2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL–OFC play-off)
Event | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||||||
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(on aggregate; Australia won 4–2 on penalties) | |||||||
First leg | |||||||
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Date | 12 November 2005 | ||||||
Venue | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo | ||||||
Referee | Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark) | ||||||
Attendance | 55,000 | ||||||
Weather | Clear 22 °C (72 °F)[1] | ||||||
Second leg | |||||||
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Date | 16 November 2005 | ||||||
Venue | Telstra Stadium, Sydney | ||||||
Referee | Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain) | ||||||
Attendance | 82,698 | ||||||
Weather | Mostly cloudy 17 °C (63 °F)[2] |
The 2006 FIFA World Cup CONMEBOL–OFC qualification play-off was a
After winning the series, Australia qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup held in Germany.[3][4]
Match update
The games were played on 12 and 16 November 2005 in
It was the second consecutive
In the second leg, there was heavy booing by Australian fans during Uruguay's national anthem, in response to the dirty tricks, spitting and punches thrown at the Australian team on their previous playoff meeting.[8]
Venues
Background
Uruguay | Round | Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Final standings |
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Final round (OFC) |
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1st leg | Solomon Islands (H) | 7–0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2nd leg | Solomon Islands (A) | 2–1 |
Match details
First leg
Uruguay | 1–0 | Australia |
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D. Rodríguez 37' | Report |
Uruguay
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Australia
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OFFICIALS
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MATCH RULES
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Second leg
Australia | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Uruguay |
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Bresciano 35' | Report | |
Penalties | ||
Kewell Neill Vidmar Viduka Aloisi |
4–2 | D. Rodríguez Varela Estoyanoff Zalayeta |
Australia
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Uruguay
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OFFICIALS
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MATCH RULES
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Aftermath
Australia qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup Finals in Germany and were drawn into Group F with defending champions Brazil, Croatia and Japan. After beating Japan 3–1 in their opening match, Australia lost 2–0 to Brazil and in the final match they also drew 2–2 with Croatia, finishing second in the group on four points. In the Round of 16, Australia were defeated 1–0 by the eventual champions, Italy.
For Uruguay it was the third FIFA World Cup out of four since 1990 they failed to qualify. Jorge Fossati lost his job and rehired Óscar Tabárez who managed the team before (1988–1990), and Uruguay entered the Proceso era breaking many records and have qualified for every FIFA World Cup since 2010.
In 2009,
A documentary titled November 16 was released in 2015 to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the second leg. It featured interviews with Álvaro Recoba, Fabián Carini and members of the Australian squad.[11]
References
External videos | |
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Australia v Uruguay in FIFA World Cup 2006 Play-Off second leg on YouTube |
- ^ "History for Carrasco Intl. Airport, Uruguay". wunderground.com. 12 November 2005. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
- ^ "History for Kingsford Smith Intl. Airport, Australia". wunderground.com. 16 November 2005. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
- ^ "Australia derribó a Uruguay y clasificó a la Copa del Mundo 2006". Al Aire Libre, 16 November 2005
- ^ "Uruguay se quedó sin Mundial". Infobae, 16 November 2005
- ^ "Flashback - Australia v Uruguay: 2005 FIFA World Cup Intercontinental Play-off". the-afc. Asian Football Confederation. 14 November 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
- ^ "History of the Australian Socceroos at the World Cup". Topend Sports. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
- ^ "Intercontinental play-off schedule confirmed". FIFA. 10 September 2005. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013.
- ^ "Socceroos reveal dirty tricks inspired win". ABC News. 18 November 2005.
- ^ "ABC Grandstand Sport - A decade in sport: 10 milestone moments". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
- ^ "100 'proud to be Aussie' sports moments". Herald Sun. 24 January 2015.
- ^ "Socceroos documentary reminds us of how far we've come but there's still a long way to go". 22 November 2015.