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, defending champions Brazil was required to go through the qualifying process and did not automatically qualify 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)
Attendance3,016,252 (33,514 per match)
Top scorer(s)Brazil Ronaldo
(10 goals)
Qualification for championships (CONMEBOL)
FIFA World Cup

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Brazil Argentina Ecuador Paraguay Uruguay Colombia Chile Venezuela Peru Bolivia
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:
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
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)
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
Referee: Carlos Chandía (Chile)
Paraguay 2–1 Ecuador
Santa Cruz 29'
Cardozo 75'		 Report Méndez 58'
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Juan Carlos Paniagua (Bolivia)
Peru 1–1 Brazil
Solano 57' 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
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)
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
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
Referee: Gustavo Brand (Venezuela)
Peru 0–0 Venezuela
Report
Attendance: 40,000
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
Bolivia 1–0 Peru
Botero 56' Report
Attendance: 23,729
Venezuela 2–5 Brazil
Morán 79', 90' Report Kaká 5', 34'
Ronaldo 48', 50'
Adriano 75'
Attendance: 26,133
Referee: Carlos Chandía (Chile)
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' (pen.)
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
Peru 2–2 Ecuador
Guerrero 1'
Farfán 58'		 Report de la Cruz 4'
Valencia 45'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Carlos Chandía (Chile)
Uruguay 1–1 Brazil
Forlán 48' Report Emerson 67'
Attendance: 60,000

Round 14
Ecuador 2–0 Argentina
Lara 53'
Delgado 89'		 Report
Attendance: 37,583
Referee: Rubén Selman (Chile)
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
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
Referee: Gustavo Brand (Venezuela)

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
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
Venezuela 0–1 Paraguay
Report Valdez 64'
Attendance: 13,272
Bolivia 1–1 Brazil
Castillo 49' Report Juninho 25'
Attendance: 22,725

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
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.Tooltip Aggregate score 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

There were 236 goals scored in 92 matches (including 2 international play-offs), for an average of 2.57 goals per match.

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

References

    See also
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