2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)

Template:Short description Template:Qualification for men's championships (CONCACAF) Listed below are the dates and results for the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for North, Central America and the Caribbean. A total of 34 teams took part (out of 35 eligible – only 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 AFC–CONCACAF play-off against the winner of a play-off between third placed teams in the third round of 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 Asia.

First round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Grenada	8–1	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Guyana	flag alias = Flag of Guyana.svg	flag alias-1966 = Flag of Guyana (2004).png	flag alias-naval = Naval ensign of Guyana.svg	Guyanese Coast Guard	link alias-military = Guyana Defence Force	flag alias-military = Flag of the Guyana Defence Force.svg	flag alias-navy = Naval ensign of Guyana.svg	Guyanese Coast Guard	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }}	5–0	3–1
Bermuda	20–0	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Montserrat	flag alias = Flag of Montserrat.svg	flag alias-1909 = Flag of Montserrat (1909–1960).svg	flag alias-1960 = Flag of Montserrat (1960–1999).svg	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }}	13–0	7–0
Haiti	7–0	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Turks and Caicos Islands	flag alias = Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg	flag alias-1889 = Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands (1889–1968).svg	flag alias-1968 = Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands (1968–1999).svg	flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg	flag alias-civil-1968 = Civil Ensign of the Turks and Caicos Islands (1968–1999).svg	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }}	5–0	2–0
Template:Country data BVI	0–10	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Saint Lucia	flag alias = Flag of Saint Lucia.svg	flag alias-1875 = Flag of Saint Lucia (1875-1939).svg	flag alias-1939 = Flag of Saint Lucia (1939–1967).svg	flag alias-1967 = Flag of Saint Lucia 1967.svg	flag alias-1979 = Flag of Saint Lucia (1979-2002).svg	flag alias-2000 = Flag of Saint Lucia (WFB 2000).svg	flag alias-2004 =	link alias-naval = Saint Lucia Coast Guard	link alias-navy = Saint Lucia Coast Guard	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }}	0–1	0–9
Cayman Islands	1–5	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Cuba	flag alias = Flag of Cuba.svg	flag alias-naval = Naval Jack of Cuba.svg	link alias-naval = Cuban Revolutionary Navy	flag alias-1902 = Flag of Cuba (sky blue).svg	link alias-army = Cuban Revolutionary Army	flag alias-navy = Naval Jack of Cuba.svg	link alias-navy = Cuban Revolutionary Navy	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	altvar = football	variant= }}	1–2	0–3
Aruba	2–10	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Suriname	flag alias = Flag of Suriname.svg	link alias-military = Suriname National Army	link alias-army = Surinamese Land Forces	link alias-air force = Suriname Air Force	size =	name =	altlink = national football team }}	1–2	1–8
Antigua and Barbuda	2–3	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Netherlands Antilles	flag alias = Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986–2010).svg	flag alias-1959 = Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1959–1986).svg	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }}	2–0	0–3
Dominica	4–2	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = The Bahamas	shortname alias = Bahamas	flag alias = Flag of the Bahamas.svg	flag alias-colonial = Flag of the Bahamas (1953–1964).svg	flag alias-1869 = Flag of the Bahamas (1869–1904).svg	flag alias-1904 = Flag of the Bahamas (1904–1923).svg	flag alias-1923 = Flag of the Bahamas (1923–1953).svg	flag alias-1953 = Flag of the Bahamas (1953–1964).svg	flag alias-1964 = Flag of the Bahamas (1964–1973).svg	flag alias-army = Flag of the Bahamas.svg	flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of the Bahamas.svg	flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of the Bahamas.svg	link alias-army = Royal Bahamas Defence Force	link alias-naval = Royal Bahamas Defence Force	flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of the Bahamas.svg	link alias-navy = Royal Bahamas Defence Force	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }}	1–1	3–1
U.S. Virgin Islands	0–11	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Saint Kitts and Nevis	flag alias = Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg	flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg	link alias-naval = Saint Kitts and Nevis Coast Guard	flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg	link alias-navy = Saint Kitts and Nevis Coast Guard	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }}	0–4	0–7
Dominican Republic	6–0	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Anguilla	flag alias = Flag of Anguilla.svg	size =	name =	altlink = national football team }}	0–0	6–0

Second round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
United States	6–2	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Grenada	flag alias = Flag of Grenada.svg	flag alias-1875 = Flag of Grenada (1875–1903).svg	flag alias-1903 = Flag of Grenada (1903–1967).svg	flag alias-1967 = Flag of Grenada (1967-1974).svg	flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Grenada.svg	flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Grenada.svg	link alias-naval = Coast Guard of Grenada	flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Grenada.svg	link alias-navy = Coast Guard of Grenada	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }}	3–0	3–2
El Salvador	4–3	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Bermuda	flag alias = Flag of Bermuda.svg	flag alias-1875 = Flag of Bermuda (1875–1910).svg	flag alias-1910 = Flag of Bermuda 1910.svg	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }}	2–1	2–2
Haiti	1–4	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Jamaica	flag alias = Flag of Jamaica.svg	flag alias-1875 = Flag of Jamaica (1875–1906).svg	flag alias-1906 = Flag of Jamaica (1906–1957).svg	flag alias-1957 = Flag of Jamaica (1957–1962).svg	flag alias-army = Flag of the Jamaica Defence Force.svg	link alias-army = Jamaica Defence Force	link alias-air force = Jamaica Defence Force Air Wing	flag alias-air force = Ensign of the Jamaica Defence Force Air Wing.svg	flag alias-coast guard = Naval ensign of Jamaica.svg	link alias-coast guard = Jamaica Defence Force Coast Guard	flag alias-naval = Naval ensign of Jamaica.svg	link alias-naval = Jamaica Defence Force Coast Guard	flag alias-navy = Naval ensign of Jamaica.svg	link alias-navy = Jamaica Defence Force Coast Guard	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	altvar = football	variant = }}	1–1	0–3
Panama	7–0	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Saint Lucia	flag alias = Flag of Saint Lucia.svg	flag alias-1875 = Flag of Saint Lucia (1875-1939).svg	flag alias-1939 = Flag of Saint Lucia (1939–1967).svg	flag alias-1967 = Flag of Saint Lucia 1967.svg	flag alias-1979 = Flag of Saint Lucia (1979-2002).svg	flag alias-2000 = Flag of Saint Lucia (WFB 2000).svg	flag alias-2004 =	link alias-naval = Saint Lucia Coast Guard	link alias-navy = Saint Lucia Coast Guard	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }}	4–0	3–0
Cuba	3–3 (a)	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Costa Rica	flag alias = Flag of Costa Rica.svg	flag alias-1839 = Flag of Costa Rica (1839-1848).svg	flag alias-1848 = Flag of Costa Rica (1848-1906).svg	flag alias-state = Flag of Costa Rica (state).svg	flag alias-naval = Flag of Costa Rica (state).svg	flag alias-navy = Flag of Costa Rica (state).svg	Costa Rican Coast Guard	Costa Rican Coast Guard	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }}	2–2	1–1
Suriname	2–4	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Guatemala	flag alias = Flag of Guatemala.svg	flag alias-1825 = Flag of Guatemala (1825-1838).svg	flag alias-1839 = Flag of Guatemala (1839-1843).svg	flag alias-1843 = Flag of Guatemala (1843-1851).svg	flag alias-1851 = Flag of Guatemala (1851-1858).svg	flag alias-1858 = Flag of Guatemala (1858–1871).svg	flag alias-1871 = Flag of Guatemala (1871-1968).svg	flag alias-1968 = Flag of Guatemala (1968-1997).svg	flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Guatemala.svg	link alias-naval = Guatemalan Navy	link alias-air force = Guatemalan Air Force	link alias-army = Guatemalan Army	link alias-navy = Guatemalan Navy	size =	name =	variant =	altlink = national football team }}	1–1	1–3
Netherlands Antilles	1–6	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Honduras	flag alias = Flag of Honduras (2022-).svg	flag alias-1839 = Flag of Honduras (1839-1866).svg	flag alias-1866 = Flag of Honduras (1866-1898).svg	flag alias-1898 = Flag of Honduras (1898-1949).svg	flag alias-1949 = Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg	flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Honduras.svg	link alias-naval = Honduran Navy	link alias-air force = Honduran Air Force	link alias-army = Honduran Army	flag alias-army = Flag of the Honduran Army.svg	flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Honduras.svg	link alias-navy = Honduran Navy	link alias-military = Armed Forces of Honduras	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = 1949 }}	1–2	0–4
Canada	8–0	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Belize	flag alias = Flag of Belize.svg	flag alias-1981 = Flag of Belize (1981–2019).svg	flag alias-army = Flag of Belize.svg	link alias-army = Belize Defence Force	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = 1981 }}	4–0	4–0
Dominica	0–18	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Mexico	flag alias = Flag of Mexico.svg	flag alias-1821a = Flag of the Three Guarantees.svg	flag alias-1821 = Bandera del Primer Imperio Mexicano.svg	flag alias-1823 = Flag of Mexico (1823-1864, 1867-1893).svg	flag alias-1864 = Imperial Standard of Mexico (1864-1867).svg	flag alias-1867 = Flag of Mexico (1823-1864, 1867-1893).svg	flag alias-1893 = Flag of Mexico (1893-1916).svg	flag alias-1916 = Flag of Mexico (1916–1934).svg	flag alias-1934 = Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg	flag alias-air force = Flag of the Mexican Air Force.svg	flag alias-army = Flag of the Mexican Army.svg	link alias-army = Mexican Army	link alias-air force = Mexican Air Force	link alias-naval = Mexican Navy	flag alias-coast guard = Flag of the Mexican Maritime Search and Rescue.png	link alias-coast guard = Mexican Maritime Search and Rescue	flag alias-navy = Naval jack of Mexico.svg	link alias-navy = Mexican Navy	flag alias-marines = Estandarte Infantería de Marina de México.svg	link alias-marines = Mexican Naval Infantry Corps	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }}	0–10	0–8
Barbados	2–5	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Saint Kitts and Nevis	flag alias = Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg	flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg	link alias-naval = Saint Kitts and Nevis Coast Guard	flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg	link alias-navy = Saint Kitts and Nevis Coast Guard	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }}	0–2	2–3
Dominican Republic	0–6	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Trinidad and Tobago	flag alias = Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg	flag alias-colonial = Flag of Trinidad and Tobago (1889–1958).svg	flag alias-1958 = Flag of Trinidad and Tobago (1958–1962).svg	flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Trinidad and Tobago.svg	link alias-naval = Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard	flag alias-air force = Flag of the Trinidad and Tobago Air Guard.svg	Trinidad and Tobago Air Guard	flag alias-army = Flag of the Trinidad and Tobago Regiment.svg	link alias-army = Trinidad and Tobago Regiment	flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Trinidad and Tobago.svg	link alias-navy = Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }}	0–2	0–4
Nicaragua	3–6	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	flag alias = Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg	flag alias-colonial = Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1907-1979).svg	flag alias-1979 = Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1979-1985).svg	flag alias-1985 = Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1985).svg	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }}	2–2	1–4

Inter-confederation play-offs

The Fourth Round fourth-placed team then played the fifth-placed team of the AFC qualifying group, Bahrain, in a 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.

Team	Qualified as	Qualified on	Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1
{{safesubst: Template:Yesno	alias = United States	flag alias = Flag of the United States.svg	flag alias-1776 = Flag of the United States (1776–1777).svg	flag alias-1777 = Flag of the United States (1777–1795).svg	flag alias-1777-Ross = Betsy Ross flag.svg	flag alias-1795 = Flag of the United States (1795-1818).svg	flag alias-1795FM = Flag of the United States (1795–1818).svg	flag alias-1818 = Flag of the United States (1818-1819).svg	flag alias-1819 = Flag of the United States (1819-1820).svg	flag alias-1820 = Flag of the United States (1820-1822).svg	flag alias-1822 = Flag of the United States (1822–1836).svg	flag alias-1836 = Flag of the United States (1836-1837).svg	flag alias-1837 = Flag of the United States (1837-1845).svg	flag alias-1845 = Flag of the United States (1845-1846).svg	flag alias-1846 = Flag of the United States (1846-1847).svg	flag alias-1847 = Flag of the United States (1847-1848).svg	flag alias-1848 = Flag of the United States (1848-1851).svg	flag alias-1851 = Flag of the United States (1851-1858).svg	flag alias-1858 = Flag of the United States (1858-1859).svg	flag alias-1859 = Flag of the United States (1859-1861).svg	flag alias-1861 = Flag of the United States (1861-1863).svg	flag alias-1863 = Flag of the United States (1863-1865).svg	flag alias-1865 = Flag of the United States (1865-1867).svg	flag alias-1867 = Flag of the United States (1867-1877).svg	flag alias-1877 = Flag of the United States (1877-1890).svg	flag alias-1890 = Flag of the United States (1890-1891).svg	flag alias-1891 = Flag of the United States (1891-1896).svg	flag alias-1896 = Flag of the United States (1896-1908).svg	flag alias-1908 = Flag of the United States (1908-1912).svg	flag alias-1912 = Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg	flag alias-1959 = Flag of the United States (1959–1960).svg	flag alias-1960 = Flag of the United States (Web Colors).svg	flag alias-pantone = Flag of the United States (Pantone).svg	flag alias-yacht = United States yacht flag.svg	flag alias-air force = Flag of the United States Air Force.svg	flag alias-coast guard-1799 = Ensign of the United States Revenue-Marine (1799).png	flag alias-coast guard-1815 = Ensign of the United States Revenue-Marine (1815).png	flag alias-coast guard-1836 = Ensign of the United States Revenue-Marine (1836).png	flag alias-coast guard-1841 = Ensign of the United States Revenue-Marine (1841).png	flag alias-coast guard-1867 = Ensign of the United States Revenue-Marine (1867).png	flag alias-coast guard-1868 = Ensign of the United States Revenue-Marine (1868).png	flag alias-coast guard-1915 = Ensign of the United States Coast Guard (1915-1953).png	flag alias-coast guard-1953 = Ensign of the United States Coast Guard.svg	flag alias-coast guard = Flag of the United States Coast Guard.svg	link alias-coast guard = United States Coast Guard	flag alias-army = Flag of the United States Army.svg	link alias-naval = United States Navy	flag alias-navy-1864 = Flag of the United States Navy (1864-1959).svg	flag alias-navy = Flag of the United States Navy (official).svg	link alias-navy = United States Navy	link alias-marines = United States Marine Corps	flag alias-marines-1914 = Flag of the United States Marine Corps (1914-1939).png	flag alias-marines = Flag of the United States Marine Corps.svg	link alias-merchant marine = United States Merchant Marine	flag alias-merchant marine = Flag of the United States Merchant Marine Higher Resolution.jpg	flag alias-space force = Flag of the United States Space Force.svg	link alias-military = United States Armed Forces	link alias-football = United States men's national soccer team	link alias-Australian rules football = United States men's national Australian rules football team	flag alias-23px = Flag of the United States (23px).png	empty = USA Selects	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	altvar = football	variant = }} || || Template:Dts || 7 (1930, 1934, 1950, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002)
{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Mexico	flag alias = Flag of Mexico.svg	flag alias-1821a = Flag of the Three Guarantees.svg	flag alias-1821 = Bandera del Primer Imperio Mexicano.svg	flag alias-1823 = Flag of Mexico (1823-1864, 1867-1893).svg	flag alias-1864 = Imperial Standard of Mexico (1864-1867).svg	flag alias-1867 = Flag of Mexico (1823-1864, 1867-1893).svg	flag alias-1893 = Flag of Mexico (1893-1916).svg	flag alias-1916 = Flag of Mexico (1916–1934).svg	flag alias-1934 = Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg	flag alias-air force = Flag of the Mexican Air Force.svg	flag alias-army = Flag of the Mexican Army.svg	link alias-army = Mexican Army	link alias-air force = Mexican Air Force	link alias-naval = Mexican Navy	flag alias-coast guard = Flag of the Mexican Maritime Search and Rescue.png	link alias-coast guard = Mexican Maritime Search and Rescue	flag alias-navy = Naval jack of Mexico.svg	link alias-navy = Mexican Navy	flag alias-marines = Estandarte Infantería de Marina de México.svg	link alias-marines = Mexican Naval Infantry Corps	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || || Template:Dts || 12 (1930, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1978, 1986, 1994, 1998, 2002)
{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Costa Rica	flag alias = Flag of Costa Rica.svg	flag alias-1839 = Flag of Costa Rica (1839-1848).svg	flag alias-1848 = Flag of Costa Rica (1848-1906).svg	flag alias-state = Flag of Costa Rica (state).svg	flag alias-naval = Flag of Costa Rica (state).svg	flag alias-navy = Flag of Costa Rica (state).svg	Costa Rican Coast Guard	Costa Rican Coast Guard	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || || Template:Dts || 2 (1990, 2002)
{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Trinidad and Tobago	flag alias = Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg	flag alias-colonial = Flag of Trinidad and Tobago (1889–1958).svg	flag alias-1958 = Flag of Trinidad and Tobago (1958–1962).svg	flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Trinidad and Tobago.svg	link alias-naval = Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard	flag alias-air force = Flag of the Trinidad and Tobago Air Guard.svg	Trinidad and Tobago Air Guard	flag alias-army = Flag of the Trinidad and Tobago Regiment.svg	link alias-army = Trinidad and Tobago Regiment	flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Trinidad and Tobago.svg	link alias-navy = Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || || Template:Dts || 0 (debut)

¹ Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Top goalscorers

Below are full goalscorer lists for each round:

• First round
• Second round
• Third round
• Fourth round