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Qualification OFC

Listed below are the dates and results for the 2006 World Cup qualification rounds for Oceania. 12 teams took part, competing not for a place in the World Cup, but for a place in an Intercontinental Play-off against the fifth ranked team from South America. The winner of this play-off would qualify to 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 would advance 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 would advance to the Intercontinental Play-off.

This qualifying tournament also doubled as the Oceania Nations Cup 2004, except for the final play-off stage.

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

Group 1

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Solomon Islands	10	4	3	1	0	14	1	13
Tahiti	8	4	2	2	0	5	1	4
New Caledonia	7	4	2	1	1	16	2	14
Tonga	3	4	1	0	3	2	17	-15
Cook Islands	0	4	0	0	4	1	17	-16

May 10, 2004, Honiara, Solomon Islands - Tahiti 2 - 0 Cook Islands
May 10, 2004, Honiara, Solomon Islands - Solomon Islands 6 - 0 Tonga
May 12, 2004, Honiara, Solomon Islands - Tahiti 0 - 0 New Caledonia
May 12, 2004, Honiara, Solomon Islands - Solomon Islands 5 - 0 Cook Islands
May 15, 2004, Honiara, Solomon Islands - Solomon Islands 2 - 0 New Caledonia
May 15, 2004, Honiara, Solomon Islands - Tonga 2 - 1 Cook Islands
May 17, 2004, Honiara, Solomon Islands - Tahiti 2 - 0 Tonga
May 17, 2004, Honiara, Solomon Islands - New Caledonia 8 - 0 Cook Islands
May 19, 2004, Honiara, Solomon Islands - Solomon Islands 1 - 1 Tahiti
May 19, 2004, Honiara, Solomon Islands - New Caledonia 8 - 0 Tonga

Group 2

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Vanuatu	10	4	3	1	0	16	2	14
Fiji	9	4	3	0	1	19	5	14
Papua New Guinea	7	4	2	1	1	17	6	11
Samoa	3	4	1	0	3	5	11	-6
American Samoa	0	4	0	0	4	1	34	-33

May 10, 2004, Apia, Samoa - Samoa 4 - 0 American Samoa
May 10, 2004, Apia, Samoa - Papua New Guinea 1 - 1 Vanuatu
May 12, 2004, Apia, Samoa - Fiji 4 - 2 Papua New Guinea
May 12, 2004, Apia, Samoa - American Samoa 1 - 9 Vanuatu
May 15, 2004, Apia, Samoa - Samoa 0 - 3 Vanuatu
May 15, 2004, Apia, Samoa - Fiji 11 - 0 American Samoa
May 17, 2004, Apia, Samoa - Samoa 0 - 4 Fiji
May 17, 2004, Apia, Samoa - American Samoa 0 - 10 Papua New Guinea
May 19, 2004, Apia, Samoa - Samoa 1 - 4 Papua New Guinea
May 19, 2004, Apia, Samoa - Fiji 0 - 3 Vanuatu

Second round

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Australia	13	5	4	1	0	21	3	18
Solomon Islands	10	5	3	1	1	9	6	3
New Zealand	9	5	3	0	2	17	5	12
Fiji	4	5	1	1	3	3	10	-7
Tahiti	4	5	1	1	3	2	24	-20
Vanuatu	3	5	1	0	4	5	9	-4

May 29, 2004, Adelaide, Australia - Australia 1 - 0 New Zealand
May 29, 2004, Adelaide, Australia - Tahiti 0 - 0 Fiji
May 29, 2004, Adelaide, Australia - Vanuatu 0 - 1 Solomon Islands
May 31, 2004, Adelaide, Australia - Fiji 1 - 0 Vanuatu
May 31, 2004, Adelaide, Australia - Australia 9 - 0 Tahiti
May 31, 2004, Adelaide, Australia - New Zealand 3 - 0 Solomon Islands
June 2, 2004, Adelaide, Australia - Australia 6 - 1 Fiji
June 2, 2004, Adelaide, Australia - New Zealand 2 - 4 Vanuatu
June 2, 2004, Adelaide, Australia - Tahiti 0 - 4 Solomon Islands
June 4, 2004, Adelaide, Australia - Vanuatu 0 - 3 Australia
June 4, 2004, Adelaide, Australia - Fiji 1 - 2 Solomon Islands
June 4, 2004, Adelaide, Australia - New Zealand 10 - 0 Tahiti
June 6, 2004, Adelaide, Australia - Solomon Islands 2 - 2 Australia
June 6, 2004, Adelaide, Australia - Tahiti 2 - 1 Vanuatu
June 6, 2004, Adelaide, Australia - Fiji 0 - 2 New Zealand

Play-off

September 3, 2005, Sydney, Australia - Australia 7 - 0 Solomon Islands
September 6, 2005, Honiara, Solomon Islands - Solomon Islands 1 - 2 Australia
Australia advanced to the Oceania-CONMEBOL playoff against Uruguay.
Australia advanced to the World Cup after defeating Uruguay.

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