2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)
Listed below are the dates and results for the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for Oceania. 12 teams took part, competing for a place in the intercontinental play-off against the fifth-placed team from South America. The winner of this play-off qualified for the World Cup.
This qualifying tournament also doubled as the 2004 OFC Nations Cup, up to the final play-off stage.
Tiebreakers
If teams are even on points at the end of group play, the tied teams will be ranked as follows:
- greater number of points obtained in matches between the tied teams
- goal difference in matches between the tied teams
- greater number of goals scored in matches between the tied teams
- goal difference in all group matches
- greater number of goals scored in all group matches
- a play-off on neutral ground, with extra time and penalties if necessary (in qualifying)
- drawing of lots (at the final event)
This is a change from the 2002 FIFA World Cup, where total goal difference was the first tiebreaker.
First round
The competition was composed of three rounds. Australia and New Zealand entered the competition directly in the Second Round. The other 10 teams were divided in two groups of five teams each, and played against each other once. The two teams with most points in each group advanced to the Second Round.
Group 1
All matches were held in Honiara, Solomon Islands (UTC+11)
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | +13 | 10 | |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 8 | |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 2 | +14 | 7 | |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 17 | –15 | 3 | |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 17 | –16 | 0 |
Group 2
All games are held in Apia, Samoa
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | +14 | 10 | |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 5 | +14 | 9 | |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 7 | |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | –6 | 3 | |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 34 | –33 | 0 |
Second round
In the Second round, the six teams were put in a single group, and played against each other once. The two teams with most points advanced to a play-off, and played against each other home and away. The winner of this play-off advanced to the intercontinental play-off.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |||||||
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5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 3 | +18 | 13 | — | 2–2 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 9–0 | 3–0 | ||
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 4–0 | 1–0 | ||
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 5 | +12 | 9 | — | 3–0 | — | — | 10–0 | 2–4 | ||
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 4 | — | 1–2 | 0–2 | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | ||
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 24 | −22 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 2–1 | ||
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2004 OFC Nations Cup Final
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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1–11 | 1–5 | 0–6 |
Australia and the Solomon Islands progressed to the final stage.
Final round
Australia | 7–0 | |
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Culina Viduka Cahill Chipperfield Thompson Emerton |
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- Australia won 9–1 on aggregate and advanced to the CONMEBOL–OFC play-off against Uruguay.
Inter-confederation play-offs
The final round winners then played the fifth-placed team of CONMEBOL qualifying, Uruguay, in a home-and-away play-off. The winner of this play-off qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup finals.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Uruguay |
1–1 (2–4 p) | 1–0 | 0–1 (a.e.t.) |
Qualified teams
The following team from OFC qualified for the final tournament.
Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1 |
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CONMEBOL-OFC play-off winners | 16 November 2005 | 1 (1974) |
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
Goalscorers
- 7 goals
- 6 goals
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- 5 goals
- 4 goals
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- 3 goals
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- 2 goals
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- 1 goal
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- 1 own goal
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References
- "Australia Win Narrowly Over Gallant Solomons". Socceroos. Retrieved 2019-12-23.