In the First Round, 42 teams were paired 2-by-2 and played knockout matches home-and-away. The 21 winners would advance to the Second Round

2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Second Round

The CAF Second Round of 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification began on 5 June 2005 and finished on 8 October 2005.The highest-ranked country in each group at the end of the stage qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup...

 where they would meet the other 9 teams that qualify directly to the Second Round. Those teams are the 5 teams that qualified for the 2002 World Cup Finals

2002 FIFA World Cup

The 2002 FIFA World Cup was the 17th staging of the FIFA World Cup, held in South Korea and Japan from 31 May to 30 June. It was also the first World Cup held in Asia, and the last in which the golden goal rule was implemented. Brazil won the tournament for a record fifth time, beating Germany 2–0...

 (Cameroon

Cameroon national football team

The Cameroon national football team, nicknamed Les Lions Indomptables , is controlled by the Fédération Camerounaise de Football and is Africa's most successful side in FIFA world cup; having qualified for the FIFA World Cup six times – in 1982, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002 and 2010– more than any...

, Nigeria

Nigeria national football team

The Nigeria national football team, nicknamed the Super Eagles or Green Eagles, is the national team of Nigeria and is controlled by the Nigeria Football Federation . The team has ranked as high as 5th in the FIFA World Rankings, in April 1994...

, Senegal

Senegal national football team

The Senegal national football team, nicknamed the Lions of Teranga, is the national team of Senegal and is controlled by the Fédération Sénégalaise de Football...

, South Africa

South Africa national football team

The South Africa national football team represents South Africa in association football and is controlled by the South African Football Association, the governing body for football in South Africa. South Africa's home ground is Soccer City, known as FNB Stadium due to a naming rights deal, in...

, and Tunisia

Tunisia national football team

The Tunisia national football team , nicknamed Les Aigles de Carthage , is the national team of Tunisia and is controlled by the Fédération Tunisienne de Football. They have qualified for four FIFA World Cups, the first one in 1978, but have yet to make it out of the first round...

) and the 4 highest ranking teams in the June 25, 2003 FIFA

FIFA

The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...

 world rankings (Congo DR

Congo DR national football team

The Congo DR national football team is the national team of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and is controlled by the Fédération Congolaise de Football-Association , and are nicknamed The Leopards.Congo have been ranked as high as 51 in the FIFA Rankings...

, Cote d'Ivoire

Côte d'Ivoire national football team

The Côte d'Ivoire National Football Team or Ivory Coast National Football Team, nicknamed Les Éléphants , represents Côte d'Ivoire in international football and is controlled by the Fédération Ivoirienne de Football...

, Egypt, and Morocco

Morocco national football team

The Morocco national football team , nicknamed أسود الأطلس , is the national team of Morocco and is managed by Eric Gerets. Winners of the African Nations Cup in 1976, they were the first African team to win a group at the World Cup, which they did in 1986, finishing ahead of Portugal, Poland, and...

).

Matches

• Mali won 4 – 1 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round
  2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Second Round
  The CAF Second Round of 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification began on 5 June 2005 and finished on 8 October 2005.The highest-ranked country in each group at the end of the stage qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup...
  
  .

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• Benin won 4 – 3 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round
  2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Second Round
  The CAF Second Round of 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification began on 5 June 2005 and finished on 8 October 2005.The highest-ranked country in each group at the end of the stage qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup...
  
  .

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• Zambia won 5 – 1 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round
  2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Second Round
  The CAF Second Round of 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification began on 5 June 2005 and finished on 8 October 2005.The highest-ranked country in each group at the end of the stage qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup...
  
  .

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• Botswana won 4 – 1 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round
  2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Second Round
  The CAF Second Round of 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification began on 5 June 2005 and finished on 8 October 2005.The highest-ranked country in each group at the end of the stage qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup...
  
  .

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• Togo won 2 – 1 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round
  2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Second Round
  The CAF Second Round of 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification began on 5 June 2005 and finished on 8 October 2005.The highest-ranked country in each group at the end of the stage qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup...
  
  .

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• Libya won 9 – 0 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round
  2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Second Round
  The CAF Second Round of 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification began on 5 June 2005 and finished on 8 October 2005.The highest-ranked country in each group at the end of the stage qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup...
  
  .

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• Kenya won 3 – 0 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round
  2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Second Round
  The CAF Second Round of 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification began on 5 June 2005 and finished on 8 October 2005.The highest-ranked country in each group at the end of the stage qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup...
  
  .

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• Algeria won 7 – 0 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round
  2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Second Round
  The CAF Second Round of 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification began on 5 June 2005 and finished on 8 October 2005.The highest-ranked country in each group at the end of the stage qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup...
  
  .

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• Uganda won 4 – 3 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round
  2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Second Round
  The CAF Second Round of 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification began on 5 June 2005 and finished on 8 October 2005.The highest-ranked country in each group at the end of the stage qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup...
  
  .

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• Sudan won 3 – 0 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round
  2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Second Round
  The CAF Second Round of 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification began on 5 June 2005 and finished on 8 October 2005.The highest-ranked country in each group at the end of the stage qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup...
  
  .

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• Zimbabwe won 4 – 2 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round
  2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Second Round
  The CAF Second Round of 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification began on 5 June 2005 and finished on 8 October 2005.The highest-ranked country in each group at the end of the stage qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup...
  
  .

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• Cape Verde won 4 – 1 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round
  2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Second Round
  The CAF Second Round of 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification began on 5 June 2005 and finished on 8 October 2005.The highest-ranked country in each group at the end of the stage qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup...
  
  .

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• Gabon won 4 – 1 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round
  2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Second Round
  The CAF Second Round of 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification began on 5 June 2005 and finished on 8 October 2005.The highest-ranked country in each group at the end of the stage qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup...
  
  .

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• Angola won on the away goals rule
  Away goals rule
  The away goals rule is a method of breaking ties in association football and other sports when teams play each other twice, once at each team's home ground. By the away goals rule, the team that has scored more goals "away from home" will win if scores are otherwise equal...
  
   after tying 3 – 3 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round
  2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Second Round
  The CAF Second Round of 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification began on 5 June 2005 and finished on 8 October 2005.The highest-ranked country in each group at the end of the stage qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup...
  
  .

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• Congo won 2 – 1 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round
  2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Second Round
  The CAF Second Round of 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification began on 5 June 2005 and finished on 8 October 2005.The highest-ranked country in each group at the end of the stage qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup...
  
  .

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• Malawi won 3 – 1 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round
  2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Second Round
  The CAF Second Round of 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification began on 5 June 2005 and finished on 8 October 2005.The highest-ranked country in each group at the end of the stage qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup...
  
  .

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• Rwanda won 4 – 1 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round
  2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Second Round
  The CAF Second Round of 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification began on 5 June 2005 and finished on 8 October 2005.The highest-ranked country in each group at the end of the stage qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup...
  
  .

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• Guinea won 5 – 3 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round
  2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Second Round
  The CAF Second Round of 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification began on 5 June 2005 and finished on 8 October 2005.The highest-ranked country in each group at the end of the stage qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup...
  
  .

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• Liberia won 3 – 2 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round
  2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Second Round
  The CAF Second Round of 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification began on 5 June 2005 and finished on 8 October 2005.The highest-ranked country in each group at the end of the stage qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup...
  
  .

----
In the First Round, 42 teams were paired 2-by-2 and played knockout matches home-and-away. The 21 winners would advance to the Second Round

2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Second Round

The CAF Second Round of 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification began on 5 June 2005 and finished on 8 October 2005.The highest-ranked country in each group at the end of the stage qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup...

 where they would meet the other 9 teams that qualify directly to the Second Round. Those teams are the 5 teams that qualified for the 2002 World Cup Finals

2002 FIFA World Cup

The 2002 FIFA World Cup was the 17th staging of the FIFA World Cup, held in South Korea and Japan from 31 May to 30 June. It was also the first World Cup held in Asia, and the last in which the golden goal rule was implemented. Brazil won the tournament for a record fifth time, beating Germany 2–0...

 (Cameroon

Cameroon national football team

The Cameroon national football team, nicknamed Les Lions Indomptables , is controlled by the Fédération Camerounaise de Football and is Africa's most successful side in FIFA world cup; having qualified for the FIFA World Cup six times – in 1982, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002 and 2010– more than any...

, Nigeria

Nigeria national football team

The Nigeria national football team, nicknamed the Super Eagles or Green Eagles, is the national team of Nigeria and is controlled by the Nigeria Football Federation . The team has ranked as high as 5th in the FIFA World Rankings, in April 1994...

, Senegal

Senegal national football team

The Senegal national football team, nicknamed the Lions of Teranga, is the national team of Senegal and is controlled by the Fédération Sénégalaise de Football...

, South Africa

South Africa national football team

The South Africa national football team represents South Africa in association football and is controlled by the South African Football Association, the governing body for football in South Africa. South Africa's home ground is Soccer City, known as FNB Stadium due to a naming rights deal, in...

, and Tunisia

Tunisia national football team

The Tunisia national football team , nicknamed Les Aigles de Carthage , is the national team of Tunisia and is controlled by the Fédération Tunisienne de Football. They have qualified for four FIFA World Cups, the first one in 1978, but have yet to make it out of the first round...

) and the 4 highest ranking teams in the June 25, 2003 FIFA

FIFA

The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...

 world rankings (Congo DR

Congo DR national football team

The Congo DR national football team is the national team of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and is controlled by the Fédération Congolaise de Football-Association , and are nicknamed The Leopards.Congo have been ranked as high as 51 in the FIFA Rankings...

, Cote d'Ivoire

Côte d'Ivoire national football team

The Côte d'Ivoire National Football Team or Ivory Coast National Football Team, nicknamed Les Éléphants , represents Côte d'Ivoire in international football and is controlled by the Fédération Ivoirienne de Football...

, Egypt, and Morocco

Morocco national football team

The Morocco national football team , nicknamed أسود الأطلس , is the national team of Morocco and is managed by Eric Gerets. Winners of the African Nations Cup in 1976, they were the first African team to win a group at the World Cup, which they did in 1986, finishing ahead of Portugal, Poland, and...

).

Matches