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The Draw:
The teams played in WC2002 are seeded and placed at Pot A. The rest are placed in the pots according to the FIFA World Ranking published in Nov 19, 2003.
Pot A: Senegal, South Africa, Cameroon, Nigeria, Tunisia
Pot B: Egypt, Morocco, Zimbabwe, Congo DR, Mali
Pot C: Algeria, Côte d'Ivoire, Zambiya, Kenya, Burkina Faso
Pot D: Ghana, Angola, Libya, Togo, Guinea
Pot E: Malawi, Uganda, Gabon, Sudan, Liberia
Pot F: Rwanda, Congo, Botswana, Benin, Cabo Verde
The draw starts with Pot F, then continues with Pots E, D, C, B, and A.
The nations are placed into Groups 1 through 5 in the order they are drawn.
Each group winner will qualify to WC2006.
The Games
Group 1:
G W D L F A P Tie-Break Max
Togo 10 7 2 1 19 8 23 WC2006 Finals
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Senegal 10 6 3 1 21 8 21
Zambia 10 5 2 3 16 11 17
Congo 10 3 1 6 10 13 10
Mali 10 2 2 6 11 14 8
Liberia 10 1 2 7 4 27 5
05/06/2004 Zambia 1-0 Togo
05/06/2004 Senegal 2-0 Congo
06/06/2004 Liberia 1-0 Mali
19/06/2004 Mali 1-1 Zambia
20/06/2004 Togo 3-1 Senegal
20/06/2004 Congo 3-0 Liberia
03/07/2004 Senegal 1-0 Zambia
04/07/2004 Congo 1-0 Mali
04/07/2004 Liberia 0-0 Togo
04/09/2004 Zambia 1-1 Liberia
05/09/2004 Togo 1-0 Congo
05/09/2004 Mali 2-2 Senegal
10/10/2004 Togo 1-0 Mali
10/10/2004 Congo 2-3 Zambia
10/10/2004 Liberia 0-3 Senegal
26/03/2005 Zambia 2-0 Congo
26/03/2005 Senegal 6-1 Liberia
27/03/2005 Mali 1-2 Togo Abandoned at 90' when Togo went ahead 1-2
05/06/2005 Togo 4-1 Zambia
05/06/2005 Mali 4-1 Liberia
05/06/2005 Congo 0-0 Senegal
18/06/2005 Zambia 2-1 Mali
18/06/2005 Senegal 2-2 Togo
19/06/2005 Liberia 0-2 Congo
03/09/2005 Mali 2-0 Congo
03/09/2005 Zambia 0-1 Senegal
04/09/2005 Togo 3-0 Liberia
07/10/2005 Senegal 3-0 Mali
07/10/2005 Congo 2-3 Togo
07/10/2005 Liberia 0-5 Zambia
Group 2:
G W D L F A P Tie-Break Max
Ghana 10 6 3 1 17 4 21 WC2006 Finals
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Congo DR 10 4 4 2 14 10 16 4 3-2
South Africa 10 5 1 4 12 14 16 1 2-3
Burkina Faso 10 4 1 5 14 14 13
Cabo Verde 10 3 1 6 8 15 10
Uganda 10 2 2 6 6 15 8
05/06/2004 South Africa 2-1 Cape Verde Islands
05/06/2004 Burkina Faso 1-0 Ghana
06/06/2004 Uganda 1-0 Congo DR
19/06/2004 Cape Verde Islands 1-0 Uganda
20/06/2004 Congo DR 3-2 Burkina Faso
20/06/2004 Ghana 3-0 South Africa
03/07/2004 Cape Verde Islands 1-1 Congo DR
03/07/2004 Uganda 1-1 Ghana
03/07/2004 South Africa 2-0 Burkina Faso
04/09/2004 Burkina Faso 2-0 Uganda
05/09/2004 Congo DR 1-0 South Africa
05/09/2004 Ghana 2-0 Cape Verde Islands
09/10/2004 Cape Verde Islands 1-0 Burkina Faso
10/10/2004 Ghana 0-0 Congo DR
10/10/2004 Uganda 0-1 South Africa
26/03/2005 Burkina Faso 1-2 Cape Verde Islands
26/03/2005 South Africa 2-1 Uganda
27/03/2005 Congo DR 1-1 Ghana
04/06/2005 Cape Verde Islands 1-2 South Africa
05/06/2005 Ghana 2-1 Burkina Faso
05/06/2005 Congo DR 4-0 Uganda
18/06/2005 Uganda 1-0 Cape Verde Islands
18/06/2005 Burkina Faso 2-0 Congo DR
18/06/2005 South Africa 0-2 Ghana
03/09/2005 Burkina Faso 3-1 South Africa
04/09/2005 Ghana 2-0 Uganda
04/09/2005 Congo DR 2-1 Cape Verde Islands
07/10/2005 Cape Verde Islands 0-4 Ghana
07/10/2005 South Africa 2-2 Congo DR
07/10/2005 Uganda 2-2 Burkina Faso
Group 3:
G W D L F A P Tie-Break Max
Côte d'Ivoire 10 7 1 2 20 7 22 WC2006 Finals
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Cameroon 10 6 3 1 18 10 21
Egypt 10 5 2 3 26 15 17
Libya 10 3 3 4 8 10 12
Sudan 10 1 3 6 6 22 6
Benin 10 1 2 7 9 23 5
06/06/2004 Côte d'Ivoire 2-0 Libya
06/06/2004 Sudan 0-3 Egypt
06/06/2004 Cameroon 2-1 Benin
18/06/2004 Libya 0-0 Cameroon
20/06/2004 Benin 1-1 Sudan
20/06/2004 Egypt 1-2 Côte d'Ivoire
03/07/2004 Sudan 0-1 Libya
04/07/2004 Cameroon 2-0 Côte d'Ivoire
04/07/2004 Benin 3-3 Egypt
03/09/2004 Libya 4-1 Benin
05/09/2004 Egypt 3-2 Cameroon
05/09/2004 Côte d'Ivoire 5-0 Sudan
08/10/2004 Libya 2-1 Egypt
09/10/2004 Sudan 1-1 Cameroon
10/10/2004 Benin 0-1 Côte d'Ivoire
27/03/2005 Cameroon 2-1 Sudan
27/03/2005 Egypt 4-1 Libya
27/03/2005 Côte d'Ivoire 3-0 Benin
03/06/2005 Libya 0-0 Côte d'Ivoire
04/06/2005 Benin 1-4 Cameroon
05/06/2005 Egypt 6-1 Sudan
19/06/2005 Cameroon 1-0 Libya
19/06/2005 Côte d'Ivoire 2-0 Egypt
17/08/2005 Sudan 1-0 Benin
02/09/2005 Libya 0-0 Sudan
04/09/2005 Côte d'Ivoire 2-3 Cameroon
04/09/2005 Egypt 4-1 Benin
07/10/2005 Sudan 1-3 Côte d'Ivoire
07/10/2005 Cameroon 1-1 Egypt
07/10/2005 Benin 1-0 Libya
Group 4:
G W D L F A P Tie-Break Max
Angola 10 6 3 1 13 7 21 4 2-1 WC2006 Finals
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Nigeria 10 6 3 1 21 7 21 1 1-2
Zimbabwe 10 4 3 3 12 13 15
Gabon 10 2 4 4 10 12 10
Algeria 10 1 5 4 8 15 8
Rwanda 10 1 2 7 6 16 5
05/06/2004 Nigeria 2-0 Rwanda
05/06/2004 Gabon 1-1 Zimbabwe
05/06/2004 Algeria 0-0 Angola
19/06/2004 Rwanda 3-1 Gabon
20/06/2004 Angola 1-0 Nigeria
20/06/2004 Zimbabwe 1-1 Algeria
03/07/2004 Nigeria 1-0 Algeria
03/07/2004 Gabon 2-2 Angola
03/07/2004 Rwanda 0-2 Zimbabwe
05/09/2004 Algeria 0-3 Gabon
05/09/2004 Angola 1-0 Rwanda
05/09/2004 Zimbabwe 0-3 Nigeria
09/10/2004 Gabon 1-1 Nigeria
09/10/2004 Rwanda 1-1 Algeria
10/10/2004 Angola 1-0 Zimbabwe
26/03/2005 Nigeria 2-0 Gabon
27/03/2005 Algeria 0-1 Rwanda
27/03/2005 Zimbabwe 2-0 Angola
05/06/2005 Rwanda 1-1 Nigeria
05/06/2005 Angola 2-1 Algeria
05/06/2005 Zimbabwe 1-0 Gabon
18/06/2005 Gabon 3-0 Rwanda
18/06/2005 Nigeria 1-1 Angola
19/06/2005 Algeria 2-2 Zimbabwe
04/09/2005 Algeria 2-5 Nigeria
04/09/2005 Angola 3-0 Gabon
04/09/2005 Zimbabwe 3-1 Rwanda
07/10/2005 Gabon 0-0 Algeria
07/10/2005 Rwanda 0-1 Angola
07/10/2005 Nigeria 5-1 Zimbabwe
Group 5:
G W D L F A P Tie-Break Max
Tunisia 10 6 3 1 25 9 21 WC2006 Finals
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Morocco 10 5 5 0 17 7 20
Guinea 10 5 2 3 14 9 17
Kenya 10 3 1 6 8 17 10
Botswana 10 3 0 7 10 18 9
Malawi 10 1 3 6 11 25 6
Kenya was suspended by FIFA in May 2004, but was later re-instated in August 2004
05/06/2004 Tunisia 4-1 Botswana
05/06/2004 Malawi 1-1 Morocco
05/06/2004 Kenya - Guinea To be rescheduled
18/06/2004 Botswana 2-0 Malawi
18/06/2004 Guinea 2-1 Tunisia
18/06/2004 Morocco - Kenya To be rescheduled
03/07/2004 Malawi 1-1 Guinea
03/07/2004 Botswana 0-1 Morocco
03/07/2004 Tunisia - Kenya To be rescheduled
04/09/2004 Kenya 3-2 Malawi
04/09/2004 Morocco 1-1 Tunisia
05/09/2004 Guinea 4-0 Botswana
09/10/2004 Malawi 2-2 Tunisia
09/10/2004 Botswana 2-1 Kenya
10/10/2004 Guinea 1-1 Morocco
17/11/2004 Kenya 2-1 Guinea
09/02/2005 Morocco 5-1 Kenya
26/03/2005 Tunisia 7-0 Malawi
26/03/2005 Kenya 1-0 Botswana
26/03/2005 Morocco 1-0 Guinea
04/06/2005 Botswana 1-3 Tunisia
04/06/2005 Morocco 4-1 Malawi
05/06/2005 Guinea 1-0 Kenya
11/06/2005 Tunisia 2-0 Guinea
18/06/2005 Malawi 1-3 Botswana
18/06/2005 Kenya 0-0 Morocco
17/08/2005 Tunisia 1-0 Kenya
03/09/2005 Kenya 0-2 Tunisia
03/09/2005 Morocco 1-0 Botswana
04/09/2005 Guinea 2-0 Malawi
07/10/2005 Malawi 3-0 Kenya
07/10/2005 Botswana 1-2 Guinea
07/10/2005 Tunisia 2-2 Morocco
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1st Stage
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The Draw:
The draw was made on June 27, 2003 in Paris.
9 of 51 nations were seeded by for this stage.
5 Nations played at WC200 Finals: Senegal, South Africa, Cameroon, Nigeria, and Tunisia
4 highest ranked nations in Jun 25, 2003 FIFA World Ranking: Morocco, Egypt, Côte d'Ivoire, and Congo DR
42 nations play two-legged cup system games on home and away basis
21 winners qualify to the 2nd Stage.
The Games:
11.10.03 14.11.03 Burkina Faso - - Central African Republic
12.10.03 14.11.03 Zimbabwe 3-0 1-2 Mauritania
10.10.03 15.11.03 Guinea-Bissau 1-2 0-2 Mali
11.10.03 15.11.03 Niger 0-1 0-6 Algeria
11.10.03 15.11.03 Seychelles 0-4 1-1 Zambia
11.10.03 15.11.03 Tanzania 0-0 0-3 Kenya
12.10.03 15.11.03 Burundi 0-0 1-4 Gabon
12.10.03 15.11.03 Ethiopia 1-3 0-0 Malawi
12.10.03 15.11.03 Rwanda 3-0 1-1 Namibia
11.10.03 16.11.03 Botswana 4-1 0-0 Lesotho
11.10.03 16.11.03 Equatorial Guinea 1-0 0-2 Togo
11.10.03 16.11.03 Madagascar 1-1 2-3 Benin
11.10.03 16.11.03 São Tomé e Príncipe 0-1 0-8 Libya
11.10.03 16.11.03 Uganda 3-0 1-3 Mauritius
12.10.03 16.11.03 Chad 3-1 0-2 Angola
12.10.03 16.11.03 Congo 1-0 1-1 Sierra Leone
12.10.03 16.11.03 Gambia 2-0 0-3 Liberia
12.10.03 16.11.03 Guinea 1-0 4-3 Mozambique
12.10.03 16.11.03 Sudan 3-0 0-0 Eritrea
12.10.03 16.11.03 Swaziland 1-1 0-3 Cabo Verde
16.11.03 19.11.03 Somalia 0-5 0-2 Ghana
Central African Republic withdrew.
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CAF Qualifiers
Qualifying nations