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2006 World Cup Qualifying Standings
.c The Associated Press
By The Associated Press
All Times EDT
NORTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA
AND CARIBBEAN
FINALS
Top three teams qualify
Fourth-place team advances to playoff vs. Asia fifth-place team
W L T GF GA Pts
Mexico 2 0 1 5 3 7
United States 2 1 0 5 3 6
Guatemala 1 1 1 5 3 4
Costa Rica 1 1 1 3 3 4
Panama 0 1 2 2 3 2
Trinidad 0 2 1 2 7 1
Saturday's Games
At Port-of-Spain, Trinidad
Panama at Trinidad and Tobago, 6:30 p.m.
At Salt Lake City
Costa Rica at United States, 7:30 p.m.
At Guatemala City, Guatemala
Mexico at Guatemala, 9 p.m.
Wednesday, June 8
At Monterrey, Mexico
Trinidad and Tobago at Mexico, 8 p.m.
At Panama City, Panama
United States at Panama, 9:30 p.m.
At San Jose, Costa Rica
Guatemala at Costa Rica, 10 p.m.
EUROPE
Group winners and top two second-place teams qualify
Other six second-place teams advance to European playoffs
GROUP ONE
W L T GF GA Pts
Netherlands 5 0 1 14 3 16
Czech Republic 5 1 0 14 5 15
Romania 4 2 1 12 8 13
Finland 3 3 0 13 10 9
Macedonia 1 4 2 7 9 5
Armenia 1 5 1 4 15 4
Andorra 1 5 1 3 17 4
Saturday's Games
At Yerevan, Armenia
Macedonia at Armenia, 11 a.m.
At Liberec, Czech Republic
Andorra at Czech Republic, 11 a.m.
At Rotterdam, Netherlands
Romania at Netherlands, 2:30 p.m.
Wednesday, June 8
At Teplice, Czech Republic
Macedonia at Czech Republic, 11 a.m.
At Constanta, Romania
Armenia at Romania, 1:30 p.m.
At Helsinki, Finland
Netherlands at Finland, 2 p.m.
GROUP TWO
W L T GF GA Pts
Ukraine 5 0 2 12 3 17
Greece 4 1 2 12 6 14
Turkey 3 1 3 13 7 12
Denmark 2 2 3 10 7 9
Albania 2 5 0 3 11 6
Georgia 1 3 2 8 13 5
Kazakhstan 0 5 0 2 13 0
Saturday's Games
At Kiev, Ukraine
Kazakhstan at Ukraine, 12:15 p.m.
At Istanbul, Turkey
Greece at Turkey, 2 p.m.
At Tirana, Albania
Georgia at Albania, 2:30 p.m.
Wednesday, June 8
At Almaty, Kazakhstan
Turkey at Kazakhstan, 11 a.m.
At Copenhagen, Denmark
Albania at Denmark, 2 p.m.
At Piraeus, Greece
Ukraine at Greece, 2:30 p.m.
GROUP THREE
W L T GF GA Pts
Portugal 4 0 2 21 4 14
Slovakia 4 0 2 18 5 14
Russia 3 1 2 13 10 11
Latvia 3 2 1 14 12 10
Estonia 2 3 2 10 14 8
Liechteinstein 1 4 1 9 16 4
Luxembourg 0 7 0 4 28 0
Saturday's Games
At St. Petersburg, Russia
Latvia at Russia, 10 a.m.
At Tallinn, Estonia
Liechtenstein at Estonia, 11 a.m.
At Lisbon, Portugal
Slovakia at Portugal, 2:45 p.m.
Wednesday, June 8
At Riga, Latvia
Liechtenstein at Latvia, 11:30 a.m.
At Tallinn, Estonia
Portugal at Estonia, 1:15 p.m.
At Luxembourg
Slovakia at Luxembourg, 2 p.m.
GROUP FOUR
W L T GF GA Pts
France 2 0 4 5 1 10
Israel 2 0 4 8 6 10
Switzerland 2 0 3 10 3 9
Ireland 2 0 3 7 2 9
Cyprus 0 5 1 4 12 1
Faeroe Islands 0 3 1 2 12 1
Saturday's Games
At Toftir, Faeroe Islands
Switzerland at Faeroe Islands, 11:30 a.m.
At Dublin, Ireland
Israel at Ireland, 2:30 p.m.
Wednesday, June 8
At Torshavn, Faeroe Islands
Ireland at Faeroe Islands, 2:30 p.m.
GROUP FIVE
W L T GF GA Pts
Italy 4 1 0 9 5 12
Norway 2 1 2 6 3 8
Slovenia 2 1 2 5 4 8
Belarus 1 1 2 9 6 5
Scotland 0 2 2 1 4 2
Moldova 0 3 2 1 9 2
Saturday's Games
Glasgow, Scotland
Moldova at Scotland, 10 a.m.
At Minsk, Belarus
Slovenia at Belarus, 1 p.m.
At Oslo, Norway
Italy at Norway, 2:30 p.m.
Wednesday, June 8
Scotland at Belarus, 1 p.m.
GROUP SIX
W L T GF GA Pts
England 5 0 1 13 3 16
Poland 5 1 0 19 5 15
Austria 3 1 2 11 8 11
Northern Ireland 0 3 3 5 13 3
Wales 0 4 2 5 11 2
Azerbaijan 0 4 2 1 14 2
Saturday's Game
At Baku, Azerbaijan
Poland at Azerbaijan, 11 a.m.
GROUP SEVEN
W L T GF GA Pts
Serbia-Montenegro 3 0 2 10 0 11
Spain 2 0 3 8 1 9
Lithuania 2 0 3 7 2 9
Belgium 2 2 1 7 7 7
Bosnia-Herz. 0 1 3 3 6 3
San Marino 0 6 0 1 20 0
Saturday's Games
At Belgrade, Serbia-Montenegro
Belgium at Serbia-Montengro, 2:15 p.m.
At Serravalle, San Marino
Bosnia-Herzegovina at San Marino, 2:30 p.m.
At Valencia, Spain
Lithuania at Spain, 3:30 p.m.
Wednesday, June 8
At Valencia, Spain
Bosnia-Herzegovina at Spain, 4 p.m.
GROUP EIGHT
W L T GF GA Pts
Croatia 4 0 1 13 2 13
Sweden 4 1 0 17 2 12
Bulgaria 2 1 2 10 8 8
Hungary 2 2 1 6 9 7
Iceland 0 4 1 4 14 1
Malta 0 4 1 1 16 1
Saturday's Games
At Sofia, Bulgaria
Croatia at Bulgaria, 11 a.m.
At Goteborg, Sweden
Malta at Sweden, 11:15 a.m.
At Reykjavik, Iceland
Hungary at Iceland, 2:05 p.m.
Wednesday, June 8
At Reykjavik, Iceland
Malta at Iceland, 2:05 p.m.
SOUTH AMERICA
Top four teams qualify
Fifth-place team advances to playoff
W L T GF GA Pts
Argentina 8 1 4 24 12 28
Brazil 6 1 6 21 12 24
Ecuador 6 5 2 19 15 20
Paraguay 5 4 4 16 17 19
Uruguay 4 5 4 18 25 16
Colombia 3 5 5 12 12 14
Chile 3 5 5 12 14 14
Venezuela 4 7 2 14 20 14
Peru 3 5 5 15 16 14
Bolivia 4 8 1 15 23 13
Saturday's Games
At Barranquilla, Colombia
Peru at Colombia, 4 p.m.
At Quito, Ecuador
Argentina at Ecuador, 5 p.m.
At Maracaibo, Venezuela
Uruguay at Venezuela, 8:10 p.m.
At Santiago, Chile
Bolivia at Chile, 9 p.m.
Sunday's Game
At Porto Alegre, Brazil
Paraguay at Brazil, 3 p.m.
Tuesday's Game
At Lima, Peru
Uruguay at Peru, 9 p.m.
Wednesday, June 8
At Barranquilla, Colombia
Ecuador at Colombia, 4 p.m.
At Asuncion, Paraguay
Bolivia at Paraguay, 7:15 p.m.
At Santiago, Chile
Venezuela at Chile, 8 p.m.
At Buenos Aires, Argentina
Brazil at Argentina, 8:45 p.m.
ASIA
FINALS
Top two teams in each group qualify
Third-place teams in each group advance to playoff
GROUP A
W L T GF GA Pts
South Korea 2 1 0 4 3 6
Saudi Arabia 1 0 2 3 1 5
Kuwait 1 1 1 2 3 4
Uzbekistan 0 2 1 3 5 1
Friday's Games
At Tashkent, Uzbekistan
South Korea at Uzbekistan, 9 a.m.
At Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Kuwait at Saudi Arabia, 2:05 p.m.
Wednesday, June 8
At Kuwait City, Kuwait
South Korea at Kuwait, 1:45 p.m.
At Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Uzbekistan at Saudi Arabia, 2:05 p.m.
GROUP B
W L T GF GA Pts
Iran 2 0 1 4 1 7
Japan 2 1 0 4 3 6
Bahrain 1 1 1 2 2 4
North Korea 0 3 0 2 6 0
Friday's Games
At Tehran, Iran
North Korea at Iran, 10:35 a.m.
At Manama, Bahrain
Japan at Bahrain, 12:30 p.m.
Wednesday, June 8
At Bangkok, Thailand
North Korea vs. Japan, 6:35 a.m.
At Tehran, Iran
Bahrain at Iran, 10:35 a.m.
AFRICA
SECOND ROUND
Winners qualify
GROUP ONE
W L T GF GA Pts
Senegal 4 1 1 15 6 13
Togo 4 1 1 8 3 13
Zambia 4 1 1 8 4 13
Rep. of Congo 2 4 0 6 9 6
Liberia 1 4 1 2 13 4
Mali 0 4 2 4 8 2
Sunday's Games
At Brazzaville, Republic of Congo
Senegal at Republic of Congo, 10:30 a.m.
At Lome, Togo
Zambia at Togo, 11:30 a.m.
At Segou, Mali
Liberia at Mali, 1 p.m.
GROUP TWO
W L T GF GA Pts
South Africa 4 2 0 7 6 12
Cape Verde Islds 3 2 1 6 6 10
Ghana 2 1 3 7 3 9
Congo 2 1 3 6 5 9
Burkina Faso 2 4 0 6 8 6
Uganda 1 4 1 3 7 4
Friday's Game
At Kumasi, Ghana
Burkina Faso at Ghana, 11 a.m.
Saturday's Games
At Praia, Cape Verde Islands
South Africa at Cape Verde Islands, 1 p.m.
Sunday's Game
At Kinshasa, Congo
Uganda at Congo, 10:30 a.m.
GROUP THREE
W L T GF GA Pts
Ivory Coast 5 1 0 13 3 15
Cameroon 3 1 2 9 6 11
Egypt 3 2 1 15 10 10
Libya 3 2 1 8 8 10
Benin 0 4 2 6 14 2
Sudan 0 4 2 3 13 2
Friday's Game
At Tripoli, Libya
Ivory Coast at Libya, 1 p.m.
Saturday's Game
At Cotonou, Benin
Cameroon at Benin, 11 a.m.
Sunday's Game
At Cairo, Eqypt
Sudan at Egypt, 2 p.m.
GROUP FOUR
W L T GF GA Pts
Nigeria 4 1 1 9 2 13
Angola 3 1 2 5 4 11
Zimbabwe 2 2 2 6 6 8
Rwanda 2 3 1 5 7 7
Gabon 1 2 3 8 9 6
Algeria 0 3 3 2 7 3
Sunday's Games
At Harare, Zimbabwe
Gabon at Zimbabwe, 9 a.m.
At Kigali, Rwanda
Nigeria at Rwanda, 10 a.m.
At Luanda, Angola
Algeria at Angola, 10:30 a.m.
GROUP FIVE
W L T GF GA Pts
Morocco 3 0 3 10 4 12
Kenya 3 2 0 8 10 9
Guinea 2 2 2 9 6 8
Tunisia 2 1 2 15 6 8
Botswana 2 4 0 5 11 6
Malawi 0 3 3 6 16 3
Saturday's Games
At Gaborone, Botswana
Tunisia at Botswana, 9 a.m.
At Rabat, Morocco
Malawi at Morocco, 4 p.m.
Sunday's Game
At Conakry, Guinea
Kenya at Guinea, 12:30 p.m.
05/30/05 13:49 EDT
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By The Associated Press
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NORTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA
AND CARIBBEAN
FINALS
Top three teams qualify
Fourth-place team advances to playoff vs. Asia fifth-place team
W L T GF GA Pts
Mexico 2 0 1 5 3 7
United States 2 1 0 5 3 6
Guatemala 1 1 1 5 3 4
Costa Rica 1 1 1 3 3 4
Panama 0 1 2 2 3 2
Trinidad 0 2 1 2 7 1
Saturday's Games
At Port-of-Spain, Trinidad
Panama at Trinidad and Tobago, 6:30 p.m.
At Salt Lake City
Costa Rica at United States, 7:30 p.m.
At Guatemala City, Guatemala
Mexico at Guatemala, 9 p.m.
Wednesday, June 8
At Monterrey, Mexico
Trinidad and Tobago at Mexico, 8 p.m.
At Panama City, Panama
United States at Panama, 9:30 p.m.
At San Jose, Costa Rica
Guatemala at Costa Rica, 10 p.m.
EUROPE
Group winners and top two second-place teams qualify
Other six second-place teams advance to European playoffs
GROUP ONE
W L T GF GA Pts
Netherlands 5 0 1 14 3 16
Czech Republic 5 1 0 14 5 15
Romania 4 2 1 12 8 13
Finland 3 3 0 13 10 9
Macedonia 1 4 2 7 9 5
Armenia 1 5 1 4 15 4
Andorra 1 5 1 3 17 4
Saturday's Games
At Yerevan, Armenia
Macedonia at Armenia, 11 a.m.
At Liberec, Czech Republic
Andorra at Czech Republic, 11 a.m.
At Rotterdam, Netherlands
Romania at Netherlands, 2:30 p.m.
Wednesday, June 8
At Teplice, Czech Republic
Macedonia at Czech Republic, 11 a.m.
At Constanta, Romania
Armenia at Romania, 1:30 p.m.
At Helsinki, Finland
Netherlands at Finland, 2 p.m.
GROUP TWO
W L T GF GA Pts
Ukraine 5 0 2 12 3 17
Greece 4 1 2 12 6 14
Turkey 3 1 3 13 7 12
Denmark 2 2 3 10 7 9
Albania 2 5 0 3 11 6
Georgia 1 3 2 8 13 5
Kazakhstan 0 5 0 2 13 0
Saturday's Games
At Kiev, Ukraine
Kazakhstan at Ukraine, 12:15 p.m.
At Istanbul, Turkey
Greece at Turkey, 2 p.m.
At Tirana, Albania
Georgia at Albania, 2:30 p.m.
Wednesday, June 8
At Almaty, Kazakhstan
Turkey at Kazakhstan, 11 a.m.
At Copenhagen, Denmark
Albania at Denmark, 2 p.m.
At Piraeus, Greece
Ukraine at Greece, 2:30 p.m.
GROUP THREE
W L T GF GA Pts
Portugal 4 0 2 21 4 14
Slovakia 4 0 2 18 5 14
Russia 3 1 2 13 10 11
Latvia 3 2 1 14 12 10
Estonia 2 3 2 10 14 8
Liechteinstein 1 4 1 9 16 4
Luxembourg 0 7 0 4 28 0
Saturday's Games
At St. Petersburg, Russia
Latvia at Russia, 10 a.m.
At Tallinn, Estonia
Liechtenstein at Estonia, 11 a.m.
At Lisbon, Portugal
Slovakia at Portugal, 2:45 p.m.
Wednesday, June 8
At Riga, Latvia
Liechtenstein at Latvia, 11:30 a.m.
At Tallinn, Estonia
Portugal at Estonia, 1:15 p.m.
At Luxembourg
Slovakia at Luxembourg, 2 p.m.
GROUP FOUR
W L T GF GA Pts
France 2 0 4 5 1 10
Israel 2 0 4 8 6 10
Switzerland 2 0 3 10 3 9
Ireland 2 0 3 7 2 9
Cyprus 0 5 1 4 12 1
Faeroe Islands 0 3 1 2 12 1
Saturday's Games
At Toftir, Faeroe Islands
Switzerland at Faeroe Islands, 11:30 a.m.
At Dublin, Ireland
Israel at Ireland, 2:30 p.m.
Wednesday, June 8
At Torshavn, Faeroe Islands
Ireland at Faeroe Islands, 2:30 p.m.
GROUP FIVE
W L T GF GA Pts
Italy 4 1 0 9 5 12
Norway 2 1 2 6 3 8
Slovenia 2 1 2 5 4 8
Belarus 1 1 2 9 6 5
Scotland 0 2 2 1 4 2
Moldova 0 3 2 1 9 2
Saturday's Games
Glasgow, Scotland
Moldova at Scotland, 10 a.m.
At Minsk, Belarus
Slovenia at Belarus, 1 p.m.
At Oslo, Norway
Italy at Norway, 2:30 p.m.
Wednesday, June 8
Scotland at Belarus, 1 p.m.
GROUP SIX
W L T GF GA Pts
England 5 0 1 13 3 16
Poland 5 1 0 19 5 15
Austria 3 1 2 11 8 11
Northern Ireland 0 3 3 5 13 3
Wales 0 4 2 5 11 2
Azerbaijan 0 4 2 1 14 2
Saturday's Game
At Baku, Azerbaijan
Poland at Azerbaijan, 11 a.m.
GROUP SEVEN
W L T GF GA Pts
Serbia-Montenegro 3 0 2 10 0 11
Spain 2 0 3 8 1 9
Lithuania 2 0 3 7 2 9
Belgium 2 2 1 7 7 7
Bosnia-Herz. 0 1 3 3 6 3
San Marino 0 6 0 1 20 0
Saturday's Games
At Belgrade, Serbia-Montenegro
Belgium at Serbia-Montengro, 2:15 p.m.
At Serravalle, San Marino
Bosnia-Herzegovina at San Marino, 2:30 p.m.
At Valencia, Spain
Lithuania at Spain, 3:30 p.m.
Wednesday, June 8
At Valencia, Spain
Bosnia-Herzegovina at Spain, 4 p.m.
GROUP EIGHT
W L T GF GA Pts
Croatia 4 0 1 13 2 13
Sweden 4 1 0 17 2 12
Bulgaria 2 1 2 10 8 8
Hungary 2 2 1 6 9 7
Iceland 0 4 1 4 14 1
Malta 0 4 1 1 16 1
Saturday's Games
At Sofia, Bulgaria
Croatia at Bulgaria, 11 a.m.
At Goteborg, Sweden
Malta at Sweden, 11:15 a.m.
At Reykjavik, Iceland
Hungary at Iceland, 2:05 p.m.
Wednesday, June 8
At Reykjavik, Iceland
Malta at Iceland, 2:05 p.m.
SOUTH AMERICA
Top four teams qualify
Fifth-place team advances to playoff
W L T GF GA Pts
Argentina 8 1 4 24 12 28
Brazil 6 1 6 21 12 24
Ecuador 6 5 2 19 15 20
Paraguay 5 4 4 16 17 19
Uruguay 4 5 4 18 25 16
Colombia 3 5 5 12 12 14
Chile 3 5 5 12 14 14
Venezuela 4 7 2 14 20 14
Peru 3 5 5 15 16 14
Bolivia 4 8 1 15 23 13
Saturday's Games
At Barranquilla, Colombia
Peru at Colombia, 4 p.m.
At Quito, Ecuador
Argentina at Ecuador, 5 p.m.
At Maracaibo, Venezuela
Uruguay at Venezuela, 8:10 p.m.
At Santiago, Chile
Bolivia at Chile, 9 p.m.
Sunday's Game
At Porto Alegre, Brazil
Paraguay at Brazil, 3 p.m.
Tuesday's Game
At Lima, Peru
Uruguay at Peru, 9 p.m.
Wednesday, June 8
At Barranquilla, Colombia
Ecuador at Colombia, 4 p.m.
At Asuncion, Paraguay
Bolivia at Paraguay, 7:15 p.m.
At Santiago, Chile
Venezuela at Chile, 8 p.m.
At Buenos Aires, Argentina
Brazil at Argentina, 8:45 p.m.
ASIA
FINALS
Top two teams in each group qualify
Third-place teams in each group advance to playoff
GROUP A
W L T GF GA Pts
South Korea 2 1 0 4 3 6
Saudi Arabia 1 0 2 3 1 5
Kuwait 1 1 1 2 3 4
Uzbekistan 0 2 1 3 5 1
Friday's Games
At Tashkent, Uzbekistan
South Korea at Uzbekistan, 9 a.m.
At Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Kuwait at Saudi Arabia, 2:05 p.m.
Wednesday, June 8
At Kuwait City, Kuwait
South Korea at Kuwait, 1:45 p.m.
At Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Uzbekistan at Saudi Arabia, 2:05 p.m.
GROUP B
W L T GF GA Pts
Iran 2 0 1 4 1 7
Japan 2 1 0 4 3 6
Bahrain 1 1 1 2 2 4
North Korea 0 3 0 2 6 0
Friday's Games
At Tehran, Iran
North Korea at Iran, 10:35 a.m.
At Manama, Bahrain
Japan at Bahrain, 12:30 p.m.
Wednesday, June 8
At Bangkok, Thailand
North Korea vs. Japan, 6:35 a.m.
At Tehran, Iran
Bahrain at Iran, 10:35 a.m.
AFRICA
SECOND ROUND
Winners qualify
GROUP ONE
W L T GF GA Pts
Senegal 4 1 1 15 6 13
Togo 4 1 1 8 3 13
Zambia 4 1 1 8 4 13
Rep. of Congo 2 4 0 6 9 6
Liberia 1 4 1 2 13 4
Mali 0 4 2 4 8 2
Sunday's Games
At Brazzaville, Republic of Congo
Senegal at Republic of Congo, 10:30 a.m.
At Lome, Togo
Zambia at Togo, 11:30 a.m.
At Segou, Mali
Liberia at Mali, 1 p.m.
GROUP TWO
W L T GF GA Pts
South Africa 4 2 0 7 6 12
Cape Verde Islds 3 2 1 6 6 10
Ghana 2 1 3 7 3 9
Congo 2 1 3 6 5 9
Burkina Faso 2 4 0 6 8 6
Uganda 1 4 1 3 7 4
Friday's Game
At Kumasi, Ghana
Burkina Faso at Ghana, 11 a.m.
Saturday's Games
At Praia, Cape Verde Islands
South Africa at Cape Verde Islands, 1 p.m.
Sunday's Game
At Kinshasa, Congo
Uganda at Congo, 10:30 a.m.
GROUP THREE
W L T GF GA Pts
Ivory Coast 5 1 0 13 3 15
Cameroon 3 1 2 9 6 11
Egypt 3 2 1 15 10 10
Libya 3 2 1 8 8 10
Benin 0 4 2 6 14 2
Sudan 0 4 2 3 13 2
Friday's Game
At Tripoli, Libya
Ivory Coast at Libya, 1 p.m.
Saturday's Game
At Cotonou, Benin
Cameroon at Benin, 11 a.m.
Sunday's Game
At Cairo, Eqypt
Sudan at Egypt, 2 p.m.
GROUP FOUR
W L T GF GA Pts
Nigeria 4 1 1 9 2 13
Angola 3 1 2 5 4 11
Zimbabwe 2 2 2 6 6 8
Rwanda 2 3 1 5 7 7
Gabon 1 2 3 8 9 6
Algeria 0 3 3 2 7 3
Sunday's Games
At Harare, Zimbabwe
Gabon at Zimbabwe, 9 a.m.
At Kigali, Rwanda
Nigeria at Rwanda, 10 a.m.
At Luanda, Angola
Algeria at Angola, 10:30 a.m.
GROUP FIVE
W L T GF GA Pts
Morocco 3 0 3 10 4 12
Kenya 3 2 0 8 10 9
Guinea 2 2 2 9 6 8
Tunisia 2 1 2 15 6 8
Botswana 2 4 0 5 11 6
Malawi 0 3 3 6 16 3
Saturday's Games
At Gaborone, Botswana
Tunisia at Botswana, 9 a.m.
At Rabat, Morocco
Malawi at Morocco, 4 p.m.
Sunday's Game
At Conakry, Guinea
Kenya at Guinea, 12:30 p.m.
05/30/05 13:49 EDT