FIFA World Cup Germany 2006 Asian Zone Qualifying

Afghanistan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, China, East Timor, Guam, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Macau, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam & Yemen (39)

Brunei, Bhutan, Cambodia, & Phillipines not entered
Myanmar excluded

1st Round

Bahrain, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, North Korea, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam & Yemen bye

Nepal - Guam
Nepal & Guam withdrew
Laos (2nd Round)
Wednesday, 26 November 2003
Bangladesh 0-2 Tajikistan
  0-1  
Dhaka (Bangladesh)
Sunday, 30 November 2003
Tajikistan 2-0 Bangladesh
  1-0  
Aggregate: 4-0
Dushanbe (Tajikistan)
Tajikistan (2nd Round)
Wednesday, 19 November 2003
Turkmenistan 11-0 Afghanistan
  6-0  
Ashgabat (Turkmenistan)
Saturday, 22 November 2003
Afghanistan 0-2 Turkmenistan
  0-0  
Aggregate: 0-13
Kabul (Afghanistan)
Afghanistan (2nd Round)
Sunday, 23 November 2003
Taiwan 3-0 Macau
  1-0  
Taipei (Taiwan)
Saturday, 29 November 2003
Macau 1-3 Taiwan
  0-1  
Aggregate: 1-6
Macau (China)
Taiwan (2nd Round)
Friday, 21 November 2003
Pakistan 0-2 Kyrgyzstan
  0-1  
Karachi (Pakistan)
Wednesday, 3 December 2003
Kyrgyzstan 4-0 Pakistan
  2-0  
Aggregate: 6-0
Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan)
Kyrgyzstan (2nd Round)
Saturday, 29 November 2003
Laos 0-0 Sri Lanka
  0-0  
Vientiane (Laos)
Wednesday, 3 December 2003
Sri Lanka 3-0 Laos
  1-0  
Aggregate: 3-0
Colombo (Sri Lanka)
Nepal & Guam withdrew
Sri Lanka & Laos (2nd Round)
Saturday, 29 November 2003
Mongolia 0-1 Maldives
  0-1  
Ulaan Bataar (Mongolia)
Wednesday, 3 December 2003
Maldives 12-0 Mongolia
  4-0  
Aggregate: 13-0
Male (Maldives)
Maldives (2nd Round)

2nd Round

Group 1

Pos Team P W D L F A D Pts
1 Iran 6 5 0 1 22 4 18 15
2 Jordan 6 4 0 2 10 6 4 12
3 Qatar 6 3 0 3 16 8 8 9
4 Laos 6 0 0 6 3 33 -30 0
1 Iran (3rd Round)
Wednesday, 18 February 2004
Jordan 5-0 Laos
  2-0  
Amman (Jordan)
Iran 3-1 Qatar
  2-0  
Tehran (Iran)
Wednesday, 31 March 2004
Laos 0-7 Iran
  0-4  
Vientiane (Laos)
Jordan 1-0 Qatar
  0-0  
Amman (Jordan)
Wednesday, 9 June 2004
Iran 0-1 Jordan
  0-0  
Tehran (Iran)
Qatar 5-0 Laos
  2-0  
Doha (Qatar)
Wednesday, 8 September 2004
Laos 1-6 Qatar
  0-2  
Vientiane (Laos)
Jordan 0-2 Iran
  0-0  
Amman (Jordan)
Wednesday, 13 October 2004
Laos 2-3 Jordan
  1-1  
Vientiane (Laos)
Qatar 2-3 Iran
  1-1  
Doha (Qatar)
Wednesday, 17 November 2004
Qatar 2-0 Jordan
  0-0  
Doha (Qatar)
Iran 7-0 Laos
  3-0  
Tehran (Iran)

Group 2

Pos Team P W D L F A D Pts
1 Uzbekistan 6 5 1 0 16 3 13 16
2 Iraq 6 3 2 1 17 7 10 11
3 Palestine 6 2 1 3 11 11 0 7
4 Taiwan 6 0 0 6 3 26 -23 0
1 Uzbekistan (3rd Round)
Wednesday, 18 February 2004
Uzbekistan 1-1 Iraq
  0-0  
Tashkent (Uzbekistan)
Palestine 8-0 Taiwan
  4-0  
Doha (Qatar)
Wednesday, 31 March 2004
Taiwan 0-1 Uzbekistan
  0-0  
Taipei (Taiwan)
Iraq 1-1 Palestine
  1-0  
Doha (Qatar)
Wednesday, 9 June 2004
Iraq 6-1 Taiwan
  3-0  
Amman (Jordan)
Uzbekistan 3-0 Palestine
  2-0  
Tashkent (Uzbekistan)
Wednesday, 8 September 2004
Taiwan 1-4 Iraq
  0-2  
Taipei (Taiwan)
Uzbekistan 0-2 Palestine
  0-0  
Rayyan (Qatar)
Wednesday, 13 October 2004
Iraq 1-2 Uzbekistan
  0-2  
Amman (Jordan)
Thursday, 14 October 2004
Taiwan 0-1 Palestine
  0-0  
Taipei (Taiwan)
Wednesday, 17 November 2004
Iraq 4-1 Palestine
  0-0  
Doha (Qatar)
Uzbekistan 6-1 Taiwan
  5-0  
Tashkent (Uzbekistan)

Group 3

Pos Team P W D L F A D Pts
1 Japan 6 6 0 0 16 1 15 18
2 Oman 6 3 1 2 14 3 11 10
3 India 6 1 1 4 2 18 -16 4
4 Singapore 6 1 0 5 3 13 -10 3
1 Japan (3rd Round)
Wednesday, 18 February 2004
India 1-0 Singapore
  0-0  
Margao (India)
Japan 1-0 Oman
  0-0  
Saitama (Japan)
Wednesday, 31 March 2004
India 1-5 Oman
  1-2  
Kochin (India)
Singapore 1-2 Japan
  1-1  
Singapore (Singapore)
Wednesday, 9 June 2004
Japan 7-0 India
  3-0  
Saitama (Japan)
Oman 7-0 Singapore
  4-0  
Muscat (Oman)
Wednesday, 8 September 2004
Singapore 0-2 Oman
  0-1  
Singapore (Singapore)
India 0-4 Japan
  0-1  
Kochin (India)
Wednesday, 13 October 2004
Singapore 2-0 India
  0-0  
Singapore (Singapore)
Oman 0-1 Japan
  0-0  
Muscat (Oman)
Wednesday, 17 November 2004
Japan 1-0 Singapore
  1-0  
Saitama (Japan)
Oman 0-0 India
  0-0  
Muscat (Oman)

Group 4

Pos Team P W D L F A D Pts
1 Kuwait 6 5 0 1 15 2 13 15
2 China 6 5 0 1 14 1 13 15
3 Hong Kong 6 2 0 4 5 15 -10 6
4 Malaysia 6 0 0 6 2 18 -16 0
1 Kuwait (3rd Round)
Wednesday, 18 February 2004
China 1-0 Kuwait
  0-0  
Guangzhou (China)
Malaysia 1-3 Hong Kong
  1-1  
Kuantan (Malaysia)
Wednesday, 31 March 2004
Hong Kong 0-1 China
  0-0  
Hong Kong (China)
Malaysia 0-2 Kuwait
  0-0  
Kuantan (Malaysia)
Wednesday, 9 June 2004
China 4-0 Malaysia
  1-0  
Tianjin (China)
Kuwait 4-0 Hong Kong
  3-0  
Kuwait City (Kuwait)
Wednesday, 8 September 2004
Hong Kong 0-2 Kuwait
  0-1  
Hong Kong (China)
Malaysia 0-1 China
  0-1  
Penang (Malaysia)
Wednesday, 13 October 2004
Hong Kong 2-0 Malaysia
  1-0  
Hong Kong (China)
Kuwait 1-0 China
  0-0  
Kuwait City (Kuwait)
Wednesday, 17 November 2004
Kuwait 6-1 Malaysia
  1-1  
Kuwait City (Kuwait)
China 7-0 Hong Kong
  3-0  
Guangzhou (China)

Group 5

Pos Team P W D L F A D Pts
1 North Korea 6 3 2 1 11 5 6 11
2 United Arab Emirates 6 3 1 2 6 6 0 10
3 Thailand 6 2 1 3 9 10 -1 7
4 Yemen 6 1 2 3 6 11 -5 4
1 North Korea (3rd Round)
Wednesday, 18 February 2004
Yemen 1-1 North Korea
  0-0  
Sanaa (Yemen)
United Arab Emirates 1-0 Thailand
  1-0  
Al Ain (United Arab Emirates)
Wednesday, 31 March 2004
Yemen 0-3 Thailand
  0-0  
Sanaa (Yemen)
North Korea 0-0 United Arab Emirates
  0-0  
Pyongyang (North Korea)
Wednesday, 9 June 2004
Thailand 1-4 North Korea
  0-1  
Bangkok (Thailand)
United Arab Emirates 3-0 Yemen
  2-0  
Al Ain (United Arab Emirates)
Wednesday, 8 September 2004
Yemen 3-1 United Arab Emirates
  1-1  
Sanaa (Yemen)
North Korea 4-1 Thailand
  0-0  
Pyongyang (North Korea)
Wednesday, 13 October 2004
North Korea 2-1 Yemen
  1-0  
Pyongyang (North Korea)
Thailand 1-0 China
  0-0  
Bangkok (Thailand)
Wednesday, 17 November 2004
Thailand 1-1 Yemen
  0-0  
Bangkok (Thailand)
United Arab Emirates 1-0 North Korea
  0-0  
Dubai (United Arab Emirates)

Group 6

Pos Team P W D L F A D Pts
1 Bahrain 6 4 2 0 15 4 11 14
2 Syria 6 2 2 2 7 7 0 8
3 Tajikistan 6 2 1 3 5 9 -4 7
4 Kyrgyzstan 6 1 1 4 5 12 -7 4
1 Bahrain (3rd Round)
Wednesday, 18 February 2004
Kyrgyzstan 1-2 Tajikistan
  1-1  
Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan)
Bahrain 2-1 Syria
  0-0  
Muharraq (Bahrain)
Wednesday, 31 March 2004
Kyrgyzstan 1-1 Syria
  0-0  
Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan)
Tajikistan 0-0 Bahrain
  0-0  
Dushanbe (Tajikistan)
Wednesday, 9 June 2004
Bahrain 5-0 Kyrgyzstan
  2-0  
Muharraq (Bahrain)
Thursday, 10 June 2004
Syria 2-1 Tajikistan
  0-1  
Homs (Syria)
Wednesday, 8 September 2004
Tajikistan 0-1 Syria
  0-1  
Dushanbe (Tajikistan)
Kyrgyzstan 1-2 Bahrain
  0-1  
Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan)
Wednesday, 13 October 2004
Tajikistan 2-1 Kyrgyzstan
  2-0  
Dushanbe (Tajikistan)
Syria 2-2 Bahrain
  2-1  
Damascus (Syria)
Wednesday, 17 November 2004
Syria 0-1 Kyrgyzstan
  0-0  
Damascus (Syria)
Bahrain 4-0 Tajikistan
  3-0  
Manama (Bahrain)

Group 7

Pos Team P W D L F A D Pts
1 South Korea 6 4 2 0 9 2 7 14
2 Lebanon 6 3 2 1 11 5 6 11
3 Vietnam 6 1 1 4 5 9 -4 4
4 Maldives 6 1 1 4 5 14 -9 4
1 South Korea (3rd Round)
Wednesday, 18 February 2004
Vietnam 4-0 Maldives
  2-0  
Hanoi (Vietnam)
South Korea 2-0 Lebanon
  1-0  
Suwon (South Korea)
Wednesday, 31 March 2004
Maldives 0-0 South Korea
  0-0  
Male (Maldives)
Vietnam 0-2 Lebanon
  0-0  
Nam Dinh (Vietnam)
Wednesday, 9 June 2004
South Korea 2-0 Vietnam
  1-0  
Daejeon (South Korea)
Lebanon 3-0 Maldives
  1-0  
Beirut (Lebanon)
Wednesday, 8 September 2004
Vietnam 1-2 South Korea
  0-0  
Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam)
Maldives 2-5 Lebanon
  0-2  
Male (Maldives)
Wednesday, 13 October 2004
Maldives 3-0 Vietnam
  1-0  
Male (Maldives)
Lebanon 1-1 South Korea
  1-1  
Beirut (Lebanon)
Wednesday, 17 November 2004
South Korea 2-0 Maldives
  0-0  
Seoul (South Korea)
Lebanon 0-0 Vietnam
  0-0  
Beirut (Lebanon)

Group 8

Pos Team P W D L F A D Pts
1 Saudi Arabia 6 6 0 0 14 1 13 18
2 Indonesia 6 3 0 3 8 10 -2 9
3 Turkmenistan 6 2 1 3 8 10 -2 7
4 Sri Lanka 6 0 1 5 2 11 -9 1
1 Saudi Arabia (3rd Round)
Wednesday, 18 February 2004
Turkmenistan 2-0 Sri Lanka
  1-0  
Ashgabat (Turkmenistan)
Saudi Arabia 3-0 Indonesia
  3-0  
Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)
Wednesday, 31 March 2004
Sri Lanka 0-1 Saudi Arabia
  0-0  
Colombo (Sri Lanka)
Turkmenistan 3-1 Indonesia
  2-1  
Ashgabat (Turkmenistan)
Wednesday, 9 June 2004
Indonesia 1-0 Sri Lanka
  1-0  
Jakarta (Indonesia)
Saudi Arabia 3-0 Turkmenistan
  3-0  
Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)
Wednesday, 8 September 2004
Sri Lanka 0-2 Indonesia
  0-1  
Colombo (Sri Lanka)
Turkmenistan 0-1 Saudi Arabia
  0-0  
Ashgabat (Turkmenistan)
Wednesday, 13 October 2004
Sri Lanka 2-2 Turkmenistan
  0-1  
Colombo (Sri Lanka)
Indonesia 1-3 Saudi Arabia
  0-2  
Jakarta (Indonesia)
Wednesday, 17 November 2004
Indonesia 3-1 Turkmenistan
  1-1  
Jakarta (Indonesia)
Saudi Arabia 3-0 Sri Lanka
  2-0  
Damman (Saudi Arabia)

3rd Round

Group A

Pos Team P W D L F A D Pts
1 Saudi Arabia 6 4 2 0 10 1 9 14
2 South Korea 6 3 1 2 9 5 4 10
3 Uzbekistan 6 1 2 3 7 11 -4 9
4 Kuwait 6 1 1 4 4 13 -9 4
1 Saudi Arabia & 2 South Korea (FIFA World Cup Germany 2006)
3 Uzbekistan (4th Round)
Wednesday, 9 February 2005
Uzbekistan 1-1 Saudi Arabia
  0-0  
Tashkent (Uzbekistan)
South Korea 2-0 Kuwait
  1-0  
Seoul (South Korea)
Friday, 25 March 2005
Kuwait 2-1 Uzbekistan
  1-0  
Kuwait City (Kuwait)
Saudi Arabia 2-0 South Korea
  1-0  
Damman (Saudi Arabia)
Wednesday, 30 March 2005
South Korea 2-1 Uzbekistan
  0-0  
Seoul (South Korea)
Kuwait 0-0 Saudi Arabia
  0-0  
Kuwait City (Kuwait)
Friday, 3 June 2005
Uzbekistan 1-1 South Korea
  0-0  
Tashkent (Uzbekistan)
Saudi Arabia 3-0 Kuwait
  1-0  
Jeddah (Saudi Arabia)
Wednesday, 8 June 2005
Kuwait 0-4 South Korea
  0-2  
Kuwait City (Kuwait)
Saudi Arabia 3-0 Uzbekistan
  1-0  
Jeddah (Saudi Arabia)
Wednesday, 17 August 2005
South Korea 0-1 Saudi Arabia
  0-1  
Seoul (South Korea)
Uzbekistan 3-2 Kuwait
  1-2  
Tashkent (Uzbekistan)

Group B

Pos Team P W D L F A D Pts
1 Japan 6 5 0 1 9 4 5 15
2 Iran 6 4 1 1 7 3 4 13
3 Bahrain 6 1 1 4 4 7 -3 4
4 North Korea 6 1 0 5 5 11 -6 3
1 Japan & 2 Iran (FIFA World Cup Germany 2006)
3 Bahrain (4th Round)
Wednesday, 9 February 2005
Japan 2-1 North Korea
  1-0  
Saitama (Japan)
Bahrain 0-0 Iran
  0-0  
Manama (Bahrain)
Friday, 25 March 2005
North Korea 1-2 Bahrain
  0-1  
Pyongyang (North Korea)
Iran 2-1 Japan
  1-0  
Tehran (Iran)
Wednesday, 30 March 2005
North Korea 0-2 Iran
  0-1  
Pyongyang (North Korea)
Japan 1-0 Bahrain
  0-0  
Saitama (Japan)
Friday, 3 June 2005
Iran 1-0 North Korea
  1-0  
Tehran (Iran)
Bahrain 0-1 Japan
  0-1  
Manama (Bahrain)
Wednesday, 8 June 2005
Japan 2-0 North Korea
  0-0  
Bangkok (Thailand)
Iran 1-0 Bahrain
  0-0  
Tehran (Iran)
Wednesday, 17 August 2005
Japan 2-1 Iran
  1-0  
Yokohama (Japan)
Bahrain 2-3 North Korea
  0-2  
Manama (Bahrain)

4th Round

Saturday, 3 September 2005
Uzbekistan 1-0 Bahrain
  1-0  
Tashkent (Uzbekistan)
Saturday, 8 October 2005
Uzbekistan 1-1 Bahrain
  1-1  
Tashkent (Uzbekistan)
Wednesday, 12 October 2005
Bahrain 0-0 Uzbekistan
  0-0  
Aggregate: 1-1 Bahrain on Away Goals
Manama (Bahrain)
Bahrain ((FIFA World Cup Germany 2006 Qualifying Play-off)