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)
Qualification for championships (CONMEBOL)
FIFA World Cup

Results Group 1
Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Uruguay 84400112+9
2  Peru 4420286+2
3  Venezuela 04004415−11
Peru 1 – 0 Venezuela
Zegarra 37' (pen.)
Attendance: 43,990
Referee: Reginato (Chile)
Uruguay 5 – 0 Venezuela
Rocha 18'
Silva 23', 52', 69'
Meneses 61'
Attendance: 16,439
Referee: Dimas Larrosa (Paraguay)
Venezuela 1 – 3 Uruguay
Tortolero 40' Rocha 10', 47'
Urruzmendi 88'
Attendance: 12,649
Referee: Goicoechea (Argentina)
Venezuela 3 – 6 Peru
Santana 32'
Scovino 46'
Elie 89'		 Mosquera 11'
León 44', 60', 68'
Zavala 40', 81'
Attendance: 6,245
Referee: Sundheim (Colombia)
Peru 0 – 1 Uruguay
Urruzmendi 77'
Attendance: 44,033
Referee: Vicuña (Chile)
Uruguay 2 – 1 Peru
Silva 20'
Rocha 62'		 Uribe 2'
Attendance: 58,413
Referee: Marques (Brazil)

Uruguay qualified.

Results Group 2
Main article: 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL – Group 2)
Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1=  Chile 54211127+5
1=  Ecuador 5421165+1
3  Colombia 24103410−6
Colombia 0 – 1 Ecuador
Muñoz 18'
Attendance: 10,175
Referee: Montes (Peru)
Ecuador 2 – 0 Colombia
Raymondi 56', 77'
Attendance: 48,457
Referee: Spinetto (Argentina)
Chile 7 – 2 Colombia
Sánchez 11'
Méndez 15', 70'
Fouilloux 25', 65'
Campos 42'
Prieto 58'		 Segrera 82', 88'
Attendance: 71,152
Referee: Montes (Peru)
Colombia 2 – 0 Chile
Rada 71' (pen.), 87'
Attendance: 4,401
Referee: Rica (Venezuela)
Ecuador 2 – 2 Chile
Spencer 15'
Raymondi 84'		 Campos 39'
Prieto 57'
Attendance: 50,041
Referee: Queiroz (Brazil)
Chile 3 – 1 Ecuador
Sánchez 10' (pen.)
Marcos 62'
Fouilloux 78'		 Spencer 36'
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.

Chile 2 – 1 Ecuador
Sánchez 16'
Marcos 40'		 Report Gómez 89'
Attendance: 44,864
Referee: Goicoechea (Argentina)

Chile qualified.

Results Group 3(C)
Main article: 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL – Group 3)
Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Argentina 7431092+7
2  Paraguay 3411235−2
3  Bolivia 2410349−5
Paraguay 2 – 0 Bolivia
Rodríguez 24'
Rojas 73'
Attendance: 18,398
Referee: Sundheim (Colombia)
Argentina 3 – 0 Paraguay
González 15' (o.g.)
Onega 26'
Artime 35'
Attendance: 63,817
Referee: Albergati (Uruguay)
Paraguay 0 – 0 Argentina
Attendance: 20,763
Referee: Viug (Brazil)
Argentina 4 – 1 Bolivia
Bernao 3', 56'
Onega 24' (pen.), 25'		 Vargas 55'
Attendance: 56,173
Referee: Marino (Uruguay)
Bolivia 2 – 1 Paraguay
Quevedo 29'
Castillo 75'		 Mora 30'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Rendón (Ecuador)
Bolivia 1 – 2 Argentina
Ramos Delgado 35' (o.g.) [1] Artime 31', 39'
Attendance: 9,690
Referee: Rivero (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
 Chile Group 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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