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Español2006 FIFA WORLD CUP QUALIFICATION
In the 'qualification process for the 2006 FIFA World Cup', 197 teams from the six FIFA confederations were allocated a share of the 31 spots available on the basis of the strength of their teams. The final distribution was as follows:
★ Europe - represented by UEFA : 51 teams competing for 13 places (Germany qualified automatically as host nation for a total of 14 places)
★ Africa - the CAF : 51 teams, 5 places
★ South America - CONMEBOL : 10 teams, 4.5 places
★ Asia - the AFC : 39 teams, 4.5 places
★ North, Central American and Caribbean - CONCACAF : 34 teams, 3.5 places
★ Oceania - the OFC : 12 teams, 0.5 places (not guaranteed a position).
Each .5 indicates a place in inter-confederation matchups for the last two spots, namely playoffs between AFC and CONCACAF and between CONMEBOL and OFC.
A total of 194 teams played at least one qualifying match. A total of 847 qualifying matches were played, and 2464 goals were scored (an average of 2.91 per match).
For the first time ever, the defending champion (Brazil) did not qualify automatically. The hosts (Germany) retained their automatic spot. In 1934, the defending champions (Uruguay) declined to participate and the hosts (Italy) had to qualify, but in the tournaments between 1938 and 2002 (inclusive), the hosts and the defending champions had automatic berths.
The original distribution of places between the six confederations called for Oceania to be given one full spot in the final 32; however, this idea was seen as giving Australia a virtually certain place in the finals, being by far the strongest footballing nation in their region. This decision was reconsidered in June 2003 and the previous distribution of places between Oceania and South America was restored.
The draw for five of the six qualification tournaments took place on December 5, 2003 in Frankfurt, whilst all of the members of the South American federation (CONMEBOL) competed in a single group. Qualification itself began in January 2004.
(h) - qualified automatically as hosts
'1'Excludes appearances by pre-division Yugoslavia.
'2'Excludes appearances by Czechoslovakia. If those are counted together, this is their 9th appearance, and their previous appearance was in 1990.
'3'Includes 10 appearances by ''DFB'' representing West Germany between 1954 and 1990.
'4'Excludes appearances by pre-division Yugoslavia. If those are counted together, this is their 10th appearance. This is also their first and presumably last appearance under this name; at the previous qualifying tournament they had competed as the ''Federal Republic of Yugoslavia'', and the two parts of the country finally split in June 2006.
'5'Excludes appearances by pre-division USSR.
Main articles: 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
''(14 berths, including Germany as host)''
The ten teams in 'bold' qualified for the Football World Cup 2006.
The three teams in '''bold italics''' qualified for the Football World Cup 2006 through a single-pairing home-and-away playoff.
The three teams in ''italics'' qualified for the playoff, but did not qualify for the World Cup.
:Ukraine qualified for the 2006 World Cup on September 3, 2005.
:Croatia, England, Italy, Poland, Netherlands and Portugal qualified on October 8, 2005.
:France, Sweden and Serbia and Montenegro qualified on October 12, 2005.
:Czech Republic, Spain and Switzerland qualified through the playoffs on November 16, 2005
Group standings:
The draw for the playoffs was made on October 14, 2005.
Main articles: 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
''(4 berths, after losing a playoff against Oceania)''
''This zone is played as a league system on a home-and-away basis involving all 10 teams in a tournament which began in September 2003. The top 4 teams qualify automatically for the 2006 World Cup Finals; the fifth-placed team played off with Oceania.''
: In 'bold': The 4 teams that clinched World Cup berths
:: 'Argentina' qualified to participate in World Cup 2006, after a 3-1 win against Brazil on 8 June 2005.
:: 'Brazil' qualified after a 5-0 win over Chile on 4 September, 2005.
:: 'Paraguay' and 'Ecuador' got their ticket on 8 October, 2005
: In ''italics'': Qualified for a play-off against Australia.
:: 'Uruguay' had a home-and-away playoff against Oceania winner Australia on 12 and 16 November, having secured 5th place on October 12, 2005. The play-offs ended in a 1-0 victory for each home team, and Australia won the penalty shootout 4-2.
Final standings:
Main articles: 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)
''(5 berths)''
: Teams that have clinched a spot in the World Cup are in 'bold'.
::'Togo' qualified with a 3-2 win over Congo on 8 October 2005.
::'Ghana' wins their group with the South Africa-Congo DR 2-2 draw on 8 October 2005.
::'Cote d'Ivoire' clinched their berth with the Cameroon-Egypt 1-1 draw, on 8 October 2005.
::'Angola' qualified for the 2006 World Cup with a 1-0 win over Rwanda on 8 October 2005.
::'Tunisia' qualified on 8 October 2005 with a 2-2 tie against Morocco.
Group standings of the Final Round:
Main articles: 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)
''(1 berth after winning a playoff with South America)''
The top two teams in Oceania played against each other to earn the right to compete against the fifth-placed team from South America.
Group standings of the Final Round:
Australia then beat Solomon Islands 9-1 on aggregate. (1st leg: 7-0 on September 3, 2005; 2nd leg: 2-1 on September 6, 2005), and won the right to compete in the playoff against the fifth placed South American team. Their opponent was Uruguay, as they qualified in 5th place on October 12, 2005. Australia finally prevailed 4-2 in a penalty shoot-out after both play-off matches had ended 1-0 for the home team.
Main articles: 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
''(4 berths, after losing a playoff to CONCACAF)''
:Teams that have clinched berths for 2006 are 'bolded'.
::Saudi Arabia, Japan, South Korea and Iran all qualified on June 8, 2005.
:Teams that have clinched a play-off place are in ''italics''.
::Uzbekistan and Bahrain clinched play-off berths on August 17, 2005.
Group standings of the Final Round:
Uzbekistan and Bahrain (the 3rd place teams in each group) played a home-and-away match to determine Asia's representative in a playoff against CONCACAF's 4th place team, and are displayed in ''italics.'' On September 3, 2005, Uzbekistan won the first game 1-0, but FIFA decided that the match was to be declared void and ordered a replay following a refereeing blunder.
The playoffs were postponed to October 8, 2005 in Uzbekistan and October 12, 2005 in Bahrain. The first leg ended in a 1-1 draw, and the 2nd leg match was a 0-0 draw. Bahrain, having scored one away goal to Uzbekistan's zero, advanced to the playoff. Trinidad and Tobago defeated Bahrain, 2-1 aggregate, to advance to the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
Main articles: 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
''(4 berths by winning a playoff with Asia)''
:Teams that have clinched berths for 2006 are 'bolded'.
::United States clinched the first berth to Germany with a 2-0 win over Mexico on September 3, 2005.
::Mexico clinched the second of the three guaranteed berths on September 7, 2005 with a 5-0 win over Panama.
::Costa Rica clinched the final automatic berth on October 8, 2005 with a 3-0 win over the United States.
::Trinidad and Tobago, earned a playoff with the Asian 5th-place winner Bahrain with a 2-1 victory over Mexico on October 12, 2005. They subsequently won the playoff on November 16, 2005 on aggregate 2-1, clinching a 2006 berth. They are in '''bold italics'''.
Group standings of the Final Round:
On November 12 and November 16, 2005, five two-legged playoffs were conducted, with the winners earning the last five places in the World Cup:
★ The six second-place teams from Europe that did not automatically qualify were drawn into three playoff matches. Full details of these playoffs can be found at 2006 FIFA World Cup - European Qualification Playoffs.
★ Australia won the Oceania-South America Qualification Playoff penalty shootout 4-2 after both games were won 1:0 by the home team. Full details of this playoff can be found at 2006 FIFA World Cup - Oceania-South America Qualification Playoff.
★ Trinidad and Tobago won the Asia-CONCACAF Qualification Playoff with an aggregate score of 2-1. Full details of this playoff can be found at 2006 FIFA World Cup - Asia-CONCACAF Qualification Playoff.
The teams that were involved in the playoffs are listed below. Qualifying countries shown in 'bold'.
★ Europe (UEFA)
★
★ vs '' ''(aggregate score 0-2)''
★
★ '' vs ''(aggregate score 6-2)''
★
★ '' vs ''(aggregate score 4-4, Switzerland won on away goals)''
:(Czech Republic, Turkey, and Spain were seeded because they were the three highest placed according to the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking for September 2005.)
★ Oceania (OFC) vs South America (CONMEBOL)
★
★ vs '' ''(aggregate score 1-1, Australia won penalty shootout 4-2)''
★ Asia (AFC) vs North America, Central America & Caribbean (CONCACAF)
★
★ '' vs ''(aggregate score 2-1)''
★ Archive of World Cup 2006 Qualifying at RSSSF
★ Europe - represented by UEFA : 51 teams competing for 13 places (Germany qualified automatically as host nation for a total of 14 places)
★ Africa - the CAF : 51 teams, 5 places
★ South America - CONMEBOL : 10 teams, 4.5 places
★ Asia - the AFC : 39 teams, 4.5 places
★ North, Central American and Caribbean - CONCACAF : 34 teams, 3.5 places
★ Oceania - the OFC : 12 teams, 0.5 places (not guaranteed a position).
Each .5 indicates a place in inter-confederation matchups for the last two spots, namely playoffs between AFC and CONCACAF and between CONMEBOL and OFC.
A total of 194 teams played at least one qualifying match. A total of 847 qualifying matches were played, and 2464 goals were scored (an average of 2.91 per match).
Notes on qualification
For the first time ever, the defending champion (Brazil) did not qualify automatically. The hosts (Germany) retained their automatic spot. In 1934, the defending champions (Uruguay) declined to participate and the hosts (Italy) had to qualify, but in the tournaments between 1938 and 2002 (inclusive), the hosts and the defending champions had automatic berths.
The original distribution of places between the six confederations called for Oceania to be given one full spot in the final 32; however, this idea was seen as giving Australia a virtually certain place in the finals, being by far the strongest footballing nation in their region. This decision was reconsidered in June 2003 and the previous distribution of places between Oceania and South America was restored.
The draw for five of the six qualification tournaments took place on December 5, 2003 in Frankfurt, whilst all of the members of the South American federation (CONMEBOL) competed in a single group. Qualification itself began in January 2004.
Qualified teams
| Team | Finals Appearance | Streak | Last Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | - | |
| 14th | 9 | 2002 | |
| 2nd | 1 | 1974 | |
| 18th | 18 | 2002 | |
| 3rd | 2 | 2002 | |
| 1st | 1 | - | |
| 3rd('1') | 3 | 2002 | |
| 1st('2') | 1 | -('2') | |
| 2nd | 2 | 2002 | |
| 12th | 3 | 2002 | |
| 12th | 3 | 2002 | |
| (h) | 16th('3') | 14('3') | 2002 |
| 1st | 1 | - | |
| 3rd | 1 | 1998 | |
| 16th | 12 | 2002 | |
| 3rd | 3 | 2002 | |
| 7th | 6 | 2002 | |
| 13th | 4 | 2002 | |
| 8th | 1 | 1998 | |
| 7th | 3 | 2002 | |
| 7th | 2 | 2002 | |
| 4th | 2 | 2002 | |
| 4th | 4 | 2002 | |
| 2nd('4') | 1 | 1998('4') | |
| 12th | 8 | 2002 | |
| 11th | 2 | 2002 | |
| 8th | 1 | 1994 | |
| 1st | 1 | - | |
| 1st | 1 | - | |
| 4th | 3 | 2002 | |
| 1st('5') | 1 | -('5') | |
| 8th | 5 | 2002 |
(h) - qualified automatically as hosts
'1'Excludes appearances by pre-division Yugoslavia.
'2'Excludes appearances by Czechoslovakia. If those are counted together, this is their 9th appearance, and their previous appearance was in 1990.
'3'Includes 10 appearances by ''DFB'' representing West Germany between 1954 and 1990.
'4'Excludes appearances by pre-division Yugoslavia. If those are counted together, this is their 10th appearance. This is also their first and presumably last appearance under this name; at the previous qualifying tournament they had competed as the ''Federal Republic of Yugoslavia'', and the two parts of the country finally split in June 2006.
'5'Excludes appearances by pre-division USSR.
Qualifying countries
Qualification Groups
Europe (UEFA)
Main articles: 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
''(14 berths, including Germany as host)''
The ten teams in 'bold' qualified for the Football World Cup 2006.
The three teams in '''bold italics''' qualified for the Football World Cup 2006 through a single-pairing home-and-away playoff.
The three teams in ''italics'' qualified for the playoff, but did not qualify for the World Cup.
:Ukraine qualified for the 2006 World Cup on September 3, 2005.
:Croatia, England, Italy, Poland, Netherlands and Portugal qualified on October 8, 2005.
:France, Sweden and Serbia and Montenegro qualified on October 12, 2005.
:Czech Republic, Spain and Switzerland qualified through the playoffs on November 16, 2005
Group standings:
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. '' | 1. '' | 1. '' | 1. '' |
| 2. '''' | 2. '' | 2. '' | 2. '''' |
| 3. | 3. | 3. | 3. |
| 4. | 4. | 4. | 4. |
| 5. | 5. | 5. | 5. |
| 6. | 6. | 6. | 6. |
| 7. | 7. | 7. | '' '' |
| Group 5 | Group 6 | Group 7 | Group 8 |
| 1. '' | 1. '' | 1. '' | 1. '' |
| 2. '' | 2. '' | 2. '''' | 2. '' |
| 3. | 3. | 3. | 3. |
| 4. | 4. | 4. | 4. |
| 5. | 5. | 5. | 5. |
| 6. | 6. | 6. | 6. |
The draw for the playoffs was made on October 14, 2005.
South American (CONMEBOL)
Main articles: 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
''(4 berths, after losing a playoff against Oceania)''
''This zone is played as a league system on a home-and-away basis involving all 10 teams in a tournament which began in September 2003. The top 4 teams qualify automatically for the 2006 World Cup Finals; the fifth-placed team played off with Oceania.''
: In 'bold': The 4 teams that clinched World Cup berths
:: 'Argentina' qualified to participate in World Cup 2006, after a 3-1 win against Brazil on 8 June 2005.
:: 'Brazil' qualified after a 5-0 win over Chile on 4 September, 2005.
:: 'Paraguay' and 'Ecuador' got their ticket on 8 October, 2005
: In ''italics'': Qualified for a play-off against Australia.
:: 'Uruguay' had a home-and-away playoff against Oceania winner Australia on 12 and 16 November, having secured 5th place on October 12, 2005. The play-offs ended in a 1-0 victory for each home team, and Australia won the penalty shootout 4-2.
Final standings:
| 1. '' |
| 2. '' |
| 3. '' |
| 4. '' |
| 5. '' |
| 6. |
| 7. |
| 8. |
| 9. |
| 10. |
Africa (CAF)
Main articles: 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)
''(5 berths)''
: Teams that have clinched a spot in the World Cup are in 'bold'.
::'Togo' qualified with a 3-2 win over Congo on 8 October 2005.
::'Ghana' wins their group with the South Africa-Congo DR 2-2 draw on 8 October 2005.
::'Cote d'Ivoire' clinched their berth with the Cameroon-Egypt 1-1 draw, on 8 October 2005.
::'Angola' qualified for the 2006 World Cup with a 1-0 win over Rwanda on 8 October 2005.
::'Tunisia' qualified on 8 October 2005 with a 2-2 tie against Morocco.
Group standings of the Final Round:
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4 | Group 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. '' | 1. '' | 1. '' | 1. '' | 1. '' |
| 2. | 2. | 2. | 2. | 2. |
| 3. | 3. | 3. | 3. | 3. |
| 4. | 4. | 4. | 4. | 4. |
| 5. | 5. | 5. | 5. | 5. |
| 6. | 6. | 6. | 6. | 6. |
Oceania (OFC)
Main articles: 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)
''(1 berth after winning a playoff with South America)''
The top two teams in Oceania played against each other to earn the right to compete against the fifth-placed team from South America.
Group standings of the Final Round:
| 1. '''' |
| 2. '' |
| 3. |
| 4. |
| 5. |
| 6. |
Australia then beat Solomon Islands 9-1 on aggregate. (1st leg: 7-0 on September 3, 2005; 2nd leg: 2-1 on September 6, 2005), and won the right to compete in the playoff against the fifth placed South American team. Their opponent was Uruguay, as they qualified in 5th place on October 12, 2005. Australia finally prevailed 4-2 in a penalty shoot-out after both play-off matches had ended 1-0 for the home team.
Asia (AFC)
Main articles: 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
''(4 berths, after losing a playoff to CONCACAF)''
:Teams that have clinched berths for 2006 are 'bolded'.
::Saudi Arabia, Japan, South Korea and Iran all qualified on June 8, 2005.
:Teams that have clinched a play-off place are in ''italics''.
::Uzbekistan and Bahrain clinched play-off berths on August 17, 2005.
Group standings of the Final Round:
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
| 1. '' | 1. '' |
| 2. '' | 2. '' |
| 3. '' | 3. '' |
| 4. | 4. |
Uzbekistan and Bahrain (the 3rd place teams in each group) played a home-and-away match to determine Asia's representative in a playoff against CONCACAF's 4th place team, and are displayed in ''italics.'' On September 3, 2005, Uzbekistan won the first game 1-0, but FIFA decided that the match was to be declared void and ordered a replay following a refereeing blunder.
The playoffs were postponed to October 8, 2005 in Uzbekistan and October 12, 2005 in Bahrain. The first leg ended in a 1-1 draw, and the 2nd leg match was a 0-0 draw. Bahrain, having scored one away goal to Uzbekistan's zero, advanced to the playoff. Trinidad and Tobago defeated Bahrain, 2-1 aggregate, to advance to the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
North America, Central America and Caribbean (CONCACAF)
Main articles: 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
''(4 berths by winning a playoff with Asia)''
:Teams that have clinched berths for 2006 are 'bolded'.
::United States clinched the first berth to Germany with a 2-0 win over Mexico on September 3, 2005.
::Mexico clinched the second of the three guaranteed berths on September 7, 2005 with a 5-0 win over Panama.
::Costa Rica clinched the final automatic berth on October 8, 2005 with a 3-0 win over the United States.
::Trinidad and Tobago, earned a playoff with the Asian 5th-place winner Bahrain with a 2-1 victory over Mexico on October 12, 2005. They subsequently won the playoff on November 16, 2005 on aggregate 2-1, clinching a 2006 berth. They are in '''bold italics'''.
Group standings of the Final Round:
| 1. '' |
| 2. '' |
| 3. '' |
| 4. '''' |
| 5. |
| 6. |
Playoffs
On November 12 and November 16, 2005, five two-legged playoffs were conducted, with the winners earning the last five places in the World Cup:
★ The six second-place teams from Europe that did not automatically qualify were drawn into three playoff matches. Full details of these playoffs can be found at 2006 FIFA World Cup - European Qualification Playoffs.
★ Australia won the Oceania-South America Qualification Playoff penalty shootout 4-2 after both games were won 1:0 by the home team. Full details of this playoff can be found at 2006 FIFA World Cup - Oceania-South America Qualification Playoff.
★ Trinidad and Tobago won the Asia-CONCACAF Qualification Playoff with an aggregate score of 2-1. Full details of this playoff can be found at 2006 FIFA World Cup - Asia-CONCACAF Qualification Playoff.
Summary
The teams that were involved in the playoffs are listed below. Qualifying countries shown in 'bold'.
★ Europe (UEFA)
★
★ vs '' ''(aggregate score 0-2)''
★
★ '' vs ''(aggregate score 6-2)''
★
★ '' vs ''(aggregate score 4-4, Switzerland won on away goals)''
:(Czech Republic, Turkey, and Spain were seeded because they were the three highest placed according to the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking for September 2005.)
★ Oceania (OFC) vs South America (CONMEBOL)
★
★ vs '' ''(aggregate score 1-1, Australia won penalty shootout 4-2)''
★ Asia (AFC) vs North America, Central America & Caribbean (CONCACAF)
★
★ '' vs ''(aggregate score 2-1)''
External links
★ Archive of World Cup 2006 Qualifying at RSSSF
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