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The Draw:
Host nation Germany qulifies automatically.
51 other nations play this stage in 8 groups, three of which will have 7 and the rest 5 will have 6 nations.
The nations are ranked according to their performances in WC2002 and Euro2004 Qualifiers, excluding any play-off games.
Pot A: France, Portugal, Sweden, Czech Republic, Spain, Italy, England, Turkey
Pot B: Netherlands, Croatia, Belgium, Denmark, Russia, Ireland, Slovenia, Poland
Pot C: Bulgaria, Romania, Scotland, Serbia and Montenegro, Switzerland, Greece, Slovakia, Austria
Pot D: Ukraine, Iceland, Finland, Norway, Israel, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Latvia, Wales
Pot E: Hungary, Georgia, Belarus, Cyprus, Estonia, Norther Ireland, Lithuania, Macedonia
Pot F: Albania, Armenia, Moldova, Azerbaijan, Faroe Islands, Malta, San Marino, Liechtenstein
Pot G: Andorra, Luxembourg, Kazakhstan
The first three groups will be with 7 teams and Pot G will be emptied into these groups.
Then Pots F, E, D, C, and B will be emptied. The nations will be drawn into 1 through 8 in the order they were drawn.
For the Pot A, France, Spain, Emngland, and Italy will be placed into groups with 6 nations. During the draw if their names are drawn before Group 1,2,3 were filled, they will not be placed in these groups and be moved to groups 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, whichever is available earliest in that order. (The reason: They have more domestic teams in UEFA Club competitions.)
The winner of each group qualify to WC2006.
Two best 2nd place nations also qualifiy to WC2006. The comparison is made by comparing the points and goal difference earned after dropping the results vs the 7th nations in 7 nation groups.
Six 2nd place nations which didn't qualify to WC2006, qualify to 2nd Stage.
The Games
Group 1:
G W D L F A P Tie-Break Max
Netherlands 12 10 2 0 27 3 32 WC2006 Finals
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Czech Republic 12 9 0 3 35 12 27 Play-off
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Romania 12 8 1 3 20 10 25
Finland 12 5 1 6 21 19 16
FYR Macedonia 12 2 3 7 11 24 9
Armenia 12 2 1 9 9 25 7
Andorra 12 1 2 9 4 34 5
18/08/04 Romania 2-1 Finland
18/08/04 Macedonia FYR 3-0 Armenia
04/09/04 Romania 2-1 Macedonia FYR
04/09/04 Finland 3-0 Andorra
08/09/04 Andorra 1-5 Romania
08/09/04 Armenia 0-2 Finland
08/09/04 Netherlands 2-0 Czech Republic
09/10/04 Finland 3-1 Armenia
09/10/04 Macedonia FYR 2-2 Netherlands
09/10/04 Czech Republic 1-0 Romania
13/10/04 Netherlands 3-1 Finland
13/10/04 Andorra 1-0 Macedonia FYR
13/10/04 Armenia 0-3 Czech Republic
17/11/04 Armenia 1-1 Romania
17/11/04 Macedonia FYR 0-2 Czech Republic
17/11/04 Andorra 0-3 Netherlands
09/02/05 Macedonia FYR 0-0 Andorra
26/03/05 Armenia 2-1 Andorra
26/03/05 Czech Republic 4-3 Finland
26/03/05 Romania 0-2 Netherlands
30/03/05 Andorra 0-4 Czech Republic
30/03/05 Macedonia FYR 1-2 Romania
30/03/05 Netherlands 2-0 Armenia
04/06/05 Armenia 1-2 Macedonia FYR
04/06/05 Czech Republic 8-1 Andorra
04/06/05 Netherlands 2-0 Romania
08/06/05 Czech Republic 6-1 Macedonia FYR
08/06/05 Romania 3-0 Armenia
08/06/05 Finland 0-4 Netherlands
17/08/05 Romania 2-0 Andorra
17/08/05 Macedonia FYR 0-3 Finland
03/09/05 Andorra 0-0 Finland
03/09/05 Armenia 0-1 Netherlands
03/09/05 Romania 2-0 Czech Republic
07/09/05 Finland 5-1 Macedonia FYR
07/09/05 Czech Republic 4-1 Armenia
07/09/05 Netherlands 4-0 Andorra
08/10/05 Finland 0-1 Romania
08/10/05 Czech Republic 0-2 Netherlands
12/10/05 Andorra 0-3 Armenia
12/10/05 Netherlands 0-0 Macedonia FYR
12/10/05 Finland 0-3 Czech Republic
Group 2:
G W D L F A P Tie-Break Max
Ukraine 12 7 4 1 18 7 25 WC2006 Finals
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Turkey 12 6 5 1 23 9 23 Play-off
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Denmark 12 6 4 2 24 12 22
Greece 12 6 3 3 15 9 21
Albania 12 4 1 7 11 20 13
Georgia 12 2 4 6 14 25 10
Kazakhstan 12 0 1 11 6 29 1
04/09/04 Albania 2-1 Greece
04/09/04 Turkey 1-1 Georgia
04/09/04 Denmark 1-1 Ukraine
08/09/04 Greece 0-0 Turkey
08/09/04 Georgia 2-0 Albania
08/09/04 Kazakhstan 1-2 Ukraine
09/10/04 Ukraine 1-1 Greece
09/10/04 Albania 0-2 Denmark
09/10/04 Turkey 4-0 Kazakhstan
13/10/04 Ukraine 2-0 Georgia
13/10/04 Denmark 1-1 Turkey
13/10/04 Kazakhstan 0-1 Albania
17/11/04 Turkey 0-3 Ukraine
17/11/04 Georgia 2-2 Denmark
17/11/04 Greece 3-1 Kazakhstan
09/02/05 Albania 0-2 Ukraine
09/02/05 Greece 2-1 Denmark
26/03/05 Turkey 2-0 Albania
26/03/05 Georgia 1-3 Greece
26/03/05 Denmark 3-0 Kazakhstan
30/03/05 Georgia 2-5 Turkey
30/03/05 Ukraine 1-0 Denmark
30/03/05 Greece 2-0 Albania
04/06/05 Ukraine 2-0 Kazakhstan
04/06/05 Albania 3-2 Georgia
04/06/05 Turkey 0-0 Greece
08/06/05 Greece 0-1- Ukraine
08/06/05 Denmark 3-1 Albania
08/06/05 Kazakhstan 0-6 Turkey
17/08/05 Kazakhstan 1-2 Georgia
03/09/05 Georgia 1-1 Ukraine
03/09/05 Turkey 2-2 Denmark
03/09/05 Albania 2-1 Kazakhstan
07/09/05 Ukraine 0-1 Turkey
07/09/05 Denmark 6-1 Georgia
07/09/05 Kazakhstan 1-2 Greece
08/10/05 Ukraine 2-2 Albania
08/10/05 Denmark 1-0 Greece
08/10/05 Georgia 0-0 Kazakhstan
12/10/05 Albania 0-1 Turkey
12/10/05 Greece 1-0 Georgia
12/10/05 Kazakhstan 1-2 Denmark
Group 3:
G W D L F A P Tie-Break Max
Portugal 12 9 3 0 35 5 30 WC2006 Finals
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Slovakia 12 6 5 1 24 8 23 2 1-1 Play-off
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Russia 12 6 5 1 23 12 23 2 1-1
Estonia 12 5 2 5 16 17 17
Latvia 12 4 3 5 18 21 15
Liechtenstein 12 2 2 8 13 23 8
Luxembourg 12 0 0 12 5 48 0
18/08/04 Slovakia 3-1 Luxembourg
18/08/04 Liechtenstein 1-2 Estonia
04/09/04 Estonia 4-0 Luxembourg
04/09/04 Latvia 0-2 Portugal
04/09/04 Russia 1-1 Slovakia
08/09/04 Slovakia 7-0 Liechtenstein
08/09/04 Luxembourg 3-4 Latvia
08/09/04 Portugal 4-0 Estonia
09/10/04 Luxembourg 0-4 Russia
09/10/04 Slovakia 4-1 Latvia
09/10/04 Liechtenstein 2-2 Portugal
13/10/04 Latvia 2-2 Estonia
13/10/04 Luxembourg 0-4 Liechtenstein
13/10/04 Portugal 7-1 Russia
17/11/04 Russia 4-0 Estonia
17/11/04 Liechtenstein 1-3 Latvia
17/11/04 Luxembourg 0-5 Portugal
26/03/05 Estonia 1-2 Slovakia
26/03/05 Liechtenstein 1-2 Russia
30/03/05 Latvia 4-0 Luxembourg
30/03/05 Estonia 1-1 Russia
30/03/05 Slovakia 1-1 Portugal
04/06/05 Estonia 2-0 Liechtenstein
04/06/05 Russia 2-0 Latvia
04/06/05 Portugal 2-0 Slovakia
08/06/05 Luxembourg 0-4 Slovakia
08/06/05 Latvia 1-0 Liechtenstein
08/06/05 Estonia 0-1 Portugal
17/08/05 Liechtenstein 0-0 Slovakia
17/08/05 Latvia 1-1 Russia
03/09/05 Estonia 2-1 Latvia
03/09/05 Portugal 6-0 Luxembourg
03/09/05 Russia 2-0 Liechtenstein
07/09/05 Liechtenstein 3-0 Luxembourg
07/09/05 Latvia 1-1 Slovakia
07/09/05 Russia 0-0 Portugal
08/10/05 Russia 5-1 Luxembourg
08/10/05 Slovakia 1-0 Estonia
08/10/05 Portugal 2-1 Liechtenstein
12/10/05 Luxembourg 0-2 Estonia
12/10/05 Portugal 3-0 Latvia
12/10/05 Slovakia 0-0 Russia
Group 4:
G W D L F A P Tie-Break Max
France 10 5 5 0 14 2 20 WC2006 Finals
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Switzerland 10 4 6 0 18 7 18 2 3-3 Play-off
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Israel 10 4 6 0 15 10 18 2 3-3
Ireland 10 4 5 1 12 5 17
Cyprus 10 1 1 8 8 20 4
Faroe Islands 10 0 1 9 4 27 1
04/09/04 Switzerland 6-0 Faroe Islands
04/09/04 Ireland Republic 3-0 Cyprus
04/09/04 France 0-0 Israel
08/09/04 Switzerland 1-1 Ireland Republic
08/09/04 Israel 2-1 Cyprus
08/09/04 Faroe Islands 0-2 France
09/10/04 Israel 2-2 Switzerland
09/10/04 France 0-0 Ireland Republic
09/10/04 Cyprus 2-2 Faroe Islands
13/10/04 Ireland Republic 2-0 Faroe Islands
13/10/04 Cyprus 0-2 France
17/11/04 Cyprus 1-2 Israel
26/03/05 Israel 1-1 Ireland Republic
26/03/05 France 0-0 Switzerland
30/03/05 Switzerland 1-0 Cyprus
30/03/05 Israel 1-1 France
04/06/05 Ireland Republic 2-2 Israel
04/06/05 Faroe Islands 1-3 Switzerland
08/06/05 Faroe Islands 0-2 Ireland Republic
17/08/05 Faroe Islands 0-3 Cyprus
03/09/05 Switzerland 1-1 Israel
03/09/05 France 3-0 Faroe Islands
07/09/05 Ireland Republic 0-1 France
07/09/05 Faroe Islands 0-2 Israel
07/09/05 Cyprus 1-3 Switzerland
08/10/05 Switzerland 1-1 France
08/10/05 Israel 2-1 Faroe Islands
08/10/05 Cyprus 0-1 Ireland Republic
12/10/05 Ireland Republic 0-0 Switzerland
12/10/05 France 4-0 Cyprus
Group 5:
G W D L F A P Tie-Break Max
Italy 10 7 2 1 17 8 23 WC2006 Finals
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Norway 10 5 3 2 12 7 18 Play-off
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Scotland 10 3 4 3 9 7 13
Slovenia 10 3 3 4 10 13 12
Belarus 10 2 4 4 12 14 10
Moldova 10 1 2 7 5 16 5
04/09/04 Slovenia 3-0 Moldova
04/09/04 Italy 2-1 Norway
08/09/04 Norway 1-1 Belarus
08/09/04 Scotland 0-0 Slovenia
08/09/04 Moldova 0-1 Italy
09/10/04 Belarus 4-0 Moldova
09/10/04 Scotland 0-1 Norway
09/10/04 Slovenia 1-0 Italy
13/10/04 Moldova 1-1 Scotland
13/10/04 Norway 3-0 Slovenia
13/10/04 Italy 4-3 Belarus
26/03/05 Italy 2-0 Scotland
30/03/05 Slovenia 1-1 Belarus
30/03/05 Moldova 0-0 Norway
04/06/05 Scotland 2-0 Moldova
04/06/05 Belarus 1-1 Slovenia
04/06/05 Norway 0-0 Italy
08/06/05 Belarus 0-0 Scotland
03/09/05 Moldova 2-0 Belarus
03/09/05 Slovenia 2-3 Norway
03/09/05 Scotland 1-1 Italy
07/09/05 Norway 1-2 Scotland
07/09/05 Moldova 1-2 Slovenia
07/09/05 Belarus 1-4 Italy
08/10/05 Norway 1-0 Moldova
08/10/05 Scotland 0-1 Belarus
08/10/05 Italy 1-0 Slovenia
12/10/05 Belarus 0-1 Norway
12/10/05 Slovenia 0-3 Scotland
12/10/05 Italy 2-1 Moldova
Group 6:
G W D L F A P Tie-Break Max
England 10 8 1 1 17 5 25 WC2006 Finals
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Poland 10 8 0 2 27 9 24 WC2006 Finals
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Austria 10 4 3 3 17 12 15
Northern Ireland 10 2 3 5 10 18 9
Wales 10 2 2 6 10 15 8
Azerbaijan 10 0 3 7 1 21 3
04/09/04 Austria 2-2 England
04/09/04 Azerbaijan 1-1 Wales
04/09/04 Northern Ireland 0-3 Poland
08/09/04 Wales 2-2 Northern Ireland
08/09/04 Austria 2-0 Azerbaijan
08/09/04 Poland 1-2 England
09/10/04 Austria 1-3 Poland
09/10/04 Azerbaijan 0-0 Northern Ireland
09/10/04 England 2-0 Wales
13/10/04 Azerbaijan 0-1 England
13/10/04 Northern Ireland 3-3 Austria
13/10/04 Wales 2-3 Poland
26/03/05 Poland 8-0 Azerbaijan
26/03/05 Wales 0-2 Austria
26/03/05 England 4-0 Northern Ireland
30/03/05 England 2-0 Azerbaijan
30/03/05 Austria 1-0 Wales
30/03/05 Poland 1-0 Northern Ireland
04/06/05 Azerbaijan 0-3 Poland
03/09/05 Northern Ireland 2-0 Azerbaijan
03/09/05 Poland 3-2 Austria
03/09/05 Wales 0-1 England
07/09/05 Azerbaijan 0-0 Austria
07/09/05 Poland 1-0 Wales
07/09/05 Northern Ireland 1-0 England
08/10/05 England 1-0 Austria
08/10/05 Northern Ireland 2-3 Wales
12/10/05 Wales 2-0 Azerbaijan
12/10/05 England 2-1 Poland
12/10/05 Austria 2-0 Northern Ireland
Group 7:
G W D L F A P Tie-Break Max
Serbia and Montenegro 10 6 4 0 16 1 22 WC2006 Finals
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Spain 10 5 5 0 19 3 20 Play off
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Bosnia Herzegovina 10 4 4 2 12 9 16
Belgium 10 3 3 4 16 11 12
Lithuania 10 2 4 4 8 9 10
San Marino 10 0 0 10 2 40 0
04/09/04 Belgium 1-1 Lithuania
04/09/04 San Marino 0-3 Serbia and Montenegro
08/09/04 Lithuania 4-0 San Marino
08/09/04 Bosnia-Herzegovina 1-1 Spain
09/10/04 Bosnia-Herzegovina 0-0 Serbia and Montenegro
09/10/04 Spain 2-0 Belgium
13/10/04 Serbia and Montenegro 5-0 San Marino
13/10/04 Lithuania 0-0 Spain
17/11/04 Belgium 0-2 Serbia and Montenegro
17/11/04 San Marino 0-1 Lithuania
09/02/05 Spain 5-0 San Marino
26/03/05 Belgium 4-1 Bosnia-Herzegovina
30/03/05 San Marino 1-2 Belgium
30/03/05 Bosnia-Herzegovina 1-1 Lithuania
30/03/05 Serbia and Montenegro 0-0 Spain
04/06/05 San Marino 1-3 Bosnia-Herzegovina
04/06/05 Spain 1-0 Lithuania
04/06/05 Serbia and Montenegro 0-0 Belgium
08/06/05 Spain 1-1 Bosnia-Herzegovina
03/09/05 Bosnia-Herzegovina 1-0 Belgium
03/09/05 Serbia and Montenegro 2-0 Lithuania
07/09/05 Lithuania 0-1 Bosnia-Herzegovina
07/09/05 Belgium 8-0 San Marino
07/09/05 Spain 1-1 Serbia and Montenegro
08/10/05 Belgium 0-2 Spain
08/10/05 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3-0 San Marino
08/10/05 Lithuania 0-2 Serbia and Montenegro
12/10/05 San Marino 0-6 Spain
12/10/05 Lithuania 1-1 Belgium
12/10/05 Serbia and Montenegro 1-0 Bosnia-Herzegovina
Group 8:
G W D L F A P Tie-Break Max
Croatia 10 7 3 0 21 5 24 6 2-0 WC2006 Finals
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Sweden 10 8 0 2 31 4 24 0 0-2 WC2006 Finals
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Bulgaria 10 4 3 3 17 17 15
Hungary 10 4 2 4 13 14 14
Iceland 10 1 1 8 14 26 4
Malta 10 0 3 7 4 32 3
04/09/04 Malta 0-7 Sweden
04/09/04 Croatia 3-0 Hungary
04/09/04 Iceland 1-3 Bulgaria
08/09/04 Hungary 3-2 Iceland
08/09/04 Sweden 0-1 Croatia
09/10/04 Sweden 3-0 Hungary
09/10/04 Malta 0-0 Iceland
09/10/04 Croatia 2-2 Bulgaria
13/10/04 Bulgaria 4-1 Malta
13/10/04 Iceland 1-4 Sweden
17/11/04 Malta 0-2 Hungary
26/03/05 Croatia 4-0 Iceland
26/03/05 Bulgaria 0-3 Sweden
30/03/05 Hungary 1-1 Bulgaria
30/03/05 Croatia 3-0 Malta
04/06/05 Sweden 6-0 Malta
04/06/05 Iceland 0-3 Hungary
04/06/05 Bulgaria 1-3 Croatia
08/06/05 Iceland 4-1 Malta
03/09/05 Sweden 3-0 Bulgaria
03/09/05 Iceland 1-3 Croatia
03/09/05 Hungary 4-0 Malta
07/09/05 Hungary 0-1 Sweden
07/09/05 Bulgaria 3-2 Iceland
07/09/05 Malta 1-1 Croatia
08/10/05 Bulgaria 2-0 Hungary
08/10/05 Croatia 1-0 Sweden
12/10/05 Sweden 3-1 Iceland
12/10/05 Malta 1-1 Bulgaria
12/10/05 Hungary 0-0 Croatia
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Second Placed Nations' Ranking:
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Two best 2nd place nations also qualify to WC2006. The comparison is made by comparing the points and goal difference earned after dropping the results vs the 7th nations in 7 nation groups.
Six 2nd place nations which didn't qualify to WC2006, qualify to 2nd Stage.
G W D L F A P
Sweden 10 8 0 2 30 4 24 G8 WC2006 Finals
Poland 10 8 0 2 27 9 24 G6 WC2006 Finals
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Czech Republic 10 7 0 3 23 11 21 G1
Spain 10 5 5 0 19 3 20 G7
Switzerland 10 4 6 0 18 7 18 G4
Norway 10 5 3 2 13 7 18 G5
Slovakia 10 4 5 1 17 7 17 G3
Turkey 10 4 5 1 13 9 17 G2
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UEFA Qualifiers
Qualifying nations