| Tournament details | |
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| 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) |
← 2002 2010 → | |
| 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 | |
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| Espinoza C. Tenorio | Report |
| Argentina | 2–2 | |
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| C. Gonzalez Aimar | Report |
| Argentina | 3–0 | |
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| D'Alessandro Crespo Aimar | Report |
| Colombia | 1–1 | |
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| Ángel | Report | Crespo |
| Bolivia | 0–2 | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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