1966 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
The 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 qualify. Brazil did not participate, as they were granted a spot in the finals after winning the 1962 World Cup.
Group 1
| Rank | Team | ||||||||
| 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | |
| 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 15 | −11 |
Results
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Uruguay qualified.
Group 2
| Rank | Team | ||||||||
| 1= | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | |
| 1= | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | |
| 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 |
Results
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Play-off
Chile and Ecuador finished level on points, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify.Chile qualified.
Group 3
| Rank | Team | ||||||||
| 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | |
| 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | −5 |
Results
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Argentina qualified.
Goalscorers
;5 goals;4 goals
;3 goals
;2 goals
- Raúl Bernao
- Carlos Campos Sánchez
- Rubén Marcos
- Eugenio Méndez
- Ignacio Prieto
- Antonio Rada
- Hermenegildo Segrera
- Alberto Pedro Spencer
- Luis Zavalla
- Fortunato Castillo
- Ramón Quevedo
- Rolando Vargas
- Romulo Gómez
- Washington Muñoz
- Celino Mora
- Vicente Rodríguez
- Juan Carlos Rojas
- Nemesio Mosquera
- Jesús Peláez Miranda
- Víctor Zegarra
- Danilo Menezes
- José Urruzmendi
- Freddy Elie
- Rafael Santana
- Humberto Francisco Scovino
- Argenis Tortolero