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