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The qualification was composed of three Rounds. Only the 14 last ranked teams according to FIFA took part in the Preliminary Round, where they were paired 2-by-2 and played home-and-away knock-out matches. The 7 winners joined the other 25 teams in the '''Second Round''', where those 32 teams were divided in 8 Groups of four teams each. The teams in each group would play against each other home-and-away, and the team with most points in each group would advance to the Third Round. In the Third Round, the 8 remaining teams were divided in two Groups of 4 teams each, that would again play against each other in a home-and-away basis. The two teams with most points in each group would qualify to the World Cup. The two third placed teams would play-off against each other home-and-away. Winner of this play-off would play against the fourth placed team in the Final Round of CONCACAF in an Intercontinental Play-off for a place in the World Cup. TIEBREAKERS PRELIMINARY ROUND November 19 , 2003 , Ashgabat , Turkmenistan - 11 - 0 November 22 , 2003 , Kabul , Afghanistan - 0 - 2 ''Turkmenistan'' advanced to the Second Round. November 23 , 2003 , Taipei , Republic Of China - 3 - 0 November 29 , 2003 , Macau - 1 - 3 ''Chinese Taipei'' advanced to the Second Round. November 26 , 2003 , Dhaka , Bangladesh - 0 - 2 November 30 , 2003 , Dushanbe , Tajikistan - 2 - 0 ''Tajikistan'' advanced to the Second Round. November 29 , 2003 , Vientiane , Laos - 0 - 0 December 3 , 2003 , Colombo , Sri Lanka - 3 - 0 ''Sri Lanka'' advanced to the Second Round. November 29 , 2003 , Karachi , Pakistan - 0 - 2 December 3 , 2003 , Bishkek , Kyrgystan - 4 - 0 ''Kyrgystan'' advanced to the Second Round. November 29 , 2003 , Ulaanbaatar , Mongolia - 0 - 1 December 3 , 2003 , Malé , Maldives - 12 - 0 ''Maldives'' advanced to the Second Round. Also, both Guam and Nepal , that would play against each other, withdrew. So, FIFA decided to elect a "lucky loser", the best of the teams that lost, that would also advanced to the Second Round. The losers were compared, using the following criteria to break ties: a) number of points; b) goal difference; c) goals scored. Thus, ''Laos'' advanced to the Second Round. SECOND ROUND Group 1 February 18 , 2004 , Tehran , Iran - 3 - 1 February 18 , 2004 , Amman , Jordan - 5 - 0 March 31 , 2004 , Amman , Jordan - 1 - 0 March 31 , 2004 , Vientiane , Laos - 0 - 7 June 9 , 2004 , Tehran , Iran - 0 - 1 June 9 , 2004 , Doha , Qatar - 5 - 0 September 8 , 2004 , Vientiane , Laos - 1 - 6 September 8 , 2004 , Amman , Jordan - 0 - 2 October 13 , 2004 , Vientiane , Laos - 2 - 3 October 13 , 2004 , Doha , Qatar - 2 - 3 November 17 , 2004 , Doha , Qatar - 2 - 0 November 17 , 2004 , Tehran , Iran - 7 - 0 Group 2 February 18 , 2004 , Tashkent , Uzbekistan - 1 - 1 February 18 , 2004 , Doha , Qatar - 8 - 0 March 31 , 2004 , Taipei , Republic Of China - 0 - 1 March 31 , 2004 , Doha , Qatar - 1 - 1 June 9 , 2004 , Tashkent , Uzbekistan - 3 - 0 June 9 , 2004 , Amman , Jordan - 6 - 1 September 8 , 2004 , Ar Rayyan , Qatar - 0 - 3 September 8 , 2004 , Taipei , Republic Of China - 1 - 4 October 13 , 2004 , Amman , Jordan - 1 - 2 October 14 , 2004 , Taipei , Republic Of China - 0 - 1 November 16 , 2004 , Doha , Qatar - 4 - 1 November 17 , 2004 , Tashkent , Uzbekistan - 6 - 1 Group 3 February 18 , 2004 , Saitama , Japan - 1 - 0 February 18 , 2004 , Goa , India - 1 - 0 March 31 , 2004 , Kochi , India - 1 - 5 March 31 , 2004 , Singapore - 1 - 2 June 9 , 2004 , Muscat , Oman - 7 - 0 June 9 , 2004 , Saitama , Japan - 7 - 0 September 8 , 2004 , Singapore - 0 - 2 September 8 , 2004 , Kolkata , India - 0 - 4 October 13 , 2004 , Singapore - 2 - 0 October 13 , 2004 , Muscat , Oman - 0 - 1 November 17 , 2004 , Muscat , Oman - 0 - 0 November 17 , 2004 , Saitama , Japan - 1 - 0 Group 4 February 18 , 2004 , Guangzhou , China - 1 - 0 February 18 , 2004 , Kuantan , Malaysia - 1 - 3 March 31 , 2004 , Kuantan , Malaysia - 0 - 2 March 31 , 2004 , Hong Kong - 0 - 1 June 9 , 2004 , Tianjin , China - 4 - 0 June 9 , 2004 , Kuwait , Kuwait - 4 - 0 September 8 , 2004 , Penang , Malaysia - 0 - 1 September 8 , 2004 , Hong Kong - 0 - 2 October 13 , 2004 , Hong Kong - 2 - 0 October 13 , 2004 , Kuwait , Kuwait - 1 - 0 November 17 , 2004 , Kuwait , Kuwait - 6 - 1 November 17 , 2004 , Guangzhou , China - 7 - 0 Group 5 February 18 , 2004 , Al Ain , United Arab Emirates - 1 - 0 February 18 , 2004 , Sanaa , Yemen - 1 - 1 March 31 , 2004 , Pyongyang , North Korea - 0 - 0 March 31 , 2004 , Sanaa , Yemen - 0 - 3 June 9 , 2004 , Al Ain , United Arab Emirates - 3 - 0 June 9 , 2004 , Bangkok , Thailand - 1 - 4 September 8 , 2004 , Sanaa , Yemen - 3 - 1 September 8 , 2004 , Pyongyang , North Korea - 4 - 1 October 13 , 2004 , Pyongyang , North Korea - 2 - 1 October 13 , 2004 , Bangkok , Thailand - 3 - 0 November 17 , 2004 , Bangkok , Thailand - 1 - 1 November 17 , 2004 , Dubai , United Arab Emirates - 1 - 0 Group 6 February 18 , 2004 , Manama , Bahrain - 2 - 1 February 18 , 2004 , Bishkek , Kyrgystan - 1 - 2 March 31 , 2004 , Bishkek , Kyrgystan - 1 - 1 March 31 , 2004 , Dushanbe , Tajikistan - 0 - 0 June 9 , 2004 , Al Muharraq , Bahrain - 5 - 0 June 10 , 2004 , Homs , Syria - 2 - 1 September 8 , 2004 , Dushanbe , Tajikistan - 0 - 1 September 8 , 2004 , Bishkek , Kyrgystan - 1 - 2 October 13 , 2004 , Damascus , Syria - 2 - 2 October 13 , 2004 , Dushanbe , Tajikistan - 2 - 1 November 17 , 2004 , Damascus , Syria - 0 - 1 November 17 , 2004 , Manama , Bahrain - 4 - 0 Group 7 February 18 , 2004 , Suwon , South Korea - 2 - 0 February 18 , 2004 , Hanoi , Vietnam - 4 - 0 March 31 , 2004 , Nam Dinh , Vietnam - 0 - 2 March 31 , 2004 , Malé , Maldives - 0 - 0 June 9 , 2004 , Daejeon , South Korea - 2 - 0 June 9 , 2004 , Beirut , Lebanon - 3 - 0 September 8 , 2004 , Ho Chi Minh , Vietnam - 1 - 2 September 8 , 2004 , Malé , Maldives - 2 - 5 October 13 , 2004 , Malé , Maldives - 3 - 0 October 13 , 2004 , Beirut , Lebanon - 1 - 1 November 17 , 2004 , Beirut , Lebanon - 0 - 0 November 17 , 2004 , Seoul , South Korea - 2 - 0 Group 8 February 18 , 2004 , Riyadh , Saudi Arabia - 3 - 0 February 18 , 2004 , Ashgabat , Turkmenistan - 2 - 0 March 31 , 2004 , Ashgabat , Turkmenistan - 3 - 1 March 31 , 2004 , Colombo , Sri Lanka - 0 - 1 June 9 , 2004 , Riyadh , Saudi Arabia - 3 - 0 June 9 , 2004 , Jakarta , Indonesia - 1 - 0 September 8 , 2004 , Colombo , Sri Lanka - 2 - 2 September 8 , 2004 , Ashgabat , Turkmenistan - 0 - 1 October 9 , 2004 , Colombo , Sri Lanka - 2 - 2 October 12 , 2004 , Jakarta , Indonesia - 1 - 3 November 17 , 2004 , Jakarta , Indonesia - 3 - 1 November 17 , 2004 , Dammam , Saudi Arabia - 3 - 0 THIRD ROUND Group A February 9 , 2005 , Seoul , South Korea - 2 - 0 February 9 , 2005 , Tashkent , Uzbekistan - 1 - 1 March 25 , 2005 , Dammam , Saudi Arabia - 2 - 0 March 25 , 2005 , Kuwait , Kuwait - 2 - 1 March 30 , 2005 , Kuwait , Kuwait - 0 - 0 March 30 , 2005 , Seoul , South Korea - 2 - 1 June 3 , 2005 , Riyadh , Saudi Arabia - 3 - 0 June 3 , 2005 , Tashkent , Uzbekistan - 1 - 1 June 8 , 2005 , Kuwait , Kuwait - 0 - 4 June 8 , 2005 , Riyadh , Saudi Arabia - 3 - 0 August 17 , 2005 , Seoul , South Korea - 0 - 1 August 17 , 2005 , Tashkent , Uzbekistan - 3 - 2 Group B February 9 , 2005 , Saitama , Japan - 2 - 1 February 9 , 2005 , Manama , Bahrain - 0 - 0 March 25 , 2005 , Tehran , Iran - 2 - 1 March 25 , 2005 , Pyongyang , North Korea - 1 - 2 March 30 , 2005 , Pyongyang , North Korea - 0 - 2 March 30 , 2005 , Saitama , Japan - 1 - 0 June 3 , 2005 , Manama , Bahrain - 0 - 1 June 3 , 2005 , Tehran , Iran - 1 - 0 June 8 , 2005 , Bangkok , Thailand - 0 - 2 June 8 , 2005 , Tehran , Iran - 1 - 0 August 17 , 2005 , Manama , Bahrain - 2 - 3 August 17 , 2005 , Yokohama , Japan - 2 - 1 Play-off September 3 , 2005 , Tashkent , Uzbekistan - 1 - 0 ''Result declared void by FIFA due to a referee error, and replayed later.'' October 8 , 2005 , Tashkent , Uzbekistan - 1 - 1 October 12 , 2005 , Manama , Bahrain - 0 - 0 ''Bahrain'' advanced to the Asia-CONCACAF Playoff against Trinidad And Tobago on Away Goals . |
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