2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC First Round
The 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification AFC play-off was the first round of the Asian Football Confederation qualification for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The 14 teams with the lowest FIFA rankings played home-and-away knockout matches to qualify for the second stage.
Matches
Turkmenistan ![]() | 11–0 | ![]() |
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Öwekow ![]() Kulyýew ![]() Baýramow ![]() Berdiýew ![]() Agabaýew ![]() Urazow ![]() |
(Report) |
Afghanistan ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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(Report) | Kulyýew ![]() |
Turkmenistan won 13–0 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round.
Chinese Taipei ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Chuang Yao-tsung ![]() Chen Jui-te ![]() Chang Wu-yeh ![]() |
(Report) |
Macau ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() |
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Fu Weng Lei ![]() |
(Report) | Chen Jui-te ![]() Chiang Shih-lu ![]() |
Chinese Taipei won 6–1 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round.
Bangladesh ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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(Report) | Hamidov ![]() Khakimov ![]() |
Tajikistan ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Kholmatov ![]() Rabiev ![]() |
(Report) |
Tajikistan won 4–0 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round.
Sri Lanka ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Ediri ![]() Jayasuriya ![]() Hameed ![]() |
(Report) |
Sri Lanka won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round.
Pakistan ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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(Report) | Boldygin ![]() Chikishev ![]() |
Kyrgyzstan ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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Chikishev ![]() Chertkov ![]() Boldygin ![]() Krasnov ![]() |
(Report) |
Kyrgyzstan won 6–0 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round.
Maldives ![]() | 12–0 | ![]() |
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Ashfaq ![]() Nizam ![]() Fazeel ![]() Ghani ![]() Thoriq ![]() Battulga ![]() Nazeeh ![]() |
(Report) |
Maldives won 13–0 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round.
Also, both Guam and Nepal would play against each other. Nepal withdrew first, so Guam progressed but Guam withdrew later. So, FIFA decided to elect a "lucky loser", to find the best of the teams that lost, who would also advance to the Second Round. The losers were compared, using the following criteria to break ties: a) number of points; b) goal difference; c) goals scored.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 1 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | −13 | 0 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | −13 | 0 |
Thus, Laos advanced to the Second Round.