1966 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL) explained

Tourney Name:	FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
Num Teams:	9
Confederations:	1
Matches:	18
Goals:	61
Attendance:	659802
Top Scorer:	Héctor Silva (5 Goals)
Prevseason:	1962
Nextseason:	1970

The 9 teams were divided into 3 groups of 3 teams each. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would qualify. Brazil did not participate, as they were granted a spot in the finals after winning the 1962 World Cup.

Group 1

See main article: 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL – Group 1).

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1		8	4	4	0	0	11	2	+9
2		4	4	2	0	2	8	6	+2
3		0	4	0	0	4	4	15	-11

Results

---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Uruguay qualified.

Group 2

See main article: 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL – Group 2).

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1=		5	4	2	1	1	12	7	+5
1=		5	4	2	1	1	6	5	+1
3		2	4	1	0	3	4	10	-6

Results

---- ---- ---- ---- ----

Play-off

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

Chile qualified.

Group 3

See main article: 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL – Group 3).

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1		7	4	3	1	0	9	2	+7
2		3	4	1	1	2	3	5	-2
3		2	4	1	0	3	4	9	-5

Results

---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Argentina qualified.

Qualified Teams

Team	Qualified as	Qualified on	data-sort-type="number"	Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup¹
			7 (1930, 1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962)
			3 (*1930, 1950*, 1954, 1962)
			3 (1930, 1950, 1962)
			4 (1930, 1934, 1958, 1962)