1966 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL – Group 3)
The three teams in this group played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner Argentina qualified for the eighth FIFA World Cup held in England.
Matches
| 25 July 1965 | Paraguay  | 2 – 0 |  Bolivia | Asunción, Paraguay |
Rodriguez  J. Rojas |
Referee: Sundheim (Colombia) |
| 1 August 1965 | Argentina  | 3 – 0 | Paraguay | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Artime Onega González (o.g.) |
Referee: Albergati (Uruguay) |
| 17 August 1965 | Argentina | 4 – 1 | Bolivia | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Bernao Onega |
Vargas 55' |
Referee: Marino (Uruguay) |
| 22 August 1965 | Bolivia | 2 – 1 | Paraguay | La Paz, Bolivia |
| Castillo Ramírez |
C. Mora |
Referee: Viuacis (Ecuador) |
| 29 August 1965 | Bolivia | 1 – 2 | Argentina | La Paz, Bolivia |
| R. Delgado o.g.' |
Artime |
Referee: Angeles (Peru) |
Argentina qualified.
Final Table
| Final table | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | ||
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| 1. | Argentina
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 7 | X | 3:0 | 4:1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 2. | Paraguay
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 3 | 0:0 | X | 2:0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 3. | Bolivia
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 2 | 1:2 | 2:1 | X | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
Team stats
Head coach: José María Minella
| Pos. | Player | DoB | Games played |
Goals | Minutes played |
Sub off | Sub on |
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Club |
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| DF/MF | Rafael Albrecht | August 23, 1941 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | San Lorenzo Almagro
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| FW | Luis Artime | December 2, 1938 | 3 | 3 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | 90 | Club Atlético Independiente
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| MF | Raúl Bernao | November 5, 1941 | 3 | 2 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | Club Atlético Independiente
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| MF | Vicente de la Mata | July 2, 1944 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | - | Club Atlético Independiente
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| DF | Rubén Oswaldo Díaz | January 8, 1946 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | Racing Club de Avellaneda
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| DF | Roberto Ferreiro | April 25, 1935 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | Club Atlético Independiente
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| DF | José Leonardi | June 11, 1939 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | 90 | Ferro Carril Oeste
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| MF | José Luis Luna | October 30, 1940 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | Atlanta
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| FW | Oscar Más | October 29, 1946 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | 90 | 90 | River Plate
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| FW | Ermindo Onega | April 30, 1940 | 4 | 3 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | River Plate
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| DF | José Ramos Delgado | August 25, 1935 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | River Plate
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| MF | Antonio Rattín | May 16, 1937 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Boca Juniors
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| FW | Alfredo Rojas | February 20, 1937 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | - | Boca Juniors
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| GK | Antonio Roma | July 13, 1932 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Boca Juniors
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| MF | José Varacka | May 27, 1932 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | River Plate
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| FW | Héctor Veira | May 29, 1946 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | - | San Lorenzo
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| DF | Abel Vieytez | December 7, 1942 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | - | Argentinos Juniors
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Head coach: Freddy Valda
| Pos. | Player | DoB | Games played |
Goals | Minutes played |
Sub off | Sub on |
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Club |
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| FW | Antonio Aguirre | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | 90 | Deportivo Municipal La Paz
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| GK | Isaac Álvarez | July 6, 1933 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | 90 | 31 de Octubre
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| FW | Ramiro Blacut | January 3, 1944 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Ferro Carril Oeste
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| DF | Roberto Cainzo | April 13, 1933 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Deportivo Municipal La Paz
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| FW | Fortunato Castillo | March 16, 1939 | 2 | 1 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | - | Chaco Petrolero
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| MF | Valentín Castro | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | - | - | ||
| MF | Adolfo Flores | December 12, 1942 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | 90 | Chaco Petrolero
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| FW | Ausberto García | February 9, 1934 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Jorge Wilstermann
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| DF | Jesús Herbas | January 2, 1940 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | - | - | Jorge Wilstermann
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| GK | Arturo López | May 20, 1936 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | - | Chaco Petrolero
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| FW | Ramiro Quevedo | December 31, 1943 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | - | The Strongest
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| DF | Óscar Quiroga | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Deportivo Municipal La Paz
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| MF | Max Ramírez | June 9, 1933 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | The Strongest
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| MF | Alberto Tórrez | December 21, 1939 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Deportivo Municipal La Paz
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| FW | Rolando Vargas | April 10, 1939 | 4 | 1 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | The Strongest
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| DF | Mario Zabalaga | March 8, 1938 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | 90 | 90 | Jorge Wilstermann
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