2006 FIFA World Cup qualification 2014796 224077507 2008-07-07T05:28:22Z SieBot 4005189 robot Modifying: [[fr:Tours préliminaires à la Coupe du monde de football 2006]] In the '''qualification process for the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]]''' started with the preliminary draw held in Zurich in December 2003, 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 [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]] : 51 teams, 5 places * [[South America]] - [[CONMEBOL]] : 10 teams, 4.5 places * [[Asia]] - the [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] : 39 teams, 4.5 places * [[North America|North]], [[Central America]]n and [[Caribbean]] - [[CONCACAF]] : 34 teams, 3.5 places * [[Oceania]] - the [[Oceania Football Confederation|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 national football team|Brazil]]) did not qualify automatically. The hosts ([[Germany national football team|Germany]]) retained their automatic spot. In 1934, the defending champions ([[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay]]) declined to participate and the hosts ([[Italy national football team|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 national football (soccer) team|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 America|South American]] federation ([[CONMEBOL]]) competed in a single group. Qualification itself began in January [[2004]]. ==Qualified teams== [[Image:2006 world cup.png|thumb|500px|Qualifying countries]] {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !width=160|Team !width=80|Finals Appearance !width=50|Streak !width=80|Last Appearance |- |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|ANG}} |1st||1||- |- |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|ARG}} |14th||9||[[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]] |- |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|AUS}} |2nd||1||[[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974]] |- |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|BRA}} |18th||18||[[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]] |- |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|CRC}} |3rd||2||[[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]] |- |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|CIV}} |1st||1||- |- |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|CRO}} |3rd||3||[[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]] |- |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|CZE}} |1st<sup>('''[[#1|1]]''')</sup>||1||-<sup>('''[[#1|1]]''')</sup> |- |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|ECU}} |2nd||2||[[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]] |- |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|ENG}} |12th||3||[[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]] |- |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|FRA}} |12th||3||[[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]] |- |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|GER}} (h) |16th<sup>('''[[#2|2]]''')</sup>||14<sup>('''[[#2|2]]''')</sup>||[[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]] |- |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|GHA}} |1st||1||- |- |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|IRN}} |3rd||1||[[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]] |- |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|ITA}} |16th||12||[[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]] |- |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|JPN}} |3rd||3||[[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]] |- |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|KOR}} |7th||6||[[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]] |- |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|MEX}} |13th||4||[[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]] |- |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|NED}} |8th||1||[[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]] |- |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|PAR}} |7th||3||[[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]] |- |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|POL}} |7th||2||[[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]] |- |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|POR}} |4th||2||[[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]] |- |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|KSA}} |4th||4||[[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]] |- |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|SCG}} |2nd<sup>('''[[#3|3]]''')</sup>||1||[[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]] |- |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|ESP}} |12th||8||[[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]] |- |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|SWE}} |11th||2||[[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]] |- |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|SUI}} |8th||1||[[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]] |- |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|TOG}} |1st||1||- |- |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|TRI}} |1st||1||- |- |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|TUN}} |4th||3||[[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]] |- |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|UKR}} |1st||1||- |- |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|USA}} |8th||5||[[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]] |} (h) - qualified automatically as hosts <div id="1"><sup>'''1'''</sup>Excludes appearances by [[Czechoslovakia national football team|Czechoslovakia]]. If those are counted together, this is their 9th appearance, and their previous appearance was in [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990]].</div> <div id="2"><sup>'''2'''</sup>Includes 10 appearances by ''DFB'' representing West Germany between 1954 and 1990.</div> <div id="3"><sup>'''3'''</sup>Excludes appearances by pre-division [[Yugoslavia national football team|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.</div> ==Qualification Groups== ===Europe (UEFA)=== {{main|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)}} ''(14 berths, including Germany as host)'' <br> The ten teams in '''bold''' qualified for the Football World Cup 2006. <br> The three teams in '''''bold italics''''' qualified for the Football World Cup 2006 through a [[2006 FIFA World Cup - European Qualification Playoffs|single-pairing home-and-away playoff]]. <br> 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: {| width="100%" |- !width="25%"|Group 1 !width="25%"|Group 2 !width="25%"|Group 3 !width="25%"|Group 4 |- |1. '''{{fb|NED}}''' |1. '''{{fb|UKR}}''' |1. '''{{fb|POR}}''' |1. '''{{fb|FRA}}''' |- |2. '''''{{fb|CZE}}''''' |2. ''{{fb|TUR}}'' |2. ''{{fb|SVK}}'' |2. '''''{{fb|SUI}}''''' |- |3. {{fb|ROU}} |3. {{fb|DEN}} |3. {{fb|RUS}} |3. {{fb|ISR}} |- |4. {{fb|FIN}} |4. {{fb|GRE}} |4. {{fb|EST}} |4. {{fb|IRL}} |- |5. {{fb|MKD}} |5. {{fb|ALB}} |5. {{fb|LVA}} |5. {{fb|CYP}} |- |6. {{fb|ARM}} |6. {{fb|GEO}} |6. {{fb|LIE}} |6. {{fb|FRO}} |- |7. {{fb|AND}} |7. {{fb|KAZ}} |7. {{fb|LUX}} |''&nbsp;'' |- !Group 5!!Group 6!!Group 7!!Group 8 |- |1. '''{{fb|ITA}}''' |1. '''{{fb|ENG}}''' |1. '''{{fb|SCG}}''' |1. '''{{fb|CRO}}''' |- |2. ''{{fb|NOR}}'' |2. '''{{fb|POL}}''' |2. '''''{{fb|ESP}}''''' |2. '''{{fb|SWE}}''' |- |3. {{fb|SCO}} |3. {{fb|AUT}} |3. {{fb|BIH}} |3. {{fb|BUL}} |- |4. {{fb|SVN}} |4. {{fb|NIR}} |4. {{fb|BEL}} |4. {{fb|HUN}} |- |5. {{fb|BLR}} |5. {{fb|WAL}} |5. {{fb|LTU}} |5. {{fb|ISL}} |- |6. {{fb|MDA}} |6. {{fb|AZE}} |6. {{fb|SMR}} |6. {{fb|MLT}} |} The draw for the [[#Playoffs|playoffs]] was made on [[October 14]], [[2005]]. ===''South American (CONMEBOL'')=== {{main|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 [[2006 FIFA World Cup - Oceania-South America Qualification Playoff|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 national football team|Australia]]. :: '''Uruguay''' had a home-and-away playoff against Oceania winner [[Australia national football team|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 (football)|penalty shootout]] 4-2. Final standings: {| |- |1. '''{{fb|BRA}}''' |- |2. '''{{fb|ARG}}''' |- |3. '''{{fb|ECU}}''' |- |4. '''{{fb|PAR}}''' |- |5. ''{{fb|URU}}'' |- |6. {{fb|COL}} |- |7. {{fb|CHI}} |- |8. {{fb|VEN|1930}} |- |9. {{fb|PER}} |- |10. {{fb|BOL}} |} ===Africa (CAF)=== {{main|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: {| width="100%" |- !width="20%"|Group 1 !width="20%"|Group 2 !width="20%"|Group 3 !width="20%"|Group 4 !width="20%"|Group 5 |- |1. '''{{fb|TOG}}''' |1. '''{{fb|GHA}}''' |1. '''{{fb|CIV}}''' |1. '''{{fb|ANG}}''' |1. '''{{fb|TUN}}''' |- |2. {{fb|SEN}} |2. {{fb|COD|1997}} |2. {{fb|CMR}} |2. {{fb|NGA}} |2. {{fb|MAR}} |- |3. {{fb|ZAM}} |3. {{fb|RSA}} |3. {{fb|EGY}} |3. {{fb|ZIM}} |3. {{fb|GUI}} |- |4. {{fb|CGO}} |4. {{fb|BFA}} |4. {{fb|LBY}} |4. {{fb|GAB}} |4. {{fb|KEN}} |- |5. {{fb|MLI}} |5. {{fb|CPV}} |5. {{fb|SUD}} |5. {{fb|ALG}} |5. {{fb|BOT}} |- |6. {{fb|LBR}} |6. {{fb|UGA}} |6. {{fb|BEN}} |6. {{fb|RWA}} |6. {{fb|MWI}} |} ===Oceania (OFC)=== {{main|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. '''''{{fb|AUS}}''''' |- |2. ''{{fb|SOL}}'' |- |3. {{fb|NZL}} |- |4. {{fb|FIJ}} |- |5. {{fb|TAH}} |- |6. {{fb|VAN}} |} [[Australia national football team|Australia]] then beat [[Solomon Islands national football team|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 [[2006 FIFA World Cup - Oceania-South America Qualification Playoff|playoff]] against the fifth placed South American team. Their opponent was [[Uruguay national football team|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|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: {| |- !width="50%"|Group A !width="50%"|Group B |- |1. '''{{fb|KSA}}''' |1. '''{{fb|JPN}}''' |- |2. '''{{fb|KOR}}''' |2. '''{{fb|IRN}}''' |- |3. ''{{fb|UZB}}'' |3. ''{{fb|BHR}}'' |- |4. {{fb|KUW}} |4. {{fb|PRK}} |} [[Uzbekistan national football team|Uzbekistan]] and [[Bahrain national football team|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 national football team|Trinidad and Tobago]] defeated [[Bahrain national football team|Bahrain]], 2-1 aggregate, to advance to the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]]. ===North America, Central America and Caribbean (CONCACAF)=== {{main|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 men's national soccer team|United States]] clinched the first berth to Germany with a 2-0 win over [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]] on [[September 3]], [[2005]]. ::[[Mexico national football team|Mexico]] clinched the second of the three guaranteed berths on [[September 7]], [[2005]] with a 5-0 win over [[Panama national football team|Panama]]. ::[[Costa Rica national football team|Costa Rica]] clinched the final automatic berth on [[October 8]], [[2005]] with a 3-0 win over the [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]]. ::[[Trinidad and Tobago national football team|Trinidad and Tobago]], earned a playoff with the Asian 5th-place winner [[Bahrain national football team|Bahrain]] with a 2-1 victory over [[Mexico national football team|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. '''{{fb|USA}}''' |- |2. '''{{fb|MEX}}''' |- |3. '''{{fb|CRC}}''' |- |4. '''''{{fb|TRI}}''''' |- |5. {{fb|GUA}} |- |6. {{fb|PAN}} |} ==Playoffs== On [[November 12]] and [[November 16]], [[2005]], five two-legged [[playoff]]s were conducted, with the winners earning the last five places in the World Cup: *The six second-place teams from [[#European Zone|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 national football team|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 national football team|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'''. * [[2006 FIFA World Cup - European Qualification Playoffs|Europe (UEFA)]] **{{fb|NOR}} vs '''{{fb|CZE}}''' ''(aggregate score 0-2)'' **'''{{fb|ESP}}''' vs {{fb|SVK}} ''(aggregate score 6-2)'' **'''{{fb|SUI}}''' vs {{fb|TUR}} ''(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 World Rankings|FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking]] for [[September 2005]].) * [[2006 FIFA World Cup - Oceania-South America Qualification Playoff|Oceania (OFC) vs South America (CONMEBOL)]] **{{fb|URU}} vs '''{{fb|AUS}}''' ''(aggregate score 1-1, Australia won penalty shootout 4-2)'' * [[2006 FIFA World Cup - Asia-CONCACAF Qualification Playoff|Asia (AFC) vs North America, Central America & Caribbean (CONCACAF)]] **'''{{fb|TRI}}''' vs {{fb|BHR}} ''(aggregate score 2-1)'' ==Withdrawals== *{{fb|Central African Republic}} *{{fb|Guam}} *{{fb|Nepal}} ==Did not enter== *{{fb|MNE}} *{{fb|COM}} *{{fb|TLS}} *{{fb|DJI}} *{{fb|PUR}} *{{fb|BRU}} *{{fb|PHI}} *{{fb|BHU}} *{{fb|MYA}} *{{fb|CAM}} ==External links== *[http://www.rsssf.com/tables/2006q.html Archive of World Cup 2006 Qualifying at RSSSF] {{fb start}} {{FIFA World Cup 2006 Qualifiers}} {{FIFA World Cup qualification}} {{FIFA 2006}} {{fb end}} [[Category:2006 FIFA World Cup qualification| ]] [[Category:2006 FIFA World Cup|Qualification]] [[Category:FIFA World Cup qualification]] [[be-x-old:Чэмпіянат сьвету па футболе 2006 году (адборачны турнір)]] [[bs:Kvalifikacije za Svjetsko prvenstvo u nogometu 2006]] [[ca:Classificació de la Copa del Món de futbol 2006]] [[da:Kvalifikation til VM i fodbold 2006]] [[de:Fußball-Weltmeisterschaft 2006/Qualifikation]] [[fr:Tours préliminaires à la Coupe du monde de football 2006]] [[ko:2006년 FIFA 월드컵 예선]] [[it:Campionato mondiale di calcio 2006 (Qualificazioni)]] [[lb:Foussball-Weltmeeschterschaft 2006/Qualifikatioun]] [[lt:XVIII pasaulio futbolo čempionato atrankos varžybos]] [[ms:Kelayakan Bola Sepak Piala Dunia FIFA 2006]] [[nl:WK voetbal 2006 (kwalificatie)]] [[no:VM i fotball 2006 (kvalifisering)]] [[pt:Eliminatórias da Copa do Mundo FIFA de 2006]] [[ru:Чемпионат мира по футболу 2006 (отборочный турнир)]] [[sv:Kvalspelet till världsmästerskapet i fotboll 2006]] [[uk:Чемпіонат світу з футболу 2006 (кваліфікаційний раунд)]] [[zh:2006年世界盃外圍賽]]