| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 16 May 1965 - 29 August 1965 | 
| Teams | 9 (from 1 confederation) | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 18 | 
| Goals scored | 61 (3.39 per match) | 
| Attendance | 659,802 (36,656 per match) | 
| Top scorer(s) | |
| Qualification for championships (CONMEBOL) | 
|---|
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
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Venezuela  | 3 – 6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Santana  Ravelo Elie  | 
Report | Mosquera  León Zavala  | 
Uruguay qualified.
Group 2
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Chile  | 7 – 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sánchez  Méndez Fouilloux Campos Prieto  | 
Report | Segrera  | 
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
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1 | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Defending champions | 17 June 1962 | 7 (1930, 1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962) | |
| Group 1 winners | 13 June 1965 | 3 (1930, 1950, 1954, 1962) | |
| Group 2 winners | 12 October 1965 | 3 (1930, 1950, 1962) | |
| Group 3 winners | 29 August 1965 | 4 (1930, 1934, 1958, 1962) | |
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
 
Goalscorers
- 5 goals
 
- 4 goals
 
- 3 goals
 
- 2 goals
 
 Raúl Bernao
 Carlos Campos Sánchez
 Rubén Marcos
 Eugenio Méndez
 Ignacio Prieto
 Antonio Rada
 Hermenegildo Segrera
 Alberto Pedro Spencer
 Luis Zavalla
- 1 goal
 
 Fortunato Castillo
 Ramón Quevedo
 Rolando Vargas
 Romulo Gómez
 Washington Muñoz
 Celino Mora
 Vicente Rodríguez
 Juan Carlos Rojas
 Nemesio Mosquera
 Jesús Peláez Miranda
 Víctor Zegarra
 Danilo Menezes
 José Urruzmendi
 Freddy Elie
 Rafael Santana
 Humberto Francisco Scovino
 Argenis Tortolero
- 1 own goal
 
 José Ramos Delgado (playing against Bolivia)
 Ricardo González (playing against Argentina)
References
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