| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 6 September 2003 – 12 October 2005 | 
| Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 90 | 
| Goals scored | 235 (2.61 per match) | 
| Attendance | 3,016,252 (33,514 per match) | 
| Top scorer(s) |   (10 goals)  | 
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| Qualification for championships (CONMEBOL) | 
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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, defending champions Brazil was required to go through the qualifying process and did not automatically qualify for the tournament.
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|  Ecuador   | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
|  Espinoza  C. Tenorio  | Report | 
|  Argentina   | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
|  C. Gonzalez  Aimar  | Report | 
|  Argentina   | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
|  D'Alessandro  Crespo Aimar  | Report | 
|  Colombia   | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
|  Ángel  | Report |  Crespo  | 
|  Bolivia   | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |  Villarroel  M. González  | 
|  Argentina   | 0–0 | |
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| Report | 
|  Colombia   | 5–0 | |
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|  Pacheco  Moreno Restrepo Herrera  | Report | 
|  Argentina   | 4–2 | |
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|  González  Figueroa Zanetti  | Report |  C. Rodríguez  Chevantón  | 
|  Colombia   | 1–1 | |
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|  Grisales  | Report |  Gavilán  | 
|  Colombia   | 5–0 | |
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|  L.G. Rey  Soto Ángel Restrepo E. Perea  | Report | 
|  Brazil   | 4–1 | |
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|  Ronaldinho  Zé Roberto Robinho  | Report |  Santa Cruz  | 
|  Colombia   | 3–0 | |
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|  Moreno  Arzuaga  | Report | 
|  Argentina   | 3–1 | |
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|  Crespo  Riquelme  | Report |  Roberto Carlos  | 
|  Paraguay   | 1–0 | |
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|  Santa Cruz  | Report | 
|  Venezuela   | 4–1 | |
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|  Maldonado  Arango Torrealba  | Report |  Farfán  | 
|  Colombia   | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
|  Rey  | Report |  Rojas  | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Uruguay   | 1–1 (2–4 p) | 1–0 | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | 
The following four teams from CONMEBOL qualified for the final tournament.
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup 1 | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | 
There were 235 goals scored in 90 matches, for an average of 2.61 goals per match.
10 goals
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal