2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round

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The AFC third round of 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification began on 9 February 2005 and finished on 17 August 2005.

The top two countries in each group at the end of the stage qualified for the

play-off with the fifth-placed CONCACAF team.[1]

Format

The 8 group-winners from the previous round were split into two groups of four teams each – with all teams playing home and away against each of the other three teams in the group.[1]

The top two teams in each group qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.[1]

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Saudi Arabia 6 4 2 0 10 1 +9 14 2006 FIFA World Cup — 2–0 3–0 3–0
2  South Korea 6 3 1 2 9 5 +4 10 0–1 — 2–1 2–0
3  Uzbekistan 6 1 2 3 7 11 −4 5 Fourth round 1–1 1–1 — 3–2
4  Kuwait 6 1 1 4 4 13 −9 4 0–0 0–4 2–1 —
Source: [2]
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
South Korea 2–0 Kuwait
Lee Young-Pyo
81'		 Report
Attendance: 53,287
Uzbekistan 1–1 Saudi Arabia
Soliev 90+3' Report Al-Jaber 77'
Pakhtakor Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 45,000
)
Kuwait 2–1 Uzbekistan
Abdullah 7', 62' Report Geynrikh 77'
Kazma SC Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 12,000
)
South Korea 2–1 Uzbekistan
Lee Dong-Gook
62'		 Report Geynrikh 79'
Lebanon
)
Uzbekistan 3–2 Kuwait
Djeparov 41' (pen.)
Shatskikh 62'
Soliev 76'		 Report Al-Mutawa 16'
Abdullah 31'
Pakhtakor Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 40,000
)

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan 6 5 0 1 9 4 +5 15 2006 FIFA World Cup — 2–1 1–0 2–1
2  Iran 6 4 1 1 7 3 +4 13 2–1 — 1–0 1–0
3  Bahrain 6 1 1 4 4 7 −3 4 Fourth round 0–1 0–0 — 2–3
4  North Korea 6 1 0 5 5 11 −6 3 0–2 0–2 1–2 —
Source: [2]
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Japan 2–1 North Korea
Ogasawara 4'
Oguro 90+1'		 Report
Nam Song-Chol
61'
Saudi Arabia
)
Bahrain 0–0 Iran
Report
Attendance: 25,000
North Korea 1–2 Bahrain
Pak Song-Gwan
63'		 Report Ali 7', 58'
Attendance: 50,000
Iran 2–1 Japan
Hashemian 13', 75' Report Fukunishi 66'
Attendance: 110,000
North Korea 0–2 Iran
Report Mahdavikia 34'
Nekounam 79'
Syria
)
Japan 1–0 Bahrain
Salmeen 72' (o.g.) Report
Uzbekistan
)
Iran 1–0 North Korea
Rezaei 45' Report
Saudi Arabia
)
Bahrain 0–1 Japan
Report Ogasawara 34'
Attendance: 32,000
Iran 1–0 Bahrain
Nosrati 48' Report
Kwon Jong-Chul (Korea Republic
)

Note: This match was used as backdrop for the 2006 Iranian film Offside.

Note: Since there were crowd troubles in the previous two North Korea's home matches,[3] FIFA decided that the next one North Korea's home match be moved to a neutral venue (Thailand) and played behind closed doors.[4]

Japan 2–1 Iran
Kaji 28'
Oguro 76'		 Report Daei 79' (pen.)
International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama
Attendance: 66,098
)

Goalscorers

There were 55 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 2.29 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

References

  1. ^ a b c "World Cup 2006 Qualifying". RSSSF.com. 26 November 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany Preliminaries: Asian Zone". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 11 January 2008. Retrieved 11 January 2008.
  3. ^ "FIFA decision on N Korea on April 29". The-AFC.com. 27 April 2005. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
  4. ^ "FIFA.com - Korea DPR to play Japan in Thailand". FIFA.com. 9 May 2005. Archived from the original on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2011.

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