1966 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)

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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 →
CONCACAF Qualifiers
FIFA World Cup
CCCF–NAFC era

CONCACAF era

FIFA rejected the entry of Guatemala.

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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