WORLD CUP DRAW LIST
WORLD CUP DRAW LIST
FRANKFURT, Germany -- Draw Friday for qualifying for the 2006 World Cup:
Europe
Winners and top two second-place teams qualify
Other second-place teams advance to European playoffs
Group One--Andorra, Armenia, Czech Republic, Finland, Macedonia, Netherlands, Romania
Group Two--Albania, Denmark, Georgia, Greece, Kazakhstan, Turkey, Ukraine
Group Three--Estonia, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Portugal, Russia, Slovakia
Group Four--Cyprus, Faeroe Islands, France, Ireland, Israel, Switzerland
Group Five--Belarus, Italy, Moldova, Norway, Slovenia, Scotland
Group Six--Austria, Azerbaijan, England, Northern Ireland, Poland, Wales
Group Seven--Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Lithuania, San Marino, Serbia-Montenegro, Spain
Group Eight--Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Iceland, Malta, Sweden
South America
One group of 10 teams
Top four teams qualify
Fifth-place team advances to playoff against Oceania champion
North and Central America and Caribbean (CONCACAF)
First round
Home-and-home
Winners advance
Aruba vs. Surinam
Bermuda vs. Montserrat
British Virgin Islands vs. St. Lucia
Cayman Islands vs. Cuba
Dominica vs. Bahamas
Dominican Republic vs. Anguilla
Grenada vs. Guyana
Haiti vs. Turks and Caicos Islands
Netherlands Antilles vs. Antigua and Barbuda
U.S. Virgin Islands vs. St. Kitts and Nevis
Second round
Home-and-home
Winners advance
Barbados vs. U.S. Virgin Islands-St. Kitts and Nevis winner
Belize vs. Canada
Costa Rica vs. Cayman Islands-Cuba winner
El Salvador vs. Bermuda-Montserrat winner
Guatemala vs. Aruba-Surinam winner
Honduras vs. Netherlands Antilles-Antigua and Barbuda winner
Jamaica vs. Haiti-Turks and Caicos Islands winner
Panama vs. British Virgin Islands-St. Lucia winner
Mexico vs. Dominica-Bahamas winner
St. Vincent and the Grenadines vs. Nicaragua
Trinidad and Tobago vs. Dominican Republic-Anguilla winner
United States vs. Grenada-Guyana winner
Semifinals
Top two teams in each group advance
Group One
El Salvador-- Bermuda-Montserrat winner
Jamaica--Haiti-Turks and Caicos Islands winner
Panama--British Virgin Islands-St. Lucia winner
United States--Grenada-Guyana winner
Group Two
Belize-Canada winner
Costa Rica--Cayman Islands-Cuba winner
Guatemala--Aruba-Surinam winner
Honduras--Netherlands Antilles-Antigua and Barbuda winner
Group Three
Barbados--U.S. Virgin Islands-St. Kitts and Nevis winner
Mexico--Dominica-Bahamas winner
St. Vincent and the Grenadines-Nicaragua winner
Trinidad and Tobago--Dominican Republic-Anguilla winner
Asia
Second round
Winners advance
Group One--Iran, Jordan, Laos, Qatar
Group Two--Iraq, Palestine, Taiwan, Uzbekistan
Group Three--India, Japan, Oman, Singapore
Group Four--China, Hong Kong, Kuwait, Malaysia
Group Five--North Korea, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
Group Six--Bahrain, Kyrgyzstan, Syria, Tajikistan
Group Seven--Lebanon, Maldives, South Korea, Vietnam
Group Eight--Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Turkmenistan
Africa
Second round
Winners qualify
Group One--Republic of Congo, Liberia, Mali, Senegal, Togo, Zambia
Group Two--Burkina Faso, Cape Verde Islands, Congo, Ghana, South Africa, Uganda
Group Three--Benin, Cameroon, Egypt, Ivory Coast, Libya, Sudan
Group Four--Algeria, Angola, Gabon, Nigeria, Rwanda, Zimbabwe
Group Five--Botswana, Guinea, Kenya, Malawai, Morocco, Tunisia
Oceania
First round
Top two teams in each group advance
Group One--Cook Islands, New Caledonia, Solomon Islands, Tahiti, Tonga
Group Two--American Samoa, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Vanuatu
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