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.
First Round
Group 1
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png){kind=small} 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 | ||
Diaz  |
Attendance: 7,514 Referee: Corado (Guatemala) | |||||
| 4 March 1965 | Mexico |
3 – 0 | Honduras |
Mexico City, Mexico | ||
| Aussin González Reyes |
Attendance: 50,894 Referee: Méndez (Guatemala) | |||||
| 7 March 1965 | United States |
2 – 2 | Mexico |
Los Angeles, United States | ||
| W. Shmotolocha 49' H. Bicek 59' |
J. González 34' S. Reyes 65' (pen.) |
Attendance: 19,337 Referee: Raymod Morgan (Canada) | ||||
| 12 March 1965 | Mexico |
2 – 0 | United States |
Mexico City, Mexico | ||
| I. Diaz 9' R. Navarro 57' |
Attendance: 64,285 Referee: Gutierrez (Nicaragua) | |||||
| 17 March 1965 | Honduras |
0 – 1 | United States |
San Pedro Sula, Honduras | ||
| E. Murphy |
Attendance: 1,268 Referee: Moreno (Nicaragua) | |||||
| 21 March 1965 | Honduras |
1 – 1 | United States |
Tegucigalpa, Honduras[1] | ||
| R. Taylor 85' |
E. Murphy |
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){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 | ||
| Referee: Boniua (Costa Rica) | ||||||
| 20 January 1965 | Cuba |
1 – 1 | Netherlands Antilles |
Kingston, Jamaica[2] | ||
| Referee: Gómez (Honduras) | ||||||
| 23 January 1965 | Jamaica |
2 – 0 | Netherlands Antilles |
Kingston, Jamaica | ||
| Referee: Gómez (Honduras) | ||||||
| 30 January 1965 | Cuba |
0 – 1 | Netherlands Antilles |
Havana, Cuba | ||
| 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 | ||
| Dos Santos Nicholas |
Dunkley |
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 |  Dutch Guyana |
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 | Dutch Guyana |
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | ||
| Referee: Koetsier (Netherlands Antilles) | ||||||
| 12 February 1965 | Costa Rica |
1 – 0 | Dutch Guyana |
San José, Costa Rica | ||
| Referee: McKeand (Jamaica) | ||||||
| 21 February 1965 | Costa Rica |
4 – 0 | Trinidad and Tobago |
San José, Costa Rica | ||
| Hernández Daniels Marin |
Referee: Valenzuela (Mexico) | |||||
| 28 February 1965 | Dutch Guyana |
1 – 3 | Costa Rica |
Paramaribo, Suriname | ||
| Daniels Marin |
Referee: Ortega (Venezuela
) | |||||
| 7 March 1965 | Trinidad and Tobago |
0 – 1 | Costa Rica |
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | ||
| Referee: Figaroa (Netherlands Antilles) | ||||||
| 14 March 1965 | Dutch Guyana |
6 – 1 | Trinidad and Tobago |
Paramaribo, Suriname | ||
| 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 | ||
| Welsh |
Cisneros Jauregui Padilla |
Referee: Montes de Oca (Guatemala) | ||||
| 7 May 1965 | Mexico |
8 – 0 | Jamaica |
Mexico City, Mexico | ||
| Diaz Cisneros Fragoso Padilla |
Referee: Moreno () | |||||
| 11 May 1965 | Costa Rica |
7 – 0 | Jamaica |
San José, Costa Rica | ||
| Daniels Quiros Hernández Jimenez Peńa |
Referee: Giebner (United States) | |||||
| 16 May 1965 | Mexico |
1 – 0 | Costa Rica |
Mexico City, Mexico | ||
| Cisneros |
Referee: Morgan () | |||||
| 22 May 1965 | Jamaica |
1 – 1 | Costa Rica |
Kingston, Jamaica | ||
| Welsh |
Quiros |
Referee: Carcamo (Honduras) | ||||
Mexico qualified.