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1966 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)

FIFA rejected the entry of Guatemala.

1966 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
Tournament details
Dates28 February 1965 - 22 May 1965
Teams9 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored68 (2.83 per match)
Attendance370,238 (15,427 per match)
Top scorer(s)Mexico Isidoro Díaz (5 goals)
← 1962
1970 →

Format edit

There would be two rounds of play:

  • First Round: The remaining 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 advance to the Final Round.
  • Final Round: The 3 teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner would qualify.

First round edit

Group 1 edit

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1   Mexico 7 4 3 1 0 8 2 +6
2   United States 4 4 1 2 1 4 5 −1
3   Honduras 1 4 0 1 3 1 6 −5
Honduras  0–1  Mexico
Díaz   62'
Attendance: 7,514
Referee: Corado (Guatemala)
Mexico  3–0  Honduras
González   6'
Aussín   14'
Reyes   82'
Mexico City, Mexico
Attendance: 50,894
Referee: Méndez (Guatemala)
United States  2–2  Mexico
Schmotolocha   49'
Bicek   59'		 González   34'
Reyes   65'
Los Angeles, United States
Attendance: 19,337
Referee: Morgan (Canada)
Mexico  2–0  United States
Díaz   9'
Navarro   57'
Mexico City, Mexico
Attendance: 64,285
Referee: Gutierrez (Nicaragua)
Honduras  0–1  United States
Murphy   70'
Attendance: 1,268
Referee: Moreno (Nicaragua)
United States  1–1  Honduras
Murphy   80' Taylor   85'
Attendance: 2,331
Referee: Vargas (Costa Rica)

Mexico advanced to the Final Round.

Group 2 edit

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1   Jamaica 5 4 2 1 1 5 2 +3
2   Netherlands Antilles 4 4 1 2 1 2 3 −1
3   Cuba 3 4 1 1 2 3 5 −2
Jamaica  2–0  Cuba
Black   11'
Blair   51'
Attendance: 10,100
Referee: Boniua (Costa Rica)
Netherlands Antilles  1–1  Cuba
Sille   50' Piedra   73'
Attendance: 4,005
Referee: Gómez (Honduras)
Jamaica  2–0  Netherlands Antilles
Dunkley   11', 64'
Attendance: 12,264
Referee: Gómez (Honduras)
Cuba  0–1  Netherlands Antilles
Sille   27'
Attendance: 3,040
Referee: Buergo (Mexico)
Netherlands Antilles  0–0  Jamaica
Attendance: 1,218
Referee: Buergo (Mexico)
Cuba  2–1  Jamaica
Santos   1' (pen)
Martínez   6'		 Dunkley   14'
Attendance: 1,176
Referee: Garcia (Mexico)

Jamaica advanced to the Final Round.

Group 3 edit

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1   Costa Rica 8 4 4 0 0 9 1 +8
2   Suriname 2 4 1 0 3 8 9 −1
3   Trinidad and Tobago 2 4 1 0 3 5 12 −7
Trinidad and Tobago  4–1  Suriname
Gellineau   2'
Corneal   28'
Aleong   38', 46'		 Haltman   4'
Attendance: 3,272
Referee: Koetsier (Netherlands Antilles)
Costa Rica  1–0  Suriname
Rodríguez   55'
Attendance: 12,868
Referee: McKeand (Jamaica)
Costa Rica  4–0  Trinidad and Tobago
Hernández   28' (pen.), 50'
Daniels   80'
Marín   84'
Attendance: 10,133
Referee: Valenzuela (Mexico)
Suriname  1–3  Costa Rica
Krenten   71' Marín   10', 70'
Soto   27'
Attendance: 7,704
Referee: Ortega (Venezuela)
Trinidad and Tobago  0–1  Costa Rica
Hernández   29'
Attendance: 3,293
Referee: Figaroa (Netherlands Antilles)
Suriname  6–1  Trinidad and Tobago
Haltman   9', 19'
Waterval   ?', ?'
Kluivert   31'
Krenten   44'		 Sookram  
Attendance: 3,417
Referee: Osorio Katzenstein (Venezuela)

Costa Rica advanced to the Final Round.

Final round edit

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1   Mexico 7 4 3 1 0 12 2 +10
2   Costa Rica 4 4 1 2 1 8 2 +6
3   Jamaica 1 4 0 1 3 3 19 −16
Costa Rica  0–0  Mexico
Attendance: 20,654
Referee: Morgan (Canada)
Jamaica  2–3  Mexico
Asher Welch   11'
Bartlett   36'		 Padilla   13'
Cisneros   71'
Jáuregui   81'
Attendance: 8,138
Referee: Montes de Oca (Guatemala)
Mexico  8–0  Jamaica
Cisneros   17', 89'
Fragoso   20', 70'
Díaz   32', 41', 90'
Padilla   67'
Mexico City, Mexico
Attendance: 52,017
Referee: Navarro (Nicaragua)
Costa Rica  7–0  Jamaica
Jiménez   40'
Daniels   54', 85'
Quirós   63', 77', 88'
Hernández   73'
Attendance: 4,003
Referee: Giebner (United States)
Mexico  1–0  Costa Rica
Cisneros   16'
Mexico City, Mexico
Attendance: 64,276
Referee: Morgan (Canada)
Jamaica  1–1  Costa Rica
Art Welch   70' Daniels   6'
Attendance: 3,031
Referee: Carcamo (Honduras)

Mexico qualified.

Qualified teams edit

The following three teams from CONCACAF qualified for the final tournament.

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup
  Mexico Final Round winners 22 May 1965 5 (1930, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962)

Goalscorers edit

5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

References edit

  1. ^ This match was played in Honduras instead of in the United States.
  2. ^ a b Netherlands Antilles' games were all played away.
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