2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)
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Listed below are the dates and results for the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for Africa. 51 teams took part (only 
Djibouti and 
Comoros did not enter), competing for 5 World Cup places.
The qualification was composed of two Rounds. 9 teams entered the competition directly on the Second Round: the 5 teams that qualified for the 2002 World Cup Finals (Cameroon, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, and Tunisia) and the 4 highest ranking teams in the June 25, 2003 FIFA world rankings (Congo DR, Côte d'Ivoire, Egypt, and Morocco). The other 42 teams were paired 2-by-2 and played knock-out matches home-and-away. The 21 winners would advance to the Second Round.
In the Second Round, the 30 teams were divided in 5 groups of 6 teams each. Teams in each group would play against each other in a home-and-away basis. The team with most points in each group would qualify to the World Cup.
The competition also constituted the qualification competition for the 2006 African Nations Cup with the top three nations of each group qualifying (except for Egypt, which qualifies as the host nation, the fourth nation in Egypt's group qualifying in Egypt's place).
The African qualifying zone was arguably the most exciting one of this World Cup with 4 out of 5 slots going to World Cup debutants (Angola, Togo, Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana) while the more established teams like Nigeria and Cameroon failed to earn a spot.
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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
October 10, 2003, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau - 
Guinea-Bissau 1 - 2 Mali 
November 14, 2003, Bamako, Mali - Mali 2 - 0 Guinea-Bissau
Mali advanced to the Second Round by the aggregate score of 4-1.
October 11, 2003, Antananarivo, Madagascar - 
Madagascar 1 - 1 Benin 
November 16, 2003, Cotonou, Benin - Benin 3 - 2 Madagascar
Benin advanced to the Second Round by the aggregate score of 4-3.
October 11, 2003, Victoria, Seychelles - 
Seychelles 0 - 4 Zambia 
November 15, 2003, Lusaka, Zambia - Zambia 1 - 1 Seychelles
Zambia advanced to the Second Round by the aggregate score of 5-1.
October 11, 2003, Gaborone, Botswana - 
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November 16, 2003, Maseru, Lesotho - Lesotho 0 - 0 Botswana
Botswana advanced to the Second Round by the aggregate score of 4-1.
October 11, 2003, Bata, Equatorial Guinea - 
Equatorial Guinea 1 - 0 Togo 
November 16, 2003, Lomé, Togo - Togo 2 - 0 Equatorial Guinea
Togo advanced to the Second Round by the aggregate score of 2-1.
October 11, 2003, São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe - 
São Tomé and Príncipe 0 - 1 Libya 
November 16, 2003, Benghazi, Libya - Libya 8 - 0 São Tomé and Príncipe
Libya advanced to the Second Round by the aggregate score of 9-0.
October 11, 2003, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania - 
Tanzania 0 - 0 Kenya 
November 15, 2003, Nairobi, Kenya - Kenya 3 - 0 Tanzania
Kenya advanced to the Second Round by the aggregate score of 3-0.
October 11, 2003, Niamey, Niger - 
Niger 0 - 1 Algeria 
November 14, 2003, Algiers, Algeria - Algeria 6 - 0 Niger
Algeria advanced to the Second Round by the aggregate score of 7-0.
October 11, 2003, Kampala, Uganda - 
Uganda 3 - 0 Mauritius 
November 16, 2003, Curepipe, Mauritius - Mauritius 3 - 1 (aet) Uganda
Uganda advanced to the Second Round by the aggregate score of 4-3.
October 12, 2003, Harare, Zimbabwe - 
Zimbabwe 3 - 0 Mauritania 
November 14, 2003, Nouakchott, Mauritania - Mauritania 2 - 1 Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe advanced to the Second Round by the aggregate score of 4-2.
October 12, 2003, Mbabane, Swaziland - 
Swaziland 1 - 1 Cape Verde 
November 16, 2003, Praia, Cape Verde - Cape Verde 3 - 0 Swaziland
Cape Verde advanced to the Second Round by the aggregate score of 4-1.
October 12, 2003, Bujumbura, Burundi - 
Burundi 0 - 0 Gabon 
November 15, 2003, Libreville, Gabon - Gabon 4 - 1 Burundi
Gabon advanced to the Second Round by the aggregate score of 4-1.
October 12, 2003, N'Djamena, Chad - 
Chad 3 - 1 Angola 
November 16, 2003, Luanda, Angola - Angola 2 - 0 Chad
The aggregate score was tied 3-3, and Angola advanced to the Second Round due to the away goals rule.
October 12, 2003, Brazzaville, Congo - 
Congo 1 - 0 Sierra Leone 
November 16, 2003, Freetown, Sierra Leone - Sierra Leone 0 - 0 Congo
Republic of the Congo advanced to the Second Round by the aggregate score of 1-0.
October 12, 2003, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - 
Ethiopia 1 - 3 Malawi 
November 15, 2003, Lilongwe, Malawi - Malawi 0 - 0 Ethiopia
Malawi advanced to the Second Round by the aggregate score of 3-1.
October 12, 2003, Kigali, Rwanda - 
Rwanda 3 - 0 Namibia 
November 15, 2003, Windhoek, Namibia - Namibia 1 - 1 Rwanda
Rwanda advanced to the Second Round by the aggregate score of 4-1.
October 12, 2003, Conakry, Guinea - 
Guinea 1 - 0 Mozambique 
November 16, 2003, Maputo, Mozambique - Mozambique 3 - 4 Guinea
Guinea advanced to the Second Round by the aggregate score of 5-3.
October 12, 2003, Bakau, Gambia - 
Gambia 2 - 0 Liberia 
November 16, 2003, Monrovia, Liberia - Liberia 3 - 0 Gambia
Liberia advanced to the Second Round by the aggregate score of 3-2.
October 12, 2003, Khartoum, Sudan - 
Sudan 3 - 0 Eritrea 
November 16, 2003, Asmara, Eritrea - Eritrea 0 - 0 Sudan
Sudan advanced to the Second Round by the aggregate score of 3-0.
November 16, 2003, Accra, Ghana - 
Somalia 0 - 5 Ghana 
November 19, 2003, Kumasi, Ghana - Ghana 2 - 0 Somalia
Ghana advanced to the Second Round by the aggregate score of 7-0.
Also, 
Central African Republic withdrew, so 
Burkina Faso advanced to the Second Round automatically.
[edit] Second round
[edit] Group 1
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Togo |
10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 23 |
 Senegal |
10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 8 | +13 | 21 |
| Zambia |
10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 19 |
| Congo |
10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 10 |
| Mali |
10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 8 |
| Liberia |
10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 27 | -24 | 4 |
June 5, 2004, Dakar, Senegal - Senegal 2 - 0 Congo
June 5, 2004, Lusaka, Zambia - Zambia 1 - 0 Togo
June 5, 2004, Monrovia, Liberia - Liberia 1 - 0 Mali
June 19, 2004, Bamako, Mali - Mali 1 - 1 Zambia
June 20, 2004, Lomé, Togo - Togo 3 - 1 Senegal
June 20, 2004, Brazzaville, Congo - Congo 3 - 0 Liberia
July 3, 2004, Dakar, Senegal - Senegal 1 - 0 Zambia
July 4, 2004, Monrovia, Liberia - Liberia 0 - 0 Togo
July 4, 2004, Brazzaville, Congo - Congo 1 - 0 Mali
September 4, 2004, Lusaka, Zambia - Zambia 1 - 0 Liberia
September 5, 2004, Bamako, Mali - Mali 2 - 2 Senegal
September 5, 2004, Lomé, Togo - Togo 2 - 0 Congo
October 10, 2004, Monrovia, Liberia - Liberia 0 - 3 Senegal
October 10, 2004, Brazzaville, Congo - Congo 2 - 3 Zambia
October 10, 2004, Lomé, Togo - Togo 1 - 0 Mali
March 26, 2005, Dakar, Senegal - Senegal 6 - 1 Liberia
March 26, 2005, Chililabombwe, Zambia - Zambia 2 - 0 Congo
March 26, 2005, Bamako, Mali - Mali 1 - 2 Togo
June 5, 2005, Ségou, Mali - Mali 4 - 1 Liberia
June 5, 2005, Brazzaville, Congo - Congo 0 - 0 Senegal
June 5, 2005, Lomé, Togo - Togo 4 - 1 Zambia
June 18, 2005, Chililabombwe, Zambia - Zambia 2 - 1 Mali
June 18, 2005, Dakar, Senegal - Senegal 2 - 2 Togo
June 19, 2005, Paynesville, Liberia - Liberia 0 - 2 Congo
September 3, 2005, Chililabombwe, Zambia - Zambia 0 - 1 Senegal
September 3, 2005, Bamako, Mali - Mali 2 - 0 Congo
September 4, 2005, Lomé, Togo - Togo 3 - 0 Liberia
October 1, 2005, Monrovia, Liberia - Liberia 0 - 5 Zambia
October 8, 2005, Dakar, Senegal - Senegal 3 - 0 Mali
October 8, 2005, Brazzaville, Congo - Congo 2 - 3 Togo
[edit] Group 2
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana |
10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 4 | +13 | 21 |
 Congo DR |
10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 16 |
 South Africa |
10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 16 |
| Burkina Faso |
10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 13 |
| Cape Verde |
10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 10 |
| Uganda |
10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 | -9 | 8 |
June 5, 2004, Bloemfontein, South Africa - South Africa 2 - 1 Cape Verde
June 5, 2004, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso - Burkina Faso 1 - 0 Ghana
June 6, 2004, Kampala, Uganda - Uganda 1 - 0 Congo DR
June 19, 2004, Praia, Cape Verde - Cape Verde 1 - 0 Uganda
June 20, 2004, Kumasi, Ghana - Ghana 3 - 0 South Africa
June 20, 2004, Kinshasa, Congo DR - Congo DR 3 - 2 Burkina Faso
July 3, 2004, Johannesburg, South Africa - South Africa 2 - 0 Burkina Faso
July 3, 2004, Praia, Cape Verde - Cape Verde 1 - 1 Congo DR
July 3, 2004, Kampala, Uganda - Uganda 1 - 1 Ghana
September 4, 2004, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso - Burkina Faso 2 - 0 Uganda
September 5, 2004, Kinshasa, Congo DR - Congo DR 1 - 0 South Africa
September 5, 2004, Kumasi, Ghana - Ghana 2 - 0 Cape Verde
October 9, 2004, Praia, Cape Verde - Cape Verde 1 - 0 Burkina Faso
October 10, 2004, Kampala, Uganda - Uganda 0 - 1 South Africa
October 10, 2004, Kumasi, Ghana - Ghana 0 - 0 Congo DR
March 26, 2005, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso - Burkina Faso 1 - 2 Cape Verde
March 26, 2005, Johannesburg, South Africa - South Africa 2 - 1 Uganda
March 27, 2005, Kinshasa, Congo DR - Congo DR 1 - 1 Ghana
June 4, 2005, Praia, Cape Verde - Cape Verde 1 - 2 South Africa
June 5, 2005, Kumasi, Ghana - Ghana 2 - 1 Burkina Faso
June 5, 2005, Kinshasa, Congo DR - Congo DR 4 - 0 Uganda
June 18, 2005, Johannesburg, South Africa - South Africa 0 - 2 Ghana
June 18, 2005, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso - Burkina Faso 2 - 0 Congo DR
June 18, 2005, Kampala, Uganda - Uganda 1 - 0 Cape Verde
September 3, 2005, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso - Burkina Faso 3 - 1 South Africa
September 4, 2005, Kinshasa, Congo DR - Congo DR 2 - 1 Cape Verde
September 4, 2005, Kumasi, Ghana - Ghana 2 - 0 Uganda
October 8, 2005, Durban, South Africa - South Africa 2 - 2 Congo DR
October 8, 2005, Praia, Cape Verde - Cape Verde 0 - 4 Ghana
October 8, 2005, Kampala, Uganda - Uganda 2 - 2 Burkina Faso
[edit] Group 3
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Côte d'Ivoire |
10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 7 | +13 | 22 |
 Cameroon |
10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 21 |
 Egypt |
10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 15 | +11 | 17 |
| Libya |
10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 12 |
| Sudan |
10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 22 | -16 | 6 |
| Benin |
10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 23 | -14 | 5 |
June 6, 2004, Khartoum, Sudan - Sudan 0 - 3 Egypt
June 6, 2004, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire - Côte d'Ivoire 2 - 0 Libya
June 6, 2004, Yaoundé, Cameroon - Cameroon 2 - 1 Benin
June 18, 2004, Misurata, Libya - Libya 0 - 0 Cameroon
June 20, 2004, Alexandria, Egypt - Egypt 1 - 2 Côte d'Ivoire
June 20, 2004, Cotonou, Benin - Benin 1 - 1 Sudan
July 3, 2004, Khartoum, Sudan - Sudan 0 - 1 Libya
July 4, 2004, Yaoundé, Cameroon - Cameroon 2 - 0 Côte d'Ivoire
July 4, 2004, Cotonou, Benin - Benin 3 - 3 Egypt
September 3, 2004, Tripoli, Libya - Libya 4 - 1 Benin
September 5, 2004, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire - Côte d'Ivoire 5 - 0 Sudan
September 5, 2004, Cairo, Egypt - Egypt 3 - 2 Cameroon
October 8, 2004, Tripoli, Libya - Libya 2 - 1 Egypt
October 9, 2004, Omdurman, Sudan - Sudan 1 - 1 Cameroon
October 10, 2004, Cotonou, Benin - Benin 0 - 1 Côte d'Ivoire
March 27, 2005, Cairo, Egypt - Egypt 4 - 1 Libya
March 27, 2005, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire - Côte d'Ivoire 3 - 0 Benin
March 27, 2005, Yaoundé, Cameroon - Cameroon 2 - 1 Sudan
June 3, 2005, Tripoli, Libya - Libya 0 - 0 Côte d'Ivoire
June 4, 2005, Cotonou, Benin - Benin 1 - 4 Cameroon
June 5, 2005, Cairo, Egypt - Egypt 6 - 1 Sudan
June 19, 2005, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire - Côte d'Ivoire 2 - 0 Egypt
June 19, 2005, Yaoundé, Cameroon - Cameroon 1 - 0 Libya
August 17, 2005, Omdurman, Sudan - Sudan 1 - 0 Benin
September 2, 2005, Tripoli, Libya - Libya 0 - 0 Sudan
September 4, 2005, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire - Côte d'Ivoire 2 - 3 Cameroon
September 4, 2005, Cairo, Egypt - Egypt 4 - 1 Benin
October 8, 2005, Yaoundé, Cameroon - Cameroon 1 - 1 Egypt
October 8, 2005, Omdurman, Sudan - Sudan 1 - 3 Côte d'Ivoire
October 9, 2005, Cotonou, Benin - Benin 1 - 0 Libya
[edit] Group 4
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angola |
10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 21 |
 Nigeria |
10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 7 | +14 | 21 |
| Zimbabwe |
10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 15 |
| Gabon |
10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | -2 | 10 |
| Algeria |
10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 8 |
| Rwanda |
10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 16 | -10 | 5 |
NB: Angola finished above Nigeria based on head-to-head results (Angola 1-0 Nigeria; Nigeria 1-1 Angola).
June 5, 2004, Port Harcourt, Nigeria - Nigeria 2 - 0 Rwanda
June 5, 2004, Libreville, Gabon - Gabon 1 - 1 Zimbabwe
June 5, 2004, Annaba, Algeria - Algeria 0 - 0 Angola
June 19, 2004, Kigali, Rwanda - Rwanda 3 - 1 Gabon
June 20, 2004, Harare, Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe 1 - 1 Algeria
June 20, 2004, Luanda, Angola - Angola 1 - 0 Nigeria
July 3, 2004, Libreville, Gabon - Gabon 2 - 2 Angola
July 3, 2004, Kigali, Rwanda - Rwanda 0 - 2 Zimbabwe
July 3, 2004, Abuja, Nigeria - Nigeria 1 - 0 Algeria
September 5, 2004, Harare, Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe 0 - 3 Nigeria
September 5, 2004, Luanda, Angola - Angola 1 - 0 Rwanda
September 5, 2004, Annaba, Algeria - Algeria 0 - 3 Gabon
October 9, 2004, Libreville, Gabon - Gabon 1 - 1 Nigeria
October 9, 2004, Kigali, Rwanda - Rwanda 1 - 1 Algeria
October 10, 2004, Luanda, Angola - Angola 1 - 0 Zimbabwe
March 26, 2005, Port Harcourt, Nigeria - Nigeria 2 - 0 Gabon
March 27, 2005, Oran, Algeria - Algeria 1 - 0 Rwanda
March 27, 2005, Harare, Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe 2 - 0 Angola
June 5, 2005, Harare, Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe 1 - 0 Gabon
June 5, 2005, Luanda, Angola - Angola 2 - 1 Algeria
June 5, 2005, Kigali, Rwanda - Rwanda 1 - 1 Nigeria
June 18, 2005, Kano, Nigeria - Nigeria 1 - 1 Angola
June 18, 2005, Libreville, Gabon - Gabon 3 - 0 Rwanda
June 19, 2005, Oran, Algeria - Algeria 2 - 2 Zimbabwe
September 4, 2005, Oran, Algeria - Algeria 2 - 5 Nigeria
September 4, 2005, Harare, Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe 3 - 1 Rwanda
September 4, 2005, Luanda, Angola - Angola 3 - 0 Gabon
October 8, 2005, Kigali, Rwanda - Rwanda 0 - 1 Angola
October 8, 2005, Abuja, Nigeria - Nigeria 5 - 1 Zimbabwe
October 8, 2005, Port-Gentil, Gabon - Gabon 0 - 0 Algeria
[edit] Group 5
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tunisia |
10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 9 | +16 | 21 |
 Morocco |
10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 20 |
| Guinea |
10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 17 |
| Kenya |
10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 10 |
| Botswana |
10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 18 | -8 | 9 |
| Malawi |
10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 26 | -14 | 8 |
June 5, 2004, Blantyre, Malawi - Malawi 1 - 1 Morocco
June 5, 2004, Tunis, Tunisia - Tunisia 4 - 1 Botswana
June 19, 2004, Gaborone, Botswana - Botswana 2 - 0 Malawi
June 20, 2004, Conakry, Guinea - Guinea 2 - 1 Tunisia
July 3, 2004, Gaborone, Botswana - Botswana 0 - 1 Morocco
July 3, 2004, Lilongwe, Malawi - Malawi 1 - 1 Guinea
September 4, 2004, Nairobi, Kenya - Kenya 3 - 2 Malawi
September 4, 2004, Rabat, Morocco - Morocco 1 - 1 Tunisia
September 5, 2004, Conakry, Guinea - Guinea 4 - 0 Botswana
October 9, 2004, Blantyre, Malawi - Malawi 2 - 2 Tunisia
October 9, 2004, Gaborone, Botswana - Botswana 2 - 1 Kenya
October 10, 2004, Conakry, Guinea - Guinea 1 - 1 Morocco
November 17, 2004, Nairobi, Kenya - Kenya 2 - 1 Guinea
February 9, 2005, Rabat, Morocco - Morocco 5 - 1 Kenya
March 26, 2005, Tunis, Tunisia - Tunisia 7 - 0 Malawi
March 26, 2005, Rabat, Morocco - Morocco 1 - 0 Guinea
March 26, 2005, Nairobi, Kenya - Kenya 1 - 0 Botswana
June 4, 2005, Gaborone, Botswana - Botswana 1 - 3 Tunisia
June 4, 2005, Rabat, Morocco - Morocco 4 - 1 Malawi
June 5, 2005, Conakry, Guinea - Guinea 1 - 0 Kenya
June 11, 2005, Tunis, Tunisia - Tunisia 2 - 0 Guinea
June 18, 2005, Nairobi, Kenya - Kenya 0 - 0 Morocco
June 18, 2005, Blantyre, Malawi - Malawi 1 - 3 Botswana
August 17, 2005, Tunis, Tunisia - Tunisia 1 - 0 Kenya
September 3, 2005, Nairobi, Kenya - Kenya 0 - 2 Tunisia
September 3, 2005, Rabat, Morocco - Morocco 1 - 0 Botswana
September 4, 2005, Conakry, Guinea - Guinea 3 - 1 Malawi
October 8, 2005, Gaborone, Botswana - Botswana 1 - 2 Guinea
October 8, 2005, Blantyre, Malawi - Malawi 3 - 0 Kenya
October 8, 2005, Tunis, Tunisia - Tunisia 2 - 2 Morocco
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