Asia:

A total of four teams qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, while Bahrain, the fifth place team, played in a playoff match against Trinidad & Tobago, the fourth place team from CONCACAF.

Preliminary Stage 3 (2005)

Group 1	Games	Wins	Draws	Lost	GF:GA	Pts
q-Saudi Arabia	6	4	2	0	10:1	14
q-Korea Republic	6	3	1	2	9:5	10
Uzbekistan	6	1	2	3	7:11	5
Kuwait	6	1	1	4	4:13	4
Group 2	Games	Wins	Draws	Lost	GF:GA	Pts
q-Japan	6	5	0	1	9:4	15
q-Iran	6	4	1	1	7:3	13
Bahrain	6	1	1	4	4:7	4
Korea DPR	6	1	0	5	5:11	3

Results through August 17, 2005

q=Qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup

Preliminary Stage 2 (2004)

Group 1	Games	Wins	Draws	Lost	GF:GA	Pts
Iran	6	5	0	1	22:4	15
Jordan	6	4	0	2	10:6	12
Qatar	6	3	0	3	16:8	9
Laos	6	0	0	6	3:33	0
Group 2	Games	Wins	Draws	Lost	GF:GA	Pts
Uzbekistan	6	5	1	0	16:3	16
Iraq	6	3	2	1	17:7	11
Palestine	6	2	1	3	11:11	7
Taiwan	6	0	0	6	3:26	0
Group 3	Games	Wins	Draws	Lost	GF:GA	Pts
Japan	6	6	0	0	16:1	18
Oman	6	3	1	2	14:3	10
India	6	1	1	4	2:18	4
Singapore	6	1	0	5	3:13	3
Group 4	Games	Wins	Draws	Lost	GF:GA	Pts
Kuwait	6	5	0	1	15:2	15
China PR	6	5	0	1	14:1	15
Hong Kong	6	2	0	4	5:15	6
Malaysia	6	0	0	6	2:18	0
Group 5	Games	Wins	Draws	Lost	GF:GA	Pts
Korea DPR	6	3	2	1	11:5	11
United Arab Emirates	6	3	1	2	6:6	10
Thailand	6	2	1	3	9:10	7
Yemen	6	1	2	3	6:11	5
Group 6	Games	Wins	Draws	Lost	GF:GA	Pts
Bahrain	6	4	2	0	15:4	14
Syria	6	2	2	2	7:7	8
Tajikistan	6	2	1	3	5:9	7
Kyrgyzstan	6	1	1	4	5:12	4
Group 7	Games	Wins	Draws	Lost	GF:GA	Pts
Korea Republic	6	4	2	0	9:2	14
Lebanon	6	3	2	1	11:5	11
Vietnam	6	1	1	4	5:9	4
Maldives	6	1	1	4	5:14	4
Group 8	Games	Wins	Draws	Lost	GF:GA	Pts
Saudi Arabia	6	6	0	0	14:1	18
Turkmenistan	6	2	1	3	8:10	7
Indonesia	6	2	1	3	8:12	7
Sri Lanka	6	0	2	4	4:11	2