Takehiro Minamino's opener was their 250th goal in World Cup qualifying. Certainties were easier to find on the Australian side of the equation. “I have spoken to Guus Hiddink and I think we have made our feelings known,” Moyes told Everton’s website.  Denmark 2.05 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. Ireland finished a hugely disappointing fourth in the group which was to have negative implications for future group seedings. Teams finishing 3rd in the third round groups played each other to determine a possible 5th qualifier from Asia.  Faroe Islands 0.44 Jamie Maclaren of Australia celebrates after scoring his third goal during the FIFA World Cup, WM, Weltmeisterschaft, Fussball Asian Qualifiers match between the Australian Socceroos and Nepal at GIO Stadium in Canberra, Thursday, October 10, 2019, TEHRAN, IRAN - OCTOBER 10: Mehdi Taremi of Iran celebrates their third goal during the FIFA World Cup Qualifier match between Iran v Cambodia at Azadi Stadium on October 10, 2019 in Tehran, Iran. FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC Table 2019-20 ... Andrew Nabbout to miss Socceroos World Cup qualifier due to injuries. Guam and Nepal were scheduled to play against each other on November 21 and 25; Nepal withdrew, so Guam progressed to the 2nd round, but Guam later withdrew. Bahrain-IR Iran (Group C - 19:30 local / 18:30 CEST) A goal in each half - the first from Mohanad Ali and the second an Ali Adnan penalty - helped Iraq win the very first international match between the two teams. There were two scheduled inter-confederation playoffs to determine the final two qualification spots to the finals. “Next time, you’ll turn up, won’t you,’ staring sternly at his subject. Nguyen Quang Hai's first-half effort, just before the interval, saw Vietnam continue their unbeaten start to Group G, building on their opening draw with Thailand. You’ll also get exclusive access to FIFA games, contests and prizes. Furthermore, the BBC has non-exclusive rights to short highlights from every 2006 World Cup game. Rank Team Elo before Elo after Played Win Draw Loss GF GA GD Points # Team Elo before Elo after P W D L GF GA GD Pts; 1. Indonesia-Vietnam (Group G - 19:30 local / 13:30 CEST)  Norway 1.33 The runners up would be ranked. You could only imagine the reaction when that happened. With Uzbekistan leading the tie 1–0, a penalty was awarded to them but the referee disallowed the resulting goal and offered an indirect freekick to Bahrain for encroachment. Singapore-Uzbekistan (Group D - 19:45 local / 13:45 CEST) The 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification competition was a series of tournaments organised by the six FIFA confederations.  Serbia and Montenegro 1.72 The teams in each group would play against each other in a home and away basis. Bert van Marwijk's UAE go to the top of the group with an emphatic result which featured an Ali Mabkhout hat-trick and saw Indonesia's losing streak in World Cup qualifying extend to nine matches. The 12 winners of the first stage advanced to the second stage, where they were divided into three groups of four teams each. As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in, Last edited on 27 September 2020, at 06:01, 2006 Women's Field Hockey World Cup Qualifier, "Pools released for World Cup Qualifiers", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2006_Women%27s_Intercontinental_Cup&oldid=980561328, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 27 September 2020, at 06:01. In the third round, the 8 teams who won their groups in the earlier round were split into two groups of four teams each.  Northern Ireland 0.78 Lebanon edged Turkmenistan thanks to Nader Matar's winning goal to make it three wins from three in the sides' all-time head-to-head international match history. The draw for five of the six qualification tournaments took place on 5 December 2003 in Frankfurt, whilst all of the members of the South American federation (CONMEBOL) competed in a single group. If away goals are also equal, then thirty minutes of extra time are played, divided into two fifteen-minutes halves.  Georgia 1.06 [3], Except for Africa, all other four confederations received quotas for teams to participate allocated by the International Hockey Federation based upon the FIH World Rankings. 13 of the 32 teams subsequently failed to qualify for the 2010 finals: Angola, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Iran, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia and Ukraine. Notes: There was no qualification for the 1930 World Cup as places were given by invitation only. He ordered the players who didn’t play, or had little time off the bench, back onto the field after the crowds had left for a sharp small-sided game, as he watched by himself from the now-empty main grandstand. Japan's Takumi Minamino celebrates after heading in the opening goal during the first half of a Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifier against Mongolia in Saitama near Tokyo on Oct. 10, 2019. It was one of the all-time-great sprays. What a World Cup that was! Tajikistan-Japan (Group F - 17:15 local / 14:15 CEST) Jamie MacLaren's second strike of the day was Australia's 100th goal in World Cup qualifying since affiliation with the AFC in 2006. Sweden and Poland qualified directly to the World Cup. A total of 847 qualifying matches were played, and 2464 goals were scored (an average of 2.91 per match). Qualification itself began in January 2004. Teams in each group would play against each other in a home-and-away basis. A total of 194 teams played at least one qualifying match. For the thousands of Australians who had infiltrated the English capital for work and play, not necessarily in that order, there was only one place to be this particular day. The qualifying process started on 18 August 2004, over a month after the end of UEFA Euro 2004, and ended on 16 November 2005. “It felt like the worst 5—0 win of all time.  Spain 2.31 Uzbekistan had formally requested for the match to be recorded as an automatic 3–0 victory.[1]. Kazakhstan, which transitioned from the Asian Football Confederation to UEFA after the end of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, debuted in the European qualifiers. 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. In the second round, the 25 teams who received byes, as well as the 7 play-off round winners, were split into eight groups of four teams each.  Italy 2.31 This is a change from the 2002 FIFA World Cup, where total goal difference was the first tiebreaker. Korea DPR-Korea Republic (Group H - 17:30 local / 10:30 CEST)  Armenia 0.67 If teams are even on points at the end of group play, the tied teams will be ranked as follows: This is a change from the 2002 FIFA World Cup, where total goal difference was the first tiebreaker. Below is the list of participating squads. Edgar Bernhardt drove Kyrgyz Republic to their biggest ever senior victory, while getting them off the mark in Group F. His hat-trick helped them surpass their previous record 6-0 scoreline against Maldives back in 1997. Head-to-head away goals: Switzerland 2, Israel 1. Listed below are the dates and results for the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for North, Central America and the Caribbean. Europe; South America; Africa; Asia; North and Central America; Oceania; Match Details. It was a comfortable evening for Saudi Arabia, who got back on track with a win over Singapore thanks largely to Abdulfattah Asiri's brace.  Estonia 0.89  Poland 1.89, Bulgaria 1.89 Six losses in seven games and just one goal scored. The other teams had to play off. Only the 14 last ranked teams according to FIFA took part in the Preliminary Round, where they were paired 2-by-2 and pl Russia 2018 - An Unf... Russia 2018 - An Unforgettable World Cup. The qualification process was divided in three stages. The first leg was originally played on 3 September 2005 but the match was ordered to be replayed by FIFA after a refereeing mistake.