1966 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)

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CONCACAF Qualifiers
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1966 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
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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.

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
28 February 1965 Honduras  0–1  Mexico San Pedro Sula, Honduras
Díaz Goal 62' Attendance: 7,514
Referee: Corado (Guatemala)
4 March 1965 Mexico  3–0  Honduras Mexico City, Mexico
González Goal 6'
Goal 14'
Reyes Goal 82'		 Attendance: 50,894
Referee: Méndez (Guatemala)
7 March 1965 United States  2–2  Mexico Los Angeles, United States
Schmotolocha Goal 49'
Bicek Goal 59'		 González Goal 34'
Reyes Goal 65'		 Attendance: 19,337
Referee: Raymod Morgan (Canada)
12 March 1965 Mexico  2–0  United States Mexico City, Mexico
Díaz Goal 9'
Navarro Goal 57'		 Attendance: 64,285
Referee: Gutierrez (Nicaragua)
17 March 1965 Honduras  0–1  United States San Pedro Sula, Honduras
Murphy Goal 70' Attendance: 1,268
Referee: Moreno (Nicaragua)
21 March 1965 Honduras  1–1  United States Tegucigalpa, Honduras[1]
Goal 85' Murphy Goal 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  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
Goal 11'
Goal 51'		 Referee: Boniua (Costa Rica)
20 January 1965 Cuba  1–1  Netherlands Antilles Kingston, Jamaica[2]
Goal 73' Goal 50' Referee: Gómez (Honduras)
23 January 1965 Jamaica  2–0  Netherlands Antilles Kingston, Jamaica
Dunkley Goal 11', 64' Referee: Gómez (Honduras)
30 January 1965 Cuba  0–1  Netherlands Antilles Havana, Cuba
Goal 27' Referee: Fernando Buergo (Mexico)
3 February 1965 Jamaica  0–0  Netherlands Antilles Havana, Cuba[2]
Referee: Felipe Buergo (Mexico)
7 February 1965 Cuba  2–1  Jamaica Havana, Cuba
Goal 1' (pen)
Goal 6'		 Dunkley Goal 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  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
Goal 2'
Corneal Goal 28'
Aleong Goal 38', 45'		 Haltman Goal 4' Referee: Koetsier (Netherlands Antilles)
12 February 1965 Costa Rica  1–0  Suriname San José, Costa Rica
Goal 55' Referee: McKeand (Jamaica)
21 February 1965 Costa Rica  4–0  Trinidad and Tobago San José, Costa Rica
Hernández Goal 28' (pen.), 50'
Daniels Goal 80'
Marín Goal 84'		 Referee: Valenzuela (Mexico)
28 February 1965 Suriname  1–3  Costa Rica Paramaribo, Suriname
Goal 71' Marín Goal 10', 70'
Goal 27'		 Referee: Ortega (Venezuela)
7 March 1965 Trinidad and Tobago  0–1  Costa Rica Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Hernández Goal 29' Referee: Figaroa (Netherlands Antilles)
14 March 1965 Suriname  6–1  Trinidad and Tobago Paramaribo, Suriname
Haltman GoalGoal
GoalGoal
Kluivert Goal
Goal		 Goal 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 Goal 11'
Bartlett Goal 36'		 Padilla Goal 13'
Cisneros Goal 71'
Jáuregui Goal 81'		 Referee: Montes de Oca (Guatemala)
7 May 1965 Mexico  8–0  Jamaica Mexico City, Mexico
Cisneros Goal 17', 89'
Fragoso Goal 20', 70'
Díaz Goal 32', 41', 90'
Padilla Goal 67'		 Referee: Moreno ()
11 May 1965 Costa Rica  7–0  Jamaica San José, Costa Rica
Goal 40'
Daniels Goal 54', 85'
Goal 63', 77', 88'
Hernández Goal 73'		 Referee: Giebner (United States)
16 May 1965 Mexico  1–0  Costa Rica Mexico City, Mexico
Cisneros Goal 16' Referee: Morgan ()
22 May 1965 Jamaica  1–1  Costa Rica Kingston, Jamaica
Art Welch Goal 70' Daniels Goal 6' Referee: Carcamo (Honduras)

Mexico qualified.

Goalscorers[]

5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

References[]

  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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