1966 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)

January 2023 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL) 1966 16 May – 29 August 1965 9 1 18 61 659802 URU 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 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL – Group 1) Group 1 no no yes 16 May 1965 PER 1–0 Report VEN 1930 Zegarra 37 pen. Lima, Peru 43,990 Adolfo Reginato (Chile) 23 May 1965 URU 5–0 Report VEN 1930 Rocha 18 Silva 23 52 69 Meneses 61 Montevideo, Uruguay 16,439 José Dimas Larrosa (Paraguay) 30 May 1965 VEN 1930 1–3 Report URU Tortolero 40 Rocha 10 47Silva 88 Caracas, Venezuela 12,649 Roberto Goicoechea (Argentina) 2 June 1965 VEN 1930 3–6 Report PER Santana 32 Ravelo 46 Elie 89 Mosquera 11 León 44 60 68 Zavala 40 81 Caracas, Venezuela 6,245 José Antonio Sundheim (Colombia) 6 June 1965 PER 0–1 Report URU Urruzmendi 77 Lima, Peru 44,033 Claudio Vicuña (Chile) 13 June 1965 URU 2–1 Report PER Silva 20 Rocha 62 Uribe 2 Montevideo, Uruguay 58,413 Armando Marques (Brazil) Uruguay qualified. Group 2 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL – Group 2) Group 2 no no yes 20 July 1965 COL 0–1 Report ECU 1900 Muñoz 18 Barranquilla, Colombia 10,175 Enrique Montes Pedraza (Peru) 25 July 1965 ECU 1900 2–0 Report COL Raymondi 56 77 Guayaquil, Ecuador 48,457 Luis Pedro Spinetto (Argentina) 1 August 1965 CHI 7–2 Report COL Sánchez 11Méndez 15 70Fouilloux 25 65Campos 42Prieto 58 Segrera 82 88 Santiago, Chile 71,152 Enrique Montes Pedraza (Peru) 7 August 1965 COL 2–0 Report CHI Rada 71 pen. 87 Barranquilla, Colombia 4,401 Rodolfo Isaías Rica (Venezuela) 15 August 1965 ECU 1900 2–2 Report CHI Spencer 15 Raymondi 84 Campos 39Prieto 57 Guayaquil, Ecuador 50,041 Eunápio Gouveia de Queiroz (Brazil) 22 August 1965 CHI 3–1 Report ECU 1900 Sánchez 10 pen.Marcos 62Fouilloux 78 Spencer 36 Santiago, Chile 73,102 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. 12 October 1965 CHI 2–1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/chile-v-ecuador-12-october-1965-229187/ ECU 1900 Sánchez 16Marcos 40 Gómez 89 Estadio Nacional, Lima (Peru) 44,864 Roberto Goicoechea (Argentina) Chile qualified. Group 3 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL – Group 3) Group 3 no no yes 25 July 1965 PAR 1954 2–0 Report BOL Rodríguez 24 Rojas 73 Asunción, Paraguay 18,398 José Antonio Sundheim (Colombia) 1 August 1965 ARG 3–0 Report PAR 1954 González 15 o.g. Onega 26 Artime 35 Buenos Aires, Argentina 63,817 Pablo Victor Vaga Albergati (Uruguay) 8 August 1965 PAR 1954 0–0 Report ARG Asunción, Paraguay 20,763 Antônio Viug (Brazil) 17 August 1965 ARG 4–1 Report BOL Bernao 3 56 Onega 24 pen. 25 Vargas 55 Buenos Aires, Argentina 56,173 Esteban Marino (Uruguay) 22 August 1965 BOL 2–1 Report PAR 1954 Quevedo 29 Castillo 75 Mora 30 La Paz, Bolivia 7,000 Eduardo Rendón Villacis (Ecuador) 29 August 1965 BOL 1–2 Report ARG Ramos Delgado 35 o.g. Goal also credited to Flores. Artime 31 39 La Paz, Bolivia 9,690 Carlos Rivero Ángeles (Peru) Argentina qualified. Qualified teams Team Qualified as Qualified onPrevious appearances in FIFA World Cup1 BRA 2 Defending champions 17 June 1962 7 (1930, 1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962) URU 4 Group 1 winners 13 June 1965 3 (1930, 1950, 1954, 1962) CHI 5 Group 2 winners 12 October 1965 3 (1930, 1950, 1962) ARG 3 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 URU Héctor Silva 4 goals URU Pedro Rocha 3 goals 20em ARG Luis Artime ARG Ermindo Onega CHI Alberto Fouilloux CHI Leonel Sánchez ECU 1900 Enrique Raymondi PER Pedro Pablo León 2 goals 20em ARG Raúl Bernao CHI Carlos Campos Sánchez CHI Rubén Marcos CHI Eugenio Méndez CHI Ignacio Prieto COL Antonio Rada COL Hermenegildo Segrera ECU 1900 Alberto Spencer PER Luis Zavalla 1 goal 20em BOL Fortunato Castillo BOL Ramón Quevedo BOL Rolando Vargas ECU 1900 Romulo Gómez ECU 1900 Washington Muñoz PAR 1954 Celino Mora PAR 1954 Vicente Rodríguez PAR 1954 Juan Carlos Rojas PER Nemesio Mosquera PER Jesús Peláez Miranda PER Víctor Zegarra URU Danilo Menezes URU José Urruzmendi VEN 1954 Freddy Elie VEN 1954 Rafael Santana VEN 1954 Humberto Francisco Scovino VEN 1954 Argenis Tortolero 1 own goal ARG José Ramos Delgado (playing against Bolivia) PAR 1954 Ricardo González (playing against Argentina) References World Category:FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)