2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)

Listed below are the dates and results for the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for Africa. 51 teams took part (only fb|DJI and fb|COM did not enter), competing for 5 World Cup places.

The qualification was composed of two Rounds. 9 teams entered the competition directly on the Second Round: the 5 teams that qualified for the 2002 World Cup Finals (Cameroon, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, and Tunisia) and the 4 highest ranking teams in the June 25, 2003 FIFA world rankings (Congo DR, Côte d'Ivoire, Egypt, and Morocco). The other 42 teams were paired 2-by-2 and played knock-out matches home-and-away. The 21 winners would advance to the Second Round.

In the Second Round, the 30 teams were divided in 5 groups of 6 teams each. Teams in each group would play against each other in a home-and-away basis. The team with most points in each group would qualify to the World Cup.

The competition also constituted the qualification competition for the 2006 African Nations Cup with the top three nations of each group qualifying (except for Egypt, which qualifies as the host nation, the fourth nation in Egypt's group qualifying in Egypt's place).

The African qualifying zone was arguably the most exciting one of this World Cup with 4 out of 5 slots going to World Cup debutants (Angola, Togo, Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana) while the more established teams like Nigeria and Cameroon failed to earn a spot.

Tiebreakers

First round

October 10, 2003, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau - fb|GNB 1 - 2 fb-rt|MLI

November 14, 2003, Bamako, Mali - fb|MLI 2 - 0 fb-rt|GNB

"Mali" advanced to the Second Round by the aggregate score of 4-1.

October 11, 2003, Antananarivo, Madagascar - fb|MAD 1 - 1 fb-rt|BEN

November 16, 2003, Cotonou, Benin - fb|BEN 3 - 2 fb-rt|MAD

"Benin" advanced to the Second Round by the aggregate score of 4-3.

October 11, 2003, Victoria, Seychelles - fb|SEY 0 - 4 fb-rt|ZAM

November 15, 2003, Lusaka, Zambia - fb|ZAM 1 - 1 fb-rt|SEY

"Zambia" advanced to the Second Round by the aggregate score of 5-1.

October 11, 2003, Gaborone, Botswana - fb|BOT 4 - 1 fb-rt|LES|1987

November 16, 2003, Maseru, Lesotho - fb|LES|1987 0 - 0 fb-rt|BOT

"Botswana" advanced to the Second Round by the aggregate score of 4-1.

October 11, 2003, Bata, Equatorial Guinea - fb|EQG 1 - 0 fb-rt|TOG

November 16, 2003, Lomé, Togo - fb|TOG 2 - 0 fb-rt|EQG

"Togo" advanced to the Second Round by the aggregate score of 2-1.

October 11, 2003, São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe - fb|STP 0 - 1 fb-rt|LBY

November 16, 2003, Benghazi, Libya - fb|LBY 8 - 0 fb-rt|STP

"Libya" advanced to the Second Round by the aggregate score of 9-0.

October 11, 2003, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania - fb|TAN 0 - 0 fb-rt|KEN

November 15, 2003, Nairobi, Kenya - fb|KEN 3 - 0 fb-rt|TAN

"Kenya" advanced to the Second Round by the aggregate score of 3-0.

October 11, 2003, Niamey, Niger - fb|NIG 0 - 1 fb-rt|ALG

November 14, 2003, Algiers, Algeria - fb|ALG 6 - 0 fb-rt|NIG

"Algeria" advanced to the Second Round by the aggregate score of 7-0.

October 11, 2003, Kampala, Uganda - fb|UGA 3 - 0 fb-rt|MRI

November 16, 2003, Curepipe, Mauritius - fb|MRI 3 - 1 (aet) fb-rt|UGA

"Uganda" advanced to the Second Round by the aggregate score of 4-3.

October 12, 2003, Harare, Zimbabwe - fb|ZIM 3 - 0 fb-rt|MTN

November 14, 2003, Nouakchott, Mauritania - fb|MTN 2 - 1 fb-rt|ZIM

"Zimbabwe" advanced to the Second Round by the aggregate score of 4-2.

October 12, 2003, Mbabane, Swaziland - fb|SWZ 1 - 1 fb-rt|CPV

November 16, 2003, Praia, Cape Verde - fb|CPV 3 - 0 fb-rt|SWZ

"Cape Verde" advanced to the Second Round by the aggregate score of 4-1.

October 12, 2003, Bujumbura, Burundi - fb|BDI 0 - 0 fb-rt|GAB

November 15, 2003, Libreville, Gabon - fb|GAB 4 - 1 fb-rt|BDI

"Gabon" advanced to the Second Round by the aggregate score of 4-1.

October 12, 2003, N'Djamena, Chad - fb|CHA 3 - 1 fb-rt|ANG

November 16, 2003, Luanda, Angola - fb|ANG 2 - 0 fb-rt|CHA

The aggregate score was tied 3-3, and "Angola" advanced to the Second Round due to the away goals rule.

October 12, 2003, Brazzaville, Congo - fb|CGO 1 - 0 fb-rt|SLE

November 16, 2003, Freetown, Sierra Leone - fb|SLE 0 - 0 fb-rt|CGO

"Republic of the Congo" advanced to the Second Round by the aggregate score of 1-0.

October 12, 2003, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - fb|ETH 1 - 3 fb-rt|MWI

November 15, 2003, Lilongwe, Malawi - fb|MWI 0 - 0 fb-rt|ETH

"Malawi" advanced to the Second Round by the aggregate score of 3-1.

October 12, 2003, Kigali, Rwanda - fb|RWA 3 - 0 fb-rt|NAM

November 15, 2003, Windhoek, Namibia - fb|NAM 1 - 1 fb-rt|RWA

"Rwanda" advanced to the Second Round by the aggregate score of 4-1.

October 12, 2003, Conakry, Guinea - fb|GUI 1 - 0 fb-rt|MOZ

November 16, 2003, Maputo, Mozambique - fb|MOZ 3 - 4 fb-rt|GUI

"Guinea" advanced to the Second Round by the aggregate score of 5-3.

October 12, 2003, Bakau, Gambia - fb|GAM 2 - 0 fb-rt|LBR

November 16, 2003, Monrovia, Liberia - fb|LBR 3 - 0 fb-rt|GAM

"Liberia" advanced to the Second Round by the aggregate score of 3-2.

October 12, 2003, Khartoum, Sudan - fb|SUD 3 - 0 fb-rt|ERI

November 16, 2003, Asmara, Eritrea - fb|ERI 0 - 0 fb-rt|SUD

"Sudan" advanced to the Second Round by the aggregate score of 3-0.

November 16, 2003, Accra, Ghana - fb|SOM 0 - 5 fb-rt|GHA

November 19, 2003, Kumasi, Ghana - fb|GHA 2 - 0 fb-rt|SOM

"Ghana" advanced to the Second Round by the aggregate score of 7-0.

Also, fb|CTA withdrew, so "fb|BFA" advanced to the Second Round automatically.

econd round

Group 1

June 6, 2004, Khartoum, Sudan - fb|SUD 0 - 3 fb-rt|EGY

June 6, 2004, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire - fb|CIV 2 - 0 fb-rt|LBY

June 6, 2004, Yaoundé, Cameroon - fb|CMR 2 - 1 fb-rt|BEN

June 18, 2004, Misurata, Libya - fb|LBY 0 - 0 fb-rt|CMR

June 20, 2004, Alexandria, Egypt - fb|EGY 1 - 2 fb-rt|CIV

June 20, 2004, Cotonou, Benin - fb|BEN 1 - 1 fb-rt|SUD

July 3, 2004, Khartoum, Sudan - fb|SUD 0 - 1 fb-rt|LBY

July 4, 2004, Yaoundé, Cameroon - fb|CMR 2 - 0 fb-rt|CIV

July 4, 2004, Cotonou, Benin - fb|BEN 3 - 3 fb-rt|EGY

September 3, 2004, Tripoli, Libya - fb|LBY 4 - 1 fb-rt|BEN

September 5, 2004, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire - fb|CIV 5 - 0 fb-rt|SUD

September 5, 2004, Cairo, Egypt - fb|EGY 3 - 2 fb-rt|CMR

October 8, 2004, Tripoli, Libya - fb|LBY 2 - 1 fb-rt|EGY

October 9, 2004, Omdurman, Sudan - fb|SUD 1 - 1 fb-rt|CMR

October 10, 2004, Cotonou, Benin - fb|BEN 0 - 1 fb-rt|CIV

March 27, 2005, Cairo, Egypt - fb|EGY 4 - 1 fb-rt|LBY

March 27, 2005, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire - fb|CIV 3 - 0 fb-rt|BEN

March 27, 2005, Yaoundé, Cameroon - fb|CMR 2 - 1 fb-rt|SUD

June 3, 2005, Tripoli, Libya - fb|LBY 0 - 0 fb-rt|CIV

June 4, 2005, Cotonou, Benin - fb|BEN 1 - 4 fb-rt|CMR

June 5, 2005, Cairo, Egypt - fb|EGY 6 - 1 fb-rt|SUD

June 19, 2005, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire - fb|CIV 2 - 0 fb-rt|EGY

June 19, 2005, Yaoundé, Cameroon - fb|CMR 1 - 0 fb-rt|LBY

August 17, 2005, Omdurman, Sudan - fb|SUD 1 - 0 fb-rt|BEN

September 2, 2005, Tripoli, Libya - fb|LBY 0 - 0 fb-rt|SUD

September 4, 2005, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire - fb|CIV 2 - 3 fb-rt|CMR

September 4, 2005, Cairo, Egypt - fb|EGY 4 - 1 fb-rt|BEN

October 8, 2005, Yaoundé, Cameroon - fb|CMR 1 - 1 fb-rt|EGY

October 8, 2005, Omdurman, Sudan - fb|SUD 1 - 3 fb-rt|CIV

October 9, 2005, Cotonou, Benin - fb|BEN 1 - 0 fb-rt|LBY

Group 4

NB: Angola finished above Nigeria based on head-to-head results (Angola 1-0 Nigeria; Nigeria 1-1 Angola).

June 5, 2004, Port Harcourt, Nigeria - fb|NGA 2 - 0 fb-rt|RWA

June 5, 2004, Libreville, Gabon - fb|GAB 1 - 1 fb-rt|ZIM

June 5, 2004, Annaba, Algeria - fb|ALG 0 - 0 fb-rt|ANG

June 19, 2004, Kigali, Rwanda - fb|RWA 3 - 1 fb-rt|GAB

June 20, 2004, Harare, Zimbabwe - fb|ZIM 1 - 1 fb-rt|ALG

June 20, 2004, Luanda, Angola - fb|ANG 1 - 0 fb-rt|NGA

July 3, 2004, Libreville, Gabon - fb|GAB 2 - 2 fb-rt|ANG

July 3, 2004, Kigali, Rwanda - fb|RWA 0 - 2 fb-rt|ZIM

July 3, 2004, Abuja, Nigeria - fb|NGA 1 - 0 fb-rt|ALG

September 5, 2004, Harare, Zimbabwe - fb|ZIM 0 - 3 fb-rt|NGA

September 5, 2004, Luanda, Angola - fb|ANG 1 - 0 fb-rt|RWA

September 5, 2004, Annaba, Algeria - fb|ALG 0 - 3 fb-rt|GAB

October 9, 2004, Libreville, Gabon - fb|GAB 1 - 1 fb-rt|NGA

October 9, 2004, Kigali, Rwanda - fb|RWA 1 - 1 fb-rt|ALG

October 10, 2004, Luanda, Angola - fb|ANG 1 - 0 fb-rt|ZIM

March 26, 2005, Port Harcourt, Nigeria - fb|NGA 2 - 0 fb-rt|GAB

March 27, 2005, Oran, Algeria - fb|ALG 1 - 0 fb-rt|RWA

March 27, 2005, Harare, Zimbabwe - fb|ZIM 2 - 0 fb-rt|ANG

June 5, 2005, Harare, Zimbabwe - fb|ZIM 1 - 0 fb-rt|GAB

June 5, 2005, Luanda, Angola - fb|ANG 2 - 1 fb-rt|ALG

June 5, 2005, Kigali, Rwanda - fb|RWA 1 - 1 fb-rt|NGA

June 18, 2005, Kano, Nigeria - fb|NGA 1 - 1 fb-rt|ANG

June 18, 2005, Libreville, Gabon - fb|GAB 3 - 0 fb-rt|RWA

June 19, 2005, Oran, Algeria - fb|ALG 2 - 2 fb-rt|ZIM

September 4, 2005, Oran, Algeria - fb|ALG 2 - 5 fb-rt|NGA

September 4, 2005, Harare, Zimbabwe - fb|ZIM 3 - 1 fb-rt|RWA

September 4, 2005, Luanda, Angola - fb|ANG 3 - 0 fb-rt|GAB

October 8, 2005, Kigali, Rwanda - fb|RWA 0 - 1 fb-rt|ANG

October 8, 2005, Abuja, Nigeria - fb|NGA 5 - 1 fb-rt|ZIM

October 8, 2005, Port-Gentil, Gabon - fb|GAB 0 - 0 fb-rt|ALG

Group 5

June 5, 2004, Blantyre, Malawi - fb|MWI 1 - 1 fb-rt|MAR

June 5, 2004, Tunis, Tunisia - fb|TUN 4 - 1 fb-rt|BOT

June 19, 2004, Gaborone, Botswana - fb|BOT 2 - 0 fb-rt|MWI

June 20, 2004, Conakry, Guinea - fb|GUI 2 - 1 fb-rt|TUN

July 3, 2004, Gaborone, Botswana - fb|BOT 0 - 1 fb-rt|MAR

July 3, 2004, Lilongwe, Malawi - fb|MWI 1 - 1 fb-rt|GUI

September 4, 2004, Nairobi, Kenya - fb|KEN 3 - 2 fb-rt|MWI

September 4, 2004, Rabat, Morocco - fb|MAR 1 - 1 fb-rt|TUN

September 5, 2004, Conakry, Guinea - fb|GUI 4 - 0 fb-rt|BOT

October 9, 2004, Blantyre, Malawi - fb|MWI 2 - 2 fb-rt|TUN

October 9, 2004, Gaborone, Botswana - fb|BOT 2 - 1 fb-rt|KEN

October 10, 2004, Conakry, Guinea - fb|GUI 1 - 1 fb-rt|MAR

November 17, 2004, Nairobi, Kenya - fb|KEN 2 - 1 fb-rt|GUI

February 9, 2005, Rabat, Morocco - fb|MAR 5 - 1 fb-rt|KEN

March 26, 2005, Tunis, Tunisia - fb|TUN 7 - 0 fb-rt|MWI

March 26, 2005, Rabat, Morocco - fb|MAR 1 - 0 fb-rt|GUI

March 26, 2005, Nairobi, Kenya - fb|KEN 1 - 0 fb-rt|BOT

June 4, 2005, Gaborone, Botswana - fb|BOT 1 - 3 fb-rt|TUN

June 4, 2005, Rabat, Morocco - fb|MAR 4 - 1 fb-rt|MWI

June 5, 2005, Conakry, Guinea - fb|GUI 1 - 0 fb-rt|KEN

June 11, 2005, Tunis, Tunisia - fb|TUN 2 - 0 fb-rt|GUI

June 18, 2005, Nairobi, Kenya - fb|KEN 0 - 0 fb-rt|MAR

June 18, 2005, Blantyre, Malawi - fb|MWI 1 - 3 fb-rt|BOT

August 17, 2005, Tunis, Tunisia - fb|TUN 1 - 0 fb-rt|KEN

September 3, 2005, Nairobi, Kenya - fb|KEN 0 - 2 fb-rt|TUN

September 3, 2005, Rabat, Morocco - fb|MAR 1 - 0 fb-rt|BOT

September 4, 2005, Conakry, Guinea - fb|GUI 3 - 1 fb-rt|MWI

October 8, 2005, Gaborone, Botswana - fb|BOT 1 - 2 fb-rt|GUI

October 8, 2005, Blantyre, Malawi - fb|MWI 3 - 0 fb-rt|KEN

October 8, 2005, Tunis, Tunisia - fb|TUN 2 - 2 fb-rt|MAR