The AFC fourth round of

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was held on 8 and 12 October 2005 between the two teams that finished third in the

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. The winning team advanced to a

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against the fourth-placed team of the CONCACAF qualifying group,

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. The winner of this playoff qualified for the

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finals. The first leg was originally played on 3 September 2005 but the match was ordered to be replayed by FIFA after a refereeing mistake. With

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leading the tie 1–0, a penalty was awarded to them but the referee disallowed the resulting goal and offered an indirect free kick to Bahrain for encroachment. Uzbekistan had formally requested for the match to be recorded as an automatic 3–0 victory.

Summary

Matches

1–1 on aggregate. Bahrain won on the away-goals rule and advanced to the CONCACAF–AFC play-off.

Goalscorers

Notes

References

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