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.
Summary
[edit]| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Turkmenistan  | 13–0 |  Afghanistan | 11–0 | 2–0 |
Chinese Taipei  | 6–1 |  Macau | 3–0 | 3–1 |
Bangladesh  | 0–4 |  Tajikistan | 0–2 | 0–2 |
Laos  | 0–3 |  Sri Lanka | 0–0 | 0–3 |
Pakistan  | 0–6 |  Kyrgyzstan | 0–2 | 0–4 |
Mongolia  | 0–13 |  Maldives | 0–1 | 0–12 |
Matches
[edit]| Turkmenistan | 11–0 | Afghanistan |
|---|---|---|
Öwekow  6', 35'Kulyýew 8', 22', 81'Baýramow 27'Berdiýew 42'Agabaýew 49', 65', 67'Urazow 90' | (Report) |
| Afghanistan | 0–2 | Turkmenistan |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Kulyýew 85', 91' |
Turkmenistan won 13–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
| Chinese Taipei | 3–0 | Macau |
|---|---|---|
| Chuang Yao-tsung 23' Chen Jui-te 52'Chang Wu-yeh 57' | (Report) |
| Macau | 1–3 | Chinese Taipei |
|---|---|---|
| Fu Weng Lei 87' | (Report) | Chen Jui-te 14', 69' Chiang Shih-lu 66' |
Chinese Taipei won 6–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
| Bangladesh | 0–2 | Tajikistan |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Hamidov 11' Khakimov 51' |
| Tajikistan | 2–0 | Bangladesh |
|---|---|---|
| Kholmatov 15' Rabiev 83' | (Report) |
Tajikistan won 4–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
Sri Lanka won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
| Pakistan | 0–2 | Kyrgyzstan |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Boldygin 36' Chikishev 59' |
Kyrgyzstan won 6–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
| Maldives | 12–0 | Mongolia |
|---|---|---|
| Ashfaq 4', 61', 63', 68' Nizam 42'Fazeel 45+1', 45+4'Ghani 65'Thoriq 74', 78'Battulga 75' (o.g.)Nazeeh 80' | (Report) |
Maldives won 13–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
Ranking of losing teams
[edit]Both Guam and Nepal would have played against each other to decide who progresses to the next round. After Nepal withdrew first, Guam would have progressed but Guam withdrew later as well. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laos | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 1 |
| Bangladesh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 |
| Macau | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | −13 | 0 |
| Mongolia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | −13 | 0 |
Thus, Laos advanced to the second round.
Goalscorers
[edit]There were 46 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 3.83 goals per match.
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
Khishigdalai Battulga (against Maldives)