Listed below are the dates and results for the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for South America. 10 teams took part, all in a single group. The rules were very simple: the teams would play against each other in a home-and-away basis, with the four teams with most points qualifying to the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The fifth ranked team would have to play-off against the best team from Oceania, with the winner of this play-off also qualifying. For the first time, defending champions Brazil was required to go through the qualifying process and did not automatically qualify for the tournament.
Tournament details | |
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Dates | 6 September 2003 – 12 October 2005 |
Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 90 |
Goals scored | 235 (2.61 per match) |
Attendance | 3,016,252 (33,514 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Ronaldo (10 goals) |
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Ecuador | 2–0 | Venezuela |
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Espinoza 5' C. Tenorio 72' |
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Argentina | 2–2 | Chile |
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C. Gonzalez 32' Aimar 35' |
Report | 60' Mirosević 77' Navia |
Colombia | 1–2 | Brazil |
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Ángel 38' | Report | 22' Ronaldo 60' Kaká |
Chile | 2–1 | Peru |
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Pinilla 35' Norambuena 70' |
Report | Mendoza 57' |
Bolivia | 4–0 | Colombia |
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Baldivieso 11' (pen.) Botero 27', 49', 59' |
Report |
Brazil | 1–0 | Ecuador |
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Ronaldinho 13' | Report |
Paraguay | 2–1 | Ecuador |
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Santa Cruz 29' Cardozo 75' |
Report | Méndez 58' |
Argentina | 3–0 | Bolivia |
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D'Alessandro 56' Crespo 61' Aimar 63' |
Report |
Colombia | 1–1 | Argentina |
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Ángel 47' | Report | Crespo 27' |
Bolivia | 0–2 | Chile |
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Report | Villarroel 37' M. González 59' |
Argentina | 1–0 | Ecuador |
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Crespo 60' | Report |
Uruguay | 0–3 | Venezuela |
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Report | Urdaneta 19' H. González 67' Arango 77' |
Venezuela | 0–1 | Chile |
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Report | Pinilla 83' |
Argentina | 0–0 | Paraguay |
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Report |
Colombia | 5–0 | Uruguay |
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Pacheco 17', 31' Moreno 20' Restrepo 81' Herrera 86' |
Report |
Chile | 1–1 | Brazil |
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Navia 89' (pen.) | Report | Luís Fabiano 16' |
Argentina | 4–2 | Uruguay |
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González 6' Figueroa 32', 54' Zanetti 44' |
Report | C. Rodríguez 63' Chevantón 86' (pen.) |
Colombia | 1–1 | Paraguay |
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Grisales 17' | Report | Gavilán 77' |
Colombia | 1–0 | Bolivia |
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Yepes 18' | Report |
Peru | 2–1 | Chile |
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Farfán 56' Guerrero 85' |
Report | S. González 90+1' |
Argentina | 3–2 | Venezuela |
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Rey 3' (o.g.) Riquelme 45+1' Saviola 65' |
Report | Morán 31' Vielma 72' |
Ecuador | 5–2 | Paraguay |
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Valencia 32', 49' Méndez 45+2', 47' M. Ayoví 77' (pen.) |
Report | Cardozo 10' (pen.) Cabañas 14' |
Argentina | 1–0 | Colombia |
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Crespo 65' | Report |
Colombia | 5–0 | Peru |
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L.G. Rey 29' Soto 55' Ángel 58' Restrepo 75' E. Perea 78' |
Report |
Brazil | 4–1 | Paraguay |
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Ronaldinho 32' (pen.), 41' (pen.) Zé Roberto 70' Robinho 82' |
Report | Santa Cruz 72' |
Colombia | 3–0 | Ecuador |
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Moreno 5', 9' Arzuaga 70' |
Report |
Argentina | 3–1 | Brazil |
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Crespo 3', 40' Riquelme 18' |
Report | Roberto Carlos 71' |
Paraguay | 1–0 | Argentina |
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Santa Cruz 14' | Report |
Venezuela | 4–1 | Peru |
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Maldonado 17' Arango 68' Torrealba 73', 79' |
Report | Farfán 63' |
Colombia | 1–1 | Chile |
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Rey 24' | Report | Rojas 64' |
Argentina | 2–0 | Peru |
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Riquelme 81' (pen.) Guadalupe 90+2' (o.g.) |
Report |
Brazil | 3–0 | Venezuela |
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Adriano 28' Ronaldo 51' Roberto Carlos 61' |
Report |
The fifth-placed team then played the winner of the OFC qualifying group, Australia, 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 | 1–1 (2–4 p) | Australia | 1–0 | 0–1 (a.e.t.) |
The following four teams from CONMEBOL qualified for the final tournament.
Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1 |
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Brazil | Winners | 5 September 2005 | 17 (all) (1930, 1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002) |
Argentina | Runners-up | 8 June 2005 | 13 (1930, 1934, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002) |
Ecuador | Third place | 8 October 2005 | 1 (2002) |
Paraguay | Fourth place | 8 October 2005 | 6 (1930, 1950, 1958, 1986, 1998, 2002) |
There were 235 goals scored in 90 matches, for an average of 2.61 goals per match.
10 goals
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal