The AFC Third Round of

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began on 9 February 2005 and finished on 17 August 2005. The top two countries in each group at the end of the stage qualified for the

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, while the third-placed teams entered a

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to determine an entrant for the play-off with the fifth-placed CONCACAF team.

Format

The 8 group-winners from the previous round were split into two groups of four teams each – with all teams playing home and away against each of the other three teams in the group. The top two teams in each group qualified for the

Group 1

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Group 2

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References

External links

2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
at RSSSF.com

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