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Background |
51 UEFA national teams entered qualification, and 13 teams will
qualify for the 2006 World Cup. The draw for the qualification groups
was held at the World Cup Preliminary Draw at Festhalle, Frankfurt,
Germany, on 5 December 2003.
A 197 teams entered, and 196 took part.
Group 6 fixtures agreed on Tuesday, 13 January 2004, in Cardiff, Wales.
For countries on the same number number of points, those with a
greater number of points obtained in the matches between the tied
teams will be placed higher.
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UEFA Group 6 |
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Team |
P
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W
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D
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L
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F
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A
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GD
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Pts
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England |
10 |
8 |
1 |
1 |
17 |
5 |
+12 |
25 |
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Poland |
10 |
8 |
0 |
2 |
27 |
9 |
+18 |
24 |
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Austria |
10 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
15 |
12 |
+3 |
15 |
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Northern
Ireland |
10 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
10 |
18 |
-8 |
9 |
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Wales |
10 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
10 |
15 |
-5 |
8 |
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Azerbaijan |
10 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
1 |
21 |
-20 |
3 |
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Matches |
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4 September 2004 |
Northern
Ireland
0 Poland
3
[0-2]
Windsor Park,
Belfast
(12,487) |
Żurawski, Wlodarczyk, Krzynówek |
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 Wlodarczyk |
Austria 2 England 2
[0-1]
Ernst Happel Stadion, Wien
(48,500) |
Kollmann,
Ivanschitz
Lampard, Gerrard |
Azerbaijan 1 Wales 1
[0-0]
Tofiq
Behramov adina Respublika Stadionu, Baku
(8,000) |
Sadygov
Speed |
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8 September 2004 |
Wales
2 Northern Ireland 2
[1-2]
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
(63,500) |
Hartson, Earnshaw
Whitley, Healy |
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Hughes,
Healy
Savage |
Austria
2 Azerbaijan 0
[2-0]
Ernst Happel Stadion, Wien
(26,400) |
Stranzl, Kollmann |
Poland 1 England 2
[0-1]
Stadion Śląski, Chorzów
(38,000) |
Żurawski
Defoe,
Głowacki OG |
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9 October 2004 |
England 2 Wales 0 [1-0]
Old Trafford, Manchester
(65,224) |
Owen, Beckham |
Austria
1 Poland 3
[1-1]
Ernst Happel Stadion, Wien
(46,100) |
Schopp
Kaluzny,
Krzynówek,
Frankowski |
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Radomski |
Azerbaijan
0 Northern Ireland 0
[0-0]
Tofiq
Behramov adina Respublika Stadionu, Baku
(6,460) |
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13 October 2004 |
Northern
Ireland 3 Austria 3
[1-1]
Windsor Park,
Belfast
(11,810) |
Healy, Murdoch, Elliott
Schopp (2), Mayrleb |
Wales
2 Poland 3
[0-0]
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
(56,685) |
Earnshaw, Hartson
Frankowski, Żurawski,
Krzynówek |
Azerbaijan 0 England 1
[0-1]
Tofiq
Behramov adina Respublika Stadionu, Baku
(15,000) |
Owen |
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26 March
2005 |
England 4 Northern
Ireland 0 [0-0]
Old Trafford, Manchester
(65,239) |
J.Cole, Owen,
Baird OG,
Lampard |
Wales
0 Austria 2
[0-0]
Millennium Stadium,
Cardiff
(47,760) |
Vastic, Stranzl |
Poland
8 Azerbaijan 0
[3-0]
Stadion Wojska
Polskiego, Warszawa
(8,112) |
Frankowski
(3), Hajiyev OG, Kosowski, Krzynówek.
Saganowski |
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30 March
2005 |
England 2 Azerbaijan 0
[0-0]
Old Trafford, Manchester
(49,096) |
Gerrard, Beckham |
Poland
1 Northern Ireland 0
[0-0]
Stadion Wojska
Polskiego, Warszawa
(13,515) |
Żurawski |
Austria
1 Wales 0
[0-0]
Ernst Happel Stadion, Wien
(29,500) |
Aufhauser |
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4 June 2005 |
Azerbaijan
0 Poland 3
[0-1]
Tofiq
Behramov adina Respublika Stadionu, Baku
(10,458) |
Frankowski,
Klos, Żurawski |
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3 September
2005 |
Wales 0 England 1
[0-0]
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
(70,715) |
J.Cole |
Northern
Ireland 2 Azerbaijan 0
[0-0]
Windsor Park,
Belfast
(11.909) |
Elliott, Feeney |
Poland
3 Austria 2
[2-0]
Stadion Śląski, Chorzów
(40,000) |
Smolarek, Kosowski, Żurawski
Linz (2) |
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7 September
2005 |
Northern Ireland 1
England 0 [0-0]
Windsor Park,
Belfast
(14,069) |
Healy |
Poland
1 Wales 0
[0-0]
Stadion Wojska
Polskiego, Warszawa
(13,500) |
Żurawski |
Azerbaijan 0 Austria 0
[0-0]
Tofiq
Behramov adina Respublika Stadionu, Baku
(2,800) |
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8 October
2005 |
Northern
Ireland 2 Wales 3
[0-2]
Windsor Park,
Belfast
(13,451) |
Gillespie, Davis
Davies, Robinson, Giggs |
England 1 Austria 0
[1-0]
Old Trafford, Manchester
(64,822) |
Lampard
(pen) |
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Beckham |
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ENGLAND QUALIFIED |
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12 October
2005 |
Wales 2 Azerbaijan 0
[1-0]
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
(32,628) |
Giggs (2) |
England 2 Poland 1
[1-1]
Old Trafford, Manchester
(65,467) |
Owen, Lampard
Frankowski |
Austria
2 Northern Ireland 0
[1-0]
Ernst Happel Stadion, Wien
(12,500) |
Aufhauser (2) |
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Johnson
Pogatetz |
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Notes |
Poland were one of two best runners-up, the other being Sweden.
Both countries both earned their places in the 2006 World Cup Finals.
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