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2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round

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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round  2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round  2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round  2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round 
1 2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round  Saudi Arabia 6 4 2 0 10 1 +9 14 2006 FIFA World Cup — 2–0 3–0 3–0
2 2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round  South Korea 6 3 1 2 9 5 +4 10 0–1 — 2–1 2–0
3 2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round  Uzbekistan 6 1 2 3 7 11 −4 5 Fourth round 1–1 1–1 — 3–2
4 2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round  Kuwait 6 1 1 4 4 13 −9 4 0–0 0–4 2–1 —
Source:
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
South Korea 2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round 2–02006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round  Kuwait
Lee Dong-Gook 2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round  23'
Lee Young-Pyo 2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round  81'		 Report
Attendance: 53,287
Uzbekistan 2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round 1–12006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round  Saudi Arabia
Soliev 2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round  90+3' Report Al-Jaber 2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round  77'
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Toru Kamikawa (Japan)
Saudi Arabia 2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round 2–02006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round  South Korea
Khariri 2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round  29'
Al-Qahtani 2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round  73' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 25,000
Kuwait 2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round 2–12006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round  Uzbekistan
Abdullah 2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round  7', 62' Report Geynrikh 2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round  77'
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Sun Baojie (China PR)
Kuwait 2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round 0–02006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round  Saudi Arabia
Report
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)
South Korea 2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round 2–12006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round  Uzbekistan
Lee Young-Pyo 2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round  55'
Lee Dong-Gook 2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round  62'		 Report Geynrikh 2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round  79'
Attendance: 62,857
Referee: Tallat Najm (Lebanon)
Saudi Arabia 2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round 3–02006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round  Kuwait
Al-Shalhoub 2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round  19', 49'
Al-Harthi 2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round  83'		 Report
Attendance: 72,000
Referee: Toru Kamikawa (Japan)
Uzbekistan 2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round 1–12006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round  South Korea
Shatskikh 2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round  62' Report Park Chu-Young 2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round  90+1'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)
Kuwait 2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round 0–42006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round  South Korea
Report Park Chu-Young 2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round  19'
Lee Dong-Gook 2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round  29' (pen.)
Chung Kyung-ho 2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round  55'
Park Ji-Sung 2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round  61'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Adunyachart Khanthama (Thailand)
Saudi Arabia 2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round 3–02006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round  Uzbekistan
Al-Jaber 2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round  8', 60'
Al-Harthi 2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round  87'		 Report
Attendance: 72,000
Referee: Huang Junjie (China PR)
South Korea 2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round 0–12006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round  Saudi Arabia
Report Al-Anbar 2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round  5'
Attendance: 61,586
Referee: Chaiwat Kunsuta (Thailand)
Uzbekistan 2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round 3–22006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round  Kuwait
Djeparov 2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round  41' (pen.)
Shatskikh 2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round  62'
Soliev 2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round  76'		 Report Al-Mutawa 2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round  16'
Abdullah 2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round  31'
Attendance: 40,000

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round  2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round  2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round  2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round 
1 2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round  Japan 6 5 0 1 9 4 +5 15 2006 FIFA World Cup — 2–1 1–0 2–1
2 2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round  Iran 6 4 1 1 7 3 +4 13 2–1 — 1–0 1–0
3 2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round  Bahrain 6 1 1 4 4 7 −3 4 Fourth round 0–1 0–0 — 2–3
4 2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round  North Korea 6 1 0 5 5 11 −6 3 0–2 0–2 1–2 —
Source:
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Japan 2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round 2–12006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round  North Korea
Ogasawara 2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round  4'
Oguro 2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round  90+1'		 Report Nam Song-Chol 2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round  61'
Attendance: 60,000
Bahrain 2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round 0–02006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round  Iran
Report
Attendance: 25,000
North Korea 2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round 1–22006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round  Bahrain
Pak Song-Gwan 2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round  63' Report Ali 2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round  7', 58'
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Mongkol Rungklay (Thailand)
Iran 2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round 2–12006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round  Japan
Hashemian 2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round  13', 75' Report Fukunishi 2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round  66'
Attendance: 110,000
North Korea 2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round 0–22006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round  Iran
Report Mahdavikia 2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round  34'
Nekounam 2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round  79'
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Mohammed Kousa (Syria)
Japan 2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round 1–02006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round  Bahrain
Salmeen 2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round  72' (o.g.) Report
Attendance: 67,549
Iran 2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round 1–02006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round  North Korea
Rezaei 2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round  45' Report
Attendance: 35,000
Bahrain 2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round 0–12006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round  Japan
Report Ogasawara 2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round  34'
Attendance: 32,000
Iran 2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round 1–02006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round  Bahrain
Nosrati 2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round  48' Report
Attendance: 80,000

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

North Korea 2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round 0–22006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round  Japan
Report Yanagisawa 2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round  67'
Oguro 2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round  89'
Attendance: 0

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

Japan 2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round 2–12006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round  Iran
Kaji 2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round  28'
Oguro 2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round  76'		 Report Daei 2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round  79' (pen.)
Attendance: 66,098
Referee: Qasem Shaban (Kuwait)
Bahrain 2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round 2–32006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round  North Korea
Isa 2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round  49'
Ali 2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round  54'		 Report Choe Chol-Man 2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round  28'
Kim Chol-Ho 2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round  43'
An Chol-Hyok 2006 Fifa World Cup Qualification – Afc Third Round  90'
Attendance: 3,000

Goalscorers

There were 55 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 2.29 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

References

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