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
Dates	16 May 1965 - 29 August 1965
Teams	9 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	18
Goals scored	61 (3.39 per match)
Attendance	659,802 (36,656 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Héctor Silva (5 Goals)
← 1962 1970 →

Group 1

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

16 May 1965

Peru	1 – 0	Venezuela
Zegarra 37' (pen.)	Report

Lima, Peru

Attendance: 43,990

Referee: Reginato (Chile)

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23 May 1965

Uruguay	5 – 0	Venezuela
Rocha 18' Silva 23', 52', 69' Meneses 61'	Report

Montevideo, Uruguay

Attendance: 16,439

Referee: Dimas Larrosa (Paraguay)

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30 May 1965

Venezuela	1 – 3	Uruguay
Tortolero 40'	Report	Rocha 10', 47' Silva 88'

Caracas, Venezuela

Attendance: 12,649

Referee: Goicoechea (Argentina)

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2 June 1965

Venezuela	3 – 6	Peru
Santana 32' Ravelo 46' Elie 89'	Report	Mosquera 11' León 44', 60', 68' Zavala 40', 81'

Caracas, Venezuela

Attendance: 6,245

Referee: Sundheim (Colombia)

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6 June 1965

Peru	0 – 1	Uruguay
	Report	Urruzmendi 77'

Lima, Peru

Attendance: 44,033

Referee: Vicuña (Chile)

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13 June 1965

Uruguay	2 – 1	Peru
Silva 20' Rocha 62'	Report	Uribe 2'

Montevideo, Uruguay

Attendance: 58,413

Referee: Marques (Brazil)

Uruguay qualified.

Group 2

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

20 July 1965

Colombia	0 – 1	Ecuador
	Report	Muñoz 18'

Barranquilla, Colombia

Attendance: 10,175

Referee: Montes (Peru)

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25 July 1965

Ecuador	2 – 0	Colombia
Raymondi 56', 77'	Report

Guayaquil, Ecuador

Attendance: 48,457

Referee: Spinetto (Argentina)

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1 August 1965

Chile	7 – 2	Colombia
Sánchez 11' Méndez 15', 70' Fouilloux 25', 65' Campos 42' Prieto 58'	Report	Segrera 82', 88'

Santiago, Chile

Attendance: 71,152

Referee: Montes (Peru)

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7 August 1965

Colombia	2 – 0	Chile
Rada 71' (pen.), 87'	Report

Barranquilla, Colombia

Attendance: 4,401

Referee: Rica (Venezuela)

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15 August 1965

Ecuador	2 – 2	Chile
Spencer 15' Raymondi 84'	Report	Campos 39' Prieto 57'

Guayaquil, Ecuador

Attendance: 50,041

Referee: Queiroz (Brazil)

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22 August 1965

Chile	3 – 1	Ecuador
Sánchez 10' (pen.) Marcos 62' Fouilloux 78'	Report	Spencer 36'

Santiago, Chile

Attendance: 73,102

Referee: 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.

12 October 1965

Chile	2 – 1	Ecuador
Sánchez 16' Marcos 40'	Report	Gómez 89'

Estadio Nacional, Lima (Peru)

Attendance: 44,864

Referee: Goicoechea (Argentina)

Chile qualified.

Group 3

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

25 July 1965

Paraguay	2 – 0	Bolivia
Rodríguez 24' Rojas 73'	Report

Asunción, Paraguay

Attendance: 18,398

Referee: Sundheim (Colombia)

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1 August 1965

Argentina	3 – 0	Paraguay
González 15' (o.g.) Onega 26' Artime 35'	Report

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Attendance: 63,817

Referee: Albergati (Uruguay)

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8 August 1965

Paraguay	0 – 0	Argentina
	Report

Asunción, Paraguay

Attendance: 20,763

Referee: Viug (Brazil)

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17 August 1965

Argentina	4 – 1	Bolivia
Bernao 3', 56' Onega 24' (pen.), 25'	Report	Vargas 55'

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Attendance: 56,173

Referee: Marino (Uruguay)

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22 August 1965

Bolivia	2 – 1	Paraguay
Quevedo 29' Castillo 75'	Report	Mora 30'

La Paz, Bolivia

Attendance: 7,000

Referee: Rendón (Ecuador)

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29 August 1965

Bolivia	1 – 2	Argentina
Ramos Delgado 35' (o.g.) [1]	Report	Artime 31', 39'

La Paz, Bolivia

Attendance: 9,690

Referee: Rivero (Peru)

Argentina qualified.

Qualified Teams

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

5 goals

• Héctor Silva

4 goals

• Pedro Virgilio Rocha

3 goals

• Luis Artime
• Ermindo Onega
• Alberto Fouilloux
• Leonel Sánchez
• Enrique Raymondi
• Pedro Pablo León

2 goals

• Raúl Bernao
• Carlos Campos Sánchez
• Rubén Marcos
• Eugenio Méndez
• Ignacio Prieto
• Antonio Rada
• Hermenegildo Segrera
• Alberto Pedro Spencer
• Luis Zavalla

1 goal

• Fortunato Castillo
• Ramón Quevedo
• Rolando Vargas
• Romulo Gómez
• Washington Muñoz
• Celino Mora
• Vicente Rodríguez
• Juan Carlos Rojas
• Nemesio Mosquera
• Jesús Peláez Miranda
• Víctor Zegarra
• Danilo Menezes
• José Urruzmendi
• Freddy Elie
• Rafael Santana
• Humberto Francisco Scovino
• Argenis Tortolero

1 own goal

• José Ramos Delgado (playing against Bolivia)
• Ricardo González (playing against Argentina)