2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)
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Listed below are the dates and results for the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for Oceania. 12 teams took part, competing for a place in the Intercontinental Play-off against the fifth ranked team from South America. The winner of this play-off qualified for the World Cup.
The competition was composed of three rounds. Australia and New Zealand entered the competition directly in the Second Round. The other 10 teams were divided in two groups of five teams each, and played against each other once. The two teams with most points in each group advanced to the Second Round.
In the Second Round, the six teams were put in a single group, and played against each other once. The two teams with most points advanced to a play-off, and played against each other home-and-away. The winner of this play-off advanced to the Intercontinental Play-off.
This qualifying tournament also doubled as the Oceania Nations Cup 2004, except for the final play-off stage.
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[edit] Tiebreakers
If teams are even on points at the end of group play, the tied teams will be ranked as follows:
- greater number of points obtained in matches between the tied teams
- goal difference in matches between the tied teams
- greater number of goals scored in matches between the tied teams
- goal difference in all group matches
- greater number of goals scored in all group matches
- a play-off on neutral ground, with extra time and penalties if necessary (in qualifying)
- drawing of lots (at the final event)
This is a change from the 2002 FIFA World Cup, where total goal difference was the first tiebreaker.
[edit] First round
[edit] Group 1
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Solomon Islands |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | +13 | 10 |
 Tahiti |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 8 |
 New Caledonia |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 2 | +14 | 7 |
 Tonga |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 17 | -15 | 3 |
 Cook Islands |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 17 | -16 | 0 |
Solomon Islands and Tahiti progressed to the second group stage.
| May 10, 2004 14:00 |
Solomon Islands |
6–0 | Tonga |
Lawson Tama, Honiara Attendance: 12,385 Referee: Attison (Vanuatu) |
| Fa'arodo 12', 30', 77' Maemae 62', 76' Samani 79' |
(Report) |
| May 10, 2004 16:00 |
Tahiti |
2–0 | Cook Islands |
Lawson Tama, Honiara Attendance: 12,000 Referee: R. Singh (Fiji) |
| Temataua 2' Moretta 80' |
(Report) |
| May 12, 2004 14:00 |
Solomon Islands |
5–0 | Cook Islands |
Lawson Tama, Honiara Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Fred (Vanuatu) |
| Waita 21' Omokirio 27' Samani 45' Maemae 70' Leslie 81' |
(Report) |
| May 12, 2004 16:00 |
Tahiti |
0–0 | New Caledonia |
Lawson Tama, Honiara Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Rakaroi (Fiji) |
| (Report) |
| May 15, 2004 14:00 |
Tonga |
2–1 | Cook Islands |
Lawson Tama, Honiara Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Sosongan (PNG) |
| Uhatahi 46' Vaitiki 61' |
(Report) | Pareanga 59' |
| May 15, 2004 16:00 |
Solomon Islands |
2–0 | New Caledonia |
Lawson Tama, Honiara Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Attison (Vanuatu) |
| Omokirio 10' G. Suri 42' |
(Report) |
| May 17, 2004 14:00 |
New Caledonia |
8–0 | Cook Islands |
Lawson Tama, Honiara Attendance: 400 Referee: R. Singh (Fiji) |
| P. Wajoka 3' M. Hmae 20', 40', 42', 52', 85' Djamali 25' J. Hmae 35' |
(Report) |
| May 17, 2004 16:00 |
Tahiti |
2–0 | Tonga |
Lawson Tama, Honiara Attendance: 400 Referee: Sosongan (PNG) |
| G. Wajoka 1' Temataua 78' |
(Report) |
| May 19, 2004 14:00 |
New Caledonia |
8–0 | Tonga |
Lawson Tama, Honiara Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Fred (Vanuatu) |
| J. Hmae 4' Poatinda 26', 42', 79' M. Hmae 45' P. Wajoka 54', 58' Kaumé 72' |
(Report) |
| May 19, 2004 16:00 |
Solomon Islands |
1–1 | Tahiti |
Lawson Tama, Honiara Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Rakaroi (Fiji) |
| B. Suri 80' | (Report) | Simon 30' |
Solomon Islands and Tahiti progressed to the second group stage.
[edit] Group 2
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vanuatu |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | +14 | 10 |
 Fiji |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 5 | +14 | 9 |
 Papua New Guinea |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 7 |
 Samoa |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 3 |
 American Samoa |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 34 | -33 | 0 |
Vanuatu and Fiji progressed to the second group stage.
| May 10, 2004 | Papua New Guinea |
1–1 | Vanuatu |
Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia, Samoa Attendance: 500 Referee: Breeze (Australia) |
| Wasi 73' | (Report) | Lauru 90+' |
| May 10, 2004 | Samoa |
4–0 | American Samoa |
Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia, Samoa Attendance: 500 Referee: Afu (Solomon Islands) |
| Bryce 12' Fasavalu 30', 53' Michael 66' (pen) |
(Report) |
| May 12, 2004 | Vanuatu |
9–1 | American Samoa |
Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia, Samoa Attendance: 400 Referee: Fox (New Zealand) |
| Qorig 30' (pen), 45+' Mermer 37', 56', 90+' Poida 55' Chilia 65' Maleb 80', 90+' |
(Report) | Natia 39' |
| May 12, 2004 | Fiji |
4–2 | Papua New Guinea |
Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia, Samoa Attendance: 400 Referee: Diomis (Australia) |
| Rabo 24' Toma 45+' Gataurua 78' Rokotakala 90' |
(Report) | Davani 12' Komboi 44' |
| May 15, 2004 | Fiji |
11–0 | American Samoa |
Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia, Samoa Attendance: 300 Referee: Fox (New Zealand) |
| Toma 7', 11', 16' Vulivuli 24' Rokotakala 32', 38' Sabutu 45+', 81' Masinisau 60' Gataurua 75', 77' |
(Report) |
| May 15, 2004 | Samoa |
0–3 | Vanuatu |
Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia, Samoa Attendance: 650 Referee: Breeze (Australia) |
| (Report) | Mermer 13' Chillia 55' Maleb 57' |
| May 17, 2004 | Papua New Guinea |
10–0 | American Samoa |
Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia, Samoa Attendance: 150 Referee: Afu (Solomon Islands) |
| Davani 23', 24', 40', 79' Andrew Lepani 26', 28', 64' Wasi 34' Komboi 37' Lohai 71' |
(Report) |
| May 17, 2004 | Samoa |
0–4 | Fiji |
Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia, Samoa Attendance: 450 Referee: Diomis (Australia) |
| (Report) | Toma 17' Sabutu 52' Masinisau 82' Rokotakala 84' |
| May 19, 2004 | Vanuatu |
3–0 | Fiji |
Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia, Samoa Attendance: 200 Referee: Breeze (Australia) |
| Thomsen 45+' Lauru 63', 65' |
(Report) |
| May 19, 2004 | Samoa |
1–4 | Papua New Guinea |
Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia, Samoa Attendance: 300 Referee: Diomis (Australia) |
| Michael 69' | (Report) | Davani 16' Andrew Lepani 37' Nathaniel Lepani 55' Komeng 68' |
[edit] Second round
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 3 | +18 | 13 |
| Solomon Islands |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 10 |
 New Zealand |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 5 | +12 | 9 |
| Fiji |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 4 |
| Tahiti |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 24 | -22 | 4 |
| Vanuatu |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 3 |
Australia and the Solomon Islands progressed to the final stage.
| May 29, 2004 | Solomon Islands |
1–0 | Vanuatu |
Marden Sports Complex, Adelaide, Australia Attendance: 200 Referee: Shield (Australia) |
| Batram Suri 51' (pen) | (Report) |
| May 29, 2004 | Tahiti |
0–0 | Fiji |
Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Diomis (Australia) |
| (Report) |
| May 29, 2004 | Australia |
1–0 | New Zealand |
Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia Attendance: 12,130 Referee: Bo Larsen (Denmark) |
| Bresciano 40' | (Report) |
| May 31, 2004 | New Zealand |
3–0 | Solomon Islands |
Marden Sports Complex, Adelaide, Australia Attendance: 217 Referee: Gonzalez (Spain) |
| Fisher 36' Oughton 81' Lines 90' |
(Report) |
| May 31, 2004 | Australia |
9–0 | Tahiti |
Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Attison (Vanuatu) |
| Cahill 14', 47' Skoko 43' Simon 44' (OG) Sterjovski 51', 61', 74' Zdrilic 85' Chipperfield 89' |
(Report) |
| May 31, 2004 | Fiji |
1–0 | Vanuatu |
Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia Attendance: 500 Referee: Ariiotima (Tahiti) |
| Toma 73' | (Report) |
| June 2, 2004 | Australia |
6–1 | Fiji |
Marden Sports Complex, Adelaide, Australia Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Gonzalez (Spain) |
| Madaschi 6', 50' Cahill 39', 66', 75' Elrich 89' |
(Report) | Gataurua 19' |
| June 2, 2004 | Solomon Islands |
4–0 | Tahiti |
Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia Attendance: 50 Referee: Rakaroi (Fiji) |
| Fa'arodo 9' Menapi 14', 80' Batram Suri 42' |
(Report) |
| June 2, 2004 | Vanuatu |
4–2 | New Zealand |
Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia Attendance: 356 Referee: Farina (Italy) |
| Chillia 37' Bibi 64' Maleb 72' Qorig 88' |
(Report) | Coveny 61', 75' |
| June 4, 2004 | New Zealand |
10–0 | Tahiti |
Marden Sports Complex, Adelaide, Australia Attendance: 200 Referee: Shield (Australia) |
| Coveny 6', 38', 45+' Fisher 16', 22', 63' Jones 72' Oughton 74' Nelsen 82', 87' |
(Report) |
| June 4, 2004 | Solomon Islands |
2–1 | Fiji |
Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Attison (Vanuatu) |
| Kakai 16' Houkarawa 82' |
(Report) | Toma 21' |
| June 4, 2004 | Australia |
3–0 | Vanuatu |
Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Ariiotima (Tahiti) |
| Aloisi 25, 85' Emerton 81' |
(Report) |
| June 6, 2004 | Tahiti |
2–1 | Vanuatu |
Marden Sports Complex, Adelaide, Australia Attendance: 300 Referee: Rakaroi (Fiji) |
| Temataua 40' Gabriel Wajoka 89' |
(Report) | Iwai 23' |
| June 6, 2004 | New Zealand |
2–0 | Fiji |
Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Bo Larsen (Denmark) |
| Bunce 8' Coveny 56' |
(Report) |
| June 6, 2004 | Australia |
2–2 | Solomon Islands |
Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Gonzalez (Spain) |
| Cahill 50' Emerton 52' |
(Report) | Menapi 43', 75' |
[edit] Play-off
| September 3, 2005 19:30 |
Australia |
7–0 | Solomon Islands |
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Mohd Salleh (Malaysia) |
| Culina 20' Viduka 36', 43' Cahill 57' Chipperfield 64' Thompson 68' Emerton 89' |
(Report) |
| September 6, 2005 13:00 |
Solomon Islands |
1–2 | Australia |
Lawson Tama, Honiara Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Maidin (Singapore) |
| Fa'arodo 49' | (Report) | Thompson 19' Emerton 58' |
Australia won 9-1 on aggregate and advanced to the Oceania-C