The 1965 CONCACAF Championship, the second edition of the

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, was held in Guatemala from 28 March to 11 April.

Qualifying Tournament

Caribbean zone

Jamaica, Trinidad, Dominican Republic withdrew from qualifying due to a schedule clash with

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for the

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. Hosts of the final tournament, Guatemala refused to grant the Cubans visas to visit the country. Cuba complained to

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's General Secretary requesting for FIFA not to recognise

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. 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. Note: Different match schedule is produced by . ---- ----

North zone

United States withdrew. Mexico automatically qualified.

Venues

Final tournament

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Notes

References

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