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1966 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)

Field	Value
tourney_name	FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
dates	16 May 1965 - 29 August 1965
num_teams	9
confederations	1
matches	18
goals	61
attendance	659802
top_scorer	Héctor Silva (5 Goals)
prevseason	[1962](1962-fifa-world-cup-qualification-conmebol)
nextseason	[1970](1970-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.

Group 1

Main article: 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL – Group 1)

Rank	Pts	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD
1	8	4	4	0	11	2	+9
2	4	4	2	2	8	6	+2
3	0	4	0	4	4	15	−11

Results

Silva Meneses

Silva

Ravelo Elie León Zavala

Rocha Uruguay qualified.

Group 2

Main article: 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL – Group 2)

Rank	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1=	5	4	2	1	1	12	7	+5
1=	5	4	2	1	1	6	5	+1
3	2	4	1	0	3	4	10	−6

Results

Méndez Fouilloux Campos Prieto

Raymondi Prieto

Marcos Fouilloux

Play-off

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

Marcos

Chile qualified.

Group 3

Main article: 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL – Group 3)

Rank	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	7	4	3	1	0	9	2	+7
2	3	4	1	1	2	3	5	−2
3	2	4	1	0	3	4	9	−5

Results

Rojas

Onega Artime

Onega

Castillo

Argentina qualified.

Qualified Teams

Team	Qualified as	Qualified on	Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup[1](1)
			7 ([1930](1930-fifa-world-cup), [1934](1934-fifa-world-cup), [1938](1938-fifa-world-cup), [1950](1950-fifa-world-cup), [1954](1954-fifa-world-cup), [1958](1958-fifa-world-cup), [1962](1962-fifa-world-cup))
			3 (*[1930](1930-fifa-world-cup), [1950](1950-fifa-world-cup)*, [1954](1954-fifa-world-cup), [1962](1962-fifa-world-cup))
			3 ([1930](1930-fifa-world-cup), [1950](1950-fifa-world-cup), [1962](1962-fifa-world-cup))
			4 ([1930](1930-fifa-world-cup), [1934](1934-fifa-world-cup), [1958](1958-fifa-world-cup), [1962](1962-fifa-world-cup))

:1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers

;5 goals

URU Héctor Silva

;4 goals

URU Pedro Virgilio Rocha

;3 goals

ARG Luis Artime
ARG Ermindo Onega
CHI Alberto Fouilloux
CHI Leonel Sánchez
ECU Enrique Raymondi
PER Pedro Pablo León

;2 goals

ARG Raúl Bernao
CHI Carlos Campos Sánchez
CHI Rubén Marcos
CHI Eugenio Méndez
CHI Ignacio Prieto
COL Antonio Rada
COL Hermenegildo Segrera
ECU Alberto Pedro Spencer
PER Luis Zavalla

;1 goal

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

;1 own goal

ARG José Ramos Delgado (playing against Bolivia)
PAR Ricardo González (playing against Argentina)

References

Goal also credited to [[Adolfo Flores. Flores]].

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