Listed below are the dates and results for the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for Oceania. 12 teams took part, competing for a place in the intercontinental play-off against the fifth-placed team from South America. The winner of this play-off qualified for the World Cup.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 10 May 2004 – 16 November 2005 |
| Teams | 12 (from 1 confederation) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 39 |
| Goals scored | 175 (4.49 per match) |
| Attendance | 227,596 (5,836 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Tim Cahill Veresa Toma(7 goals each) |
This qualifying tournament also doubled as the 2004 OFC Nations Cup, up to the final play-off stage.
First round edit
The competition was composed of three rounds. Australia and New Zealand entered the competition directly in the Second Round. The other 10 teams were divided in two groups of five teams each, and played against each other once. The two teams with most points in each group advanced to the Second Round.
Group 1 edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |
Solomon Islands (H) |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | +13 | 10 | Advance to 2004 OFC Nations Cup | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 5–0 | |
| 2 |
Tahiti |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 8 | — | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 |
New Caledonia |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 2 | +14 | 7 | — | — | — | 8–0 | 8–0 | ||
| 4 |
Tonga |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 17 | −15 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2–1 | ||
| 5 |
Cook Islands |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 17 | −16 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
Group 2 edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |
Vanuatu |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | +14 | 10 | Advance to 2004 OFC Nations Cup | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 |
Fiji |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 5 | +14 | 9 | 0–3 | — | 4–2 | — | 11–0 | ||
| 3 |
Papua New Guinea |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 7 | 1–1 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 4 |
Samoa (H) |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 3 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 1–4 | — | 4–0 | ||
| 5 |
American Samoa |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 34 | −33 | 0 | 1–9 | — | 0–10 | — | — |
Second round edit
In the Second round, the six teams were put in a single group, and played against each other once. The two teams with most points advanced to a play-off, and played against each other home and away. The winner of this play-off advanced to the intercontinental play-off.
Group stage edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |
Australia |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 3 | +18 | 13 | Nations Cup final | — | — | 1–0 | 6–1 | 9–0 | — | |
| 2 |
Solomon Islands |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 10 | 2–2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 3 |
New Zealand |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 5 | +12 | 9 | — | 3–0 | — | — | 10–0 | — | ||
| 4 |
Fiji |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 4 | — | 1–2 | 0–2 | — | — | 1–0 | ||
| 5 |
Tahiti |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 24 | −22 | 4 | — | 0–4 | — | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | ||
| 6 |
Vanuatu |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 3 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 4–2 | — | — | — |
Final edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Solomon Islands
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1–11 |
Australia |
1–5 | 0–6 |
Australia and the Solomon Islands progressed to the final stage.
Final round edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Australia
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9–1 |
Solomon Islands |
7–0 | 2–1 |
| Australia
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7–0 |
Solomon Islands |
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Culina
 20'Viduka 36', 43'Cahill 57'Chipperfield 64'Thompson 68'Emerton 89' |
Report |
- Australia won 9–1 on aggregate and advanced to the CONMEBOL–OFC play-off against Uruguay.
Inter-confederation play-offs edit
The final round winners then played the fifth-placed team of CONMEBOL qualifying, Uruguay, 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
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1–1 (2–4 p) |
Australia |
1–0 | 0–1 (a.e.t.) |
Qualified teams edit
The following team from OFC qualified for the final tournament.
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1 |
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Australia |
CONMEBOL-OFC play-off winners | 16 November 2005 | 1 (1974) |
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1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
Top goalscorers edit
There were 175 goals scored in 39 matches, for an average of 4.49 goals per match.
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
Below are full goalscorer lists for each round:
References edit
- ^ "FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC) 2006, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ "Australia Win Narrowly Over Gallant Solomons". Socceroos. 7 September 2005. Retrieved 2019-12-23.