Listed below are the dates and results for the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for Oceania. 12 teams took part, competing for a place in the intercontinental play-off against the fifth-placed team from South America. The winner of this play-off qualified for the World Cup.

The competition was composed of three rounds. Australia and New Zealand entered the competition directly in the Second Round. The other 10 teams were divided in two groups of five teams each, and played against each other once. The two teams with most points in each group advanced to the Second Round.

In the Second Round, the six teams were put in a single group, and played against each other once. The two teams with most points advanced to a play-off, and played against each other home and away. The winner of this play-off advanced to the intercontinental play-off.

This qualifying tournament also doubled as the 2004 OFC Nations Cup, up to the final play-off stage.

Contents 1 Tiebreakers 2 First round 2.1 Group 1 2.2 Group 2 3 Second round 4 Play-off 4.1 First leg 4.2 Second leg

[edit] Tiebreakers

If teams are even on points at the end of group play, the tied teams will be ranked as follows:

1. greater number of points obtained in matches between the tied teams
2. goal difference in matches between the tied teams
3. greater number of goals scored in matches between the tied teams
4. goal difference in all group matches
5. greater number of goals scored in all group matches
6. a play-off on neutral ground, with extra time and penalties if necessary (in qualifying)
7. 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

[edit] Group 1

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Solomon Islands	4	3	1	0	14	1	+13	10
Tahiti	4	2	2	0	5	1	+4	8
New Caledonia	4	2	1	1	16	2	+14	7
Tonga	4	1	0	3	2	17	−15	3
Cook Islands	4	0	0	4	1	17	−16	0

The Solomon Islands and Tahiti progressed to the second group stage.

10 May 2004 14:00	Solomon Islands	6 – 0	Tonga	Lawson Tama, Honiara Attendance: 12,385 Referee: Harry Attison (Vanuatu)
	Fa'arodo 12', 30', 77' Maemae 62', 76' Samani 79'	Report

10 May 2004 16:00	Tahiti	2 – 0	Cook Islands	Lawson Tama, Honiara Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Rajendra Singh (Fiji)
	Temataua 2' Moretta 80'	Report

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12 May 2004 14:00	Solomon Islands	5 – 0	Cook Islands	Lawson Tama, Honiara Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Lencie Fred (Vanuatu)
	Waita 21' Omokirio 27' Samani 45' Maemae 70' Leslie 81'	Report

12 May 2004 16:00	Tahiti	0 – 0	New Caledonia	Lawson Tama, Honiara Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Leone Rakaroi (Fiji)
		Report

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15 May 2004 14:00	Tonga	2 – 1	Cook Islands	Lawson Tama, Honiara Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Salaiau Sosongan (Papua New Guinea)
	Uhatahi 46' Vaitiki 61'	Report	Pareanga 59'

15 May 2004 16:00	Solomon Islands	2 – 0	New Caledonia	Lawson Tama, Honiara Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Harry Attison (Vanuatu)
	Omokirio 10' G. Suri 42'	Report

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17 May 2004 14:00	New Caledonia	8 – 0	Cook Islands	Lawson Tama, Honiara Attendance: 400 Referee: Rajendra Singh (Fiji)
	P. Wajoka 3' M. Hmae 20', 40', 42', 52', 85' Djamali 25' J. Hmae 35'	Report

17 May 2004 16:00	Tahiti	2 – 0	Tonga	Lawson Tama, Honiara Attendance: 400 Referee: Salaiau Sosongan (Papua New Guinea)
	G. Wajoka 1' Temataua 78'	Report

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19 May 2004 14:00	New Caledonia	8 – 0	Tonga	Lawson Tama, Honiara Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Lencie Fred (Vanuatu)
	J. Hmae 4' Poatinda 26', 42', 79' M. Hmae 45' P. Wajoka 54', 58' Kaumé 72'	Report

19 May 2004 16:00	Solomon Islands	1 – 1	Tahiti	Lawson Tama, Honiara Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Leone Rakaroi (Fiji)
	B. Suri 80'	Report	Simon 30'

[edit] Group 2

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Vanuatu	4	3	1	0	16	2	+14	10
Fiji	4	3	0	1	19	5	+14	9
Papua New Guinea	4	2	1	1	17	6	+11	7
Samoa	4	1	0	3	5	11	−6	3
American Samoa	4	0	0	4	1	34	−33	0

Vanuatu and Fiji progressed to the second group stage.

10 May 2004	Papua New Guinea	1 – 1	Vanuatu	Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia Attendance: 500 Referee: Matthew Breeze (Australia)
	Wasi 73'	Report	Lauru 90+'

10 May 2004	Samoa	4 – 0	American Samoa	Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia Attendance: 500 Referee: Michael Afu (Solomon Islands)
	Bryce 12' Fasavalu 30', 53' Michael 66' (pen.)	Report

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12 May 2004	American Samoa	1 – 9	Vanuatu	Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia Attendance: 400 Referee: Neil Fox (New Zealand)
	Natia 39'	Report	Qorig 30' (pen.), 45+' Mermer 37', 56', 90+' Poida 55' Chilia 65' Maleb 80', 90+'

12 May 2004	Fiji	4 – 2	Papua New Guinea	Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia Attendance: 400 Referee: Constantinos Diomis (Australia)
	Rabo 24' Toma 45+' Gataurua 78' Rokotakala 90'	Report	Davani 12' Komboi 44'

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15 May 2004	Fiji	11 – 0	American Samoa	Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia Attendance: 300 Referee: Neil Fox (New Zealand)
	Toma 7', 11', 16' Vulivuli 24' Rokotakala 32', 38' Sabutu 45+', 81' Masinisau 60' Gataurua 75', 77'	Report

15 May 2004	Samoa	0 – 3	Vanuatu	Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia Attendance: 650 Referee: Matthew Breeze (Australia)
		Report	Mermer 13' Chillia 55' Maleb 57'

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17 May 2004	American Samoa	0 – 10	Papua New Guinea	Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia Attendance: 150 Referee: Michael Afu (Solomon Islands)
		Report	Davani 23', 24', 40', 79' Andrew Lepani 26', 28', 64' Wasi 34' Komboi 37' Lohai 71'

17 May 2004	Samoa	0 – 4	Fiji	Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia Attendance: 450 Referee: Constantinos Diomis (Australia)
		Report	Toma 17' Sabutu 52' Masinisau 82' Rokotakala 84'

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19 May 2004	Fiji	0 – 3	Vanuatu	Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia Attendance: 200 Referee: Matthew Breeze (Australia)
		Report	Thomsen 45+' Lauru 63', 65'

19 May 2004	Samoa	1 – 4	Papua New Guinea	Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia Attendance: 300 Referee: Constantinos Diomis (Australia)
	Michael 69'	Report	Davani 16' Andrew Lepani 37' Nathaniel Lepani 55' Komeng 68'

[edit] Second round

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Australia	5	4	1	0	21	3	+18	13
Solomon Islands	5	3	1	1	9	6	+3	10
New Zealand	5	3	0	2	17	5	+12	9
Fiji	5	1	1	3	3	10	−7	4
Tahiti	5	1	1	3	2	24	−22	4
Vanuatu	5	1	0	4	5	9	−4	3

Australia and the Solomon Islands progressed to the final stage.

29 May 2004	Vanuatu	0 – 1	Solomon Islands	Marden Sports Complex, Adelaide Attendance: 200 Referee: Mark Shield (Australia)
		Report	Batram Suri 51' (pen.)

29 May 2004	Tahiti	0 – 0	Fiji	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Constantinos Diomis (Australia)
		Report

29 May 2004	Australia	1 – 0	New Zealand	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide Attendance: 12,130 Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark)
	Bresciano 40'	Report

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31 May 2004	New Zealand	3 – 0	Solomon Islands	Marden Sports Complex, Adelaide Attendance: 217 Referee: Eduardo Iturralde Gonzalez (Spain)
	Fisher 36' Oughton 81' Lines 90'	Report

31 May 2004	Australia	9 – 0	Tahiti	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Harry Attison (Vanuatu)
	Cahill 14', 47' Skoko 43' Simon 44' (o.g.) Sterjovski 51', 61', 74' Zdrilic 85' Chipperfield 89'	Report

31 May 2004	Fiji	1 – 0	Vanuatu	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide Attendance: 500 Referee: Charles Ariiotima (Tahiti)
	Toma 73'	Report

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2 June 2004	Australia	6 – 1	Fiji	Marden Sports Complex, Adelaide Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Eduardo Iturralde Gonzalez (Spain)
	Madaschi 6', 50' Cahill 39', 66', 75' Elrich 89'	Report	Gataurua 19'

2 June 2004	Tahiti	0 – 4	Solomon Islands	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide Attendance: 50 Referee: Leone Rakaroi (Fiji)
		Report	Fa'arodo 9' Menapi 14', 80' Batram Suri 42'

2 June 2004	Vanuatu	4 – 2	New Zealand	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide Attendance: 356 Referee: Stefano Farina (Italy)
	Chillia 37' Bibi 64' Maleb 72' Qorig 88'	Report	Coveny 61', 75'

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4 June 2004	New Zealand	10 – 0	Tahiti	Marden Sports Complex, Adelaide Attendance: 200 Referee: Mark Shield (Australia)
	Coveny 6', 38', 45+' Fisher 16', 22', 63' Jones 72' Oughton 74' Nelsen 82', 87'	Report

4 June 2004	Fiji	1 – 2	Solomon Islands	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Harry Attison (Vanuatu)
	Toma 21'	Report	Kakai 16' Houkarawa 82'

4 June 2004	Vanuatu	0 – 3	Australia	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Charles Ariiotima (Tahiti)
		Report	Aloisi 25', 85' Emerton 81'

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6 June 2004	Tahiti	2 – 1	Vanuatu	Marden Sports Complex, Adelaide Attendance: 300 Referee: Leone Rakaroi (Fiji)
	Temataua 40' Gabriel Wajoka 89'	Report	Iwai 23'

6 June 2004	Fiji	0 – 2	New Zealand	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark)
		Report	Bunce 8' Coveny 56'

6 June 2004	Solomon Islands	2 – 2	Australia	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Eduardo Iturralde Gonzalez (Spain)
	Menapi 43', 75'	Report	Cahill 50' Emerton 52'

[edit] Play-off

[edit] First leg

3 September 2005 19:30	Australia	7 – 0	Solomon Islands	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)
	Culina 20' Viduka 36', 43' Cahill 57' Chipperfield 64' Thompson 68' Emerton 89'	Report

[edit] Second leg

6 September 2005 13:00	Solomon Islands	1 – 2	Australia	Lawson Tama, Honiara Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Shamsul Maidin (Singapore)
	Fa'arodo 49'	Report	Thompson 19' Emerton 58'

Australia won 9–1 on aggregate and advanced to the CONMEBOL-OFC playoff against Uruguay.

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