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.

Käser stated that FIFA could not do so and referred the issue of Guatemalan visas for the Cubans to CONCACAF.

Haiti and Netherlands Antilles automatically qualified for the final round.

Source:[7] Gustavo Peña Jesús del Muro Álvaro McDonald Juan José Gámez Ernesto Cisneros Javier Fragoso Hugo Peña