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 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  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)
3 February 1965 Jamaica  0 – 0  Netherlands Antilles Havana, Cuba[2]
Referee: Felipe 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  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
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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