1966 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
FIFA rejected the entry of Guatemala. 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.
| CONCACAF Qualifiers |
|---|
First round
Group 1
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Mexico |
7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 |
| 2 |  United States |
4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 |
| 3 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Honduras |
1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 |
| 28 February 1965 | Honduras | 0–1 | Mexico | San Pedro Sula, Honduras |
Díaz  62' |
Attendance: 7,514 Referee: Corado (Guatemala) |
| 4 March 1965 | Mexico | 3–0 | Honduras | Mexico City, Mexico |
| González 6' Aussin 14'Reyes 82' |
Attendance: 50,894 Referee: Méndez (Guatemala) |
| 7 March 1965 | United States | 2–2 | Mexico | Los Angeles, United States |
| Schmotolocha 49' Bicek 59' |
González 34' Reyes 65' |
Attendance: 19,337 Referee: Raymod Morgan (Canada) |
| 12 March 1965 | Mexico | 2–0 | United States | Mexico City, Mexico |
| Díaz 9' Navarro 57' |
Attendance: 64,285 Referee: Gutierrez (Nicaragua) |
| 17 March 1965 | Honduras | 0–1 | United States | San Pedro Sula, Honduras |
| Murphy 70' |
Attendance: 1,268 Referee: Moreno (Nicaragua) |
| 21 March 1965 | Honduras | 1–1 | United States | Tegucigalpa, Honduras[1] |
| Taylor 85' |
Murphy 80' |
Attendance: 2,331 Referee: Vargas (Costa Rica) |
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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Netherlands Antilles |
4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 |
| 3 |  Cuba |
3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 |
| 16 January 1965 | Jamaica | 2–0 | Cuba | Kingston, Jamaica |
| Black 11' Blair 51' |
Referee: Boniua (Costa Rica) |
| 20 January 1965 | Cuba | 1–1 | Netherlands Antilles | Kingston, Jamaica[2] |
| Piedra 73' |
Sille 50' |
Referee: Gómez (Honduras) |
| 23 January 1965 | Jamaica | 2–0 | Netherlands Antilles | Kingston, Jamaica |
| Dunkley 11', 64' |
Referee: Gómez (Honduras) |
| 30 January 1965 | Cuba | 0–1 | Netherlands Antilles | Havana, Cuba |
| Sille 27' |
Referee: Fernando Buergo (Mexico) |
| 7 February 1965 | Cuba | 2–1 | Jamaica | Havana, Cuba |
| Santos 1' (pen) Martínez 6' |
Dunkley 14' |
Referee: Garcia (Mexico) |
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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Suriname |
2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | −1 |
| 3 |  Trinidad and Tobago |
2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | −7 |
| 7 February 1965 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4–1 | Suriname | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |
| Gellineau 2' Corneal 28'Aleong 38', 45' |
Haltman 4' |
Referee: Koetsier (Netherlands Antilles) |
| 12 February 1965 | Costa Rica | 1–0 | Suriname | San José, Costa Rica |
| Rodríguez 55' |
Referee: McKeand (Jamaica) |
| 21 February 1965 | Costa Rica | 4–0 | Trinidad and Tobago | San José, Costa Rica |
| Hernández 28' (pen.), 50' Daniels 80'Marín 84' |
Referee: Valenzuela (Mexico) |
| 28 February 1965 | Suriname | 1–3 | Costa Rica | Paramaribo, Suriname |
| Krenten 71' |
Marín 10', 70' Soto 27' |
Referee: Ortega (Venezuela) |
| 7 March 1965 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0–1 | Costa Rica | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |
| Hernández 29' |
Referee: Figaroa (Netherlands Antilles) |
| 14 March 1965 | Suriname | 6–1 | Trinidad and Tobago | Paramaribo, Suriname |
| Haltman Waterval Kluivert Krenten |
Sookram |
Referee: Osorio Katzenstein (Venezuela) |
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 |
| 25 April 1965 | Costa Rica | 0–0 | Mexico | San José, Costa Rica |
| Referee: Morgan (Canada) |
| 3 May 1965 | Jamaica | 2–3 | Mexico | Kingston, Jamaica |
| Asher Welch 11' Bartlett 36' |
Padilla 13' Cisneros 71'Jáuregui 81' |
Referee: Montes de Oca (Guatemala) |
| 7 May 1965 | Mexico | 8–0 | Jamaica | Mexico City, Mexico |
| Cisneros 17', 89' Fragoso 20', 70'Díaz 32', 41', 90'Padilla 67' |
Referee: Moreno () |
| 11 May 1965 | Costa Rica | 7–0 | Jamaica | San José, Costa Rica |
| Jiménez 40' Daniels 54', 85'Quirós 63', 77', 88'Hernández 73' |
Referee: Giebner (United States) |
| 16 May 1965 | Mexico | 1–0 | Costa Rica | Mexico City, Mexico |
| Cisneros 16' |
Referee: Morgan () |
| 22 May 1965 | Jamaica | 1–1 | Costa Rica | Kingston, Jamaica |
| Art Welch 70' |
Daniels 6' |
Referee: Carcamo (Honduras) |
Mexico qualified.
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
References
- This match was played in Honduras instead of in the United States.
- Netherlands Antilles' games were all played away.
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