2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
Tournament details | |
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Dates | 6 September 2003 – 12 October 2005 |
Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 90 |
Goals scored | 235 (2.61 per match) |
Top scorer(s) |
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Qualification for championships (CONMEBOL) |
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Listed below are the dates and results for the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for South America. 10 teams took part, all in a single group. The rules were very simple: the teams would play against each other in a home-and-away basis, with the four teams with most points qualifying to the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The fifth ranked team would have to play-off against the best team from Oceania, with the winner of this play-off also qualifying. For the first time, Brazil, the defending champion, was required to go through qualification and was not automatically qualified for the tournament.
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.
Standings
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- Brazil, Argentina, Ecuador and Paraguay qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
- Uruguay advanced to the CONMEBOL/OFC play-off.
Results
Round 1
Ecuador |
2–0 | |
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Espinoza C. Tenorio |
Argentina |
2–2 | |
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C. Gonzalez Aimar |
Report |
Colombia |
1–2 | |
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Ángel |
Report |
Round 2
Brazil |
1–0 | |
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Ronaldinho |
Report |
Round 3
Argentina |
3–0 | |
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D'Alessandro Crespo Aimar |
Report |
Round 4
Colombia |
1–1 | |
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Ángel |
Report | Crespo |
Round 5
Bolivia |
0–2 | |
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Report | Villarroel M. González |
Round 6
Round 7
Argentina |
0–0 | |
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Report |
Colombia |
5–0 | |
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Pacheco Moreno Restrepo Herrera |
Report |
Round 8
Round 9
Argentina |
4–2 | |
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González Figueroa Zanetti |
Report | C. Rodríguez Chevantón |
Colombia |
1–1 | |
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Grisales |
Report | Gavilán |
Round 10
Round 11
Argentina |
3–2 | |
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Rey Riquelme Saviola |
Report | Morán Vielma |
Round 12
Ecuador |
5–2 | |
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Valencia Méndez M. Ayoví |
Report | Cardozo Cabañas |
Round 13
Round 14
Colombia |
5–0 | |
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L.G. Rey Soto Ángel Restrepo E. Perea |
Report |
Brazil |
4–1 | |
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Ronaldinho Zé Roberto Robinho |
Report | Santa Cruz |
Round 15
Colombia |
3–0 | |
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Moreno Arzuaga |
Report |
Argentina |
3–1 | |
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Crespo Riquelme |
Report | Roberto Carlos |
Round 16
Paraguay |
1–0 | |
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Santa Cruz |
Report |
Venezuela |
4–1 | |
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Maldonado Arango Torrealba |
Report | Farfán |
Round 17
Colombia |
1–1 | |
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Rey |
Report | Rojas |
Argentina |
2–0 | |
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Riquelme Guadalupe |
Report |
Round 18
Inter-confederation play-offs
The fifth-placed team then played the winner of the OFC qualifying group, Australia, 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 four teams from CONMEBOL qualified for the final tournament.
Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1 |
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Winners | 5 September 2005 | 17 (all) (1930, 1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002) | |
Runners-up | 8 June 2005 | 13 (1930, 1934, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002) | |
Third place | 8 October 2005 | 1 (2002) | |
Fourth place | 8 October 2005 | 6 (1930, 1950, 1958, 1986, 1998, 2002) |
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
Goalscorers
- 10 goals
- 7 goals
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
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- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- 1 own goal
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