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)
2002
2010

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Brazil189723517+1834[a]2006 FIFA World Cup3–11–04–13–30–05–03–01–03–1
2  Argentina1810442917+1234[a]3–11–00–04–21–02–23–22–03–0
3  Ecuador188462319+428[b]1–02–05–20–02–12–02–00–03–2
4  Paraguay188462323028[b]0–01–02–14–10–12–11–01–14–1
5  Uruguay186752328−525Inter-confederation play-off1–11–01–01–03–22–10–31–35–0
6  Colombia186662416+8241–21–13–01–15–01–10–15–01–0
7  Chile185761822−4221–10–00–00–11–10–02–12–13–1
8  Venezuela1853102028−818[c]2–50–33–10–11–10–00–14–12–1
9  Peru184682028−818[c]1–11–32–24–10–00–22–10–04–1
10  Bolivia1842122037−17141–11–21–22–10–04–00–23–11–0
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:

Matches

Matchday 1


Ecuador  2–0  Venezuela
Espinoza 5'
C. Tenorio 72'
Report


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

Matchday 2


Venezuela  0–3  Argentina
ReportAimar 7'
Crespo 25'
Delgado 32'
Attendance: 24,783

Chile  2–1  Peru
Pinilla 35'
Norambuena 70'
ReportMendoza 57'
Attendance: 54,303

Bolivia  4–0  Colombia
Baldivieso 11' (pen.)
Botero 27', 49', 59'
Report

Paraguay  4–1  Uruguay
Cardozo 26', 58', 72'
Paredes 53'
ReportChevantón 24'

Brazil  1–0  Ecuador
Ronaldinho 13'Report
Attendance: 36,601
Referee: Luis Solórzano (Venezuela)

Matchday 3


Uruguay  2–1  Chile
Chevantón 31'
Romero 49'
ReportMeléndez 21'
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Claudio Martín (Argentina)

Colombia  0–1  Venezuela
ReportArango 9'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Carlos Chandía (Chile)

Paraguay  2–1  Ecuador
Santa Cruz 29'
Cardozo 75'
ReportMéndez 58'
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Juan Carlos Paniagua (Bolivia)


Peru  1–1  Brazil
Solano 57'ReportRivaldo 20' (pen.)
Attendance: 70,000

Matchday 4


Venezuela  2–1  Bolivia
Rey 90'
Arango 90+2'
ReportBotero 60'

Chile  0–1  Paraguay
ReportParedes 30'
Attendance: 61,923

Ecuador  0–0  Peru
Report


Brazil  3–3  Uruguay
Kaká 20'
Ronaldo 28', 87'
ReportForlán 57', 76'
Gilberto Silva 78' (o.g.)
Attendance: 28,000

Matchday 5


Bolivia  0–2  Chile
ReportVillarroel 37'
M. González 59'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Claudio Martín (Argentina)


Uruguay  0–3  Venezuela
ReportUrdaneta 19'
H. González 67'
Arango 77'
Attendance: 40,094

Peru  0–2  Colombia
ReportGrisales 30'
Oviedo 42'

Paraguay  0–0  Brazil
Report

Matchday 6




Uruguay  1–3  Peru
Forlán 72'ReportSolano 13'
Pizarro 18'
Farfán 61'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Rubén Selman (Chile)

Ecuador  2–1  Colombia
Delgado 3'
Salas 66'
ReportOviedo 57'

Brazil  3–1  Argentina
Ronaldo 16' (pen.), 67' (pen.), 90+6' (pen.)ReportSorín 79'
Attendance: 60,000

Matchday 7


Ecuador  3–2  Bolivia
Soliz 27' (o.g.)
Delgado 32'
de la Cruz 38'
ReportGutiérrez 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.)ReportLuís Fabiano 16'

Matchday 8


Peru  1–3  Argentina
Soto 62'ReportRosales 14'
Coloccini 66'
Sorín 90+2'

Uruguay  1–0  Ecuador
Bueno 57'Report
Attendance: 28,000

Brazil  3–1  Bolivia
Ronaldo 1'
Ronaldinho 12' (pen.)
Adriano 44'
ReportCristaldo 48'

Paraguay  1–0  Venezuela
Gamarra 52'Report

Chile  0–0  Colombia
Report

Matchday 9



Bolivia  1–0  Peru
Botero 56'Report


Venezuela  2–5  Brazil
Morán 79', 90'ReportKaká 5', 34'
Ronaldo 48', 50'
Adriano 75'
Attendance: 26,133
Referee: Carlos Chandía (Chile)

Ecuador  2–0  Chile
Kaviedes 49'
Méndez 64'
Report

Matchday 10


Bolivia  0–0  Uruguay
Report

Paraguay  1–1  Peru
Paredes 13'ReportSolano 74' (pen.)

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'
ReportM. Ayoví 41' (pen.)
Attendance: 13,800
Referee: Eduardo Lecca (Peru)

Matchday 11


Ecuador  1–0  Brazil
Méndez 77'Report


Peru  2–1  Chile
Farfán 56'
Guerrero 85'
ReportS. González 90+1'
Attendance: 39,752

Uruguay  1–0  Paraguay
Montero 78'Report
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Carlos Simon (Brazil)

Matchday 12


Bolivia  1–2  Argentina
Castillo 49'ReportFigueroa 57'
Galletti 63'

Venezuela  0–0  Colombia
Report

Chile  1–1  Uruguay
Mirosević 47'ReportRegueiro 4'
Attendance: 55,000

Brazil  1–0  Peru
Kaká 74'Report

Ecuador  5–2  Paraguay
Valencia 32', 49'
Méndez 45+2', 47'
M. Ayoví 77' (pen.)
ReportCardozo 10' (pen.)
Cabañas 14'

Matchday 13


Bolivia  3–1  Venezuela
Cichero 2' (o.g.)
Castillo 25'
Vaca 84'
ReportMaldonado 71'
Attendance: 7,908
Referee: Eduardo Lecca (Peru)

Paraguay  2–1  Chile
Morínigo 37'
Cardozo 59'
ReportPinilla 72'


Peru  2–2  Ecuador
Guerrero 1'
Farfán 58'
Reportde la Cruz 4'
Valencia 45'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Carlos Chandía (Chile)

Uruguay  1–1  Brazil
Forlán 48'ReportEmerson 67'

Matchday 14



Ecuador  2–0  Argentina
Lara 53'
Delgado 89'
Report


Chile  3–1  Bolivia
Fuentes 8', 34'
Salas 66'
ReportCastillo 83' (pen.)

Brazil  4–1  Paraguay
Ronaldinho 32' (pen.), 41' (pen.)
Zé Roberto 70'
Robinho 82'
ReportSanta Cruz 72'

Matchday 15


Peru  0–0  Uruguay
Report
Attendance: 31,515


Chile  2–1  Venezuela
Jiménez 31', 60'ReportMorán 82'
Attendance: 35,506

Paraguay  4–1  Bolivia
Gamarra 17'
Santa Cruz 45+1'
Cáceres 54'
Núñez 68'
ReportGalindo 30'
Attendance: 5,534
Referee: Gustavo Brand (Venezuela)

Matchday 16


Bolivia  1–2  Ecuador
Vaca 41'ReportDelgado 8', 49'



Brazil  5–0  Chile
Juan 11'
Robinho 21'
Adriano 27', 29', 90+3'
Report

Uruguay  3–2  Colombia
Zalayeta 42', 51', 86'ReportSoto 79'
Ángel 82'

Matchday 17


Ecuador  0–0  Uruguay
Report


Venezuela  0–1  Paraguay
ReportValdez 64'

Bolivia  1–1  Brazil
Castillo 49'ReportJuninho 25'

Matchday 18


Peru  4–1  Bolivia
Vassallo 11'
Acasiete 38'
Farfán 45', 82'
ReportGutiérrez 66'
Attendance: 14,774
Referee: Oscar Sequeira (Argentina)


Brazil  3–0  Venezuela
Adriano 28'
Ronaldo 51'
Roberto Carlos 61'
Report
Attendance: 47,000

Chile  0–0  Ecuador
Report

Uruguay  1–0  Argentina
Recoba 46'Report

Inter-confederation play-offs

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 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Uruguay  1–1 (2–4 p)  Australia1–00–1 (a.e.t.)

Qualified teams

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

TeamQualified asQualified onPrevious 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 235 goals scored in 90 matches, for an average of 2.61 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