2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC – CONCACAF play-off)
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The 2006 FIFA World Cup
AFC
– CONCACAF
qualification play-off was a home-and-away play-off between the following teams:
The draw for determining the order of the home and away legs was made at a FIFA congress on September 10, 2005.
Trinidad and Tobago
was awarded a place in 2006 FIFA World Cup
after winning the playoff 2–1 on aggregate.
2006 FIFA World Cup
The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six...
AFC
Asian Football Confederation
The Asian Football Confederation is the governing body of association football in Asia. It has 46 member countries, mostly located on the Asian continent. However, due to the disputed boundary of Europe and Asia, nations such as Russia and Turkey which are located mostly in geographic Asia are...
– CONCACAF
CONCACAF
The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football is the continental governing body for association football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean...
qualification play-off was a home-and-away play-off between the following teams:
- The fifth-place team of the AFC qualifying tournament2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Fourth RoundThe AFC Fourth Round of 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification was held on 8 and 12 October 2005 between the two teams that finished third in the third round....
, BahrainBahrain national football teamThe Bahrain national football team is the national team of the Kingdom of Bahrain and is controlled by the Bahrain Football Association; it was founded in 1951 and joined FIFA in 1966. They have never reached the finals of the World Cup, but have twice come within one match of doing so...
. - The fourth-place team in the CONCACAF qualifying tournament2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Fourth RoundIn the Fourth Round of CONCACAF, the six remaining teams from the Third Round were put in a single group, and played against each other home-and-away. The three teams with most points qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup...
, Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobago national football teamThe Trinidad and Tobago national football team, nicknamed The Soca Warriors, is the national team of Trinidad and Tobago and is run by the Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation. It reached the first round of the 2006 FIFA World Cup Finals...
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The draw for determining the order of the home and away legs was made at a FIFA congress on September 10, 2005.
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago national football team
The Trinidad and Tobago national football team, nicknamed The Soca Warriors, is the national team of Trinidad and Tobago and is run by the Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation. It reached the first round of the 2006 FIFA World Cup Finals...
was awarded a place in 2006 FIFA World Cup
2006 FIFA World Cup
The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six...
after winning the playoff 2–1 on aggregate.