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.
Matches
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Matchday 3
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Matchday 4
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Matchday 5
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Matchday 6
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Matchday 7
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Matchday 8
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Matchday 9
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Matchday 10
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Matchday 11
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Matchday 12
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Matchday 13
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Matchday 14
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Matchday 15
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Matchday 16
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Matchday 17
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Matchday 18
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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.Qualified teams
The following four teams from CONMEBOL qualified for the final tournament.| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1 |
| 17 | |||
| 13 | |||
| 1 | |||
| 6 |