The 1965 CONCACAF Championship, was the 2nd edition of the CONCACAF Championship, the tournament was held in Guatemala from 28 March to 11 April. It had 6 participating teams.
Qualifying round Caribbean Zone
Jamaica, Trinidad, Dominican Republic withdrew from qualifying due to a schedule clash with qualification for the 1966 FIFA World Cup.
Hosts of the final tournament, Guatemala refused to grant the Cubans visas to visit the country.
Cuba complained to Helmut Käser, FIFA's General Secretary requesting for FIFA not to recognise CONCACAF. Käser stated that FIFA could not do so and referred the issue of Guatemalan visas for the Cubans to CONCACAF. As they were not able to enter the competition, Cuba withdrew.
Haiti and Netherlands Antilles automatically qualified for the final round.
Central American Zone
Panama withdrew before the qualifying tournament began.
North America Zone
United States withdrew. Mexico automatically qualified.
Participating teams (defending champion)
(host)
Squads
Venues Guatemala City Estadio Mateo Flores Capacity: 35,000
Final round
Notes
Team of the Tournament Source: +Ideal XI by RSSSFGoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards Emilio Sagot Alberto López Gustavo Peña Jesús del Muro Álvaro McDonald Alberto Villalta Juan José Gámez Ernesto Cisneros Guido Peña Javier Fragoso Hugo Peña
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