1966 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL – Group 2)

Main article: 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)

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.

Matches

20 July 1965

Colombia	0 – 1	Ecuador
	Report	Muñoz 18'

Barranquilla, Colombia

Attendance: 10,175

Referee: Montes (Peru)

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25 July 1965

Ecuador	2 – 0	Colombia
Raymondi 56', 77'	Report

Guayaquil, Ecuador

Attendance: 48,457

Referee: Spinetto (Argentina)

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1 August 1965

Chile	7 – 2	Colombia
Sánchez 11' Méndez 15', 70' Fouilloux 25', 65' Campos 42' Prieto 58'	Report	Segrera 82', 88'

Santiago, Chile

Attendance: 71,152

Referee: Montes (Peru)

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7 August 1965

Colombia	2 – 0	Chile
Rada 71' (pen.), 87'	Report

Barranquilla, Colombia

Attendance: 4,401

Referee: Rica (Venezuela)

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15 August 1965

Ecuador	2 – 2	Chile
Spencer 15' Raymondi 84'	Report	Campos 39' Prieto 57'

Guayaquil, Ecuador

Attendance: 50,041

Referee: Queiroz (Brazil)

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22 August 1965

Chile	3 – 1	Ecuador
Sánchez 10' (pen.) Marcos 62' Fouilloux 78'	Report	Spencer 36'

Santiago, Chile

Attendance: 73,102

Referee: Codesal (Uruguay)

Chile and Ecuador finished level on points, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify.

12 October 1965

Chile	2 – 1	Ecuador
Sánchez 16' Marcos 40'	Report	Gómez 89'

Estadio Nacional, Lima (Peru)

Attendance: 44,864

Referee: Goicoechea (Argentina)

Chile 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.	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

Team stats

 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

Goalscorers

There were 25 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 3.57 goals per match.

3 goals

• Alberto Fouillioux
• Leonel Sánchez
• Enrique Raymondi

2 goals

• Carlos Campos
• Eugenio Méndez
• Ignacio Prieto
• Rubén Marcos
• Antonio Rada
• Hermenegildo Segrera
• Alberto Spencer

1 goal

• Romulo Gómez
• Washington Muñoz

References

1. "1966 FIFA WC QUALIFICATION CONMEBOL GROUP 2". allworldcup.narod.ru. Retrieved 26 December 2023. (Roster came from the starting eleven from the four matches played by the team).
2. "Chile (1965) National Football Teams". national.football-teams.com. Retrieved 26 December 2023.

External links

• FIFA official page
• RSSSF - 1966 World Cup Qualification
• Allworldcup