2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Third Round

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The AFC Third Round of 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification began on 9 February 2005 and finished on 17 August 2005.

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The top two countries in each group at the end of the stage qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, while the third-placed teams entered a play-off to determine an entrant for the play-off with the fifth-placed CONCACAF team. [1]

Format

The 8 group-winners from the previous round were split into two groups of four teams each – with all teams playing home and away against each of the other three teams in the group. [1]

The top two teams in each group qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. [1]

Group 1

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Flag of Kuwait.svg
1Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 6420101+914— 2–0 3–0 3–0
2Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea 631295+410 0–1 — 2–1 2–0
3Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 6123711−45 1–1 1–1 — 3–2
4Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 6114413−94 0–0 0–4 2–1 —
Source: [2]
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
South Korea  Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg2–0Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
Lee Dong-Gook Soccerball shade.svg23'
Lee Young-Pyo Soccerball shade.svg81'		 Report
Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 53,287
Referee: Shamsul Maidin (Singapore)
Uzbekistan  Flag of Uzbekistan.svg1–1Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Soliev Soccerball shade.svg90+3' Report Al-Jaber Soccerball shade.svg77'
Pakhtakor Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Toru Kamikawa (Japan)
Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg2–0Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
Khariri Soccerball shade.svg29'
Al-Qahtani Soccerball shade.svg73' (pen.)		 Report
Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)
Kuwait  Flag of Kuwait.svg2–1Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Abdullah Soccerball shade.svg7', 62' Report Geynrikh Soccerball shade.svg77'
Kazma SC Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Sun Baojie (China PR)
Kuwait  Flag of Kuwait.svg0–0Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Report
Kazma SC Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)
South Korea  Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg2–1Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Lee Young-Pyo Soccerball shade.svg55'
Lee Dong-Gook Soccerball shade.svg62'		 Report Geynrikh Soccerball shade.svg79'
Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 62,857
Referee: Tallat Najm (Lebanon)
Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg3–0Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
Al-Shalhoub Soccerball shade.svg19', 49'
Al-Harthi Soccerball shade.svg83'		 Report
King Fahd Stadium, Riyadh
Attendance: 72,000
Referee: Toru Kamikawa (Japan)
Uzbekistan  Flag of Uzbekistan.svg1–1Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
Shatskikh Soccerball shade.svg62' Report Park Chu-Young Soccerball shade.svg90+1'
Pakhtakor Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)
Kuwait  Flag of Kuwait.svg0–4Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
Report Park Chu-Young Soccerball shade.svg19'
Lee Dong-Gook Soccerball shade.svg29' (pen.)
Chung Kyung-ho Soccerball shade.svg55'
Park Ji-Sung Soccerball shade.svg61'
Kazma SC Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Adunyachart Khanthama (Thailand)
Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg3–0Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Al-Jaber Soccerball shade.svg8', 60'
Al-Harthi Soccerball shade.svg87'		 Report
King Fahd Stadium, Riyadh
Attendance: 72,000
Referee: Huang Junjie (China PR)
South Korea  Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg0–1Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Report Al-Anbar Soccerball shade.svg5'
Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 61,586
Referee: Chaiwat Kunsuta (Thailand)
Uzbekistan  Flag of Uzbekistan.svg3–2Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
Djeparov Soccerball shade.svg41' (pen.)
Shatskikh Soccerball shade.svg62'
Soliev Soccerball shade.svg76'		 Report Al-Mutawa Soccerball shade.svg16'
Abdullah Soccerball shade.svg31'
Pakhtakor Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)

Group 2

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts Flag of Japan.svg Flag of Iran.svg Flag of Bahrain.svg Flag of North Korea.svg
1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 650194+515— 2–1 1–0 2–1
2Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 641173+413 2–1 — 1–0 1–0
3Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 611447−34 0–1 0–0 — 2–3
4Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 6105511−63 0–2 0–2 1–2 —
Source: [2]
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg2–1Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
Ogasawara Soccerball shade.svg4'
Oguro Soccerball shade.svg90+1'		 Report Nam Song-Chol Soccerball shade.svg61'
Saitama Stadium, Saitama
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)
Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg0–0Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Report
Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)
North Korea  Flag of North Korea.svg1–2Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
Pak Song-Gwan Soccerball shade.svg63' Report Ali Soccerball shade.svg7', 58'
Kim Il Sung Stadium, Pyongyang
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Mongkol Rungklay (Thailand)
Iran  Flag of Iran.svg2–1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Hashemian Soccerball shade.svg13', 75' Report Fukunishi Soccerball shade.svg66'
Azadi Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 110,000
Referee: Shamsul Maidin (Singapore)
North Korea  Flag of North Korea.svg0–2Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Report Mahdavikia Soccerball shade.svg34'
Nekounam Soccerball shade.svg79'
Kim Il Sung Stadium, Pyongyang
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Mohammed Kousa (Syria)
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg1–0Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
Salmeen Soccerball shade.svg72' (o.g.) Report
Saitama Stadium, Saitama
Attendance: 67,549
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
Iran  Flag of Iran.svg1–0Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
Rezaei Soccerball shade.svg45' Report
Azadi Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)
Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg0–1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Report Ogasawara Soccerball shade.svg34'
Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)
Iran  Flag of Iran.svg1–0Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
Nosrati Soccerball shade.svg48' Report
Azadi Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Kwon Jong-Chul (Korea Republic)

Note: This match was used as backdrop for the 2006 Iranian film Offside.

North Korea  Flag of North Korea.svg0–2Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Report Yanagisawa Soccerball shade.svg67'
Oguro Soccerball shade.svg89'
Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok (Thailand)
Attendance: 0
Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)

Note: Since there were crowd troubles in the previous two North Korea's home matches, [3] FIFA decided that the next one North Korea's home match be moved to a neutral venue (Thailand) and played behind closed doors. [4]

Japan  Flag of Japan.svg2–1Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Kaji Soccerball shade.svg28'
Oguro Soccerball shade.svg76'		 Report Daei Soccerball shade.svg79' (pen.)
International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama
Attendance: 66,098
Referee: Qasem Shaban (Kuwait)
Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg2–3Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
Isa Soccerball shade.svg49'
Ali Soccerball shade.svg54'		 Report Choe Chol-Man Soccerball shade.svg28'
Kim Chol-Ho Soccerball shade.svg43'
An Chol-Hyok Soccerball shade.svg90'
Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Shamsul Maidin (Singapore)

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "World Cup 2006 Qualifying". RSSSF.com. 26 November 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  2. 1 2 "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany Preliminaries: Asian Zone". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 11 January 2008. Retrieved 11 January 2008.
  3. ↑ "FIFA decision on N Korea on April 29". The-AFC.com. 27 April 2005. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
  4. ↑ "FIFA.com - Korea DPR to play Japan in Thailand". FIFA.com. 9 May 2005. Archived from the original on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
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