2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs)

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2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs)
Tournament details
Dates12–16 November 2005
Teams4 (from 4 confederations)
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored5 (1.25 per match)
Attendance197,689 (49,422 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Bresciano
Flag of Bahrain.svg Salman Isa
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Chris Birchall
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Dennis Lawrence
Flag of Uruguay.svg Darío Rodríguez
(1 goal each)
2002
2010

For the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification, there were two scheduled inter-confederation play-offs to determine the final two qualification spots to the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

Contents

Qualified teams

The four teams participating were:

ConfederationPlacementTeam
AFC Fourth round (play-off) winnerFlag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
CONCACAF Fourth round 4th placeFlag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
CONMEBOL Round-robin 5th placeFlag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
OFC Final round winnerFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia

Format

The draw for the order in which the two matches were played was held on 10 September 2005 during the FIFA Congress in Marrakech, Morocco. [1]

The ties themselves were not drawn, but were allocated by FIFA as:

Matches

CONCACAF v AFC

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Trinidad and Tobago  Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg2–1Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 1–1 1–0
Trinidad and Tobago  Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg1–1Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
Birchall Soccerball shade.svg76' Report Soccerball shade.svg72' Isa
Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg0–1Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
Report Soccerball shade.svg49' Lawrence
Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Óscar Ruiz (Colombia)

Trinidad and Tobago won 2–1 on aggregate and qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

CONMEBOL v OFC

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg1–1 (2–4 p)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1–0 0–1 (a.e.t.)
Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg1–0Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Rodríguez Soccerball shade.svg37' Report
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark)

1–1 on aggregate. Australia won 4–2 on penalties and qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

Goalscorers

There were 5 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 1.25 goals per match.

1 goal

References

  1. "Intercontinental play-off schedule confirmed". FIFA. 10 September 2005. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013.