2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
The Football World Cup 2006 - European Qualification Groups are being held to decide which national football teams will represent the European football confederation UEFA in the final stages of the Football World Cup 2006 in Germany
Qualification process
Europe has been allocated 14 of the available 32 places in the tournament, one of which was automatically given to Germany as the host country.
The remaining 51 national teams in the confederation were split into 8 groups ; 3 groups of 7 teams and 5 groups of 6 teams. Within each group, all teams will play each other in a home-and-away competition - the winners of each of the 8 groups will automatically be allocated a place in the final stages.
The group runners-up will be ranked. For the sake of fairness, in groups with 7 teams, results against the 7th place team are ignored. The top two runners-up will receive places in the World Cup. The other six will be drawn into three home-and-away matches, with the winners of those matches also advancing to the World Cup.
Teams that have clinched berths for 2006 are bolded.
Group 1
Italicized teams have been statistically eliminated from 2006 World Cup contention for a berth.
Current Standings
| Country | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| File:Netherlands flag large.png Netherlands | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 25 |
| File:Romania flag large.png Romania | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 22 |
| File:Czech republic flag large.png Czech Republic | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 9 | 21 |
| File:Finland flag large.png Finland | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
| File:Macedonia flag large.png Macedonia FYR | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 8 |
| File:Andorra flag large.png Andorra | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 5 |
| File:Armenia flag large.png Armenia | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 4 |
Match schedule
| Date | Match | Venue | Result |
| 18-Aug-2004 | Macedonia FYR - Armenia | Skopje (FYR Macedonia) | 3:0 (2:0) |
| 18-Aug-2004 | Romania - Finland | Bucharest (Romania) | 2:1 (0:0) |
| 04-Sep-2004 | Finland - Andorra | Tampere (Finland) | 3:0 (1:0) |
| 04-Sep-2004 | Romania - Macedonia FYR | Craiova (Romania) | 2:1 (1:0) |
| 08-Sep-2004 | Andorra - Romania | Andorra La Vella (Andorra) | 1:5 (1:3) |
| 08-Sep-2004 | Netherlands - Czech Republic | Amsterdam (Netherlands) | 2:0 (1:0) |
| 08-Sep-2004 | Armenia - Finland | Yerevan (Armenia) | 0:2 (0:1) |
| 09-Oct-2004 | Czech Republic - Romania | Prague (Czech Republic) | 1:0 (1:0) |
| 09-Oct-2004 | Finland - Armenia | Tampere (Finland) | 3:1 (2:1) |
| 09-Oct-2004 | Macedonia FYR - Netherlands | Skopje (FYR Macedonia) | 2:2 (1:1) |
| 13-Oct-2004 | Andorra - Macedonia FYR | Andorra La Vella (Andorra) | 1:0 (0:0) |
| 13-Oct-2004 | Armenia - Czech Republic | Yerevan (Armenia) | 0:3 (0:2) |
| 13-Oct-2004 | Netherlands - Finland | Amsterdam (Netherlands) | 3:1 (2:1) |
| 17-Nov-2004 | Macedonia FYR - Czech Republic | Skopje (FYR Macedonia) | 0:2 (0:0) |
| 17-Nov-2004 | Armenia - Romania | Yerevan (Armenia) | 1:1 (0:1) |
| 17-Nov-2004 | Andorra - Netherlands | Barcelona (Spain) | 0:3 (0:2) |
| 09-Feb-2005 | Macedonia FYR - Andorra | Skopje (FYR Macedonia) | 0:0 |
| 26-Mar-2005 | Czech Republic - Finland | Teplice (Czech Republic) | 4:3 (2:0) |
| 26-Mar-2005 | Armenia - Andorra | Yerevan (Armenia) | 2:1 (1:0) |
| 26-Mar-2005 | Romania - Netherlands | Bucharest (Romania) | 0:2 (0:1) |
| 30-Mar-2005 | Andorra - Czech Republic | Andorra La Vella (Andorra) | 0:4 (0:2) |
| 30-Mar-2005 | Macedonia FYR - Romania | Skopje (FYR Macedonia) | 1:2 (1:1) |
| 30-Mar-2005 | Netherlands - Armenia | Eindhoven (Netherlands) | 2:0 (2:0) |
| 04-Jun-2005 | Netherlands - Romania | Rotterdam (Netherlands) | 2:0 (1:0) |
| 04-Jun-2005 | Armenia - Macedonia FYR | Yerevan (Armenia) | 1:2 (0:1) |
| 04-Jun-2005 | Czech Republic - Andorra | Liberec (Czech Republic) | 8:1 (3:1) |
| 08-Jun-2005 | Finland - Netherlands | Helsinki (Finland) | 0:4 (0:1) |
| 08-Jun-2005 | Romania - Armenia | Constanta (Romania) | 3:0 (2:0) |
| 08-Jun-2005 | Czech Republic - Macedonia FYR | Teplice (Czech Republic) | 6:1 (2:1) |
| 17-Aug-2005 | Macedonia FYR - Finland | Skopje (FYR Macedonia) | 0:3 (0:0) |
| 17-Aug-2005 | Romania - Andorra | Constanta (Romania) | 2:0 (2:0) |
| 03-Sep-2005 | Romania - Czech Republic | Constanta (Romania) | 2:0 (1:0) |
| 03-Sep-2005 | Armenia - Netherlands | Yerevan (Armenia) | 0:1 (0:0) |
| 03-Sep-2005 | Andorra - Finland | Andorra La Vella (Andorra) | 0:0 |
| 07-Sep-2005 | Netherlands - Andorra | Eindhoven (Netherlands) | |
| 07-Sep-2005 | Czech Republic - Armenia | Prague (Czech Republic) | |
| 07-Sep-2005 | Finland - Macedonia FYR | Tampere (Finland) | |
| 08-Oct-2005 | Czech Republic - Netherlands | Prague (Czech Republic) | |
| 08-Oct-2005 | Finland - Romania | Helsinki (Finland) | |
| 12-Oct-2005 | Finland - Czech Republic | Helsinki (Finland) | |
| 12-Oct-2005 | Netherlands - Macedonia FYR | Amsterdam (Netherlands) | |
| 12-Oct-2005 | Andorra - Armenia | Andorra La Vella (Andorra) |
Group 2
Italicized teams have been statistically eliminated from contention for a 2006 World Cup berth. Teams in bold have qualified for the 2006 World Cup.
Current Standings
| Country | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| File:Ukraine flag large.png Ukraine | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 24 |
| File:Turkey flag large.png Turkey | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 17 |
| File:Greece flag large.png Greece | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 15 |
| File:Denmark flag large.png Denmark | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 13 |
| File:Albania flag large.png Albania | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 12 |
.png){kind=small} Georgia | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 9 |
 Kazakhstan | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 25 | 0 |
Match schedule
| Date | Match | Venue | Result |
| 04-Sep-2004 | Denmark - Ukraine | Copenhagen (Denmark) | 1:1 (1:0) |
| 04-Sep-2004 | Turkey - Georgia | Trabzon (Turkey) | 1:1 (0:0) |
| 04-Sep-2004 | Albania - Greece | Tirana (Albania) | 2:1 (2:1) |
| 08-Sep-2004 | Georgia - Albania | Tbilisi (Georgia) | 2:0 (1:0) |
| 08-Sep-2004 | Kazakhstan - Ukraine | Almaty (Kazakhstan) | 1:2 (1:1) |
| 08-Sep-2004 | Greece - Turkey | Piraeus (Greece) | 0:0 |
| 09-Oct-2004 | Ukraine - Greece | Kyiv (Ukraine) | 1:1 (0:0) |
| 09-Oct-2004 | Turkey - Kazakhstan | Istanbul (Turkey) | 4:0 (1:0) |
| 09-Oct-2004 | Albania - Denmark | Tirana (Albania) | 0:2 (0:0) |
| 13-Oct-2004 | Ukraine - Georgia | Lviv (Ukraine) | 2:0 (1:0) |
| 13-Oct-2004 | Kazakhstan - Albania | Almaty (Kazakhstan) | 0:1 (0:0) |
| 13-Oct-2004 | Denmark - Turkey | Copenhagen (Denmark) | 1:1 (1:0) |
| 17-Nov-2004 | Greece - Kazakhstan | Piraeus (Greece) | 3:1 (2:0) |
| 17-Nov-2004 | Georgia - Denmark | Tbilisi (Georgia) | 2:2 (1:1) |
| 17-Nov-2004 | Turkey - Ukraine | Istanbul (Turkey) | 0:3 (0:2) |
| 09-Feb-2005 | Greece - Denmark | Piraeus (Greece) | 2:1 (2:1) |
| 09-Feb-2005 | Albania - Ukraine | Tirana (Albania) | 0:2 (0:1) |
| 26-Mar-2005 | Denmark - Kazakhstan | Copenhagen (Denmark) | 3:0 (2:0) |
| 26-Mar-2005 | Georgia - Greece | Tbilisi (Georgia) | 1:3 (1:2) |
| 26-Mar-2005 | Turkey - Albania | Istanbul (Turkey) | 2:0 (2:0) |
| 30-Mar-2005 | Ukraine - Denmark | Kyiv (Ukraine) | 1:0 (0:0) |
| 30-Mar-2005 | Georgia - Turkey | Tbilisi (Georgia) | 2:5 (2:3) |
| 30-Mar-2005 | Greece - Albania | Piraeus (Greece) | 2:0 (1:0) |
| 04-Jun-2005 | Ukraine - Kazakhstan | Kyiv (Ukraine) | 2:0 (1:0) |
| 04-Jun-2005 | Albania - Georgia | Tirana (Albania) | 3:2 (2:0) |
| 04-Jun-2005 | Turkey - Greece | Istanbul (Turkey) | 0:0 |
| 08-Jun-2005 | Kazakhstan - Turkey | Almaty (Kazakhstan) | 0:6 (0:3) |
| 08-Jun-2005 | Denmark - Albania | Copenhagen (Denmark) | 3:1 (1:0) |
| 08-Jun-2005 | Greece - Ukraine | Piraeus (Greece) | 0:1 (0:0) |
| 17-Aug-2005 | Kazakhstan - Georgia | Almaty (Kazakhstan) | 1:2 (1:0) |
| 03-Sep-2005 | Albania - Kazakhstan | Tirana (Albania) | 2:1 (0:0) |
| 03-Sep-2005 | Turkey - Denmark | Istanbul (Turkey) | 2:2 (1:1) |
| 03-Sep-2005 | Georgia - Ukraine | Tbilisi (Georgia) | 1:1 (0:1) |
| 07-Sep-2005 | Kazakhstan - Greece | Almaty (Kazakhstan) | |
| 07-Sep-2005 | Denmark - Georgia | Copenhagen (Denmark) | |
| 07-Sep-2005 | Ukraine - Turkey | Kyiv (Ukraine) | |
| 08-Oct-2005 | Georgia - Kazakhstan | Tbilisi (Georgia) | |
| 08-Oct-2005 | Denmark - Greece | Copenhagen (Denmark) | |
| 08-Oct-2005 | Ukraine - Albania | Dnepropetrovsk (Ukraine) | |
| 12-Oct-2005 | Kazakhstan - Denmark | Almaty (Kazakhstan) | |
| 12-Oct-2005 | Greece - Georgia | Athens (Greece) | |
| 12-Oct-2005 | Albania - Turkey | Tirana (Albania) |
Group 3
Italicized teams have been statistically eliminated from 2006 World Cup contention for a berth.
Current Standings
| Country | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| File:Portugal flag large.png Portugal | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 4 | 23 |
| File:Slovakia flag large.png Slovakia | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 18 |
| File:Russia flag large.png Russia | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 18 |
| File:Latvia flag large.png Latvia | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 14 |
| File:Estonia flag large.png Estonia | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 14 |
| File:Liechtenstein flag large.png Liechtenstein | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 5 |
| File:Luxembourg flag large.png Luxembourg | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 38 | 0 |
Match schedule
| Date | Match | Venue | Result |
| 18-Aug-2004 | Liechtenstein - Estonia | Vaduz (Liechtenstein) | 1:2 (0:1) |
| 18-Aug-2004 | Slovakia - Luxembourg | Bratislava (Slovakia) | 3:1 (1:1) |
| 04-Sep-2004 | Estonia - Luxembourg | Tallinn (Estonia) | 4:0 (2:0) |
| 04-Sep-2004 | Russia - Slovakia | Moscow (Russia) | 1:1 (1:0) |
| 04-Sep-2004 | Latvia - Portugal | Riga (Latvia) | 0:2 (0:0) |
| 08-Sep-2004 | Luxembourg - Latvia | Luxembourg (Luxembourg) | 3:4 (1:2) |
| 08-Sep-2004 | Slovakia - Liechtenstein | Bratislava (Slovakia) | 7:0 (2:0) |
| 08-Sep-2004 | Portugal - Estonia | Leiria (Portugal) | 4:0 (0:0) |
| 09-Oct-2004 | Luxembourg - Russia | Luxembourg (Luxembourg) | 0:4 (0:0) |
| 09-Oct-2004 | Slovakia - Latvia | Bratislava (Slovakia) | 4:1 (0:1) |
| 09-Oct-2004 | Liechtenstein - Portugal | Vaduz (Liechtenstein) | 2:2 (0:2) |
| 13-Oct-2004 | Latvia - Estonia | Riga (Latvia) | 2:2 (0:0) |
| 13-Oct-2004 | Luxembourg - Liechtenstein | Luxembourg (Luxembourg) | 0:4 (0:2) |
| 13-Oct-2004 | Portugal - Russia | Lisbon (Portugal) | 7:1 (3:0) |
| 17-Nov-2004 | Russia - Estonia | Krasnodar (Russia) | 4:0 (3:0) |
| 17-Nov-2004 | Liechtenstein - Latvia | Vaduz (Liechtenstein) | 1:3 (1:1) |
| 17-Nov-2004 | Luxembourg - Portugal | Luxembourg (Luxembourg) | 0:5 (0:2) |
| 26-Mar-2005 | Liechtenstein - Russia | Vaduz (Liechtenstein) | 1:2 (1:2) |
| 26-Mar-2005 | Estonia - Slovakia | Tallinn (Estonia) | 1:2 (0:0) |
| 30-Mar-2005 | Slovakia - Portugal | Bratislava (Slovakia) | 1:1 (0:0) |
| 30-Mar-2005 | Estonia - Russia | Tallinn (Estonia) | 1:1 (0:1) |
| 30-Mar-2005 | Latvia - Luxembourg | Riga (Latvia) | 4:0 (2:0) |
| 04-Jun-2005 | Russia - Latvia | St. Petersburg (Russia) | 2:0 (0:0) |
| 04-Jun-2005 | Portugal - Slovakia | Lisbon (Portugal) | 2:0 (2:0) |
| 04-Jun-2005 | Estonia - Liechtenstein | Tallinn (Estonia) | 2:0 (1:0) |
| 08-Jun-2005 | Estonia - Portugal | Tallinn (Estonia) | 0:1 (0:1) |
| 08-Jun-2005 | Latvia - Liechtenstein | Riga (Latvia) | 1:0 (1:0) |
| 08-Jun-2005 | Luxembourg - Slovakia | Luxembourg (Luxembourg) | 0:4 (0:2) |
| 17-Aug-2005 | Latvia - Russia | Riga (Latvia) | 1:1 (1:1) |
| 17-Aug-2005 | Liechtenstein - Slovakia | Vaduz (Liechtenstein) | 0:0 |
| 03-Sep-2005 | Russia - Liechtenstein | Moscow (Russia) | 2:0 (1:0) |
| 03-Sep-2005 | Portugal - Luxembourg | Faro-Loule (Portugal) | 6:0 (3:0) |
| 03-Sep-2005 | Estonia - Latvia | Tallinn (Estonia) | 2:1 (1:0) |
| 07-Sep-2005 | Russia - Portugal | Moscow (Russia) | |
| 07-Sep-2005 | Latvia - Slovakia | Riga (Latvia) | |
| 07-Sep-2005 | Liechtenstein - Luxembourg | Vaduz (Liechtenstein) | |
| 08-Oct-2005 | Portugal - Liechtenstein | Aveiro (Portugal) | |
| 08-Oct-2005 | Slovakia - Estonia | Bratislava (Slovakia) | |
| 08-Oct-2005 | Russia - Luxembourg | Moscow {Russia) | |
| 12-Oct-2005 | Slovakia - Russia | Bratislava (Slovakia) | |
| 12-Oct-2005 | Portugal - Latvia | Porto (Portugal) | |
| 12-Oct-2005 | Luxembourg - Estonia | Luxembourg (Luxembourg) |
Group 4
Italicized teams have been statistically eliminated from 2006 World Cup contention for a berth.
Current Standings
| Country | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| File:Switzerland flag large.png Switzerland | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 13 |
| File:Ireland flag large.png Republic of Ireland | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 13 |
 France
| 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 13 |
| File:Israel flag large.png Israel | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 12 |
| File:Cyprus flag large.png Cyprus | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4 |
 Faroe Islands | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 1 |
Match schedule
| Date | Match | Venue | Result |
| 04-Sep-2004 | Republic of Ireland - Cyprus | Dublin (Republic of Ireland) | 3:0 (2:0) |
| 04-Sep-2004 | Switzerland - Faroe Islands | Basel (Switzerland) | 6:0 (4:0) |
| 04-Sep-2004 | France - Israel | Saint-Denis (France) | 0:0 |
| 08-Sep-2004 | Faroe Islands - France | Tórshavn (Faroe Islands) | 0:2 (0:1) |
| 08-Sep-2004 | Switzerland - Republic of Ireland | Basel (Switzerland) | 1:1 (1:1) |
| 08-Sep-2004 | Israel - Cyprus | Tel Aviv (Israel) | 2:1 (0:0) |
| 09-Oct-2004 | Cyprus - Faroe Islands | Nicosia (Cyprus) | 2:2 (1:2) |
| 09-Oct-2004 | Israel - Switzerland | Tel Aviv (Israel) | 2:2 (1:2) |
| 09-Oct-2004 | France - Republic of Ireland | Saint-Denis (France) | 0:0 |
| 13-Oct-2004 | Republic of Ireland - Faroe Islands | Dublin (Republic of Ireland) | 2:0 (2:0) |
| 13-Oct-2004 | Cyprus - France | Nicosia (Cyprus) | 0:2 (0:1) |
| 17-Nov-2004 | Cyprus - Israel | Nicosia (Cyprus) | 1:2 (1:1) |
| 26-Mar-2005 | France - Switzerland | Saint-Denis (France) | 0:0 |
| 26-Mar-2005 | Israel - Republic of Ireland | Tel Aviv (Israel) | 1:1 (0:1) |
| 30-Mar-2005 | Israel - France | Tel Aviv (Israel) | 1:1 (0:0) |
| 30-Mar-2005 | Switzerland - Cyprus | Zürich (Switzerland) | 1:0 (0:0) |
| 04-Jun-2005 | Faroe Islands - Switzerland | Toftír (Faroe Islands) | 1:3 (0:1) |
| 04-Jun-2005 | Republic of Ireland - Israel | Dublin (Republic of Ireland) | 2:2 (2:2) |
| 08-Jun-2005 | Faroe Islands - Republic of Ireland | Tórshavn (Faroe Islands) | 0:2 (0:0) |
| 17-Aug-2005 | Faroe Islands - Cyprus | Toftír (Faroe Islands) | 0:3 (0:1) |
| 03-Sep-2005 | France - Faroe Islands | Lens (France) | 3:0 (2:0) |
| 03-Sep-2005 | Switzerland - Israel | Basel (Switzerland) | 1:1 (1:1) |
| 07-Sep-2005 | Cyprus - Switzerland | Nicosia (Cyprus) | |
| 07-Sep-2005 | Faroe Islands - Israel | Torshavn (Faroe Islands) | |
| 07-Sep-2005 | Republic of Ireland - France | Dublin (Republic of Ireland) | |
| 08-Oct-2005 | Cyprus - Republic of Ireland | Nicosia (Cyprus) | |
| 08-Oct-2005 | Israel - Faroe Islands | Tel Aviv (Israel) | |
| 08-Oct-2005 | Switzerland - France | Berne (Switzerland) | |
| 12-Oct-2005 | France - Cyprus | Saint-Denis (France) | |
| 12-Oct-2005 | Republic of Ireland - Switzerland | Dublin (Republic of Ireland) |
Group 5
Italicized teams have been statistically eliminated from 2006 World Cup contention for a berth.
Current standings
| Country | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| File:Italy flag large.png Italy | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 14 |
| File:Norway flag large.png Norway | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 12 |
| File:Slovenia flag large.png Slovenia | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
 Belarus | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
 Scotland | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
| File:Moldova flag large.png Moldova | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 5 |
Match schedule
| Date | Match | Venue | Result |
| 04-Sep-2004 | Slovenia - Moldova | Celje (Slovenia) | 3:0 (2:0) |
| 04-Sep-2004 | Italy - Norway | Palermo (Italy) | 2:1 (1:1) |
| 08-Sep-2004 | Scotland - Slovenia | Glasgow (Scotland) | 0:0 |
| 08-Sep-2004 | Norway - Belarus | Oslo (Norway) | 1:1 (1:0) |
| 08-Sep-2004 | Moldova - Italy | Chisinau (Moldova) | 0:1 (0:1) |
| 09-Oct-2004 | Scotland - Norway | Glasgow (Scotland) | 0:1 (0:0) |
| 09-Oct-2004 | Belarus - Moldova | Minsk (Belarus) | 4:0 (1:0) |
| 09-Oct-2004 | Slovenia - Italy | Celje (Slovenia) | 1:0 (0:0) |
| 13-Oct-2004 | Norway - Slovenia | Oslo (Norway) | 3:0 (1:0) |
| 13-Oct-2004 | Italy - Belarus | Parma (Italy) | 4:3 (2:0) |
| 13-Oct-2004 | Moldova - Scotland | Chisinau (Moldova) | 1:1 (1:1) |
| 26-Mar-2005 | Italy - Scotland | Milan (Italy) | 2:0 (1:0) |
| 30-Mar-2005 | Moldova - Norway | Chisinau (Moldova) | 0:0 |
| 30-Mar-2005 | Slovenia - Belarus | Celje (Slovenia) | 1:1 (1:0) |
| 04-Jun-2005 | Norway - Italy | Oslo (Norway) | 0:0 |
| 04-Jun-2005 | Belarus - Slovenia | Minsk (Belarus) | 1:1 (1:1) |
| 04-Jun-2005 | Scotland - Moldova | Glasgow (Scotland) | 2:0 (0:0) |
| 08-Jun-2005 | Belarus - Scotland | Minsk (Belarus) | 0:0 |
| 03-Sep-2005 | Scotland - Italy | Glasgow (Scotland) | 1:1 (1:0) |
| 03-Sep-2005 | Slovenia - Norway | Celje (Slovenia) | 2:3 (1:2) |
| 03-Sep-2005 | Moldova - Belarus | Chisinau (Moldova) | 2:0 (1:0) |
| 07-Sep-2005 | Belarus - Italy | Minsk (Belarus) | |
| 07-Sep-2005 | Moldova - Slovenia | Chisinau(Moldova) | |
| 07-Sep-2005 | Norway - Scotland | Oslo (Norway) | |
| 08-Oct-2005 | Italy - Slovenia | Palermo (Italy) | |
| 08-Oct-2005 | Scotland - Belarus | Glasgow (Scotland) | |
| 08-Oct-2005 | Norway - Moldova | Oslo (Norway) | |
| 12-Oct-2005 | Italy - Moldova | Lecce (Italy) | |
| 12-Oct-2005 | Slovenia - Scotland | Celje (Slovenia) | |
| 12-Oct-2005 | Belarus - Norway | Minsk (Belarus) |
Group 6
Italicized teams have been statistically eliminated from 2006 World Cup contention for a berth.
Current Standings
| Country | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| File:Poland flag large.png Poland | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 21 |
| File:England flag large.png England | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 19 |
| File:Austria flag large.png Austria | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
| File:Northern Ireland flag.gif Northern Ireland | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 6 |
| File:Wales flag large.png Wales | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 2 |
| File:Azerbaijan flag large.png Azerbaijan | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 2 |
Match schedule
| Date | Match | Venue | Result |
| 04-Sep-2004 | Northern Ireland - Poland | Belfast (Northern Ireland) | 0:3 (0:2) |
| 04-Sep-2004 | Austria - England | Vienna (Austria) | 2:2 (0:1) |
| 04-Sep-2004 | Azerbaijan - Wales | Baku (Azerbaijan) | 1:1 (0:0) |
| 08-Sep-2004 | Wales - Northern Ireland | Cardiff (Wales) | 2:2 (1:2) |
| 08-Sep-2004 | Poland - England | Chorzow (Poland) | 1:2 (0:1) |
| 08-Sep-2004 | Austria - Azerbaijan | Vienna (Austria) | 2:0 (2:0) |
| 09-Oct-2004 | England - Wales | Manchester (England) | 2:0 (1:0) |
| 09-Oct-2004 | Austria - Poland | Vienna (Austria) | 1:3 (1:1) |
| 09-Oct-2004 | Azerbaijan - Northern Ireland | Baku (Azerbaijan) | 0:0 |
| 13-Oct-2004 | Northern Ireland - Austria | Belfast (Northern Ireland) | 3:3 (1:1) |
| 13-Oct-2004 | Wales - Poland | Cardiff (Wales) | 2:3 (0:0) |
| 13-Oct-2004 | Azerbaijan - England | Baku (Azerbaijan) | 0:1 (0:1) |
| 26-Mar-2005 | England - Northern Ireland | Manchester (England) | 4:0 (0:0) |
| 26-Mar-2005 | Wales - Austria | Cardiff (Wales) | 0:2 (0:0) |
| 26-Mar-2005 | Poland - Azerbaijan | Warsaw (Poland) | 8:0 (3:0) |
| 30-Mar-2005 | Poland - Northern Ireland | Warsaw (Poland) | 1:0 (0:0) |
| 30-Mar-2005 | Austria - Wales | Vienna (Austria) | 1:0 (0:0) |
| 30-Mar-2005 | England - Azerbaijan | Newcastle (England) | 2:0 (0:0) |
| 04-Jun-2005 | Azerbaijan - Poland | Baku (Azerbaijan) | 0:3 (0:1) |
| 03-Sep-2005 | Wales - England | Cardiff (Wales) | 0:1 (0:0) |
| 03-Sep-2005 | Poland - Austria | Chorzow (Poland) | 3:2 (2:0) |
| 03-Sep-2005 | Northern Ireland - Azerbaijan | Belfast (Northern Ireland) | 2:0 (0:0) |
| 07-Sep-2005 | Northern Ireland - England | Belfast (Northern Ireland) | |
| 07-Sep-2005 | Poland - Wales | Warsaw (Poland) | |
| 07-Sep-2005 | Azerbaijan - Austria | Baku (Azerbaijan) | |
| 08-Oct-2005 | Northern Ireland - Wales | Belfast (Northern Ireland) | |
| 08-Oct-2005 | England - Austria | Manchester (England) | |
| 12-Oct-2005 | Austria - Northern Ireland | Vienna (Austria) | |
| 12-Oct-2005 | England - Poland | Manchester (England) | |
| 12-Oct-2005 | Wales - Azerbaijan | Cardiff (Wales) |
Group 7
Italicized teams have been statistically eliminated from 2006 World Cup contention for a berth.
Current Standings
| Country | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| File:Serbia and montenegro flag large.png Serbia and Montenegro | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 15 |
| File:Spain flag large.png Spain | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 13 |
| File:Bosnia flag large.png Bosnia-Herzegovina | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
| File:Lithuania flag large.png Lithuania | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 9 |
| File:Belgium flag large.png Belgium | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| File:San marino flag large.png San Marino | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 0 |
Match Schedule
| Date | Match | Venue | Result |
| 04-Sep-2004 | Belgium - Lithuania | Charleroi (Belgium) | 1:1 (0:0) |
| 04-Sep-2004 | San Marino - Serbia and Montenegro | Serravalle (San Marino) | 0:3 (0:2) |
| 08-Sep-2004 | Lithuania - San Marino | Kaunas (Lithuania) | 4:0 (1:0) |
| 08-Sep-2004 | Bosnia-Herzegovina - Spain | Zenica (Bosnia-Herzegovina) | 1:1 (0:0) |
| 09-Oct-2004 | Spain - Belgium | Santander (Spain) | 2:0 (0:0) |
| 09-Oct-2004 | Bosnia-Herzegovina - Serbia and Montenegro | Sarajevo (Bosnia-Herzegovina) | 0:0 |
| 13-Oct-2004 | Serbia and Montenegro - San Marino | Belgrade (Serbia and Montenegro) | 5:0 (2:0) |
| 13-Oct-2004 | Lithuania - Spain | Vilnius (Lithuania) | 0:0 |
| 17-Nov-2004 | Belgium - Serbia and Montenegro | Brussels (Belgium) | 0:2 (0:1) |
| 17-Nov-2004 | San Marino - Lithuania | Serravalle (San Marino) | 0:1 (0:1) |
| 09-Feb-2005 | Spain - San Marino | Almeria (Spain) | 5:0 (3:0) |
| 26-Mar-2005 | Belgium - Bosnia-Herzegovina | Brussels (Belgium) | 4:1 (2:1) |
| 30-Mar-2005 | Serbia and Montenegro - Spain | Belgrade (Serbia and Montenegro) | 0:0 |
| 30-Mar-2005 | Bosnia-Herzegovina - Lithuania | Sarajevo (Bosnia-Herzegovina) | 1:1 (1:0) |
| 30-Mar-2005 | San Marino - Belgium | Serravalle (San Marino) | 1:2 (1:1) |
| 04-Jun-2005 | Serbia and Montenegro - Belgium | Belgrade (Serbia and Montenegro) | 0:0 |
| 04-Jun-2005 | Spain - Lithuania | Valencia (Spain) | 1:0 (0:0) |
| 04-Jun-2005 | San Marino - Bosnia-Herzegovina | Serravalle (San Marino) | 1:3 (1:2) |
| 08-Jun-2005 | Spain - Bosnia-Herzegovina | Valencia (Spain) | 1:1 (0:1) |
| 03-Sep-2005 | Serbia and Montenegro - Lithuania | Belgrade (Serbia & Montenegro) | 2:0 (1:0) |
| 03-Sep-2005 | Bosnia-Herzegovina - Belgium | Zenica (Bosnia-Herzegovina) | 1:0 (0:0) |
| 07-Sep-2005 | Spain - Serbia and Montenegro | Madrid (Spain) | |
| 07-Sep-2005 | Belgium - San Marino | Antwerp (Belgium) | |
| 07-Sep-2005 | Lithuania - Bosnia-Herzegovina | Vilnius(Lithuania) | |
| 08-Oct-2005 | Lithuania - Serbia and Montenegro | Vilnius (Lithuania) | |
| 08-Oct-2005 | Bosnia-Herzegovina - San Marino | Zenica (Bosnia-Herzegovina) | |
| 08-Oct-2005 | Belgium - Spain | Brussels (Belgium) | |
| 12-Oct-2005 | Serbia and Montenegro - Bosnia-Herzegovina | Belgrade (Serbia & Montenegro) | |
| 12-Oct-2005 | Lithuania - Belgium | Vilnius (Lithuania) | |
| 12-Oct-2005 | San Marino - Spain | Seravalle (San Marino) |
Group 8
Italicized teams have been statistically eliminated from 2006 World Cup contention for a berth.
Current Standings
| Country | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| File:Croatia flag large.png Croatia | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 19 |
| File:Sweden flag large.png Sweden | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 18 |
| File:Hungary flag large.png Hungary | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 13 |
| File:Bulgaria flag large.png Bulgaria | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 8 |
| File:Iceland flag large.png Iceland | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 4 |
| File:Malta flag large.png Malta | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 30 | 1 |
Match schedule
| Date | Match | Venue | Result |
| 04-Sep-2004 | Iceland - Bulgaria | Reykjavik (Iceland) | 1:3 (0:1) |
| 04-Sep-2004 | Croatia - Hungary | Zagreb (Croatia) | 3:0 (1:0) |
| 04-Sep-2004 | Malta - Sweden | Valletta (Malta) | 0:7 (0:3) |
| 08-Sep-2004 | Sweden - Croatia | Gothenburg (Sweden) | 0:1 (0:0) |
| 08-Sep-2004 | Hungary - Iceland | Budapest (Hungary) | 3:2 (0:1) |
| 09-Oct-2004 | Sweden - Hungary | Stockholm (Sweden) | 3:0 (1:0) |
| 09-Oct-2004 | Malta - Iceland | Valletta (Malta) | 0:0 |
| 09-Oct-2004 | Croatia - Bulgaria | Zagreb (Croatia) | 2:2 (2:0) |
| 13-Oct-2004 | Bulgaria - Malta | Sofia (Bulgaria) | 4:1 (1:1) |
| 13-Oct-2004 | Iceland - Sweden | Reykjavik (Iceland) | 1:4 (0:4) |
| 17-Nov-2004 | Malta - Hungary | Ta'qali (Malta) | 0:2 (0:1) |
| 26-Mar-2005 | Bulgaria - Sweden | Sofia (Bulgaria) | 0:3 (0:1) |
| 26-Mar-2005 | Croatia - Iceland | Zagreb (Croatia) | 4:0 (1:0) |
| 30-Mar-2005 | Croatia - Malta | Zagreb (Croatia) | 3:0 (2:0) |
| 30-Mar-2005 | Hungary - Bulgaria | Budapest (Hungary) | 1:1 (0:0) |
| 04-Jun-2005 | Bulgaria - Croatia | Sofia (Bulgaria) | 1:3 (0:1) |
| 04-Jun-2005 | Iceland - Hungary | Reykjavik (Iceland) | 2:3 (1:1) |
| 04-Jun-2005 | Sweden - Malta | Gothenburg (Sweden) | 6:0 (4:0) |
| 08-Jun-2005 | Iceland - Malta | Reykjavik (Iceland) | 4:1 (2:0) |
| 03-Sep-2005 | Hungary - Malta | Budapest (Hungary) | 4:0 (1:0) |
| 03-Sep-2005 | Iceland - Croatia | Reykjavik (Iceland) | 1:3 (1:0) |
| 03-Sep-2005 | Sweden - Bulgaria | Stockholm (Sweden) | 3:0 (0:0) |
| 07-Sep-2005 | Malta - Croatia | Ta'qali (Malta) | |
| 07-Sep-2005 | Bulgaria - Iceland | Sofia(Bulgaria) | |
| 07-Sep-2005 | Hungary - Sweden | Budapest (Hungary) | |
| 08-Oct-2005 | Croatia - Sweden | ||
| 08-Oct-2005 | Bulgaria - Hungary | Sofia (Bulgaria) | |
| 12-Oct-2005 | Hungary - Croatia | Budapest (Hungary) | |
| 12-Oct-2005 | Malta - Bulgaria | Ta'qali (Malta) | |
| 12-Oct-2005 | Sweden - Iceland | Stockholm (Sweden) |
Second Placed Teams
Current Standings (results vs 7th placed teams removed)
| Country | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| File:England flag large.png England | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 19 |
| File:Romania flag large.png Romania | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 18 |
| File:Sweden flag large.png Sweden | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 18 |
| File:Spain flag large.png Spain | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 13 |
| File:Ireland flag large.png Republic of Ireland | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 13 |
| File:Slovakia flag large.png Slovakia | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 12 |
| File:Norway flag large.png Norway | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 12 |
| File:Turkey flag large.png Turkey | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 11 |
Tiebreakers If teams are even on points at the end of group play, the tied teams will be ranked as follows:
- greater number of points obtained in matches between the tied teams
- goal difference in matches between the tied teams
- greater number of goals scored in matches between the tied teams
- goal difference in all group matches
- greater number of goals scored in all group matches
- a play-off on neutral ground, with extra time and penalties if necessary