1966 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
International football competition
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FIFA rejected the entry of Guatemala.
Dates16 January 1965 - 22 May 1965
Teams9 (from 1 confederation)
Matchesplayed24
Goals scored68 (2.83 per match)
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 16 January 1965 - 22 May 1965 |
| Teams | 9 (from 1 confederation) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 24 |
| Goals scored | 68 (2.83 per match) |
| Attendance | 370,238 (15,427 per match) |
| Top scorer |  Isidoro Díaz (5 goals) |
← 1962 1970 → | |
Format
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
Group 1
| 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 |
| United States | 2–2 | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
Schmotolocha  49'Bicek 59' |
González 34' Reyes 65' |
| Mexico | 2–0 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Díaz 9' Navarro 57' |
| Honduras | 0–1 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Murphy 70' |
| United States | 1–1 | Honduras |
|---|---|---|
| Murphy 80' |
Taylor 85' |
Mexico advanced to the Final Round.
Group 2
| 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 |
| Netherlands Antilles | 1–1 | Cuba |
|---|---|---|
| Sille 50' |
Piedra 73' |
| Jamaica | 2–0 | Netherlands Antilles |
|---|---|---|
| Dunkley 11', 64' |
| Cuba | 0–1 | Netherlands Antilles |
|---|---|---|
| Sille 27' |
Jamaica advanced to the Final Round.
Group 3
| 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' |
| Costa Rica | 1–0 | Suriname |
|---|---|---|
| Rodríguez 55' |
| Costa Rica | 4–0 | Trinidad and Tobago |
|---|---|---|
| Hernández 28' (pen.), 50' Daniels 80'Marín 84' |
| Suriname | 1–3 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Krenten 71' |
Marín 10', 70' Soto 27' |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 0–1 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Hernández 29' |
| Suriname | 6–1 | Trinidad and Tobago |
|---|---|---|
| Haltman 9', 19' Waterval ?', ?'Kluivert 31'Krenten 44' |
Sookram |
Costa Rica advanced to the Final Round.
Final round
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica | 7–0 | Jamaica |
|---|---|---|
| Jiménez 40' Daniels 54', 85'Quirós 63', 77', 88'Hernández 73' |
| Mexico | 1–0 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Cisneros 16' |
| Jamaica | 1–1 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Art Welch 70' |
Daniels 6' |
Mexico qualified.
Qualified teams
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
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
Edgar Marín- William Quirós
Lascelles Dunkley
Siegfried Haltman
- 2 goals
José Luis González Dávila- Javier Fragoso
- Aarón Padilla Gutiérrez
- Salvador Reyes Monteón
Virgilio Sille- Stanley Humbert Krenten
- Edmund Waterval
Andy Aleong
Ed Murphy
- 1 goal
- Fernando Jiménez
- Tarcisio Rodríguez Viquez
- Juan González Soto
Nicolás Martínez- Ángel Piedra
- Antonio dos Santos
José Ricardo Taylor- Syd Bartlett
- Oscar Black
- Patrick Blair
- Art Welch
- Asher Welch
- José Luis Aussin
- Ignacio Jáuregui
- Ramiro Navarro
- Kenneth Kluivert
- Alvin Corneal
- Jeff Gellineau
- Bobby Sookram
- Helmut Bicek
- Walt Schmotolocha