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, there were two scheduled inter-confederation play-offs to determine the final two qualification spots to the

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Qualified teams

The four teams participating were:

Format

The draw for the order in which the two matches were played was held on 10 September 2005 during the FIFA Congress in

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, Morocco. The ties themselves were not drawn, but were allocated by FIFA as: * CONCACAF fourth round Fourth Place v AFC fourth round winner *

CONMEBOL The South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL, , or CSF; es, Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol; pt, Confederação Sul-Americana de Futebol) is the continental governing body of football in South America (apart from Guyana, Suri ...

Fifth Place vs OFC third round winner

Matches

CONCACAF v AFC

Trinidad and Tobago won 2–1 on aggregate and qualified for the

CONMEBOL v OFC

1–1 on aggregate.

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won 4–2 on penalties and qualified for the

Goalscorers

There were 5 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 1.25 goals per match. ;1 goal *

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* Chris Birchall * Dennis Lawrence * Darío Rodríguez

References

{{2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers Inter-confederation Playoffs *