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2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)

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2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
Tournament details
DatesFebruary 28th 2004 - November 16th 2005
Teams34[1] (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played110
Goals scored377 (3.43 per match)
Attendance1,669,098 (15,174 per match)
Top scorer(s)Mexico Jared Borgetti
(14 goals)
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Main article: 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification

Listed below are the dates and results for the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for North, Central America and the Caribbean. A total of 34 teams took part (out of 35 eligible – only Puerto Rico declined to participate), competing for 3.5 places in the World Cup.

The qualification process was divided in four stages. In the first stage, the 34 teams were divided in 10 groups of three teams each and two groups of two teams each. Groups with three teams had two rounds, with the best ranked team according to FIFA in each group entering the competition in the second round. In each group, teams were paired 2-by-2 and played home-and-away matches.

The 12 winners of the second stage advanced to the third stage, where they were divided into three groups of four teams each. Teams in each group would play against each other home-and-away, and the two teams with most points in each group would advance to the final round.

In the fourth stage, the six teams were put in a single group, and played against each other home-and-away. The three teams with most points qualified to the World Cup. The fourth placed team advanced to the AFC–CONCACAF play-off against the winner of a play-off between third placed teams in the third round of Asia.

Format

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The first and second rounds reduced the 34 entrants to 24 and 12 teams, respectively. The remaining 12 teams were then placed into three third round groups of four, with the top two teams in each group advancing to the fourth and final qualification group. The third round began in August 2004 and ended in November 2004. The top three teams from the fourth round group of six (held from February 2005 to October 2005) qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The fourth-placed team competed in a home-and-away play-off against the fifth-placed team from Asia.

First round

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Main article: 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF first round
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Grenada  8–1  Guyana 5–0 3–1
Bermuda  20–0  Montserrat 13–0 7–0
Haiti  7–0  Turks and Caicos Islands 5–0 2–0
British Virgin Islands  0–10  Saint Lucia 0–1 0–9
Cayman Islands  1–5  Cuba 1–2 0–3
Aruba  2–10  Suriname 1–2 1–8
Antigua and Barbuda  2–3  Netherlands Antilles 2–0 0–3
Dominica  4–2  Bahamas 1–1 3–1
U.S. Virgin Islands  0–11  Saint Kitts and Nevis 0–4 0–7
Dominican Republic  6–0  Anguilla 0–0 6–0

Second round

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Main article: 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF second round
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
United States  6–2  Grenada 3–0 3–2
El Salvador  4–3  Bermuda 2–1 2–2
Haiti  1–4  Jamaica 1–1 0–3
Panama  7–0  Saint Lucia 4–0 3–0
Cuba  3–3 (a)  Costa Rica 2–2 1–1
Suriname  2–4  Guatemala 1–1 1–3
Netherlands Antilles  1–6  Honduras 1–2 0–4
Canada  8–0  Belize 4–0 4–0
Dominica  0–18  Mexico 0–10 0–8
Barbados  2–5  Saint Kitts and Nevis 0–2 2–3
Dominican Republic  0–6  Trinidad and Tobago 0–2 0–4
Nicaragua  3–6  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2–2 1–4

Third round

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Main article: 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF third round

Group 1

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Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification United States Panama Jamaica El Salvador
 United States 6 3 3 0 13 3 +10 12 Fourth round — 6–0 1–1 2–0
 Panama 6 2 2 2 8 11 −3 8 1–1 — 1–1 3–0
 Jamaica 6 1 4 1 7 5 +2 7 1–1 1–2 — 0–0
 El Salvador 6 1 1 4 2 11 −9 4 0–2 2–1 0–3 —
Source: [2]

Group 2

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Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Costa Rica Guatemala Honduras Canada
 Costa Rica 6 3 1 2 12 8 +4 10 Fourth round — 5–0 2–5 1–0
 Guatemala 6 3 1 2 7 9 −2 10 2–1 — 1–0 0–1
 Honduras 6 1 4 1 9 7 +2 7 0–0 2–2 — 1–1
 Canada 6 1 2 3 4 8 −4 5 1–3 0–2 1–1 —
Source: [2]

Group 3

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Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Mexico Trinidad and Tobago Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Kitts and Nevis
 Mexico 6 6 0 0 27 1 +26 18 Fourth round — 3–0 7–0 8–0
 Trinidad and Tobago 6 4 0 2 12 9 +3 12 1–3 — 2–1 5–1
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6 2 0 4 5 12 −7 6 0–1 0–2 — 1–0
 Saint Kitts and Nevis 6 0 0 6 2 24 −22 0 0–5 1–2 0–3 —
Source: [2]

Fourth round

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Main article: 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF fourth round
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification United States Mexico Costa Rica Trinidad and Tobago Guatemala Panama
1  United States 10 7 1 2 16 6 +10 22[a] 2006 FIFA World Cup — 2–0 3–0 1–0 2–0 2–0
2  Mexico 10 7 1 2 22 9 +13 22[a] 2–1 — 2–0 2–0 5–2 5–0
3  Costa Rica 10 5 1 4 15 14 +1 16 3–0 1–2 — 2–0 3–2 2–1
4  Trinidad and Tobago 10 4 1 5 10 15 −5 13 Inter-confederation play-offs 1–2 2–1 0–0 — 3–2 2–0
5  Guatemala 10 3 2 5 16 18 −2 11 0–0 0–2 3–1 5–1 — 2–1
6  Panama 10 0 2 8 4 21 −17 2 0–3 1–1 1–3 0–1 0–0 —
Source: [2]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head goal difference: United States +1, Mexico −1.

Inter-confederation play-offs

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Main article: 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF–AFC play-off)

The Fourth Round fourth-placed team then played the fifth-placed team of the AFC qualifying group, Bahrain, in a home-and-away play-off. The winner of this play-off qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup finals.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Trinidad and Tobago  2–1  Bahrain 1–1 1–0

Qualified teams

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The following four teams from CONCACAF qualified for the final tournament.

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1
 United States fourth round winners 3 September 2005 7 (1930, 1934, 1950, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002)
 Mexico fourth round runners-up 7 September 2005 12 (1930, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1978, 1986, 1994, 1998, 2002)
 Costa Rica fourth round third place 8 October 2005 2 (1990, 2002)
 Trinidad and Tobago CONCACAF-AFC play-off winners 16 November 2005 0 (debut)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Top goalscorers

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There were 377 goals scored in 110 matches, for an average of 3.43 goals per match.

14 goals

12 goals

11 goals

10 goals

8 goals

7 goals

6 goals

Below are full goalscorer lists for each round:

References

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  1. ^ Puerto Rico decided not to participate.
  2. ^ a b c d "FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) 2006, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
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