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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
1  Saudi Arabia 6 4 2 0 10 1 +9 14 2006 FIFA World Cup — 2–0 3–0 3–0
2  South Korea 6 3 1 2 9 5 +4 10 0–1 — 2–1 2–0
3  Uzbekistan 6 1 2 3 7 11 −4 5 Fourth round 1–1 1–1 — 3–2
4  Kuwait 6 1 1 4 4 13 −9 4 0–0 0–4 2–1 —
Source:
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
South Korea 2–0 Kuwait
Lee Dong-gook 23'
Lee Young-pyo 81'		 Report
Seoul World Cup Stadium, SeoulAttendance: 53,287Referee: Shamsul Maidin (Singapore)
Uzbekistan 1–1 Saudi Arabia
Soliev 90+3' Report Al-Jaber 77'
Pakhtakor Stadium, TashkentAttendance: 45,000Referee: Toru Kamikawa (Japan)
Saudi Arabia 2–0 South Korea
Khariri 29'
Al-Qahtani 73' (pen.)		 Report
Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, DammamAttendance: 25,000Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)
Kuwait 2–1 Uzbekistan
Abdullah 7', 62' Report Geynrikh 77'
Kazma SC Stadium, Kuwait CityAttendance: 12,000Referee: Sun Baojie (China PR)
Kuwait 0–0 Saudi Arabia
Report
Kazma SC Stadium, Kuwait CityAttendance: 25,000Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)
South Korea 2–1 Uzbekistan
Lee Young-pyo 55'
Lee Dong-gook 62'		 Report Geynrikh 79'
Seoul World Cup Stadium, SeoulAttendance: 62,857Referee: Tallat Najm (Lebanon)
Saudi Arabia 3–0 Kuwait
Al-Shalhoub 19', 49'
Al-Harthi 83'		 Report
King Fahd Stadium, RiyadhAttendance: 72,000Referee: Toru Kamikawa (Japan)
Uzbekistan 1–1 South Korea
Shatskikh 62' Report Park Chu-young 90+1'
Pakhtakor Stadium, TashkentAttendance: 40,000Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)
Kuwait 0–4 South Korea
Report Park Chu-young 19'
Lee Dong-gook 29' (pen.)
Chung Kyung-ho 55'
Park Ji-sung 61'
Kazma SC Stadium, Kuwait CityAttendance: 15,000Referee: Adunyachart Khanthama (Thailand)
Saudi Arabia 3–0 Uzbekistan
Al-Jaber 8', 60'
Al-Harthi 87'		 Report
King Fahd Stadium, RiyadhAttendance: 72,000Referee: Huang Junjie (China PR)
South Korea 0–1 Saudi Arabia
Report Al-Anbar 5'
Seoul World Cup Stadium, SeoulAttendance: 61,586Referee: Chaiwat Kunsuta (Thailand)
Uzbekistan 3–2 Kuwait
Djeparov 41' (pen.)
Shatskikh 62'
Soliev 76'		 Report Al-Mutawa 16'
Abdullah 31'
Pakhtakor Stadium, TashkentAttendance: 40,000Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan 6 5 0 1 9 4 +5 15 2006 FIFA World Cup — 2–1 1–0 2–1
2  Iran 6 4 1 1 7 3 +4 13 2–1 — 1–0 1–0
3  Bahrain 6 1 1 4 4 7 −3 4 Fourth round 0–1 0–0 — 2–3
4  North Korea 6 1 0 5 5 11 −6 3 0–2 0–2 1–2 —
Source:
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Japan 2–1 North Korea
Ogasawara 4'
Oguro 90+1'		 Report Nam Song-Chol 61'
Saitama Stadium, SaitamaAttendance: 60,000Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)
Bahrain 0–0 Iran
Report
Bahrain National Stadium, RiffaAttendance: 25,000Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)
North Korea 1–2 Bahrain
Pak Song-Gwan 63' Report Ali 7', 58'
Kim Il Sung Stadium, PyongyangAttendance: 50,000Referee: Mongkol Rungklay (Thailand)
Iran 2–1 Japan
Hashemian 13', 75' Report Fukunishi 66'
Azadi Stadium, TehranAttendance: 110,000Referee: Shamsul Maidin (Singapore)
North Korea 0–2 Iran
Report Mahdavikia 34'
Nekounam 79'
Kim Il Sung Stadium, PyongyangAttendance: 55,000Referee: Mohammed Kousa (Syria)
Japan 1–0 Bahrain
Salmeen 72' (o.g.) Report
Saitama Stadium, SaitamaAttendance: 67,549Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
Iran 1–0 North Korea
Rezaei 45' Report
Azadi Stadium, TehranAttendance: 35,000Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)
Bahrain 0–1 Japan
Report Ogasawara 34'
Bahrain National Stadium, RiffaAttendance: 32,000Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)
Iran 1–0 Bahrain
Nosrati 48' Report
Azadi Stadium, TehranAttendance: 80,000Referee: Kwon Jong-Chul (Korea Republic)

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

North Korea 0–2 Japan
Report Yanagisawa 67'
Oguro 89'
Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok (Thailand)Attendance: 0Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)

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 2–1 Iran
Kaji 28'
Oguro 76'		 Report Daei 79' (pen.)
International Stadium Yokohama, YokohamaAttendance: 66,098Referee: 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'
Bahrain National Stadium, RiffaAttendance: 3,000Referee: Shamsul Maidin (Singapore)

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

  1. ^ "World Cup 2006 Qualifying". RSSSF.com. 26 November 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  2. ^ "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany Preliminaries: Asian Zone". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 11 January 2008. Retrieved 11 January 2008.
  3. "FIFA decision on N Korea on April 29". The-AFC.com. 27 April 2005. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
  4. "FIFA.com - Korea DPR to play Japan in Thailand". FIFA.com. 9 May 2005. Archived from the original on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2011.

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