2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)

Listed below are the dates and results for the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for South America. 10 teams took part, all in a single group. The rules were very simple: the teams would play against each other in a home-and-away basis, with the four teams with most points qualifying to the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The fifth ranked team would have to play-off against the best team from Oceania, with the winner of this play-off also qualifying. For the first time, Brazil, the defending champion, was required to go through qualification and was not automatically qualified for the tournament.

2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
Tournament details
Dates6 September 2003 – 12 October 2005
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played90
Goals scored235 (2.61 per match)
Top scorer(s) Ronaldo (10 goals)
Qualification for championships (CONMEBOL)
FIFA World Cup

Tiebreakers

If teams are even on points at the end of group play, the tied teams will be ranked as follows:

  1. greater number of points obtained in matches between the tied teams
  2. goal difference in matches between the tied teams
  3. greater number of goals scored in matches between the tied teams
  4. goal difference in all group matches
  5. greater number of goals scored in all group matches
  6. a play-off on neutral ground, with extra time and penalties if necessary (in qualifying)
  7. drawing of lots (at the final event)

This is a change from the 2002 FIFA World Cup, where total goal difference was the first tiebreaker.

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Brazil 18 9 7 2 35 17 +18 34[lower-alpha 1] — 3–1 1–0 4–1 3–3 0–0 5–0 3–0 1–0 3–1
2  Argentina 18 10 4 4 29 17 +12 34[lower-alpha 1] 3–1 — 1–0 0–0 4–2 1–0 2–2 3–2 2–0 3–0
3  Ecuador 18 8 4 6 23 19 +4 28[lower-alpha 2] 1–0 2–0 — 5–2 0–0 2–1 2–0 2–0 0–0 3–2
4  Paraguay 18 8 4 6 23 23 0 28[lower-alpha 2] 0–0 1–0 2–1 — 4–1 0–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 4–1
5  Uruguay 18 6 7 5 23 28 −5 25 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 — 3–2 2–1 0–3 1–3 5–0
6  Colombia 18 6 6 6 24 16 +8 24 1–2 1–1 3–0 1–1 5–0 — 1–1 0–1 5–0 1–0
7  Chile 18 5 7 6 18 22 −4 22 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–1 0–0 — 2–1 2–1 3–1
8  Venezuela 18 5 3 10 20 28 −8 18[lower-alpha 3] 2–5 0–3 3–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 0–1 — 4–1 2–1
9  Peru 18 4 6 8 20 28 −8 18[lower-alpha 3] 1–1 1–3 2–2 4–1 0–0 0–2 2–1 0–0 — 4–1
10  Bolivia 18 4 2 12 20 37 −17 14 1–1 1–2 1–2 2–1 0–0 4–0 0–2 3–1 1–0 —
Source:
Notes:
  1. Tied on head-to-head results. Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.
  2. Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head goal difference: Ecuador +2, Paraguay −2.
  3. Head-to-head points: Venezuela 4, Peru 1.

Results

Round 1
Ecuador 2–0 Venezuela
Espinoza  5'
C. Tenorio  72'		 Report
Attendance: 14,997
Referee: Rubén Selman (Chile)
Argentina 2–2 Chile
C. Gonzalez  32'
Aimar  35'		 Report  60' Mirosević
 77' Navia
Attendance: 35,372
Peru 4–1 Paraguay
Solano  34'
Mendoza  42'
Soto  83'
Farfán  90'		 Report  24' Gamarra
Attendance: 42,557
Uruguay 5–0 Bolivia
Forlan  18'
Chevantón  40', 61'
Abeijon  83'
Bueno  88'		 Report
Attendance: 39,253
Colombia 1–2 Brazil
Ángel  38' Report  22' Ronaldo
 60' Kaká
Attendance: 47,600

Round 2
Venezuela 0–3 Argentina
Report Aimar  7'
Crespo  25'
Delgado  32'
Attendance: 24,783
Chile 2–1 Peru
Pinilla  35'
Norambuena  70'		 Report Mendoza  57'
Attendance: 54,303
Bolivia 4–0 Colombia
Baldivieso  11' (pen.)
Botero  27', 49', 59'		 Report
Attendance: 23,200
Paraguay 4–1 Uruguay
Cardozo  26', 58', 72'
Paredes  53'		 Report Chevantón  24'
Attendance: 15,000
Brazil 1–0 Ecuador
Ronaldinho  13' Report
Attendance: 36,601
Referee: Luis Solórzano (Venezuela)

Round 3
Uruguay 2–1 Chile
Chevantón  31'
Romero  49'		 Report Meléndez  21'
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Claudio Martín (Argentina)
Colombia 0–1 Venezuela
Report Arango  9'
Attendance: 20,000
Paraguay 2–1 Ecuador
Santa Cruz  29'
Cardozo  75'		 Report Méndez  58'
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Juan Carlos Paniagua (Bolivia)
Argentina 3–0 Bolivia
D'Alessandro  56'
Crespo  61'
Aimar  63'		 Report
Attendance: 30,042
Peru 1–1 Brazil
Solano  50' Report Rivaldo  20' (pen.)
Attendance: 70,000

Round 4
Venezuela 2–1 Bolivia
Rey  90'
Arango  90+2'		 Report Botero  60'
Attendance: 30,000
Chile 0–1 Paraguay
Report Paredes  30'
Attendance: 61,923
Ecuador 0–0 Peru
Report
Attendance: 34,361
Colombia 1–1 Argentina
Ángel  47' Report Crespo  27'
Attendance: 19,034
Brazil 3–3 Uruguay
Kaká  20'
Ronaldo  28', 87'		 Report Forlán  57', 76'
Gilberto Silva  78' (o.g.)
Attendance: 28,000

Round 5
Bolivia 0–2 Chile
Report Villarroel  37'
M. González  59'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Claudio Martín (Argentina)
Argentina 1–0 Ecuador
Crespo  60' Report
Attendance: 55,000
Uruguay 0–3 Venezuela
Report Urdaneta  19'
H. González  67'
Arango  77'
Attendance: 40,094
Peru 0–2 Colombia
Report Grisales  30'
Oviedo  42'
Attendance: 29,325
Paraguay 0–0 Brazil
Report
Attendance: 40,000

Round 6
Bolivia 2–1 Paraguay
Cristaldo  8'
Suárez  72'		 Report Cardozo  33'
Attendance: 23,013
Venezuela 0–1 Chile
Report Pinilla  83'
Attendance: 23,040
Uruguay 1–3 Peru
Forlán  72' Report Solano  13'
Pizarro  18'
Farfán  61'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Rubén Selman (Chile)
Ecuador 2–1 Colombia
Delgado  3'
Salas  66'		 Report Oviedo  57'
Attendance: 31,484
Brazil 3–1 Argentina
Ronaldo  16' (pen.), 67' (pen.), 90+6' (pen.) Report Sorín  79'
Attendance: 60,000

Round 7
Ecuador 3–2 Bolivia
Soliz  27' (o.g.)
Delgado  32'
de la Cruz  38'		 Report Gutiérrez  57'
Castillo  74'
Attendance: 30,020
Peru 0–0 Venezuela
Report
Attendance: 40,000
Argentina 0–0 Paraguay
Report
Attendance: 37,000
Referee: Carlos Simon (Brazil)
Colombia 5–0 Uruguay
Pacheco  17', 31'
Moreno  20'
Restrepo  81'
Herrera  86'		 Report
Attendance: 7,000
Chile 1–1 Brazil
Navia  89' (pen.) Report Luís Fabiano  16'
Attendance: 62,503

Round 8
Peru 1–3 Argentina
Soto  62' Report Rosales  14'
Coloccini  66'
Sorín  90+2'
Attendance: 28,000
Uruguay 1–0 Ecuador
Bueno  57' Report
Attendance: 28,000
Brazil 3–1 Bolivia
Ronaldo  1'
Ronaldinho  12' (pen.)
Adriano  44'		 Report Cristaldo  48'
Attendance: 60,000
Paraguay 1–0 Venezuela
Gamarra  52' Report
Attendance: 30,000
Chile 0–0 Colombia
Report
Attendance: 62,523

Round 9
Argentina 4–2 Uruguay
González  6'
Figueroa  32', 54'
Zanetti  44'		 Report C. Rodríguez  63'
Chevantón  86' (pen.)
Attendance: 50,000
Bolivia 1–0 Peru
Botero  56' Report
Attendance: 23,729
Colombia 1–1 Paraguay
Grisales  17' Report Gavilán  77'
Attendance: 25,000
Venezuela 2–5 Brazil
Morán  79', 90' Report Kaká  5', 34'
Ronaldo  48', 50'
Adriano  75'
Attendance: 26,133
Ecuador 2–0 Chile
Kaviedes  49'
Méndez  64'		 Report
Attendance: 27,956

Round 10
Bolivia 0–0 Uruguay
Report
Attendance: 24,349
Paraguay 1–1 Peru
Paredes  13' Report Solano  74'
Attendance: 30,000
Chile 0–0 Argentina
Report
Attendance: 57,671
Brazil 0–0 Colombia
Report
Attendance: 20,000
Venezuela 3–1 Ecuador
Urdaneta  20' (pen.)
Morán  72', 80'		 Report M. Ayoví  41' (pen.)
Attendance: 13,800
Referee: Eduardo Lecca (Peru)

Round 11
Ecuador 1–0 Brazil
Méndez  77' Report
Attendance: 38,308
Colombia 1–0 Bolivia
Yepes  18' Report
Attendance: 25,000
Peru 2–1 Chile
Farfán  56'
Guerrero  85'		 Report S. González  90+1'
Attendance: 39,752
Uruguay 1–0 Paraguay
Montero  78' Report
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Carlos Simon (Brazil)
Argentina 3–2 Venezuela
Rey  3' (o.g.)
Riquelme  45+1'
Saviola  65'		 Report Morán  31'
Vielma  72'
Attendance: 30,000

Round 12
Bolivia 1–2 Argentina
Castillo  49' Report Figueroa  57'
Galletti  63'
Attendance: 25,000
Venezuela 0–0 Colombia
Report
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Carlos Simon (Brazil)
Chile 1–1 Uruguay
Mirosević  47' Report Regueiro  4'
Attendance: 55,000
Brazil 1–0 Peru
Kaká  74' Report
Attendance: 49,163
Ecuador 5–2 Paraguay
Valencia  32', 49'
Méndez  45+2', 47'
M. Ayoví  77' (pen.)		 Report Cardozo  10' (pen.)
Cabañas  14'
Attendance: 32,449

Round 13
Bolivia 3–1 Venezuela
Cichero  2' (o.g.)
Castillo  25'
Vaca  84'		 Report Maldonado  71'
Attendance: 7,908
Referee: Eduardo Lecca (Peru)
Paraguay 2–1 Chile
Morínigo  37'
Cardozo  59'		 Report Pinilla  72'
Attendance: 10,000
Argentina 1–0 Colombia
Crespo  65' Report
Attendance: 40,000
Peru 2–2 Ecuador
Guerrero  1'
Farfán  58'		 Report de la Cruz  4'
Valencia  45'
Attendance: 40,000
Uruguay 1–1 Brazil
Forlán  48' Report Emerson  67'
Attendance: 60,000

Round 14
Colombia 5–0 Peru
L.G. Rey  29'
Soto  55'
Ángel  58'
Restrepo  75'
E. Perea  78'		 Report
Attendance: 15,000
Ecuador 2–0 Argentina
Lara  53'
Delgado  89'		 Report
Attendance: 37,583
Referee: Rubén Selman (Chile)
Venezuela 1–1 Uruguay
Maldonado  74' Report Forlán  2'
Attendance: 12,504
Chile 3–1 Bolivia
Fuentes  8', 34'
Salas  66'		 Report Castillo  83' (pen.)
Attendance: 46,729
Brazil 4–1 Paraguay
Ronaldinho  32' (pen.), 41' (pen.)
Zé Roberto  70'
Robinho  82'		 Report Santa Cruz  72'
Attendance: 45,000

Round 15
Peru 0–0 Uruguay
Report
Attendance: 31,515
Colombia 3–0 Ecuador
Moreno  5', 9'
Arzuaga  70'		 Report
Attendance: 20,402
Chile 2–1 Venezuela
Jiménez  31', 60' Report Morán  82'
Attendance: 35,506
Paraguay 4–1 Bolivia
Gamarra  17'
Santa Cruz  45+1'
Cáceres  54'
Núñez  68'		 Report Galindo  30'
Attendance: 5,534
Argentina 3–1 Brazil
Crespo  3', 40'
Riquelme  18'		 Report Roberto Carlos  71'
Attendance: 49,497

Round 16
Bolivia 1–2 Ecuador
Vaca  41' Report Delgado  8', 49'
Attendance: 8,434
Paraguay 1–0 Argentina
Santa Cruz  14' Report
Attendance: 32,000
Venezuela 4–1 Peru
Maldonado  17'
Arango  68'
Torrealba  73', 79'		 Report Farfán  63'
Attendance: 6,000
Brazil 5–0 Chile
Juan  11'
Robinho  21'
Adriano  27', 29', 90+3'		 Report
Estádio Mané Garrincha, Brasília
Attendance: 39,000
Uruguay 3–2 Colombia
Zalayeta  42', 51', 86' Report Soto  79'
Ángel  82'
Attendance: 60,000

Round 17
Ecuador 0–0 Uruguay
Report
Attendance: 37,270
Colombia 1–1 Chile
Rey  24' Report Rojas  64'
Attendance: 22,380
Venezuela 0–1 Paraguay
Report Valdez  64'
Attendance: 13,272
Bolivia 1–1 Brazil
Castillo  49' Report Juninho  25'
Attendance: 22,725
Argentina 2–0 Peru
Riquelme  81' (pen.)
Guadalupe  90' (o.g.)		 Report
Attendance: 36,977

Round 18
Peru 4–1 Bolivia
Vassallo  11'
Acasiete  38'
Farfán  45', 82'		 Report Gutiérrez  66'
Attendance: 14,774
Referee: Oscar Sequeira (Argentina)
Paraguay 0–1 Colombia
Report Rey  7'
Attendance: 12,374
Brazil 3–0 Venezuela
Adriano  28'
Ronaldo  51'
Roberto Carlos  61'		 Report
Mangueirão, Belém
Attendance: 47,000
Chile 0–0 Ecuador
Report
Attendance: 49,530
Uruguay 1–0 Argentina
Recoba  46' Report
Attendance: 55,000

Inter-confederation play-offs
Main article: 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL–OFC play-off)

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

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Uruguay  1–1 (2–4 p)  Australia 1–0 0–1 (a.e.t.)

Qualified teams

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

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1
 BrazilWinners5 September 200517 (all) (1930, 1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002)
 ArgentinaRunners-up8 June 200513 (1930, 1934, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002)
 EcuadorThird place8 October 20051 (2002)
 ParaguayFourth place8 October 20056 (1930, 1950, 1958, 1986, 1998, 2002)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers
10 goals
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

See also
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