2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)

Listed below are the dates and results for the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for Oceania. 12 teams took part, competing for a place in the intercontinental play-off against the fifth-placed team from South America. The winner of this play-off qualified for the World Cup.

This qualifying tournament also doubled as the 2004 OFC Nations Cup, up to the final play-off stage.

Tiebreakers

If teams are even on points at the end of group play, the tied teams will be ranked as follows:

  1. greater number of points obtained in matches between the tied teams
  2. goal difference in matches between the tied teams
  3. greater number of goals scored in matches between the tied teams
  4. goal difference in all group matches
  5. greater number of goals scored in all group matches
  6. a play-off on neutral ground, with extra time and penalties if necessary (in qualifying)
  7. 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.

First round
Main article: 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC First Round

The competition was composed of three rounds. Australia and New Zealand entered the competition directly in the Second Round. The other 10 teams were divided in two groups of five teams each, and played against each other once. The two teams with most points in each group advanced to the Second Round.

Group 1

All matches were held in Honiara, Solomon Islands (UTC+11)

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Solomon Islands 4310141+1310
 Tahiti 422051+48
 New Caledonia 4211162+147
 Tonga 4103217–153
 Cook Islands 4004117–160

Group 2

All games are held in Apia, Samoa

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Vanuatu 4310162+1410
 Fiji 4301195+149
 Papua New Guinea 4211176+117
 Samoa 4103511–63
 American Samoa 4004134–330

Second round
Main article: 2004 OFC Nations Cup

In the Second round, the six teams were put in a single group, and played against each other once. The two teams with most points advanced to a play-off, and played against each other home and away. The winner of this play-off advanced to the intercontinental play-off.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Australia 5 4 1 0 21 3 +18 13 — 2–2 1–0 6–1 9–0 3–0
 Solomon Islands 5 3 1 1 9 6 +3 10 — — — — 4–0 1–0
 New Zealand 5 3 0 2 17 5 +12 9 — 3–0 — — 10–0 2–4
 Fiji 5 1 1 3 3 10 −7 4 — 1–2 0–2 — 0–0 1–0
 Tahiti 5 1 1 3 2 24 −22 4 — — — — — 2–1
 Vanuatu 5 1 0 4 5 9 −4 3 — — — — — —
Source:

2004 OFC Nations Cup Final
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
 Solomon Islands 1–11  Australia 1–5 0–6

Australia and the Solomon Islands progressed to the final stage.

Final round
Australia 7–0 Solomon Islands
Culina  20'
Viduka  36', 43'
Cahill  57'
Chipperfield  64'
Thompson  68'
Emerton  89'		 Report
Attendance: 16,000
Solomon Islands 1–2 Australia
Fa'arodo  49' (pen.)[1] Report Thompson  19'
Emerton  58'
Attendance: 16,000
Australia won 9–1 on aggregate and advanced to the CONMEBOL–OFC play-off against Uruguay.

Inter-confederation play-offs
Main article: 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL–OFC play-off)

The final round winners then played the fifth-placed team of CONMEBOL qualifying, Uruguay, 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
Uruguay  1–1 (2–4 p)  Australia 1–0 0–1 (a.e.t.)

Qualified teams

The following team from OFC qualified for the final tournament.

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1
 AustraliaCONMEBOL-OFC play-off winners16 November 20051 (1974)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

References
  1. "Australia Win Narrowly Over Gallant Solomons". Socceroos. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
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