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Main article: 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)

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

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.

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.

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

Group 1

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Saudi Arabia 6 4 2 0 10 1 +9 14 — 2–0 3–0 3–0
 South Korea 6 3 1 2 9 5 +4 10 0–1 — 2–1 2–0
 Uzbekistan 6 1 2 3 7 11 −4 5 1–1 1–1 — 3–2
 Kuwait 6 1 1 4 4 13 −9 4 0–0 0–4 2–1 —
Source: [citation needed]
South Korea 2–0 Kuwait
Lee Dong-Gook 23'
Lee Young-Pyo 81'		 (Report)
Attendance: 53,287
Uzbekistan 1–1 Saudi Arabia
Soliev 90+3' (Report) Al-Jaber 77'
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Toru Kamikawa (Japan)
Kuwait 2–1 Uzbekistan
Abdullah 7', 62' (Report) Geynrikh 77'
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Sun Baojie (China PR)
Kuwait 0–0 Saudi Arabia
(Report)
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)
Saudi Arabia 3–0 Kuwait
Al-Shalhoub 19', 49'
Al-Harthi 83'		 (Report)
Attendance: 72,000
Referee: Toru Kamikawa (Japan)
Uzbekistan 1–1 South Korea
Shatskikh 62' (Report) Park Chu-Young 90+1'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)
Saudi Arabia 3–0 Uzbekistan
Al-Jaber 8', 60'
Al-Harthi 87'		 (Report)
Attendance: 72,000
Referee: Huang Junjie (China PR)
South Korea 0–1 Saudi Arabia
(Report) Al-Anbar 5'
Attendance: 61,586
Uzbekistan 3–2 Kuwait
Djeparov 41' (pen.)
Shatskikh 62'
Soliev 76'		 (Report) Al-Mutawa 16'
Abdullah 31'
Attendance: 40,000

Group 2

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Japan 6 5 0 1 9 4 +5 15 — 2–1 1–0 2–1
 Iran 6 4 1 1 7 3 +4 13 2–1 — 1–0 1–0
 Bahrain 6 1 1 4 4 7 −3 4 0–1 0–0 — 2–3
 North Korea 6 1 0 5 5 11 −6 3 0–2 0–2 1–2 —
Source: [citation needed]
Japan 2–1 North Korea
Ogasawara 4'
Oguro 90+1'		 (Report) Nam Song-Chol 61'
Attendance: 60,000
Bahrain 0–0 Iran
(Report)
Attendance: 25,000
North Korea 1–2 Bahrain
Pak Song-Gwan 63' (Report) Ali 7', 58'
Attendance: 50,000
Iran 2–1 Japan
Hashemian 13', 75' (Report) Fukunishi 66'
Attendance: 110,000
North Korea 0–2 Iran
(Report) Mahdavikia 34'
Nekounam 79'
Attendance: 55,000
Japan 1–0 Bahrain
Salmeen 72' (o.g.) (Report)
Attendance: 67,549
Iran 1–0 North Korea
Rezaei 45' (Report)
Attendance: 35,000
Bahrain 0–1 Japan
(Report) Ogasawara 34'
Attendance: 32,000
Iran 1–0 Bahrain
Nosrati 48' (Report)
Attendance: 80,000

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

Note: Since there were crowd troubles in the previous two North Korea's home matches,[1] FIFA decided that the next one North Korea's home match be moved to a neutral venue (Thailand) and played behind closed doors.[2]

Japan 2–1 Iran
Kaji 28'
Oguro 76'		 (Report) Daei 79' (pen.)
Attendance: 66,098
Referee: Qasem Shaban (Kuwait)
Bahrain 2–3 North Korea
Isa 49'
Ali 54'		 (Report) Choe Chol-Man 28'
Kim Chol-Ho 43'
An Chol-Hyok 90'
Attendance: 3,000

References

  1. ^ "FIFA decision on N Korea on April 29". The-AFC.com. 27 April 2005. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
  2. ^ "FIFA.com - Korea DPR to play Japan in Thailand". FIFA.com. 9 May 2005. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
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