Listed below are the dates and results for the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for Asia.
44 Asian teams are affiliated with FIFA, but Template:CAMf, Template:PHIf, Template:BHUf and Template:BRUf decided not to take part, and Template:MYAf was banned from the competition, so a total of 39 teams took part, competing for 4.5 places in the World Cup.
The qualification was composed of three Rounds. Only the 14 last ranked teams according to FIFA took part in the Preliminary Round, where they were paired 2-by-2 and played home-and-away knock-out matches. The 7 winners joined the other 25 teams in the Second Round, where those 32 teams were divided in 8 Groups of four teams each. The teams in each group would play against each other home-and-away, and the team with most points in each group would advance to the Third Round.
In the Third Round, the 8 remaining teams were divided in two Groups of 4 teams each, that would again play against each other in a home-and-away basis. The two teams with most points in each group would qualify to the World Cup. The two third placed teams would play-off against each other home-and-away. Winner of this play-off would play against the fourth placed team in the Final Round of CONCACAF in an Intercontinental Play-off for a place in the World Cup.
Tiebreakers
Preliminary Round
| Template:TKMf2 | 11–2 | Template:SINf |
|---|---|---|
| Shi Jiayi 6', 35' (og) Kuliev 8', 22', 81' Bayramov 27' Berdyev 42' Agabaev 49', 65', 67' Urazov 90' |
(Report) | Shi Jiayi 1', 9' |
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Busurmankulov (Kyrgyzstan)
| Template:SINf2 | 0–2 | Template:TKMf |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Kuliev 85', 90+' |
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Kahn (Pakistan)
Template:TKMf won 13-2 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round.
| Template:YEMf2 | 3–0 | Template:MACf |
|---|---|---|
| Ali Al Nono 23' Yaser Basuki 52' Assad Hussein 57' |
(Report) |
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Napitupulu (India)
| Template:MACf2 | 1–3 | Template:YEMf |
|---|---|---|
| F.W. Lei 87' | (Report) | Assad Hussein 14', 69' Ali Al Nono 66' |
Attendance: 250
Referee: W. Zhou (China)
Template:YEMf won 6-1 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round.
| Template:QATf2 | 0–2 | Template:TJKf |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Hamidov 11' Hakimov 51' |
Attendance: 6000
Referee: Khanthachai (Thailand)
| Template:TJKf2 | 2–3 | Template:QATf |
|---|---|---|
| Kholomatov 15' Rabiev 83' |
(Report) | Ali Nasser 6', 12', 18' |
Template:TJKf won 4-3 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round.
| Template:LAOf2 | 0–0 | Template:MASf |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) |
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: T.T. Luong (Vietnam)
| Template:MASf2 | 3–0 | Template:LAOf |
|---|---|---|
| Nik Leh Nik 35' Weerarathna 59' M. Hameed 93' |
(Report) |
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: A. Saleem (Maldives)
Template:MASf won 3-0 on aggregate advance to the Second Round.
| Template:PAKf2 | 3–2 | Template:KGZf |
|---|---|---|
| Imran Hussein 6' Muhammad Essa 10', 18 |
(Report) | Boldygin 36' Chikishev 59' |
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Nessar (Bangladesh)
| Template:KGZf2 | 4–1 | Template:PAKf |
|---|---|---|
| Chikishev 18' Chertkov 28' Boldygin 67' Krasnov 90+' |
(Report) | Muhammad Essa 1' (40 seconds) |
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Mamedov (Turkmenistan)
Template:KGZf won 6-4 on aggregate and advance to the Second Round.
| Template:TPEf2 | 0–1 | Template:MDVf |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Nizam 24' |
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Z. Yang (China)
| Template:MDVf2 | 12–0 | Template:TPEf |
|---|---|---|
| Ashfaq 4', 61', 63', 68' Ghani 65' Nizam 42' Fazeel 45+', 45+' Thariq 74', 78' J.T.Chen 75 (og) Nazeeh 80' |
(Report) |
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Arambekade (Sri Lanka)
Template:MDVf won 13-0 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round.
Also, both Template:GUMf and Template:NEPf, that would play against each other, withdrew. So, FIFA decided to elect a "lucky loser", the best of the teams that lost, that would also advanced to the Second Round. The losers were compared, using the following criteria to break ties: a) number of points; b) goal difference; c) goals scored.
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:QATf | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 |
| Template:PAKf | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -3 |
| Template:LAOf | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -3 |
| Template:MACf | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -5 |
| Template:SINf | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | -11 |
| Template:TPEf | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | -13 |
Thus, Template:QATf advanced to the Second Round.
Second round
Group 1
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:IRNf | 15 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 4 | 18 |
| Template:JORf | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| Template:BANf | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 8 |
| Template:QATf | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 33 | -30 |
February 18, 2004, Tehran, Iran - Template:IRNf 3 - 1 Template:BANf2
February 18, 2004, Amman, Jordan - Template:JORf 5 - 0 Template:LAOf2
March 31, 2004, Amman, Jordan - Template:JORf 1 - 0 Template:BANf2
March 31, 2004, Vientiane, Laos - Template:LAOf 0 - 7 Template:IRNf2
June 9, 2004, Tehran, Iran - Template:IRNf 0 - 1 Template:JORf2
June 9, 2004, Dhaka, Bangladesh - Template:BANf 5 - 0 Template:LAOf2
September 8, 2004, Vientiane, Laos - Template:LAOf 1 - 6 Template:BANf2
September 8, 2004, Amman, Jordan - Template:JORf 0 - 2 Template:IRNf2
October 13, 2004, Vientiane, Laos - Template:LAOf 2 - 3 Template:JORf2
October 13, 2004, Dhaka, Bangladesh - Template:BANf 2 - 3 Template:IRNf2
November 17, 2004, Dhaka, Bangladesh - Template:BANf 2 - 0 Template:JORf2
November 17, 2004, Tehran, Iran - Template:IRNf 7 - 0 Template:LAOf2
Group 2
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:UZBf | 16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 13 |
| Template:IRQf | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 10 |
| Template:AFGf | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| Template:PALf | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 26 | -23 |
February 18, 2004, Tashkent, Uzbekistan - Template:UZBf 1 - 1 Template:IRQf2
February 18, 2004, Doha, Qatar - Template:AFGf 8 - 0 Template:PALf2
March 31, 2004, Kabul, Afghanistan - Template:AFGf 0 - 1 Template:UZBf2
March 31, 2004, Doha, Qatar - Template:PALf 1 - 1 Template:IRQf2
June 9, 2004, Tashkent, Uzbekistan - Template:UZBf 3 - 0 Template:PALf2
June 9, 2004, Amman, Jordan - Template:IRQf 6 - 1 Template:AFGf2
September 8, 2004, Ar Rayyan, Qatar - Template:PALf 0 - 3 Template:UZBf2
September 8, 2004, Kabul, Afghanistan - Template:AFGf 1 - 4 Template:IRQf2
October 13, 2004, Amman, Jordan - Template:IRQf 1 - 2 Template:UZBf2
October 14, 2004, Kabul, Afghanistan - Template:AFGf 0 - 1 Template:PALf2
November 16, 2004, Doha, Qatar - Template:IRQf 4 - 1 Template:PALf2
November 17, 2004, Tashkent, Uzbekistan - Template:UZBf 6 - 1 Template:AFGf2
Group 3
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:JPNf | 18 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 15 |
| Template:MGLf | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 11 |
| Template:INDf | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 18 | -16 |
| Template:OMAf | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 13 | -10 |
February 18, 2004, Saitama, Japan - Template:JPNf 1 - 0 Template:MGLf2
February 18, 2004, Goa, India - Template:INDf 1 - 0 Template:OMAf2
March 31, 2004, Kochi, India - Template:INDf 1 - 5 Template:MGLf2
March 31, 2004, Singapore - Template:SINf 1 - 2 Template:JPNf2
June 9, 2004, Muscat, Oman - Template:MGLf 7 - 0 Template:OMAf2
June 9, 2004, Saitama, Japan - Template:JPNf 7 - 0 Template:INDf2
September 8, 2004, Singapore - Template:OMAf 0 - 2 Template:MGLf2
September 8, 2004, Kolkata, India - Template:INDf 0 - 4 Template:JPNf2
October 13, 2004, Singapore - Template:OMAf 2 - 0 Template:INDf2
October 13, 2004, Muscat, Oman - Template:MGLf 0 - 1 Template:JPNf2
November 17, 2004, Muscat, Oman - Template:MGLf 0 - 0 Template:INDf2
November 17, 2004, Saitama, Japan - Template:JPNf 1 - 0 Template:OMAf2
Group 4
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:KUWf | 15 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 13 |
| Template:CHNf | 15 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 13 |
| Template:HKGf | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 15 | -10 |
| Template:MASf | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 18 | -16 |
February 18, 2004, Guangzhou, China - Template:CHNf 1 - 0 Template:KUWf2
February 18, 2004, Kuantan, Malaysia - Template:MASf 1 - 3 Template:HKGf2
March 31, 2004, Kuantan, Malaysia - Template:MASf 0 - 2 Template:KUWf2
March 31, 2004, Hong Kong - Template:HKGf 0 - 1 Template:CHNf2
June 9, 2004, Tianjin, China - Template:CHNf 4 - 0 Template:MASf2
June 9, 2004, Kuwait, Kuwait - Template:KUWf 4 - 0 Template:HKGf2
September 8, 2004, Penang, Malaysia - Template:MASf 0 - 1 Template:CHNf2
September 8, 2004, Hong Kong - Template:HKGf 0 - 2 Template:KUWf2
October 13, 2004, Hong Kong - Template:HKGf 2 - 0 Template:MASf2
October 13, 2004, Kuwait, Kuwait - Template:KUWf 1 - 0 Template:CHNf2
November 17, 2004, Kuwait, Kuwait - Template:KUWf 6 - 1 Template:MASf2
November 17, 2004, Guangzhou, China - Template:CHNf 7 - 0 Template:HKGf2
Group 5
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:PRKf | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 |
| Template:UAEf | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Template:THAf | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -1 |
| Template:YEMf | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -5 |
February 18, 2004, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates - Template:UAEf 1 - 0 Template:THAf2
February 18, 2004, Sanaa, Yemen - Template:YEMf 1 - 1 Template:PRKf2
March 31, 2004, Pyongyang, North Korea - Template:PRKf 0 - 0 Template:UAEf2
March 31, 2004, Sanaa, Yemen - Template:YEMf 0 - 3 Template:THAf2
June 9, 2004, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates - Template:UAEf 3 - 0 Template:YEMf2
June 9, 2004, Bangkok, Thailand - Template:THAf 1 - 4 Template:PRKf2
September 8, 2004, Sanaa, Yemen - Template:YEMf 3 - 1 Template:UAEf2
September 8, 2004, Pyongyang, North Korea - Template:PRKf 4 - 1 Template:THAf2
October 13, 2004, Pyongyang, North Korea - Template:PRKf 2 - 1 Template:YEMf2
October 13, 2004, Bangkok, Thailand - Template:THAf 3 - 0 Template:UAEf2
November 17, 2004, Bangkok, Thailand - Template:THAf 1 - 1 Template:YEMf2
November 17, 2004, Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Template:UAEf 1 - 0 Template:PRKf2
Group 6
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:BHRf | 14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 11 |
| Template:SYRf | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Template:TJKf | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -4 |
| Template:KGZf | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -7 |
February 18, 2004, Manama, Bahrain - Template:BHRf 2 - 1 Template:SYRf2
February 18, 2004, Bishkek, Kyrgystan - Template:KGZf 1 - 2 Template:TJKf2
March 31, 2004, Bishkek, Kyrgystan - Template:KGZf 1 - 1 Template:SYRf2
March 31, 2004, Dushanbe, Tajikistan - Template:TJKf 0 - 0 Template:BHRf2
June 9, 2004, Al Muharraq, Bahrain - Template:BHRf 5 - 0 Template:KGZf2
June 10, 2004, Homs, Syria - Template:SYRf 2 - 1 Template:TJKf2
September 8, 2004, Dushanbe, Tajikistan - Template:TJKf 0 - 1 Template:SYRf2
September 8, 2004, Bishkek, Kyrgystan - Template:KGZf 1 - 2 Template:BHRf2
October 13, 2004, Damascus, Syria - Template:SYRf 2 - 2 Template:BHRf2
October 13, 2004, Dushanbe, Tajikistan - Template:TJKf 2 - 1 Template:KGZf2
November 17, 2004, Damascus, Syria - Template:SYRf 0 - 1 Template:KGZf2
November 17, 2004, Manama, Bahrain - Template:BHRf 4 - 0 Template:TJKf2
Group 7
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:KORf | 14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 7 |
| Template:LIBf | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 |
| Template:VIEf | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -4 |
| Template:MDVf | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -9 |
February 18, 2004, Suwon, South Korea - Template:KORf 2 - 0 Template:LIBf2
February 18, 2004, Hanoi, Vietnam - Template:VIEf 4 - 0 Template:MDVf2
March 31, 2004, Nam Dinh, Vietnam - Template:VIEf 0 - 2 Template:LIBf2
March 31, 2004, Malé, Maldives - Template:MDVf 0 - 0 Template:KORf2
June 9, 2004, Daejeon, South Korea - Template:KORf 2 - 0 Template:VIEf2
June 9, 2004, Beirut, Lebanon - Template:LIBf 3 - 0 Template:MDVf2
September 8, 2004, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam - Template:VIEf 1 - 2 Template:KORf2
September 8, 2004, Malé, Maldives - Template:MDVf 2 - 5 Template:LIBf2
October 13, 2004, Malé, Maldives - Template:MDVf 3 - 0 Template:VIEf2
October 13, 2004, Beirut, Lebanon - Template:LIBf 1 - 1 Template:KORf2
November 17, 2004, Beirut, Lebanon - Template:LIBf 0 - 0 Template:VIEf2
November 17, 2004, Seoul, South Korea - Template:KORf 2 - 0 Template:MDVf2
Group 8
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:AUSf | 18 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 13 |
| Template:TKMf | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -2 |
| Template:IDNf | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -4 |
| Template:SRIf | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -7 |
February 18, 2004, Sydney, Australia - Template:AUSf 3 - 0 Template:IDNf2
February 18, 2004, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan - Template:TKMf 2 - 0 Template:SRIf2
March 31, 2004, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan - Template:TKMf 3 - 1 Template:IDNf2
March 31, 2004, Colombo, Sri Lanka - Template:SRIf 0 - 1 Template:AUSf2
June 9, 2004, Brisbane, Australia - Template:AUSf 3 - 0 Template:TKMf2
June 9, 2004, Jakarta, Indonesia - Template:IDNf 1 - 0 Template:SRIf2
September 8, 2004, Colombo, Sri Lanka - Template:SRIf 2 - 2 Template:IDNf2
September 8, 2004, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan - Template:TKMf 0 - 1 Template:AUSf2
October 9, 2004, Colombo, Sri Lanka - Template:SRIf 2 - 2 Template:TKMf2
October 12, 2004, Jakarta, Indonesia - Template:IDNf 1 - 3 Template:AUSf2
November 17, 2004, Jakarta, Indonesia - Template:IDNf 3 - 1 Template:TKMf2
November 17, 2004, Cairns, Australia - Template:AUSf 3 - 0 Template:SRIf2
Third round
Group A
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:AUSf | 14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 9 |
| Template:KORf | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| Template:UZBf | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -4 |
| Template:KUWf | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -9 |
February 9, 2005, Seoul, South Korea - Template:KORf 2 - 0 Template:KUWf2
February 9, 2005, Tashkent, Uzbekistan - Template:UZBf 1 - 1 Template:AUSf2
March 25, 2005, Canberra, Australia - Template:AUSf 2 - 0 Template:KORf2
March 25, 2005, Kuwait, Kuwait - Template:KUWf 2 - 1 Template:UZBf2
March 30, 2005, Kuwait, Kuwait - Template:KUWf 0 - 0 Template:AUSf2
March 30, 2005, Seoul, South Korea - Template:KORf 2 - 1 Template:UZBf2
June 3, 2005, Melbourne, Australia - Template:AUSf 3 - 0 Template:KUWf2
June 3, 2005, Tashkent, Uzbekistan - Template:UZBf 1 - 1 Template:KORf2
June 8, 2005, Kuwait, Kuwait - Template:KUWf 0 - 4 Template:KORf2
June 8, 2005, Sydney, Australia - Template:AUSf 3 - 0 Template:UZBf2
August 17, 2005, Seoul, South Korea - Template:KORf 0 - 1 Template:AUSf2
August 17, 2005, Tashkent, Uzbekistan - Template:UZBf 3 - 2 Template:KUWf2
Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:JPNf | 15 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| Template:IRNf | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| Template:BHRf | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | -3 |
| Template:PRKf | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -6 |
February 9, 2005, Saitama, Japan - Template:JPNf 2 - 1 Template:PRKf2
February 9, 2005, Manama, Bahrain - Template:BHRf 0 - 0 Template:IRNf2
March 25, 2005, Tehran, Iran - Template:IRNf 2 - 1 Template:JPNf2
March 25, 2005, Pyongyang, North Korea - Template:PRKf 1 - 2 Template:BHRf2
March 30, 2005, Pyongyang, North Korea - Template:PRKf 0 - 2 Template:IRNf2
March 30, 2005, Saitama, Japan - Template:JPNf 1 - 0 Template:BHRf2
June 3, 2005, Manama, Bahrain - Template:BHRf 0 - 1 Template:JPNf2
June 3, 2005, Tehran, Iran - Template:IRNf 1 - 0 Template:PRKf2
June 8, 2005, Bangkok, Thailand - Template:PRKf 0 - 2 Template:JPNf2
June 8, 2005, Tehran, Iran - Template:IRNf 1 - 0 Template:BHRf2
August 17, 2005, Manama, Bahrain - Template:BHRf 2 - 3 Template:PRKf2
August 17, 2005, Yokohama, Japan - Template:JPNf 2 - 1 Template:IRNf2
Play-off
September 3, 2005, Tashkent, Uzbekistan - Template:UZBf 1 - 0 Template:BHRf2
This result was declared null and void by FIFA due to a referee error
October 8, 2005, Tashkent, Uzbekistan - Template:UZBf 1 - 1 Template:BHRf2
October 12, 2005, Manama, Bahrain - Template:BHRf 0 - 0 Template:UZBf2
Bahrain advanced to the Asia-CONCACAF playoff against Trinidad and Tobago on the away goals rule (1-0).