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2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF second round

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Main article: 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)

The CAF second round of 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification began on 5 June 2004 and finished on 8 October 2005.

The highest-ranked country in each group at the end of the stage qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. This round also doubled as qualification for the 2006 African Cup of Nations, for which the top three teams from each group qualified.

Format

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The 30 teams (9 teams given a bye directly to the second round and 21 winners from the first round) were split into five groups of six teams each – with all teams playing home and away against each of the other five teams in the group.

The highest-ranked team in each group qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, while the top three teams qualified for the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations (except in Egypt's case; since Egypt qualified for the tournament directly as hosts, fourth-placed Libya qualified in its place.)

Seeding

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The draw was held on 5 December 2003 in Frankfurt, Germany. The thirty eligible teams were divided into six groups of five teams. Pot A contained the five teams that had participated in the 2002 FIFA World Cup, while the teams in pots B–F were ranked based on the most recent FIFA world ranking.[1]

Pot A Pot B Pot C Pot D Pot E Pot F

 Senegal
 South Africa
 Cameroon
 Nigeria
 Tunisia

 Egypt
 Morocco
 Zimbabwe
 DR Congo
 Mali

 Algeria
 Ivory Coast
 Zambia
 Kenya
 Burkina Faso

 Ghana
 Angola
 Libya
 Togo
 Guinea

 Malawi
 Uganda
 Gabon
 Sudan
 Liberia

 Rwanda
 Congo
 Botswana
 Benin
 Cape Verde

Group 1

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Main article: 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group 1
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Togo Senegal Zambia Republic of the Congo Mali Liberia
1  Togo 10 7 2 1 20 8 +12 23 2006 FIFA World Cup and 2006 Africa Cup of Nations — 3–1 4–1 2–0 1–0 3–0
2  Senegal 10 6 3 1 21 8 +13 21 2006 Africa Cup of Nations 2–2 — 1–0 2–0 3–0 6–1
3  Zambia 10 6 1 3 16 10 +6 19 1–0 0–1 — 2–0 2–1 1–0
4  Congo 10 3 1 6 10 14 −4 10 2–3 0–0 2–3 — 1–0 3–0
5  Mali 10 2 2 6 11 14 −3 8 1–2 2–2 1–1 2–0 — 4–1
6  Liberia 10 1 1 8 3 27 −24 4 0–0 0–3 0–5 0–2 1–0 —
Source: [2]
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Group 2

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Main article: 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group 2
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Ghana Democratic Republic of the Congo South Africa Burkina Faso Cape Verde Uganda
1  Ghana 10 6 3 1 17 4 +13 21 2006 FIFA World Cup and 2006 Africa Cup of Nations — 0–0 3–0 2–1 2–0 2–0
2  DR Congo 10 4 4 2 14 10 +4 16[a] 2006 Africa Cup of Nations 1–1 — 1–0 3–2 2–1 4–0
3  South Africa 10 5 1 4 12 14 −2 16[a] 0–2 2–2 — 2–0 2–1 2–1
4  Burkina Faso 10 4 1 5 14 13 +1 13 1–0 2–0 3–1 — 1–2 2–0
5  Cape Verde 10 3 1 6 8 15 −7 10 0–4 1–1 1–2 1–0 — 1–0
6  Uganda 10 2 2 6 6 15 −9 8 1–1 1–0 0–1 2–2 1–0 —
Source: [2]
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Congo DR 4, South Africa 1.

Group 3

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Main article: 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group 3
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Ivory Coast Cameroon Egypt Libya Sudan Benin
1  Ivory Coast 10 7 1 2 20 7 +13 22 2006 FIFA World Cup and 2006 Africa Cup of Nations — 2–3 2–0 2–0 5–0 3–0
2  Cameroon 10 6 3 1 18 10 +8 21 2006 Africa Cup of Nations 2–0 — 1–1 1–0 2–1 2–1
3  Egypt[a] 10 5 2 3 26 15 +11 17 1–2 3–2 — 4–1 6–1 4–1
4  Libya[a] 10 3 3 4 8 10 −2 12 2006 Africa Cup of Nations 0–0 0–0 2–1 — 0–0 4–1
5  Sudan 10 1 3 6 6 22 −16 6 1–3 1–1 0–3 0–1 — 1–0
6  Benin 10 1 2 7 9 23 −14 5 0–1 1–4 3–3 1–0 1–1 —
Source: [2]
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Egypt had already qualified directly to the Africa Cup of Nations as hosts, leaving Libya, the fourth-placed team, to qualify to the Africa Cup of Nations.

Group 4

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Main article: 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group 4
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Angola Nigeria Zimbabwe Gabon Algeria Rwanda
1  Angola 10 6 3 1 12 6 +6 21[a] 2006 FIFA World Cup and 2006 Africa Cup of Nations — 1–0 1–0 3–0 2–1 1–0
2  Nigeria 10 6 3 1 21 7 +14 21[a] 2006 Africa Cup of Nations 1–1 — 5–1 2–0 1–0 2–0
3  Zimbabwe 10 4 3 3 13 14 −1 15 2–0 0–3 — 1–0 1–1 3–1
4  Gabon 10 2 4 4 11 13 −2 10 2–2 1–1 1–1 — 0–0 3–0
5  Algeria 10 1 5 4 8 15 −7 8 0–0 2–5 2–2 0–3 — 1–0
6  Rwanda 10 1 2 7 6 16 −10 5 0–1 1–1 0–2 3–1 1–1 —
Source: [2]
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Angola 4, Nigeria 1.

Group 5

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Main article: 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group 5
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Tunisia Morocco Guinea Kenya Botswana Malawi
1  Tunisia 10 6 3 1 25 9 +16 21 2006 FIFA World Cup and 2006 Africa Cup of Nations — 2–2 2–0 1–0 4–1 7–0
2  Morocco 10 5 5 0 17 7 +10 20 2006 Africa Cup of Nations 1–1 — 1–0 5–1 1–0 4–1
3  Guinea 10 5 2 3 15 10 +5 17 2–1 1–1 — 1–0 4–0 3–1
4  Kenya 10 3 1 6 8 17 −9 10 0–2 0–0 2–1 — 1–0 3–2
5  Botswana 10 3 0 7 10 18 −8 9 1–3 0–1 1–2 2–1 — 2–0
6  Malawi 10 1 3 6 12 26 −14 6 2–2 1–1 1–1 3–0 1–3 —
Source: [2]
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Goalscorers

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There were 397 goals scored in 150 matches, for an average of 2.65 goals per match.

10 goals

9 goals

8 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal


References

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  1. ^ "Welcome to CAF homepage". cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d e "FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) 2006, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
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