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, Brazil, the defending champion, was required to go through qualification and was not automatically qualified for the tournament.
If teams are even on points at the end of group play, the tied teams will be ranked as follows:
This is a change from the 2002 FIFA World Cup, where total goal difference was the first tiebreaker.
Argentina And Paraguay Qualifed for the 2017 world Cup Automatic
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