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 prior to the qualifying tournament beginning. ---- ----
North America Zone United States withdrew. Mexico automatically qualified. == Participating teams ==