Football World Cup 2006 Germany

Qualification CAF

Listed below are the dates and results for the 2006 World Cup qualification rounds for Africa. 51 teams took part (only Djibouti and Comoros did not enroll), competing for 5 places in the World Cup.

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 and the 4 best ranked teams according to FIFA). 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).

Tiebreakers

If teams are even on points at the end of group play, the tied teams will be ranked as follows:

1. greater number of points obtained in matches between the tied teams
2. goal difference in matches between the tied teams
3. greater number of goals scored in matches between the tied teams
4. goal difference in all group matches
5. greater number of goals scored in all group matches
6. a play-off on neutral ground, with extra time and penalties if necessary

First round

October 10, 2003, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau - Guinea-Bissau 1 - 2 Mali
November 14, 2003, Bamako, Mali - Mali 2 - 0 Guinea-Bissau
Mali advanced to the Second Round.
October 11, 2003, Antananarivo, Madagascar - Madagascar 1 - 1 Benin
November 16, 2003, Cotonou, Benin - Benin 3 - 2 Madagascar
Benin advanced to the Second Round.
October 11, 2003, Victoria, Seychelles - Seychelles 0 - 4 Zambia
November 15, 2003, Lusaka, Zambia - Zambia 1 - 1 Seychelles
Zambia advanced to the Second Round.
October 11, 2003, Gaborone, Botswana - Botswana 4 - 1 Lesotho
November 16, 2003, Maseru, Lesotho - Lesotho 0 - 0 Botswana
Botswana advanced to the Second Round.
October 11, 2003, Bata, Equatorial Guinea - Equatorial Guinea 1 - 0 Togo
November 16, 2003, Lom