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{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name   = 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
| year           = 
| alt            = 
| caption        = 
| host countries = 
| dates          = {{nowrap|February 28th 2004 - November 16th 2005}}
| num_teams      = 34<ref>[[Puerto Rico national football team|Puerto Rico]] decided not to participate.</ref>
| confederations = 1
| matches        = 110
| goals          = 377
| attendance     = {{#expr: <!--First round-->7000 + 1200 + 3000 + 250 + 3000 + 3000 + 800 + 665 + 1789 + 3500 + 2108 + 4000 + 1500 + 9000 + 800 + 900 + 225 + 800 + 400 + 850 +<!--Second round-->9137 + 15267 + 12000 + 4000 + 30000 + 22000 + 15000 + 400 + 18500 + 12000 + 5500 + 19610 + 12000 + 30000 + 8245 + 5124 + 36451 + 17000 + 3700 + 3500 + 2500 + 5500 + 7500 + 5000 +<!--Third round-->30000 + 11400 + 25266 + 24000 + 25000 + 15000 + 20000 + 16000 + 12000 + 22000 + 9088 + 9502 + 6500 + 14000 + 8000 + 27460 + 40000 + 13000 + 42000 + 18000 + 4000 + 26000 + 18000 + 18000 + 5000 + 2800 + 20000 + 4000 + 21000 + 7000 + 2500 + 500 + 37000 + 18312 + 10000 + 12000 +<!--Fourth round-->22000 + 20000 + 11000 + 22506 + 8000 + 110000 + 13000 + 31624 + 8000 + 18000 + 40586 + 26723 + 10500 + 17000 + 32833 + 27000 + 25488 + 24000 + 21000 + 15000 + 24685 + 17000 + 40000 + 27000 + 30000 + 30000 + 1000 + 9192 + 23000 + 23912}}
| top_scorer     = {{fbicon|Mexico}} [[Jared Borgetti]]<br>(14 goals)
| prevseason     = [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)|2002]]
| nextseason     = [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)|2010]]
}}
{{Qualification for men's championships (CONCACAF)|expanded=FIFA}}
{{main|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification}}
Listed below are the dates and results for the '''[[2006 FIFA World Cup]] qualification''' rounds for '''[[CONCACAF|North, Central America and the Caribbean]]'''. A total of 34 teams took part (out of 35 eligible – only [[Puerto Rico national football team|Puerto Rico]] declined to participate), competing for 3.5 places in the World Cup.

The qualification process was divided in four stages. In the first stage, the 34 teams were divided in 10 groups of three teams each and two groups of two teams each. Groups with three teams had two rounds, with the best ranked team according to [[FIFA]] in each group entering the competition in the second round. In each group, teams were paired 2-by-2 and played home-and-away matches.

The 12 winners of the second stage advanced to the third stage, where they were divided into three groups of four teams each. Teams in each group would play against each other home-and-away, and the two teams with most points in each group would advance to the final round.

In the fourth stage, the six teams were put in a single group, and played against each other home-and-away. The three teams with most points qualified to the World Cup. The fourth placed team advanced to the [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC–CONCACAF play-off)|AFC–CONCACAF play-off]] against the winner of a play-off between third placed teams in the third round of [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|Asia]].

==Format==
The first and second rounds reduced the 34 entrants to 24 and 12 teams, respectively. The remaining 12 teams were then placed into three third round groups of four, with the top two teams in each group advancing to the fourth and final qualification group. The third round began in August 2004 and ended in November 2004. The top three teams from the fourth round group of six (held from February 2005 to October 2005) qualified for the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]]. The fourth-placed team competed in a home-and-away play-off against the fifth-placed team from [[Asian Football Confederation|Asia]].

==First round==
{{Main|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF first round}}

{{TwoLegStart}}
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{{TwoLegResult| '''{{fb-rt|GRN}}''' || 8–1 | {{fb|GUY}} || [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF first round#Grenada v Guyana|5–0]] | [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF first round#Guyana v Grenada|3–1]]}}
{{TwoLegResult| '''{{fb-rt|BER}}''' || 20–0 | {{fb|MSR}} || [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF first round#Bermuda v Montserrat|13–0]] | [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF first round#Montserrat v Bermuda|7–0]]}}
{{TwoLegResult| '''{{fb-rt|HAI}}''' || 7–0 | {{fb|TCA}} || [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF first round#Haiti v Turks and Caicos Islands|5–0]] | [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF first round#Turks and Caicos Islands v Haiti|2–0]]}}
{{TwoLegResult| {{fb-rt|BVI}} || 0–10 | '''{{fb|LCA}}''' || [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF first round#British Virgin Islands v Saint Lucia|0–1]] | [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF first round#Saint Lucia v British Virgin Islands|0–9]]}}
{{TwoLegResult| {{fb-rt|CAY}} || 1–5 | '''{{fb|CUB}}''' || [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF first round#Cayman Islands v Cuba|1–2]] | [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF first round#Cuba v Cayman Islands|0–3]]}}
{{TwoLegResult| {{fb-rt|ARU}} || 2–10 | '''{{fb|SUR}}''' || [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF first round#Aruba v Suriname|1–2]] | [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF first round#Suriname v Aruba|1–8]]}}
{{TwoLegResult| {{fb-rt|ATG}} || 2–3 | '''{{fb|ANT}}''' || [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF first round#Antigua and Barbuda v Netherlands Antilles|2–0]] | [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF first round#Netherlands Antilles v Antigua and Barbuda|0–3]]}}
{{TwoLegResult| '''{{fb-rt|DMA}}''' || 4–2 | {{fb|BAH}} || [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF first round#Dominica v Bahamas|1–1]] | [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF first round#Bahamas v Dominica|3–1]]}}
{{TwoLegResult| {{fb-rt|VIR}} || 0–11 | '''{{fb|SKN}}''' || [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF first round#U.S. Virgin Islands v Saint Kitts and Nevis|0–4]] | [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF first round#Saint Kitts and Nevis v U.S. Virgin Islands|0–7]]}}
{{TwoLegResult| '''{{fb-rt|DOM}}''' || 6–0 | {{fb|AIA}} || [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF first round#Dominica v Anguilla|0–0]] | [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF first round#Anguilla v Dominica|6–0]]}}
|}

==Second round==
{{Main|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF second round}}

{{TwoLegStart}}
|-
{{TwoLegResult| '''{{fb-rt|USA}}''' || 6–2 | {{fb|GRN}} || [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF second round#United States v Grenada|3–0]] | [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF second round#Grenada v United States|3–2]]}}
{{TwoLegResult| '''{{fb-rt|SLV}}''' || 4–3 | {{fb|BER}} || [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF second round#El Salvador v Bermuda|2–1]] | [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF second round#Bermuda v El Salvador|2–2]]}}
{{TwoLegResult| {{fb-rt|HAI}} || 1–4 | '''{{fb|JAM}}''' || [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF second round#Haiti v Jamaica|1–1]] | [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF second round#Jamaica v Haiti|0–3]]}}
{{TwoLegResult| '''{{fb-rt|PAN}}''' || 7–0 | {{fb|LCA}} || [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF second round#Panama v Saint Lucia|4–0]] | [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF second round#Saint Lucia v Panama|3–0]]}}
{{TwoLegResult| {{fb-rt|CUB}} || 3–3 ([[away goals rule|a]]) | '''{{fb|CRC}}''' || [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF second round#Cuba v Costa Rica|2–2]] | [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF second round#Costa Rica v Cuba|1–1]]}}
{{TwoLegResult| {{fb-rt|SUR}} || 2–4 | '''{{fb|GUA}}''' || [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF second round#Suriname v Guatemala|1–1]] | [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF second round#Guatemala v Suriname|1–3]]}}
{{TwoLegResult| {{fb-rt|ANT}} || 1–6 | '''{{fb|HON|1949}}''' || [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF second round#Netherlands Antilles v Honduras|1–2]] | [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF second round#Honduras v Netherlands Antilles|0–4]]}}
{{TwoLegResult| '''{{fb-rt|CAN}}''' || 8–0 | {{fb|BLZ|1981}} || [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF second round#Canada v Belize|4–0]] | [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF second round#Belize v Canada|4–0]]}}
{{TwoLegResult| {{fb-rt|DMA}} || 0–18 | '''{{fb|MEX}}''' || [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF second round#Dominica v Mexico|0–10]] | [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF second round#Mexico v Dominica|0–8]]}}
{{TwoLegResult| {{fb-rt|BAR}} || 2–5 | '''{{fb|SKN}}''' || [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF second round#Barbados v Saint Kitts and Nevis|0–2]] | [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF second round#Saint Kitts and Nevis v Barbados|2–3]]}}
{{TwoLegResult| {{fb-rt|DOM}} || 0–6 | '''{{fb|TRI}}''' || [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF second round#Dominican Republic v Trinidad & Tobago|0–2]] | [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF second round#Trinidad & Tobago v Dominican Republic|0–4]]}}
{{TwoLegResult| {{fb-rt|NCA}} || 3–6 | '''{{fb|VIN}}''' || [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF second round#Nicaragua v Saint Vincent and the Grenadines|2–2]] | [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF second round#Saint Vincent and the Grenadines v Nicaragua|1–4]]}}
|}

==Third round==
{{Main|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF third round}}

===Group 1===
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===Group 2===
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{{2006 FIFA World Cup qualification - CONCACAF group 2
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===Group 3===
{{2006 FIFA World Cup qualification - CONCACAF group 3|expanded=yes|fixtures=yes}}

==Fourth round==
{{main|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF fourth round}}
{{2006 FIFA World Cup qualification - CONCACAF fourth round|expanded=yes|fixtures=yes}}

==Inter-confederation play-offs==
{{main article|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF–AFC play-off)}}

The Fourth Round fourth-placed team then played the fifth-placed team of the AFC qualifying group, Bahrain, in a [[Two-legged tie|home-and-away play-off]]. The winner of this play-off qualified for the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] finals.
{{#lst:2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs)|playoff1}}

==Qualified teams==
The following four teams from CONCACAF qualified for the final tournament.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Team
! Qualified as
! Qualified on
! data-sort-type="number"|Previous [[National team appearances in the FIFA World Cup|appearances]] in [[FIFA World Cup]]<sup>'''[[#1|1]]'''</sup>
|-
| {{fb|USA}} || {{sort|1|[[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF fourth round|fourth round]] winners}} || {{dts|3 September 2005}} || 7 ([[1930 FIFA World Cup|1930]], [[1934 FIFA World Cup|1934]], [[1950 FIFA World Cup|1950]], [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990]], ''[[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]]'', [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]], [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]])
|-
| {{fb|MEX}} || {{sort|2|[[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF fourth round|fourth round]] runners-up}} || {{dts|7 September 2005}} || 12 ([[1930 FIFA World Cup|1930]], [[1950 FIFA World Cup|1950]], [[1954 FIFA World Cup|1954]], [[1958 FIFA World Cup|1958]], [[1962 FIFA World Cup|1962]], [[1966 FIFA World Cup|1966]], ''[[1970 FIFA World Cup|1970]]'', [[1978 FIFA World Cup|1978]], ''[[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]]'', [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]], [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]], [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]])
|-
| {{fb|CRC}} || {{sort|3|[[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF fourth round|fourth round]] third place}} || {{dts|8 October 2005}} || 2 ([[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990]], [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]])
|-
| {{fb|TRI}} || {{sort|3|[[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF–AFC play-off)|CONCACAF-AFC play-off]] winners}} || {{dts|16 November 2005}} || 0 (debut)
|}
:<div id="1"><sup>1</sup> '''Bold''' indicates champions for that year. ''Italic'' indicates hosts for that year.</div>

==Top goalscorers==
{{#invoke:Goalscorers|main|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)|minimum=6}}<!--CAREFULLY update goalscorers at Module:Goalscorers/data/2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)-->
Below are full goalscorer lists for each round:
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*[[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF first round#Goalscorers|First round]]
*[[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF second round#Goalscorers|Second round]]
*[[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF third round#Goalscorers|Third round]]
*[[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF fourth round#Goalscorers|Fourth round]]
{{div col end}}

==References==
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{{2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers}}

[[Category:2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)| ]]
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