The 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification AFC play-off was the first round of the

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qualification for the

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. The 14 teams with the lowest FIFA rankings played home-and-away knockout matches to qualify for the

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Summary

Matches

Turkmenistan won 13–0 on aggregate and advanced to the

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. ---- Chinese Taipei won 6–1 on aggregate and advanced to the

. ---- Tajikistan won 4–0 on aggregate and advanced to the

. ---- Sri Lanka won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the

. ---- Kyrgyzstan won 6–0 on aggregate and advanced to the

. ---- Maldives won 13–0 on aggregate and advanced to the

Ranking of losing teams

Both

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and

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would have played against each other to decide who progresses to the next round. After Nepal withdrew first, Guam would have progressed but Guam withdrew later as well. So,

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decided to elect a "lucky loser", to find the best of the teams that lost, who would also advance to the

. The losers were compared, using the following criteria to break ties:
a) number of points
b) goal difference
c) goals scored
Thus, Laos advanced to the

Goalscorers

References

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Summary

Matches

Ranking of losing teams

Goalscorers

See also

References