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2006 World Cup Qualifying


Premilinary Round
Aggregate Goal Winners Qualify For First Round

Date
 Home Country
 Road Country
 Score
 Aggregate Score
November 19
 Turkmenistan
 Afghanistan
 11-0
 11-0
November 22
 Afghanistan
 Turkmenistan
 0-2
 0-13
Date
 Home Country Road Country
 Score
 Aggregate Score
November 29
 Pakistan
 Kyrgyzstan
 0-2
 0-2
December 3
 Kyrgyzstan
 Pakistan
 4-0
 6-0
Date
 Home Country
 Road Country
 Score
 Aggregate Score
November 29
 Laos
 Sri Lanka
 0-0
 0-0
December 3
 Sri Lanka
 Laos
 3-0
 3-0
Date
 Home Country
 Road Country
 Score
 Aggregate Score
November 29
 Mongolia
 Maldives
 0-1
 0-1
December 3
 Maldives
 Mongolia
 12-0
 13-0
Date
 Home Country
 Road Country
 Score
 Aggregate Score
November 23
 Chinese Taipei
 Macao
 3-0
 3-0
November 29
 Macao
 Chinese Taipei
 1-3
 1-6
Date
 Home Country
 Road Country
 Score
 Aggregate Score
November 26
 Bangladesh
 Tajikistan
 0-2
 0-2
November 30
 Tajikistan
 Bangladesh
 2-0
 4-0
Guam qualified and then withdrew, Nepal withdrew. Laos qualified as best loser (determined by number of points gained in qualifying)

First Round
Group Winners Qualify for Second Round
GROUP 1
COUNTRY
 GP
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 PTS
Iran
 6
 5
 0
 1
 22
 4
 +18
 15
Jordan
 6
 4
 0
 2
 10
 6
 +4
 12
Qatar
 6
 3
 0
 3
 16
 8
 +8
 9
Laos
 6
 0
 0
 6
 3
 33
 -30
 0
 
February 18 2004
Iran 3 - Qatar 1
Jordan 5 - Laos 0
March 31 2004
Jordan 1 - Qatar 0
Laos 0 - Iran 7
June 9 2004
Iran 0 - Jordan 1
Qatar 5 - Laos 0
September 8 2004
Jordan 0 - Iran 2
Laos 1 - Qatar 6
October 13 2004
Laos 2 - Jordan 3
Qatar 2 - Iran 3
November 17 2004
Iran 7 - Laos 0
Qatar 2 - Jordan 0
GROUP 2
COUNTRY
 GP
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 PTS
Uzbekistan
 6
 5
 1
 0
 16
 3
 +13
 16
Iraq
 6
 3
 2
 1
 17
 7
 +10
 11
Palastine
 6
 2
 1
 3
 11
 11
 0
 7
Chinese Taipei
 6
 0
 0
 6
 3
 26
 -23
 0
 
February 18 2004
Palestine 8 - Chinese Taipei 0
Uzbekistan 1 - Iraq 1
March 31 2004
Palestine 1 - Iraq 1
Chinese Taipei 0 - Uzbekistan 1
June 9 2004
Iraq 6 - Chinese Taipei 1
Uzbekistan 3 - Palestine 0
September 8 2004
Palestine 0 - Uzbekistan 3
Chinese Taipei 1 - Iraq 4
October 13 2004
Iraq 1 - Uzbekistan 2
October 14 2004
Chinese Taipei 0 - Palestine 1
November 16 2004
Iraq 4 - Palestine 1
November 17 2004
Uzbekistan 6 - Chinese Taipei 1
GROUP 3
COUNTRY
 GP
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 PTS
Japan
 6
 6
 0
 0
 16
 1
 +15
 18
Oman
 6
 3
 1
 2
 14
 3
 +11
 10
India
 6
 1
 1
 4
 2
 18
 -16
 4
Singapore
 6
 1
 0
 5
 3
 13
 -10
 3
 
February 18 2004
Japan 1 - Oman 0
Singapore 0 - India 1
March 31 2004
India 1 - Oman 5
Singapore 1 - Japan 2
June 9 2004
Japan 7 - India 0
Oman 7 - Singapore 0
September 8 2004
India 0 - Japan 4
Singapore 0 - Oman 2
October 13 2004
Oman 0 - Japan 1
Singapore 2 - India 0
November 17 2004
Japan 1 - Singapore 0
Oman 0 - India 0
GROUP 4
COUNTRY
 GP
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 PTS
Kuwait
 6
 5
 0
 1
 15
 2
 +13
 15
China
 6
 5
 0
 1
 14
 1
 +13
 15
Hong Kong
 6
 2
 0
 4
 5
 15
 -10
 6
Malaysia
 6
 0
 0
 6
 2
 18
 -16
 0
 
February 18 2004
China 1 - Kuwait 0
Malaysia 1 - Hong Kong 3
March 31 2004
Hong Kong 0 - China 1
Malaysia 0 - Kuwait 2
June 9 2004
China 4 - Malaysia 0
Kuwait 4 - Hong Kong 0
September 8 2004
Hong Kong 0 - Kuwait 2
Malaysia 0 - China 1
October 13 2004
Hong Kong 2 - Malaysia 0
Kuwait 1 - China 0
November 17 2004
China 7 - Hong Kong 0
Kuwait 6 - Malaysia 1
GROUP 5
COUNTRY
 GP
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 PTS
North Korea
 6
 3
 2
 1
 11
 5
 +6
 11
United Arab Emirates
 6
 3
 1
 2
 6
 7
 -1
 10
Thailand
 6
 2
 1
 3
 9
 10
 -1
 7
Yemen
 6
 1
 2
 3
 6
 11
 -5
 5
 
February 18 2004
United Arab Emirates 1 - Thailand 0
Yemen 1 - North Korea 1
March 31 2004
North Korea 0 - United Arab Emirates 0
Yemen 0 - Thailand 3
June 9 2004
Thailand 1 - North Korea 4
United Arab Emirates 3 - Yemen 0
September 8 2004
North Korea 4 - Thailand 1
Yemen 3 - United Arab Emirates 1
October 13 2004
North Korea 2 - Yemen 1
Thailand 3 - United Arab Emirates 0
November 17 2004
Thailand 1 - Yemen 1
United Arab Emirates 1 - North Korea 0
GROUP 6
COUNTRY
 GP
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 PTS
Bahrain
 6
 4
 2
 0
 15
 4
 +11
 14
Syria
 6
 2
 2
 2
 7
 7
 0
 8
Tajikistan
 6
 2
 1
 3
 5
 9
 -4
 7
Kyrgyzstan
 6
 1
 1
 4
 5
 12
 -7
 4
 
February 18 2004
Bahrain 2 - Syria 1
Kyrgyzstan 1 - Tajikistan 2
March 31 2004
Kyrgyzstan 1 - Syria 1
Tajikistan 0 - Bahrain 0
June 9 2004
Bahrain 5 - Kyrgyzstan 0
June 10 2004
Syria 2 - Tajikistan 1
September 8 2004
Kyrgyzstan 1 - Bahrain 2
Tajikistan 0 - Syria 1
October 13 2004
Syria 2 - Bahrain 2
Tajikistan 2 - Kyrgyzstan 1
November 17 2004
Bahrain 4 - Tajikistan 0
Syria 0 - Kyrgyzstan 1
GROUP 7
COUNTRY
 GP
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 PTS
South Korea
 6
 4
 2
 0
 9
 2
 +7
 14
Lebanon
 6
 3
 2
 1
 11
 5
 +6
 11
Vietnam
 6
 1
 1
 4
 5
 9
 -4
 4
Maldives
 6
 1
 1
 4
 5
 14
 -9
 4
 
February 18 2004
South Korea 2 - Lebanon 0
Vietnam 4 - Maldives 0
March 31 2004
Maldives 0 - South Korea 0
Vietnam 0 - Lebanon 2
June 9 2004
Lebanon 3 - Maldives 0
South Korea 2 - Vietnam 0
September 8 2004
Maldives 2 - Lebanon 5
Vietnam 1 - South Korea 2
October 13 2004
Lebanon 1 - South Korea 1
Maldives 3 - Vietnam 0
November 17 2004
Lebanon 0 - Vietnam 0
South Korea 2 - Maldives 0
GROUP 8
COUNTRY
 GP
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 PTS
Saudi Arabia
 6
 6
 0
 0
 14
 1
 +14
 18
Turkmenistan
 6
 2
 1
 3
 8
 10
 -2
 7
Indonesia
 6
 2
 1
 3
 8
 12
 -4
 7
Sri Lanka
 6
 0
 2
 4
 4
 11
 -7
 2
 
February 18 2004
Saudi Arabia 3 - Indonesia 0
Turkmenistan 2 - Sri Lanka 0
March 31 2004
Sri Lanka 0 - Saudi Arabia 1
Turkmenistan 3 - Indonesia 1
June 9 2004
Indonesia 1 - Sri Lanka 0
Saudi Arabia 3 - Turkmenistan 0
September 8 2004
Sri Lanka 2 - Indonesia 2
Turkmenistan 0 - Saudi Arabia 1
October 9 2004
Sri Lanka 2 - Turkmenistan 2
October 12 2004
Indonesia 1 - Saudi Arabia 3
November 17 2004
Indonesia 3 - Turkmenistan 1
Saudi Arabia 3 - Sri Lanka 0
Second Round
Top two in each group qualify for 2006 World Cup
3rd-placed teams playing off against each other home and away for right to meet CONCACAF qualifier.
GROUP 1
COUNTRY
 GP
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 PTS
Saudi Arabia
 5
 3
 2
 0
 9
 1
 +8
 11
South Korea
 5
 3
 1
 1
 9
 4
 +5
 10
Kuwait
 5
 1
 1
 3
 2
 10
 -8
 4
Uzbekistan
 5
 0
 2
 3
 4
 9
 -5
 2
 
February 9 2005
South Korea 2 - Kuwait 0
Uzbekistan 1 - Saudi Arabia 1
March 25 2005
Kuwait 2 - Uzbekistan 1
Saudi Arabia 2 - South Korea 0
March 30 2005
Kuwait 0 - Saudi Arabia 0
South Korea 2 - Uzbekistan 1
June 3 2005
Saudi Arabia 3 - Kuwait 0
Uzbekistan 1 - South Korea 1
June 8 2005
Kuwait 0 - South Korea 4
Saudi Arabia 3 - Uzbekistan 0
August 17 2005
South Korea - Saudi Arabia
Uzbekistan - Kuwait
GROUP 2
COUNTRY
 GP
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 PTS
Iran
 5
 4
 1
 0
 6
 1
 +5
 13
Japan
 5
 4
 0
 1
 7
 3
 +4
 12
Bahrain
 5
 1
 1
 3
 2
 4
 -2
 4
North Korea
 5
 0
 0
 5
 2
 9
 -5
 0
 
February 9 2005
Bahrain 0 - Iran 0
Japan 2 - North Korea 1
March 25 2005
Iran 2 - Japan 1
North Korea 1 - Bahrain 2
March 30 2005
Japan 1 - Bahrain 0
North Korea 0 - Iran 2
June 3 2005
Bahrain 0 - Japan 1
Iran 1 - North Korea 0
June 8 2005
Iran 1 - Bahrain 0
North Korea 0 - Japan 2
August 17 2005
Bahrain - North Korea
Japan - Iran