The three teams in this group played against each other on a home-and-away basis. Chile and Ecuador finished level on points, a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify. The winner (Chile) qualified for the 1966 FIFA World Cup held in England.
Chile  | 7 – 2 |  Colombia |
|---|---|---|
Sánchez  11'Méndez 15', 70'Fouilloux 25', 65'Campos 42'Prieto 58' | Report | Segrera 82', 88' |
Chile and Ecuador finished level on points, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify.
Chile 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. | Chile | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 5 | X | 3:1 | 7:2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | ||
| 2. | Ecuador | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 5 | 2:2 | X | 2:0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 3. | Colombia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 2 | 2:0 | 0:1 | X | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | ||
Chile Head coach: Luis Álamos [1] [2]
| Pos. | Player | DoB | Games played | Goals | Minutes played | Sub off | Sub on | | | | | | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | Orlando Aravena | October 21, 1942 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | - | - | Palestino |
| FW | Pedro Araya | January 23, 1942 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 90 | Universidad de Chile |
| GK | Manuel Astorga | March 16, 1943 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | 90 | - | Universidad de Chile |
| FW | Ricardo Cabrera | March 5, 1937 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | - | Santiago Wanderers |
| MF | Carlos Campos | February 14, 1937 | 3 | 2 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | 90 | - | 90 | Universidad de Chile |
| DF | Carlos Contreras | October 2, 1938 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | Universidad de Chile |
| DF | Humberto Cruz | December 8, 1939 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 90 | Colo-Colo |
| DF | Humberto Donoso | October 9, 1938 | 5 | 0 | 540 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Universidad de Chile |
| DF | Luis Eyzaguirre | June 22, 1939 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 90 | Universidad de Chile |
| FW | Alberto Fouilloux | November 22, 1940 | 5 | 3 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Universidad Católica |
| GK | Adán Godoy | November 26, 1936 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 90 | Universidad Católica |
| DF | José González | 5 | 0 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Colo-Colo | |
| MF | Roberto Hodge | July 30, 1944 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | 90 | - | Universidad de Chile |
| FW | Honorino Landa | June 1, 1942 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | - | - | - | Unión Española |
| MF | Rubén Marcos | December 6, 1942 | 3 | 2 | 270 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | 90 | 90 | Universidad de Chile |
| MF | Eugenio Méndez | November 23, 1941 | 2 | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | - | Santiago Wanderers |
| GK | Francisco Nitsche | November 4, 1930 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | 90 | - | Unión Española |
| MF | Ignacio Prieto | September 23, 1943 | 5 | 2 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Universidad Católica |
| FW | Leonel Sánchez | April 25, 1936 | 5 | 3 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Universidad de Chile |
| DF | Alberto Valentini | November 25, 1938 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | Santiago Wanderers |
Ecuador Head coach: Jose Maria Rodriguez [1]
| Pos. | Player | DoB | Games played | Goals | Minutes played | Sub off | Sub on | | | | | | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Pablo Ansaldo | March 2, 1935 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | - | |
| MF | Jorge Bolaños | September 26, 1943 | 5 | 0 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | C.S. Emelec |
| GK | Alfredo Bonnard | November 3, 1930 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | - | C.S. Patria |
| MF | Miguel Bustamante | February 17, 1939 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | - | Barcelona S.C. |
| GK | Helinho | October 31, 1941 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 90 | |
| FW | Clímaco Cañarte | February 5, 1936 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | 90 | - | Barcelona S.C. |
| DF | Romulo Gómez | June 6, 1934 | 4 | 1 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | 90 | |
| FW | Armando Larrea | May 11, 1943 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | 90 | - | L.D.U. Quito |
| DF | Vicente Lecaro | June 8, 1936 | 5 | 0 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Barcelona S.C. |
| DF | Luciano Macias | May 28, 1935 | 5 | 0 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Barcelona S.C. |
| FW | Bolívar Merizalde | November 26, 1941 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 90 | C.S. Emelec |
| DF | Felipe Mina | January 1, 1944 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | 90 | |
| FW | Washington Muñoz | June 25, 1946 | 5 | 1 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Barcelona S.C. |
| DF | Carlos Pineda | February 21, 1937 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 90 | C.S. Emelec |
| DF | Alfonso Quijano | August 11, 1942 | 5 | 0 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Barcelona S.C. |
| FW | Enrique Raymondi | December 5, 1937 | 3 | 3 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | - | C.S. Emelec |
| FW | Alberto Spencer | December 6, 1937 | 3 | 2 | 270 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | 90 | 90 |  Peñarol |
| FW | Mario Zambrano | June 20, 1939 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | |
Colombia Head coach: Antonio Julio de la Hoz [1]
| Pos. | Player | DoB | Games played | Goals | Minutes played | Sub off | Sub on | | | | | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW | Marino Aguirre | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | Deportes Quindío | |
| GK | Calixto Avena | October 18, 1943 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | 90 | Millonarios |
| FW | Pedro Brugés | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | 90 | - | Unión Magdalena | |
| FW | Olinto Fonseca | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | - | - | Junior | |
| FW | Emiliano Gómez | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | Deportes Quindío | |
| DF | Walberto Maya | January 12, 1939 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Junior |
| FW | Mario Moreno | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | América de Cali | |
| MF | Joaquín Pardo | 1946 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Deportes Tolima |
| DF | Carlos Peña | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | 90 | Junior | |
| GK | Armando Pérez | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | | |
| MF | Miguel Pérez | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | 90 | Cúcuta Deportivo | |
| FW | Antonio Rada | June 13, 1937 | 2 | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | - | Deportivo Pereira |
| DF | Hermenegildo Segrera | June 17, 1945 | 4 | 2 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Junior |
| DF | Roberto Torres | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | - | Millonarios | |
| FW | Henry Toscano | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Deportivo Pereira | |
| MF | Hernando Tovar | September 17, 1937 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | Independiente Santa Fe |
| MF | Carlos Valderrama | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | Millonarios (manager) | |
| DF | Jose Ángel Vargas | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | 90 | 90 | Junior |
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