2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)
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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.
2006 FIFA World Cup
The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six...
qualification rounds for Oceania
Oceania Football Confederation
The Oceania Football Confederation is one of the six continental confederations of international association football, consisting of Papua New Guinea, New Zealand and island nations such as Tonga, Fiji and other Pacific Island countries...
. 12 teams took part, competing for a place in the intercontinental play-off against the fifth-placed team from South America
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 winner of this play-off qualified for the World Cup.
This qualifying tournament also doubled as the 2004 OFC Nations Cup
2004 OFC Nations Cup
The 2004 OFC Nations Cup doubled as the qualification tournament to the 2006 FIFA World Cup, except the two-legged final ....
, up to the final play-off stage.
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.Second round
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.Final round
----- Australia won 9–1 on aggregate and advanced to the CONMEBOL-OFC playoff against UruguayUruguay national football teamThe Uruguayan national football team represents Uruguay in international association football and is controlled by the Uruguayan Football Association, the governing body for football in Uruguay. The current head coach is Óscar Tabárez...
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