FIFA World Cup Germany 2006 Qualifying
Members: 205
Entered: 197 + Germany (Holder)
Not entered: Bhutan (Asian Zone), Brunei (Asian Zone), Cambodia (Asian Zone), Djibouti (African Zone), Myanmar (Asian Zone) (Excluded), Philippines (Asian Zone), Puerto Rico (North & Central American & Caribbean Zone) (7)
Slots: 31
African Zone
Members: 52
Entered: 51
Not entered: Djibouti
Slots: 5
- 10 October 2003 - 8 October 2005
FIFA World Cup Germany 2006 African Zone Qualifying
Teams: Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo-Brazzaville, Congo-Kinshasa, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome & Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia & Zimbabwe (51)
Angola, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Togo & Tunisia (FIFA World Cup Germany 2006)
Asian Zone
Members: 44
Entered: 39
Not entered: Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, Myanmar (Excluded) & Philippines (5)
Slots: 4 or 5
- 19 November 2003 - 12 October 2005
FIFA World Cup Germany 2006 Asian Zone Qualifying
Teams: Afghanistan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, China, Guam, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Macau, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal (Withdrew), North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam & Yemen (39)
Australia, Japan, North Korea & South Korea (FIFA World Cup Germany 2006)
Bahrain (FIFA World Cup Germany 2006 Inter Zone Play-offs)
European Zone
Members: 52
Entered: 51 + Germany (Host)
Slots: 13
- 18 August 2004 - 16 November 2005
FIFA World Cup Germany 2006 European Zone Qualifying
Teams: Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Scotland, Serbia & Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine & Wales (51)
Croatia, Czech Republic, England, France, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Serbia & Montenegro, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland & Ukraine (FIFA World Cup Germany 2006)
North & Central American & Caribbean Zone
Members: 35
Entered: 34
Not entered: Puerto Rico
Slots: 3 or 4
- 18 February 2004 - 12 October 2005
FIFA World Cup Germany 2006 North & Central American & Caribbean Zone Qualifying
Teams: Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Cayman Islands, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curacao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Montserrat, Nicaragua, Panama, Saint Kitts & Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent & Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks & Caicos Islands, United States & Virgin Islands (34)
Costa Rica, Mexico & United States (FIFA World Cup Germany 2006)
Trinidad & Tobago (FIFA World Cup Germany 2006 Inter Zone Play-offs)
Oceanian Zone
Members: 12
Entered: 12
Slots: 0 or 1
- 10 May 2004 - 6 September 2005
FIFA World Cup Germany 2006 Oceanian Zone Qualifying
Teams: Australia, American Samoa, Cook Islands, Fiji, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Samao, Solomon Islands, Tahiti, Tonga & Vanuatu (12)
Australia (FIFA World Cup Germany 2006 Inter Zone Play-offs)
South American Zone
Members: 10
Entered: 10
Slots: 4 or 5
- 6 September 2003 - 12 October 2005
FIFA World Cup Germany 2006 South American Zone Qualifying
Teams: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil (Holder), Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay & Venezuela (10)
Argentina, Brazil (Holder), Ecuador & Paraguay (FIFA World Cup Germany 2006)
Uruguay (FIFA World Cup Germany 2006 Inter Zone Play-offs)
Inter Zone
Play-offs
| Saturday 12 November 2005 | ||||
| Uruguay | 1-0 | Australia | ||
| 1-0 | ||||
| Montevideo (Uruguay) | ||||
| Wednesday 16 November 2005 | ||||
| Australia | 1-0 | Uruguay | ||
| 1-0 | ||||
| 1-0 | ||||
| Aggregate: 1-1 Australia 4-2 on Penalty Shoot Out | ||||
| Sydney (Australia) | ||||
| Australia (FIFA World Cup Germany 2006) | ||||
| Saturday 12 November 2005 | ||||
| Trinidad & Tobago | 1-1 | Bahrain | ||
| 0-0 | ||||
| Port of Spain (Trinidad & Tobago) | ||||
| Wednesday 16 November 2005 | ||||
| Bahrain | 0-1 | Trinidad & Tobago | ||
| 0-0 | ||||
| Aggregate: 1-2 | ||||
| Manama (Bahrain) | ||||
| Trinidad & Tobago (FIFA World Cup Germany 2006) | ||||