1966 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL – Group 1)

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)

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)

30 May 1965

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

Caracas, Venezuela

Attendance: 12,649

Referee: Goicoechea (Argentina)

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)

6 June 1965

Peru	0 – 1	Uruguay
	Report	Urruzmendi 77'

Lima, Peru

Attendance: 44,033

Referee: Vicuña (Chile)

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

Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts				Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Final table													Home							Away
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					Club
DF	Luis Benitez		1	0	90	-	90	-	-
MF	Omar Caetano	November 8, 1938	4	3	360	90	90	90	90	Peñarol
DF	Nelson Chabay	June 29, 1940	2	0	180	-	-	90	90	Racing Club de Montevideo
DF	Héctor Cincunegui	July 28, 1940	1	0	90	90	-	-	-	Nacional
MF	Vladas Douksas	March 14, 1933	4	0	360	90	90	90	90	Nacional
MF	Roberto Gil		2	0	180	-	-	90	90	Rampla Juniors
MF	Néstor Gonçalves	April 27, 1936	2	0	180	90	90	-	-	Peñarol
DF	Jorge Manicera	November 4, 1938	4	0	360	90	90	90	90	Nacional
DF	William Martínez	January 13, 1928	2	0	180	90	90	-	-	Rampla Juniors
GK	Ladislao Mazurkiewicz	February 14, 1945	2	0	180	90	90	-	-	Peñarol
DF	Mario Méndez	May 11, 1938	2	0	180	-	-	90	90
FW	Danilo Meneses	February 17, 1945	4	1	360	90	90	90	90	Nacional
FW	Pedro Rocha	December 3, 1942	4	4	360	90	90	90	90	Peñarol
MF	Héctor Silva	February 1, 1940	4	4	360	90	90	90	90	Peñarol
GK	Walter Taibo	March 7, 1931	2	0	180	-	-	90	90	Montevideo Wanderers F.C.
FW	José Urrusmendi	August 25, 1944	4	2	360	90	90	90	90	Nacional

Peru

Head coach: Marcos Calderón^[3]^[2]

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

Venezuela

Head coach: Rafael Franco^[2]

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

Goalscorers

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

4 Goals

3 Goals

Pedro Pablo León

2 Goals

1 Goal

References

^ "Uruguay (1965) National Football Teams". National Football Teams. 12 December 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c "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).
^ "Peru (1965) National Football Teams". National Football Teams. 12 December 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2023.

External links

[1] "Uruguay (1965) National Football Teams". National Football Teams. 12 December 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2023.

[auto-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.

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