2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
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.
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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) | ![]() |
Qualification for championships (CONMEBOL) |
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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
Source: Notes:
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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 ![]() |
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Argentina ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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C. Gonzalez ![]() Aimar ![]() |
Report | ![]() ![]() |
Round 2
Round 3
Colombia ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Arango ![]() |
Paraguay ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Santa Cruz ![]() Cardozo ![]() |
Report | Méndez ![]() |
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 ![]() |
Argentina ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Crespo ![]() |
Report |
Round 6
Venezuela ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Pinilla ![]() |
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
Colombia ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Yepes ![]() |
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Peru ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Farfán ![]() Guerrero ![]() |
Report | S. González ![]() |
Round 12
Round 13
Argentina ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Crespo ![]() |
Report |
Round 14
Colombia ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() |
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L.G. Rey ![]() Soto ![]() Ángel ![]() Restrepo ![]() E. Perea ![]() |
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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 |
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 ![]() |
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
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- 4 goals
- 3 goals
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- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- 1 own goal
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