 77'
Attendance: 44,033
Referee: Claudio Vicuña (Chile)
Uruguay 2–1 Peru
Silva 20'
Rocha 62'		 Report Uribe 2'
Attendance: 58,413

Uruguay qualified.

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Chile 4 2 1 1 12 7 +5 5 Advance to play-off
2  Ecuador 4 2 1 1 6 5 +1 5
3  Colombia 4 1 0 3 4 10 −6 2
Source: AllWorldCup
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Colombia 0–1 Ecuador
Report Muñoz 18'
Attendance: 10,175
Referee: Enrique Montes Pedraza (Peru)
Ecuador 2–0 Colombia
Raymondi 56', 77' Report
Attendance: 48,457
Referee: Luis Pedro 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: Enrique Montes Pedraza (Peru)
Colombia 2–0 Chile
Rada 71' (pen.), 87' Report
Attendance: 4,401
Referee: Rodolfo Isaías Rica (Venezuela)
Ecuador 2–2 Chile
Spencer 15'
Raymondi 84'		 Report Campos 39'
Prieto 57'
Attendance: 50,041
Referee: Eunápio Gouveia de Queiroz (Brazil)
Chile 3–1 Ecuador
Sánchez 10' (pen.)
Marcos 62'
Fouilloux 78'		 Report Spencer 36'
Attendance: 73,102
Referee: José María Codesal (Uruguay)

Play-off

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
Referee: Roberto Goicoechea (Argentina)

Chile qualified.

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Argentina 4 3 1 0 9 2 +7 7 Qualification for 1966 FIFA World Cup
2  Paraguay 4 1 1 2 3 5 −2 3
3  Bolivia 4 1 0 3 4 9 −5 2
Source: AllWorldCup
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Paraguay 2–0 Bolivia
Rodríguez 24'
Rojas 73'		 Report
Attendance: 18,398
Referee: José Antonio Sundheim (Colombia)
Argentina 3–0 Paraguay
González red-colored football 15' (o.g.)
Onega 26'
Artime 35'		 Report
Attendance: 63,817
Referee: Pablo Victor Vaga Albergati (Uruguay)
Paraguay 0–0 Argentina
Report
Attendance: 20,763
Referee: Antônio Viug (Brazil)
Argentina 4–1 Bolivia
Bernao 3', 56'
Onega 24' (pen.), 25'		 Report Vargas 55'
Attendance: 56,173
Bolivia 2–1 Paraguay
Quevedo 29'
Castillo 75'		 Report Mora 30'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Eduardo Rendón Villacis (Ecuador)
Bolivia 1–2 Argentina
Ramos Delgado red-colored football 35' (o.g.) [1] Report Artime 31', 39'
Attendance: 9,690
Referee: Carlos Rivero Ángeles (Peru)

Argentina qualified.

Qualified teams

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1
 BrazilDefending champions17 June 19627 (1930, 1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962)
 UruguayGroup 1 winners13 June 19653 (1930, 1950, 1954, 1962)
 ChileGroup 2 winners12 October 19653 (1930, 1950, 1962)
 ArgentinaGroup 3 winners29 August 19654 (1930, 1934, 1958, 1962)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

References

  1. ↑ Goal also credited to Flores.
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