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 2006 FIFA World Cup, while the third-placed teams entered a play-off to determine an entrant 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 | 
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| 1 | Saudi Arabia
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6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 14 | 2006 FIFA World Cup | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | South Korea
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 10 | 0–1 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | Uzbekistan
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6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 5 | Fourth round | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 3–2 | |
| 4 | Kuwait
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 4 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 2–1 | — |
| South Korea | 2–0 | Kuwait |
|---|---|---|
Lee Dong-gook  23'Lee Young-pyo 81' |
Report |
| Uzbekistan | 1–1 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Soliev 90+3' |
Report | Al-Jaber 77' |
| Saudi Arabia | 2–0 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Khariri 29' Al-Qahtani 73' (pen.) |
Report |
| Kuwait | 2–1 | Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
| Abdullah 7', 62' |
Report | Geynrikh 77' |
| Kuwait | 0–0 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| South Korea | 2–1 | Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Young-pyo 55' Lee Dong-gook 62' |
Report | Geynrikh 79' |
| Saudi Arabia | 3–0 | Kuwait |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Shalhoub 19', 49' Al-Harthi 83' |
Report |
| Uzbekistan | 1–1 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Shatskikh 62' |
Report | Park Chu-young 90+1' |
| Kuwait | 0–4 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Park Chu-young 19' Lee Dong-gook 29' (pen.)Chung Kyung-ho 55'Park Ji-sung 61' |
| Saudi Arabia | 3–0 | Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Jaber 8', 60' Al-Harthi 87' |
Report |
| South Korea | 0–1 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Al-Anbar 5' |
Group 2
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | Japan
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6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 15 | 2006 FIFA World Cup | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| 2 | Iran
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 13 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | Bahrain
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 4 | Fourth round | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | 2–3 | |
| 4 | North Korea
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6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | — |
| Japan | 2–1 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Ogasawara 4' Oguro 90+1' |
Report | Nam Song-Chol 61' |
| North Korea | 1–2 | Bahrain |
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| Pak Song-Gwan 63' |
Report | Ali 7', 58' |
| North Korea | 0–2 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Mahdavikia 34' Nekounam 79' |
| Iran | 1–0 | North Korea |
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| Rezaei 45' |
Report |
Note: This match was used as backdrop for the 2006 Iranian film Offside.
| North Korea | 0–2 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Yanagisawa 67' Oguro 89' |
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]
| Bahrain | 2–3 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Isa 49' Ali 54' |
Report | Choe Chol-Man 28' Kim Chol-Ho 43'An Chol-Hyok 90' |
Goalscorers
There were 55 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 2.29 goals per match.
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
- Salman Isa
- Ali Daei
- Mehdi Mahdavikia
- Javad Nekounam
- Mohammad Nosrati
- Rahman Rezaei
- Takashi Fukunishi
- Akira Kaji
- Atsushi Yanagisawa
- Bader Al-Mutawa
- An Chol-hyok
- Choe Chol-man
- Kim Chol-ho
- Nam Song-chol
- Pak Song-gwan
- Mohammed Al-Anbar
- Yasser Al-Qahtani
- Saud Khariri
- Chung Kyung-ho
- Park Ji-sung
- Server Djeparov
1 own goal
- Mohamed Salmeen (against Japan)
References
- ^ a b c "World Cup 2006 Qualifying". RSSSF.com. 26 November 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ a b "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany Preliminaries: Asian Zone". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 11 January 2008. Retrieved 11 January 2008.
- ^ "FIFA decision on N Korea on April 29". The-AFC.com. 27 April 2005. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
- ^ "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.
External links
- 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) at RSSSF.com
- 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) at FIFA.com
