The 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 3 was a UEFA qualifying group for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The group comprised Estonia, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Portugal, Russia and Slovakia.
The group was won by Portugal, who qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The runners-up Slovakia entered the UEFA qualification play-offs.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 5 | +30 | 30 | Qualification to 2006 FIFA World Cup | — | 2–0 | 7–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 6–0 | ||
| 2 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 8 | +16 | 23 | Advance to second round | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 7–0 | 3–1 | ||
| 3 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 12 | +11 | 23 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | |||
| 4 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 17 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | |||
| 5 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 21 | −3 | 15 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — | 1–0 | 4–0 | |||
| 6 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 23 | −10 | 8 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | — | 3–0 | |||
| 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 48 | −43 | 0 | 0–5 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 3–4 | 0–4 | — |
| Luxembourg | 3–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Braun A. Leweck Cardoni | (Report) | Verpakovskis Zemļinskis Hoffmann Prohorenkovs |
| Slovakia | 7–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vittek Karhan Németh Mintál Zabavník | (Report) |
| Luxembourg | 0–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Sychev Arshavin |
| Luxembourg | 0–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Ma. Stocklasa Burgmeier M. Frick |
| Portugal | 7–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pauleta Ronaldo Deco Simão Petit | (Report) | Arshavin |
| Liechtenstein | 1–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| M. Frick | (Report) | Verpakovskis Zemļinskis Prohorenkovs |
| Luxembourg | 0–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Federspiel Ronaldo Maniche Pauleta |
| Latvia | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bleidelis Laizāns Verpakovskis | (Report) |
| Estonia | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Stepanov Oper | (Report) |
| Latvia | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bleidelis | (Report) |
| Russia | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kerzhakov | (Report) |
| Liechtenstein | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| M. Frick Fischer T. Beck | (Report) |
| Russia | 5–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Izmailov Kerzhakov Pavlyuchenko Kirichenko | (Report) | C. Reiter |
| Portugal | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pauleta Nuno Gomes | (Report) | Fischer |
| Luxembourg | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Oper |
There were 134 goals scored in 42 matches, for an average of 3.19 goals per match.
11 goals
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal