2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round

The AFC second round of 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification began on 18 February 2004 and finished on 17 November 2004.

The highest-ranked country in each group at the end of the stage progressed to the third round, where the eight remaining teams were divided into two groups of four.

Format The 32 teams (25 teams given a bye directly to the second round and 7 winners from the preliminaries) were split into eight groups of four teams each – with all teams playing home and away against each of the other three teams in the group.

The highest-ranked team in each group qualified for the third round.

Seeding Pot APot BPot CPot D

Schedule MatchdayDateFixturesMatchday 118 February 20041 v 2, 3 v 4Matchday 231 March 20044 v 1, 3 v 2Matchday 39–10 June 20041 v 3, 2 v 4Matchday 48 September 20043 v 1, 4 v 2Matchday 59–14 October 20042 v 1, 4 v 3Matchday 616–17 November 20041 v 4, 2 v 3

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Group 5

Group 6

Group 7

Group 8

Goalscorers

References

External links 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) at RSSSF.com 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) at FIFA.com