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The Contenders For The World Cup Finals Play-Offs And All The Countries That Have Already Qualified For Germany 2006

Submitted by Scott Harkness on Mon, 17/10/2005 - 18:10.

Already, 27 of the 32 teams that will participate in the World Cup Finals next June have been decided.

The five remaining places will be decided in five two-legged play-off's, all of which will be played on the 12th and 16th of November, and are as follows:

The teams playing for the last three European Zone places are (teams placed first have first home-leg tie on the 12th November):

Spain v Slovakia
Switzerland v Turkey
Norway v Czech Republic

South America (CONMEBOL) Zone V Oceania Zone play-off:

Uruguay V Australia (12th Nov)

CONCACAF Zone V Asia Zone play-off:

Trinidad & Tobago V Bahrain (12th Nov)

The teams that have already booked their places in the World Cup Finals are:

From the African Zone:

Ghana
Cote D'Ivoire
Togo
Angola
Tunisia

Asian Zone:

(4 Teams automatic entry, 5th place play off with CONCACAF zone 4th placed team)

Teams Qualified:

Japan
Iran
Korea Republic
Saudi Arabia

European Zone: (14 Teams inc. hosts Germany)

Teams Qualified:

Germany (Hosts)
Ukraine
England
Italy
Netherlands
Poland
Croatia
Portugal
Sweden
Serbia & Montenegro
France

North, Central American and Caribbean Zone (CONCACAF):

(3 Teams automatic entry, 4th place play off with Asia zone 5th placed team)

Teams Qualified:

Mexico
United States of America (USA)
Costa Rica

Oceanian Zone:

Australia

(To meet Uruguay from the South America Zone in play-off on the 12th and 16th of November)

South American Zone:
(4 Teams have automatically qualified, 5th placed Uruguay face play off with Australia on the 12th and 16th of November)

Teams Qualified:

Brazil
Argentina
Paraguay
Ecuador


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