# 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)

Listed below are the dates and results for the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for South America. 10 teams took part, all in a single group. The rules were very simple: the teams would play against each other in a home-and-away basis, with the four teams with most points qualifying to the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The fifth ranked team would have to play-off against the best team from Oceania, with the winner of this play-off also qualifying. For the first time, defending champions Brazil was required to go through the qualifying process and did not automatically qualify for the tournament.

## Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Brazil | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 35 | 17 | +18 | 34 | 2006 FIFA World Cup | — | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 |
| 2 | Argentina | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 17 | +12 | 34 | 2006 FIFA World Cup | 3–1 | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Ecuador | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 28 | 2006 FIFA World Cup | 1–0 | 2–0 | — | 5–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 |
| 4 | Paraguay | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 28 | 2006 FIFA World Cup | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | — | 4–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 |
| 5 | Uruguay | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 28 | −5 | 25 | Inter-confederation play-off | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 5–0 |
| 6 | Colombia | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 16 | +8 | 24 | | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | — | 1–1 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 |
| 7 | Chile | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 22 | −4 | 22 | | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 |
| 8 | Venezuela | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 28 | −8 | 18 | | 2–5 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | — | 4–1 | 2–1 |
| 9 | Peru | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 28 | −8 | 18 | | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | — | 4–1 |
| 10 | Bolivia | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 37 | −17 | 14 | | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | — |

## Inter-confederation play-offs

The fifth-placed team then played the winner of the OFC qualifying group, Australia, in a home-and-away play-off. The winner of this play-off qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup finals.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Uruguay | 1–1 (2–4 p) | Australia | 1–0 | 0–1 (a.e.t.) |

## Qualified teams

The following four teams from CONMEBOL qualified for the final tournament.
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup |
| Brazil | Winners | 5 September 2005 | 17 (all) (1930, 1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002) |
| Argentina | Runners-up | 8 June 2005 | 13 (1930, 1934, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002) |
| Ecuador | Third place | 8 October 2005 | 1 (2002) |
| Paraguay | Fourth place | 8 October 2005 | 6 (1930, 1950, 1958, 1986, 1998, 2002) |
    $^1$ Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

## Goalscorers

There were 235 goals scored in 90 matches, for an average of 2.61 goals per match.
10 goals
* Ronaldo
7 goals
* Hernán Crespo
* José Cardozo
* Jefferson Farfán
6 goals
* Adriano
* Diego Forlán
* Ruberth Morán
5 goals
* Joaquín Botero
* José Alfredo Castillo
* Kaká
* Agustín Delgado
* Edison Méndez
* Javier Chevantón
4 goals
* Ronaldinho
* Juan Pablo Ángel
* Roque Santa Cruz
* Nolberto Solano
* Juan Arango
3 goals
* Pablo Aimar
* Luciano Figueroa
* Juan Román Riquelme
* Mauricio Pinilla
* Tressor Moreno
* Luis Gabriel Rey
* Antonio Valencia
* Carlos Gamarra
* Carlos Humberto Paredes
* Marcelo Zalayeta
* Giancarlo Maldonado
2 goals
* Juan Pablo Sorín
* Luis Cristaldo
* Limberg Gutiérrez
* Roberto Carlos
* Robinho
* Luis Fuentes
* Luis Antonio Jiménez
* Milovan Mirošević
* Reinaldo Navia
* Freddy Grisales
* Frankie Oviedo
* Víctor Pacheco
* John Restrepo
* Elkin Soto
* Marlon Ayoví
* Ulises de la Cruz
* Paolo Guerrero
* Andrés Mendoza
* Jorge Soto
* Carlos Bueno
* José Torrealba
* Gabriel Urdaneta
1 goal
* Fabricio Coloccini
* Andrés D'Alessandro
* César Delgado
* Luciano Galletti
* Kily González
* Lucho González
* Mauro Rosales
* Javier Saviola
* Javier Zanetti
* Julio César Baldivieso
* Gonzalo Galindo
* Roger Suárez
* Doyle Vaca
* Joselito Vaca
* Emerson
* Juan
* Luís Fabiano
* Juninho
* Rivaldo
* Zé Roberto
* Mark González
* Sebastián González
* Rodrigo Meléndez
* Arturo Norambuena
* Ricardo Francisco Rojas
* Marcelo Salas
* Moisés Villarroel
* Martín Arzuaga
* Sergio Herrera
* Edixon Perea Valencia
* Mario Yepes
* Giovanny Espinoza
* Iván Kaviedes
* Christian Lara
* Franklin Salas
* Carlos Tenorio
* Julio César Cáceres
* Diego Gavilán
* Gustavo Morínigo
* Jorge Martín Núñez
* Nelson Valdez
* Salvador Cabañas
* Santiago Acasiete
* Claudio Pizarro
* Gustavo Vassallo
* Nelson Abeijon
* Paolo Montero
* Álvaro Recoba
* Mario Regueiro
* Cristian Rodríguez
* Adrián Romero
* Héctor González
* José Manuel Rey
* Leonel Vielma
1 own goal
* Hermán Solíz (against Ecuador)
* Gilberto Silva (against Uruguay)
* Luis Guadalupe (against Argentina)
* Alejandro Cichero (against Bolivia)
* José Manuel Rey (against Argentina)