2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)#Final round

{{main|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC first round}}

The competition was composed of three rounds. Australia and New Zealand entered the competition directly in the Second Round. The other 10 teams were divided in two groups of five teams each, and played against each other once. The two teams with most points in each group advanced to the Second Round.

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In the Second round, the six teams were put in a single group, and played against each other once. The two teams with most points advanced to a play-off, and played against each other home and away. The winner of this play-off advanced to the intercontinental play-off.

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{{TwoLegResult|{{fb-rt|SOL}}||1–11|{{fb|AUS}}||1–5|0–6}}

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Australia and the Solomon Islands progressed to the final stage.

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{{TwoLegResult|{{fb-rt|AUS}}||9–1|{{fb|SOL}}||7–0|2–1}}

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|date=3 September 2005

|time=19:30

|team1={{fb-rt|AUS}}

|score=7–0

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20071018094607/http://fifa.com/worldcup/archive/germany2006/preliminaries/preliminary=8063/matches/match=38581/report.html Report]

|team2={{fb|SOL}}

|goals1=Culina {{goal|20}}
Viduka {{goal|36||43}}
Cahill {{goal|57}}
Chipperfield {{goal|64}}
Thompson {{goal|68}}
Emerton {{goal|89}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney

|attendance=16,000

|referee=Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia) }}

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|date=6 September 2005

|time=13:00

|team1={{fb-rt|SOL}}

|score=1–2

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20071018094612/http://fifa.com/worldcup/archive/germany2006/preliminaries/preliminary=8063/matches/match=38582/report.html Report]

|team2={{fb|AUS}}

|goals1=Fa'arodo {{goal|49|pen.}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.socceroos.com.au/news/australia-win-narrowly-over-gallant-solomons|title=Australia Win Narrowly Over Gallant Solomons|website=Socceroos|date=7 September 2005 |language=en|access-date=2019-12-23}}

|goals2=Thompson {{goal|19}}
Emerton {{goal|58}}

|stadium=Lawson Tama, Honiara

|attendance=16,000

|referee=Shamsul Maidin (Singapore) }}

:Australia won 9–1 on aggregate and advanced to the CONMEBOL–OFC play-off against Uruguay.

{{main article|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL–OFC play-off)}}

The final round winners then played the fifth-placed team of CONMEBOL qualifying, Uruguay, in a home-and-away play-off. The winner of this play-off qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup finals.

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The following team from OFC qualified for the final tournament.

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{{Goalscorers

|goals=175 |matches=39

|7 goals=

• {{fbicon|AUS}} Tim Cahill
• {{fbicon|FIJ}} Veresa Toma

|6 goals=

• {{fbicon|AUS}} Brett Emerton
• {{fbicon|NCL|1853}} Michel Hmae
• {{fbicon|NZL}} Vaughan Coveny
• {{fbicon|PNG}} Reginald Davani

|5 goals=

• {{fbicon|SOL}} Henry Fa'arodo

|4 goals=

• {{fbicon|FIJ}} Laisiasa Gataurua
• {{fbicon|FIJ}} Seveci Rokotakala
• {{fbicon|NZL}} Brent Fisher
• {{fbicon|PNG}} Andrew Lepani
• {{fbicon|SOL}} Commins Menapi
• {{fbicon|SOL}} Batram Suri
• {{fbicon|VAN}} Jean Maleb
• {{fbicon|VAN}} Etienne Mermer

}}

Below are full goalscorer lists for each round:

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• First round
• Second round
• Final round

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