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.

Matches

19 November 2003
19:00
Turkmenistan  11–0  Afghanistan
Öwekow  6', 35'
Kulyýew  8', 22', 81'
Baýramow  27'
Berdiýew  42'
Agabaýew  49', 65', 67'
Urazow  90'		 (Report)
Olympic Stadium, Ashgabat
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Emil Busurmankulov (Kyrgyzstan)

23 November 2003
13:30
Afghanistan  0–2  Turkmenistan
(Report) Kulyýew  85', 91'
National Stadium, Kabul
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Jahangir Khan (Pakistan)

Turkmenistan won 13–0 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round.

23 November 2003
14:00
Chinese Taipei  3–0  Macau
Chuang Yao-tsung  23'
Chen Jui-te  52'
Chang Wu-yeh  57'		 (Report)

29 November 2003
15:00
Macau  1–3  Chinese Taipei
Fu Weng Lei  87' (Report) Chen Jui-te  14', 69'
Chiang Shih-lu  66'
Estádio Campo Desportivo, Macau
Attendance: 250
Referee: Zhou Weixin (China PR)

Chinese Taipei won 6–1 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round.

26 November 2003
15:00
Bangladesh  0–2  Tajikistan
(Report) Hamidov  11'
Khakimov  51'
Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Virat Khanthachai (Thailand)

30 November 2003
14:00
Tajikistan  2–0  Bangladesh
Kholmatov  15'
Rabiev  83'		 (Report)
Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Manuel Pereira (India)

Tajikistan won 4–0 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round.

29 November 2003
17:00
Laos  0–0  Sri Lanka
(Report)
Laos National Stadium, Vientiane
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Luong The Tai (Vietnam)

3 December 2003
18:30
Sri Lanka  3–0  Laos
Ediri  35'
Jayasuriya  59'
Hameed  90+3'		 (Report)
Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Ali Saleem (Maldives)

Sri Lanka won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round.

29 November 2003
15:00
Pakistan  0–2  Kyrgyzstan
(Report) Boldygin  36'
Chikishev  59'
National Stadium, Karachi
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Ibrahim Nesar (Bangladesh)

3 December 2003
13:00
Kyrgyzstan  4–0  Pakistan
Chikishev  18'
Chertkov  28'
Boldygin  67'
Krasnov  92'		 (Report)
Spartak Stadium, Bishkek
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Mamed Mamedov (Turkmenistan)

Kyrgyzstan won 6–0 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round.

29 November 2003
13:00
Mongolia  0–1  Maldives
(Report) Nizam  24'
National Sports Stadium, Ulan Bator
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Yang Zhiqiang (China PR)

3 December 2003
15:35
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)
Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Deshapryia Arambekade (Sri Lanka)

Maldives won 13–0 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round.

Also, both Guam and Nepal would play against each other. Nepal withdrew first, so Guam progressed but Guam withdrew later. 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 201103−31
 Bangladesh 200204−40
 Macau 200216−50
 Pakistan 200206−60
 Afghanistan 2002013−130
 Mongolia 2002013−130

Thus, Laos advanced to the Second Round.

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