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

Turkmenistan  v  Afghanistan

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)

Afghanistan  v  Turkmenistan

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.

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Chinese Taipei  v  Macau

23 November 2003 14:00

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

Chungshan Soccer Stadium, Taipei Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Jimmy Napitupulu (Indonesia)

Macau  v  Chinese Taipei

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.

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Bangladesh  v  Tajikistan

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)

Tajikistan  v  Bangladesh

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.

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Laos  v  Sri Lanka

29 November 2003 17:00

Laos	0–0	Sri Lanka
	(Report)

Laos National Stadium, Vientiane Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Luong The Tai (Vietnam)

Sri Lanka  v  Laos

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.

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Pakistan  v  Kyrgyzstan

29 November 2003 15:00

Pakistan	0–2	Kyrgyzstan
	(Report)	Boldygin  36' Chikishev  59'

National Stadium, Karachi Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Ibrahim Nesar (Bangladesh)

Kyrgyzstan  v  Pakistan

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.

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Mongolia  v  Maldives

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)

Maldives  v  Mongolia

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.

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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 advanced 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	2	0	1	1	0	3	−3	1
Bangladesh	2	0	0	2	0	4	−4	0
Macau	2	0	0	2	1	6	−5	0
Pakistan	2	0	0	2	0	6	−6	0
Afghanistan	2	0	0	2	0	13	−13	0
Mongolia	2	0	0	2	0	13	−13	0

Thus, Laos advanced to the Second Round.