In the qualification process for the 2006 FIFA World Cup started with the preliminary draw held in Zurich in December 2003, 197 teams from the six FIFA confederations were allocated a share of the 31 spots available on the basis of the strength of their teams. The final distribution was as follows:
- Europe - represented by UEFA : 49 teams competing for 12 places (? qualified automatically as host nation for a total of 13 places)
- Africa - the CAF : 48 teams, 6 places
- South America - CONMEBOL : 10 teams, 3 or 4 places
- Asia - the AFC : 39 teams, 5 or 6 places
- North, Central American and Caribbean - CONCACAF : 28 teams, 3 or 4 places
- Oceania - the OFC : 12 teams, 0 or 1 place (not guaranteed a position).
Each .5 indicates a place in inter-confederation matchups for the last two spots, namely playoffs between AFC and CONCACAF and between CONMEBOL and OFC.
A total of 194 teams played at least one qualifying match. A total of 847 qualifying matches were played, and 2464 goals were scored (an average of 2.91 per match).
Notes on qualification[]
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Qualified teams[]
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Qualification Groups[]
* 3.1
Europe (UEFA)[]
* 3.2
South American (CONMEBOL)[]
* 3.3
Africa (CAF)[]
* 3.4
Oceania (OFC)[]
* 3.5
Asia (AFC)[]
* 3.6
North America, Central America and Caribbean (CONCACAF)[]
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Playoffs[]
* 4.1
Summary[]
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Withdrawals[]
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Did not enter[]
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Excluded[]
See also[]
- 2014 FIFA World Cup Brasil
- 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia
- 2022 FIFA World Cup Australia
- 2026 FIFA World Cup China
- 2030 FIFA World Cup Union Americana
- 2034 FIFA World Cup Canada
- 2038 FIFA World Cup India
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