1966 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL – Group 1)

See also: 1966 FIFA World Cup

Main article: 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)

The three teams in this group played against each other on a home-and-away basis. Uruguay won the group and qualified for the 1966 FIFA World Cup, held in England.

Matches

16 May 1965

Peru	1 – 0	Venezuela
Zegarra 37' (pen.)	Report

Lima, Peru

Attendance: 43,990

Referee: Reginato (Chile)

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23 May 1965

Uruguay	5 – 0	Venezuela
Rocha 18' Silva 23', 52', 69' Meneses 61'	Report

Montevideo, Uruguay

Attendance: 16,439

Referee: Dimas Larrosa (Paraguay)

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30 May 1965

Venezuela	1 – 3	Uruguay
Tortolero 40'	Report	Rocha 10', 47' Urruzmendi 88'

Caracas, Venezuela

Attendance: 12,649

Referee: Goicoechea (Argentina)

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2 June 1965

Venezuela	3 – 6	Peru
Santana 32' Ravelo 46' Elie 89'	Report	Mosquera 11' León 44', 60', 68' Zavala 40', 81'

Caracas, Venezuela

Attendance: 6,245

Referee: Sundheim (Colombia)

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6 June 1965

Peru	0 – 1	Uruguay
	Report	Urruzmendi 77'

Lima, Peru

Attendance: 44,033

Referee: Vicuña (Chile)

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13 June 1965

Uruguay	2 – 1	Peru
Silva 20' Rocha 62'	Report	Uribe 2'

Montevideo, Uruguay

Attendance: 58,413

Referee: Marques (Brazil)

Uruguay qualified.

Final table

Final table															Home							Away
Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts						Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	Uruguay	4	4	0	0	11	2	+9	8		X	3:1	8:1		2	2	0	0	7	1	4	2	2	0	0	4	1	4
2.	Peru	4	2	0	2	8	6	+2	4		1:3	X	7:3		2	1	0	1	1	1	2	2	1	0	1	7	5	2
3.	Venezuela	4	0	0	4	4	15	-11	0		1:8	3:7	X		2	0	0	2	4	9	0	2	0	0	2	0	6	0

Team stats

  Uruguay

Head coach: Ondino Viera ^{[1] [2]}

Pos.	Player	DoB	Games played	Goals	Minutes played	Sub off	Sub on					Club
DF	Luis Benitez		1	0	90	0	0	-	90	-	-
MF	Omar Caetano	November 8, 1938	4	3	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	Peñarol
DF	Nelson Chabay	June 29, 1940	2	0	180	0	0	-	-	90	90	Racing Club de Montevideo
DF	Héctor Cincunegui	July 28, 1940	1	0	90	0	0	90	-	-	-	Nacional
MF	Vladas Douksas	March 14, 1933	4	0	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	Nacional
MF	Roberto Gil		2	0	180	0	0	-	-	90	90	Rampla Juniors
MF	Néstor Gonçalves	April 27, 1936	2	0	180	0	0	90	90	-	-	Peñarol
DF	Jorge Manicera	November 4, 1938	4	0	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	Nacional
DF	William Martínez	January 13, 1928	2	0	180	0	0	90	90	-	-	Rampla Juniors
GK	Ladislao Mazurkiewicz	February 14, 1945	2	0	180	0	0	90	90	-	-	Peñarol
DF	Mario Méndez	May 11, 1938	2	0	180	0	0	-	-	90	90
FW	Danilo Meneses	February 17, 1945	4	1	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	Nacional
FW	Pedro Rocha	December 3, 1942	4	4	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	Peñarol
MF	Héctor Silva	February 1, 1940	4	4	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	Peñarol
GK	Walter Taibo	March 7, 1931	2	0	180	0	0	-	-	90	90	Montevideo Wanderers F.C.
FW	José Urrusmendi	August 25, 1944	4	2	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	Nacional

  Peru

Head coach: Marcos Calderón ^{[3] [2]}

Pos.	Player	DoB	Games played	Goals	Minutes played	Sub off	Sub on					Club
GK	Rodolfo Bazán	December 14, 1938	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	90	Alianza Lima
FW	Italo Cabañaris	July 27, 1945	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	90	Defensor Lima
FW	Victor Calatayud	December 16, 1941	3	0	270	0	0	90	90	90	-	Universitario
DF	Eloy Campos	May 31, 1942	4	0	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	Sporting Cristal
DF	Héctor Chumpitaz	April 12, 1943	4	0	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	Deportivo Municipal
MF	Luis Cruzado	July 6, 1941	3	0	270	0	0	-	90	90	90	Universitario
DF	José Fernández	February 14, 1939	4	0	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	Universitario
MF	Manuel Grimaldo	January 2, 1940	1	0	360	0	0	90	-	-	-	Alianza Lima
DF	Rodolfo Gusman	March 16, 1937	4	0	360	0	0	90	90	90	90
FW	Pedro Pablo León	June 29, 1943	4	3	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	Alianza Lima
FW	Nemesio Mosquera	December 19, 1936	4	1	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	Defensor Arica
FW	Jesus Pelaez	June 20, 1940	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	90	Sporting Cristal
GK	Luis Rubiños	December 31, 1940	3	0	270	0	0	90	90	90	-	Sporting Cristal
FW	Ángel Uribe	November 25, 1938	1	1	90	0	0	-	-	-	90	Universitario
FW	Luis Zavala	December 20, 1940	3	2	270	0	0	90	90	90	-	Universitario
MF	Victor Zegarra	March 18, 1940	3	1	270	0	0	90	90	90	-	Alianza Lima

  Venezuela

Head coach: Rafael Franco ^[2]

Pos.	Player	DoB	Games played	Goals	Minutes played	Sub off	Sub on					Club
MF	Atilano Anzola	February 3, 1941	1	0	90	0	0	-	90	-	-
GK	Johnny Arocha	January 31, 1941	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	90	-
MF	Ernesto Blanco	March 14, 1940	3	0	270	0	0	-	90	90	90	C.D. Portugués
DF	Octavio D'Suze	March 1, 1940	4	0	360	0	0	90	90	90	90
MF	Marcel Montes	October 6, 1938	2	0	180	0	0	-	-	90	90
DF	Freddy Elie	March 10, 1946	4	1	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	Deportivo Galicia
FW	Nicolás Font	August 21, 1937	1	0	90	0	0	-	90	-	-
MF	Luis Mendoza	June 21, 1945	2	0	180	0	0	90	90	-	-	Italia
DF	Felipe Mirabal		3	0	270	0	0	90	90	-	90
DF	David Mota	February 16, 1942	4	0	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	Deportivo Galicia
FW	Luis Pineda	January 31, 1943	1	0	90	0	0	90	-	-	-
FW	Antonio Ravelo	April 2, 1940	2	0	180	0	0	90	-	90	-
FW	José Ravello	February 8, 1944	4	1	60	0	0	90	90	90	90	Córdoba CF
FW	Rafael Santana	December 1, 1944	4	1	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	Deportivo Galicia
FW	Humberto Scovino	December 20, 1942	1	0	270	0	0	-	-	-	90
MF	Argenis Tortolero	March 16, 1941	3	1	270	0	0	90	-	90	90
DF	Luis Zarzalojo	November 7, 1942	4	0	360	0	0	90	90	90	90

Goalscorers

There were 23 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 3.83 goals per match.

4 Goals

• Pedro Rocha
• Héctor Silva

3 Goals

• Pedro Pablo León

2 Goals

• Luis Zavala
• José Urruzmendi

1 Goal

• Nemesio Mosquera
• Ángel Uribe
• Victor Zegarra
• Danilo Meneses
• Argenis Tortolero
• Rafael Santana
• José Ravelo
• Freddy Elie

References

1. "Uruguay (1965) National Football Teams". National Football Teams. 12 December 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
2. "1966 FIFA WC QUALIFICATION CONMEBOL GROUP 1". allworldcup.narod.ru. Retrieved 12 December 2023. (Roster came from the starting eleven from the four matches played by the team).
3. "Peru (1965) National Football Teams". National Football Teams. 12 December 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2023.

External links

• FIFA Official Page
• RSSSF - 1966 World Cup Qualification
• Allworldcup Page