There were three more places at Germany 2006 on offer in the UEFA group phase on WED 12 OCT 2005.
» Serbia-Montenegro 01-00 Bosnia-Herzegovina: It was disappointing, though perhaps not surprising, to see crowd trouble at this crucial Group 7 match. But on the field, Mateja KEZMAN gave the home side the lead after just five minutes; a late red card to Serbia-Mont's Nemanja VIDIC made things tense. Serbia-Mont qualify, and Spain will head for the playoffs.
» Ireland Rep 00-00 Switzerland: Yet another match between Group 4's top four ended in a draw, as Switzerland's Alexander FREI went for the win with ten minutes left only to be saved by Shay GIVEN...
» France 04-00 Cyprus: ...giving France the opportunity to qualify by dismissing Cyprus. The Swiss take the playoff place, eliminating Israel on goal difference.
» Slovakia 00-00 Russia: The Slovaks held Russia to survive as Group 3's second placed finishers on goal difference.
» Finland 00-03 Czech Rep: Jan KOLLER and Milan BAROS, the Czechs' top goalscorers, were unavailable, but it made no difference as the squad cruised to the playoff place in Group 1.
» Albania 00-01 Turkey: Tumer METIN scored in the second half to put Turkey into the playoffs and eliminate Denmark and Greece from Group 2.
» Sweden 03-01 Iceland: The Tre Kronan's objective was to avoid losing by thirteen goals in Group 8, and despite falling behind early, Sweden easily made sure of their eleventh Men's World Cup.