2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round
The AFC second round of 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification began on 18 February 2004 and finished on 17 November 2004.
The highest-ranked country in each group at the end of the stage progressed to the third round, where the eight remaining teams were divided into two groups of four.
Format
The 32 teams (25 teams given a bye directly to the second round and 7 winners from the preliminaries) were split into eight groups of four teams each – with all teams playing home and away against each of the other three teams in the group.
The highest-ranked team in each group qualified for the third round.
Seeding
Schedule
| Matchday | Date | Fixtures |
|---|---|---|
| Matchday 1 | 18 February 2004 | 1 v 2, 3 v 4 |
| Matchday 2 | 31 March 2004 | 4 v 1, 3 v 2 |
| Matchday 3 | 9–10 June 2004 | 1 v 3, 2 v 4 |
| Matchday 4 | 8 September 2004 | 3 v 1, 4 v 2 |
| Matchday 5 | 9–14 October 2004 | 2 v 1, 4 v 3 |
| Matchday 6 | 16–17 November 2004 | 1 v 4, 2 v 3 |
Group 1
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | Iran
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6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 4 | +18 | 15 | Third round | — | 0–1 | 3–1 | 7–0 | |
| 2 | Jordan
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6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 12 | 0–2 | — | 1–0 | 5–0 | ||
| 3 | Qatar
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6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 9 | 2–3 | 2–0 | — | 5–0 | ||
| 4 | Laos
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6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 33 | −30 | 0 | 0–7 | 2–3 | 1–6 | — |
| Iran | 3–1 | Qatar |
|---|---|---|
Vahedi  8'Mahdavikia 44'Daei 62' (pen.) |
Report | Hamzah 70' |
Attendance: 0 (as punishment for violence in an Asian Cup qualifier against North Korea in 12 November 2003)
Referee: Khader Haj Khader (Syria)
| Laos | 1–6 | Qatar |
|---|---|---|
| Chanthalome 88' |
Report | Rizik 36' Kamil 42'Bechir 50'Hamzah 70'Abdullah 86'Al-Shammari 89' |
| Laos | 2–3 | Jordan |
|---|---|---|
| Phaphouvanin 13' Thongphachan 53' |
Report | Al-Maharmeh 28' Al-Shagran 73', 76' |
Group 2
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | Uzbekistan
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6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 3 | +13 | 16 | Third round | — | 1–1 | 3–0 | 6–1 | |
| 2 | Iraq
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 11 | 1–2 | — | 4–1 | 6–1 | ||
| 3 | Palestine
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0–3 | 1–1 | — | 8–0 | ||
| 4 | Chinese Taipei
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6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 26 | −23 | 0 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | — |
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| Soliev 78' |
Report | Salah 57' |
| Palestine | 8–0 | Chinese Taipei |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Kord 10' Habaib 20', 32'Atura 43'Kettlun 52', 86'Amer 76'Keshkesh 82' |
Report |
| Chinese Taipei | 0–1 | Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Koshelev 59' |
| Uzbekistan | 3–0 | Palestine |
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| Ashurmatov 6' Shishelov 42'Djeparov 89' |
Report |
| Chinese Taipei | 0–1 | Palestine |
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| Report | Amer 90+4' |
| Uzbekistan | 6–1 | Chinese Taipei |
|---|---|---|
| Geynrikh 5' Qosimov 12', 45', 85'Shatskikh 18'Koshelev 34' |
Report | Huang 64' |
Group 3
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | Japan
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6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | +15 | 18 | Third round | — | 1–0 | 7–0 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Oman
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 10 | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | 7–0 | ||
| 3 | India
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 18 | −16 | 4 | 0–4 | 1–5 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 4 | Singapore
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6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | — |
| Oman | 7–0 | Singapore |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Maimani 9', 44', 64', 86' Ayil 25', 53'Al-Mukhaini 39' |
Report |
Group 4
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | Kuwait
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6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 2 | +13 | 15 | Third round | — | 1–0 | 4–0 | 6–1 | |
| 2 | China
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6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 1 | +13 | 15 | 1–0 | — | 7–0 | 4–0 | ||
| 3 | Hong Kong
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6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 6 | 0–2 | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | ||
| 4 | Malaysia
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6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 18 | −16 | 0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | — |
| China | 1–0 | Kuwait |
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| Hao Haidong 75' |
Report |
| Malaysia | 1–3 | Hong Kong |
|---|---|---|
| Talib 39' (pen.) |
Report | Ng Wai Chiu 17' Chu Siu Kei 84'Kwok Yue Hung 90+3' |
| Hong Kong | 0–1 | China |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Hao Haidong 71' |
| China | 4–0 | Malaysia |
|---|---|---|
| Hao Haidong 43' Sun Jihai 62'Li Xiaopeng 66', 76' |
Report |
| Hong Kong | 2–0 | Malaysia |
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| Chu Siu Kei 5' Wong Chun Yue 51' |
Report |
| China | 7–0 | Hong Kong |
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| Li Jinyu 8', 47' Shao Jiayi 42', 44'Xu Yunlong 49'Yu Genwei 88'Li Weifeng 90+2' |
Report |
Group 5
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | North Korea
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 11 | Third round | — | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | ||
| 3 | Thailand
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 7 | 1–4 | 3–0 | — | 1–1 | ||
| 4 | Yemen
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6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 5 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | — |
| Yemen | 1–1 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Al Selwi 73' |
Report | Hong Yong-jo 85' |
| United Arab Emirates | 1–0 | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| Rashid 22' |
Report |
| Thailand | 1–4 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Senamuang 51' |
Report | Kim Yong-su 42', 71' Sin Yong-nam 52'Hong Yong-jo 67' |
| United Arab Emirates | 3–0 | Yemen |
|---|---|---|
| Abdulrahman 24' Omer 28', 73' |
Report |
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Allabergen Sapaev (Turkmenistan)
| Yemen | 3–1 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| Al Nono 22', 77' Abduljabar 49' |
Report | Omer 26' |
| North Korea | 4–1 | Thailand |
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| An Yong-hak 49', 73' Hong Yong-jo 55'Ri Hyok-chol 60' |
Report | Suksomkit 72' |
| North Korea | 2–1 | Yemen |
|---|---|---|
| Ri Han-jae 1' Hong Yong-jo 64' |
Report | Jaber 76' |
| United Arab Emirates | 1–0 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Obaid 58' |
Report |
Group 6
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | Bahrain
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6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 14 | Third round | — | 2–1 | 4–0 | 5–0 | |
| 2 | Syria
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6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 2–2 | — | 2–1 | 0–1 | ||
| 3 | Tajikistan
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 7 | 0–0 | 0–1 | — | 2–1 | ||
| 4 | Kyrgyzstan
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | — |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1–2 | Tajikistan |
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| Berezovsky 12' |
Report | Burkhanov 31', 53' |
| Bahrain | 2–1 | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| A. Hubail 64', 73' |
Report | Sheikh Al-Eshreh 80' |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1–1 | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| Ishenbaev 55' |
Report | Kailouni 86' |
| Tajikistan | 0–0 | Bahrain |
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| Report |
| Tajikistan | 0–1 | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Rafe 35' |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1–2 | Bahrain |
|---|---|---|
| Kenjisariev 86' |
Report | Ali 23' M. Hubail 58' |
| Tajikistan | 2–1 | Kyrgyzstan |
|---|---|---|
| Rabiev 19' Hakimov 37' |
Report | Chikishev 84' |
| Syria | 2–2 | Bahrain |
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| Sheikh Al-Eshreh 12' Al Hussain 18' |
Report | Mahfoodh 27' Yousef 90+2' |
| Syria | 0–1 | Kyrgyzstan |
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| Report | Amin 47' |
Group 7
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | .svg.png){kind=small}
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| 1 | South Korea
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6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 14 | Third round | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Lebanon
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 11 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | 3–0 | ||
| 3 | Vietnam
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 4 | 1–2 | 0–2 | — | 4–0 | ||
| 4 | Maldives
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 4 | 0–0 | 2–5 | 3–0 | — |
| Vietnam | 4–0 | Maldives |
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| Phan Văn Tài Em 9', 60' Nguyễn Minh Hải 13'Phạm Văn Quyến 80' (pen.) |
Report |
| South Korea | 2–0 | Lebanon |
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| Cha Du-ri 32' Cho Byung-kuk 51' |
Report |
| South Korea | 2–0 | Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| Ahn Jung-hwan 29' Kim Do-heon 61' |
Report |
| Maldives | 2–5 | Lebanon |
|---|---|---|
| Fazeel 79' Umar 88' |
Report | Nasseredine 4', 58' F. Antar 44'Chahoud 63'R. Antar 75' |
| Vietnam | 1–2 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Phan Văn Tài Em 49' |
Report | Lee Dong-gook 63' Lee Chun-soo 76' |
| Lebanon | 1–1 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Nasseredine 28' |
Report | Choi Jin-cheul 8' |
| South Korea | 2–0 | Maldives |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Do-heon 66' Lee Dong-gook 80' |
Report |
Group 8
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | Saudi Arabia
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6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | +13 | 18 | Third round | — | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | Turkmenistan
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 7 | 0–1 | — | 3–1 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | Indonesia
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 7 | 1–3 | 3–1 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 4 | Sri Lanka
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6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | — |
| Saudi Arabia | 3–0 | Indonesia |
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| Sowed 4', 39' Al-Qahtani 45' |
Report |
| Turkmenistan | 2–0 | Sri Lanka |
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| Öwekow 40' N. Baýramow 56' |
Report |
| Turkmenistan | 3–1 | Indonesia |
|---|---|---|
| W. Baýramow 10', 74' Kulyýew 35' |
Report | Budi Sudarsono 30' |
| Sri Lanka | 0–1 | Saudi Arabia |
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| Report | Sowed 51' |
| Saudi Arabia | 3–0 | Turkmenistan |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Meshal 27', 45' Noor 32' |
Report |
| Turkmenistan | 0–1 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Al-Qahtani 47' |
| Sri Lanka | 2–2 | Turkmenistan |
|---|---|---|
| Perera 47' Mudyanselage 57' |
Report | D. Baýramow 20' Nazarow 70' |
| Indonesia | 1–3 | Saudi Arabia |
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| Ilham 50' |
Report | Al-Meshal 9' Abdulghani 13' Al-Qahtani 80' |
| Indonesia | 3–1 | Turkmenistan |
|---|---|---|
| Ilham 20', 47', 59' |
Report | Durdyýew 25' |
| Saudi Arabia | 3–0 | Sri Lanka |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Harthi 6' Al-Shalhoub 45' (pen.) Fallata 65' |
Report |
Goalscorers
There were 297 goals scored in 96 matches, for an average of 3.09 goals per match.
8 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
- Husain Ali
- Talal Yousef
- Li Xiaopeng
- Shao Jiayi
- Chu Siu Kei
- Renedy Singh
- Arash Borhani
- Reza Enayati
- Vahid Hashemian
- Javad Nekounam
- Ebrahim Taghipour
- Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht
- Ahmad Mnajed
- Salih Sadir
- Takashi Fukunishi
- Tatsuhiko Kubo
- Yuji Nakazawa
- Bashar Abdullah
- Faraj Laheeb
- Musaed Neda
- Ali Ashfaq
- An Yong-hak
- Kim Yong-su
- Mohammed Al-Hinai
- Amad Ali
- Khalifa Ayil
- Ahmed Mubarak
- Taysir Amer
- Safwan Habaib
- Sayed Ali Bechir
- Waleed Hamzah
- Waleed Jassem
- Mubarak Mustafa
- Indra Sahdan Daud
- Kim Do-heon
- Lee Dong-gook
- Yousef Sheikh Al-Eshreh
- Raja Rafe
- Pirmurod Burkhanov
- Kiatisuk Senamuang
- Wladimir Baýramow
- Server Djeparov
- Alexander Geynrikh
- Leonid Koshelev
- Maksim Shatskikh
- Ali Al Nono
1 goal
- Mohamed Husain
- Sayed Mahfoodh
- Duaij Naser Abdulla
- Li Weifeng
- Sun Jihai
- Xu Yunlong
- Yu Genwei
- Wong Chun Yue
- Ng Wai Chiu
- Kwok Yue Hung
- Elie Aiboy
- Ismed Sofyan
- Budi Sudarsono
- Mehdi Mahdavikia
- Nashat Akram
- Saad Attiya
- Hussam Fawzi
- Younis Mahmoud
- Emad Mohammed
- Ahmad Salah Alwan
- Jassim Swadi
- Toshiya Fujita
- Tsuneyasu Miyamoto
- Shunsuke Nakamura
- Mitsuo Ogasawara
- Shinji Ono
- Naohiro Takahara
- Keiji Tamada
- Abdel-Hadi Al-Maharmeh
- Haitham Al-Shboul
- Hatem Aqel
- Awad Ragheb
- Mo'ayyad Salim
- Mustafa Shehdeh
- Mahmoud Shelbaieh
- Fahad Al Hamad
- Hamad Al Harbi
- Khalaf Al-Salamah
- Waleed Ali
- Nawaf Humaidan
- Hussain Seraj
- Vyacheslav Amin
- Valeri Berezovsky
- Sergey Chikishev
- Azamat Ishenbaev
- Emil Kenjisariev
- Phutthadavong Chanthalome
- Visay Phaphouvanin
- Sengphet Thongphachan
- Faisal Antar
- Mahmoud Chahoud
- Khaled Hamieh
- Haitham Zein
- Mohd Amri Yahyah
- Rosdi Talib
- Ibrahim Fazeel
- Ahmed Thoriq
- Ali Umar
- Ri Han-jae
- Ri Hyok-chol
- Sin Yong-nam
- Ahmed Hadid Al-Mukhaini
- Yousuf Shaaban
- Ziyad Al-Kord
- Francisco Atura
- Ahmed Keshkesh
- Imad Zatara
- Meshal Abdullah
- Nayef Mubarak Al-Khater
- Saad Al-Shammari
- Nasser Kamil Mubarak
- Bilal Mohammed
- Wesam Rizik
- Mohammed Salem Al-Mal
- Hussein Abdulghani
- Saad Al-Harthi
- Mohammad Al-Shalhoub
- Fahad Fallata
- Mohammed Noor
- Khairul Amri
- Ahn Jung-hwan
- Cha Du-ri
- Cho Byung-kuk
- Choi Jin-cheul
- Lee Chun-soo
- Chandradasa Karunaratne
- Rathnayake Mudyanselage
- Isuru Perera
- Dudley Steinwall
- Jehad Al Hussain
- Mohamad Yehya Al Rashed
- Meaataz Kailouni
- Mansurdzhon Hakimov
- Akmal Kholmatov
- Yusuf Rabiev
- Sarayoot Chaikamdee
- Therdsak Chaiman
- Nontapan Jeansatawong
- Anon Nanok
- Niweat Siriwong
- Sutee Suksomkit
- Nirut Surasiang
- Döwlet Baýramow
- Nazar Baýramow
- Gurbangeldi Durdyýew
- Begençmuhammet Kulyýew
- Artýom Nazarow
- Guwançmuhammet Öwekow
- Rashid Abdulrahman
- Saleh Obaid
- Mohamed Rashid
- Bakhtiyor Ashurmatov
- Marat Bikmoev
- Vladimir Shishelov
- Anvarjon Soliev
- Nguyễn Minh Hải
- Phạm Văn Quyến
- Radwan Abduljabar
- Akram Al-Selwi
- Saleh Al-Shehri
- Fathi Jaber
1 own goal
- Yahya Golmohammadi (against Qatar)
- Nitsavong Khoupachansy (against Iran)
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany Preliminaries: Asian Zone". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 11 January 2008. Retrieved 11 January 2008.
External links
- 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) at RSSSF.com
- 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) at FIFA.com