Matches
Venezuela  | 3 – 6 |  Peru |
|---|---|---|
Santana  32'Ravelo 46'Elie 89' | Report | Mosquera 11' León 44', 60', 68'Zavala 40', 81' |
Uruguay qualified.
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.
| Venezuela | 3 – 6 | Peru |
|---|---|---|
| Santana 32' Ravelo 46'Elie 89' | Report | Mosquera 11' León 44', 60', 68'Zavala 40', 81' |
Uruguay qualified.
| 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 | ||
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 Calderon [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 | |
There were 23 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 3.83 goals per match.
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