| Date | Time | GMT | Home Team | Away Team | Score | Venue | ||
| Matchday 1 | 09-Feb-05 | 19:30 | 10:35 | Japan | Korea DPR | 2 | 1 | Saitama |
| 15:45 | 10:45 | Uzbekistan | Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1 | Tashkent | ||
| 20:05 | 11:05 | Korea Rep. | Kuwait | 2 | 0 | Seoul | ||
| 18:35 | 15:35 | Bahrain | Iran | 0 | 0 | Manama | ||
| Matchday 2 | 25-Mar-05 | 15:35 | 6:35 | Korea DPR | Bahrain | 1 | 2 | Pyongyang |
| 19:05 | 15:35 | Iran | Japan | 2 | 1 | Azadi | ||
| 19:45 | 16:45 | Kuwait | Uzbekistan | 2 | 1 | Kuwait City | ||
| 19:45 | 16:45 | Saudi Arabia | Korea Rep. | 2 | 0 | Dammam | ||
| Matchday 3 | 30-Mar-05 | 15:35 | 6:35 | Korea DPR | Iran | 0 | 2 | Pyongyang |
| 19:30 | 10:35 | Japan | Bahrain | 1 | 0 | Saitama | ||
| 20:05 | 11:05 | Korea Rep. | Uzbekistan | 2 | 1 | Seoul | ||
| 19:45 | 16:45 | Kuwait | Saudi Arabia | 0 | 0 | Kuwait City | ||
| Matchday 4 | 03-Jun-05 | 18:05 | 13:05 | Uzbekistan | Korea Rep. | 1 | 1 | Tashkent |
| 19:35 | 15:05 | Iran | Korea DPR | 1 | 0 | Azadi | ||
| 19:35 | 16:35 | Bahrain | Japan | 0 | 1 | Manama | ||
| 21:05 | 18:05 | Saudi Arabia | Kuwait | 3 | 0 | Jeddah | ||
| Matchday 5 | 08-Jun-05 | 18:35 | 9:35 | Korea DPR | Japan | 0 | 2 | Bangkok |
| 19:35 | 15:05 | Iran | Bahrain | 1 | 0 | Azadi | ||
| 20:45 | 17:45 | Kuwait | Korea Rep. | 0 | 4 | Kuwait City | ||
| 21:05 | 18:05 | Saudi Arabia | Uzbekistan | 3 | 0 | Jeddah | ||
| Matchday 6 | 17-Aug-05 | 19:30 | 10:35 | Japan | Iran | 2 | 1 | Yokohoma |
| 20:05 | 11:05 | Korea Rep. | Saudi Arabia | 0 | 1 | Seoul | ||
| 18:05 | 13:05 | Uzbekistan | Kuwait | 3 | 2 | Tashkent | ||
| 19:35 | 16:35 | Bahrain | Korea DPR | 2 | 3 | Manama | ||
In the draw held at AFC House in Kuala
Lumpur on Thursday 9th Dec. 2004, Korea were drawn as the top seeds in
Group A with Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan and Kuwait, while Korea DPR were
placed in Group B with Asian Cup champions Japan, Iran and Bahrain.
The first games of the Asian Qualifiers will take place on February 9
with Korea Republic taking on Kuwait, and Uzbekistan meeting Saudi
Arabia in Group A.
In Group B, top seeds Japan play Korea DPR while Bahrain clash with Iran
in a repeat of the third place playoff at the Asian Cup 2004.
The top two teams in each group advance directly to the World Cup 2006
finals in Germany while the two third-placed teams will meet in a
playoff to decide a team to meet a CONCACAF representative for another
World Cup spot.
Table Group 'B'
| TEAMS | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS |
| Japan | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 15 |
| Iran | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
| Bahrain | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 4 |
| Korea DPR | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 3 |
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Group 1
Results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Venue | |
| 18-Feb-04 | Qatar | 3 | 1 | Azadi |
| 31-Mar-04 | Laos | 7 | 0 | Vientiane |
| 09-Jun-04 | Jordan | 0 | 1 | Azadi |
| 08-Sep-04 | Jordan | 2 | 0 | Amman |
| 09-Oct-04 | Qatar | 3 | 2 | Doha |
| 17-Nov-04 | Laos | 7 | 0 | Azadi |
| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Iran | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 4 | 18 | 15 |
| Jordan | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 12 |
| Qatar | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| Laos | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 33 | -30 | 0 |
| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Iran | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 7 | 22 | 19 |
Goal scorers
| Player | Goals |
|
Ali DAEI |
9 |
|
Vahid HASHEMIAN |
4 |
| Javad NEKOUNAM | 3 |
| Ali Reza VAHEDI-NIKBAKHT | 2 |
| Arash BORHANI | 2 |
| Gholamreza ENAYATI | 2 |
| Mehdi MAHDAVIKIA | 2 |
| Ebrahim TAGHIPOUR | 2 |
| Rahman REZAEI | 1 |
| Mohammad NOSRATI | 1 |
| own goal | 1 |
| Biggest win | vs. Laos 7-0 (Twice) |
| Worst loss | vs. Japan 2-1 |
| Most games Played 1 | Hossein Kaebi (11) |
| Most games Played 2 | Ebrahim Mirzapour (11) |
| Most games Played 3 | Javad Nekounam (11) |
| Highest aggregate Scorer | Ali Daei 9 goals |
| Highest scorer in a game | Daei 4 goals vs. Laos |
| Total goals scored | 29 |
| Goal Average per game | 2.41 goals/game |
| Goals conceded | 7 |
| Goal Average against per game | 0.58 goals/game |
| Number of games | 12 |
| Total number of players used | 31 |
| Games in Finals | 3 |
| No of head coaches used | 1 |
| Total spectators | 533, 000 |
| Average spectator per game | 44,416 per game |
| Total games won | 9 |
| Total games drawn | 1 |
| Total games lost | 2 |
| Total Yellow cards | 20 |
| Total red cards | 0 |
| Most yellow cards | many on 2 cards |
| Expulsion 1 | |
| Expulsion 2 | |
| Total no of substitutions | 47 |
| Most Playing time | Hossein Kaebi 1,043 minutes |
| Least Playing Time | Amirabadi & Manei 17 minutes |
| Seq No | Player | Games | Mints | Goals | YC | RC | ||
| 1 | ALAVI Sayed Mohammad | Foolad Khuzistan |
|
5 | 256 | 1 | ||
| 2 | AMIR ABADI Mehdi | Esteghlal |
|
1 | 17 | |||
| 3 | AZIZI Khodadad | Pas |
|
2 | 74 | |||
| 4 | BADAVI Ali | Foolad Khuzistan |
|
4 | 329 | 1 | ||
| 5 | BORHANI Arash | Pas |
|
5 | 188 | 2 | 1 | |
| 6 | DAEI Ali | Saba Battery |
|
9 | 852 | 9 | ||
| 7 | ENAYATI Gholamreza | Esteghlal |
|
1 | 90 | 2 | ||
| 8 | GOLMOHAMMADI Yahya | Saba Battery |
|
9 | 900 | 2 | ||
| 9 | HASHEMIAN Vahid | Hanovor96 |
|
6 | 622 | 4 | ||
| 10 | JABBARI Mojtaba | Esteghlal |
|
1 | 45 | |||
| 11 | KAEBI Hossein | Foolad Khuzistan |
|
11 | 1043 | 1 | ||
| 12 | KARIMI Mohamad Ali | Bayern Munich |
|
10 | 966 | 1 | ||
| 13 | KAMELI-MOFRAD Jalal | Foolad Khuzistan |
|
3 | 183 | |||
| 14 | KAZEMIAN Javad | Perspolis |
|
3 | 105 | |||
| 15 | KHATIBI Rasoul | Sepahan |
|
1 | 25 | |||
| 16 | MAHDAVIKIA Mehdi | Hamburg |
|
7 | 720 | 2 | 2 | |
| 17 | MANIEI Maysam | Pas |
|
1 | 17 | |||
| 18 | Foolad Khuzistan |
|
11 | 990 | ||||
| 19 | MOBALI Eman | Al Shabab |
|
5 | 174 | |||
| 20 | Bochum |
|
5 | 212 | ||||
| 21 | NEKOUNAM Javad | Pas/Sharjah |
|
11 | 1041 | 3 | 2 | |
| 22 | NOSRATI Mohammad | Pas |
|
9 | 811 | 1 | 1 | |
| 23 | RAHMATI Mehdi | Esteghlal |
|
1 | 90 | |||
| 24 | RAJABZADEH Mehdi | Zob Ahan |
|
2 | 60 | |||
| 25 | REZAEI Rahman | Messina |
|
8 | 692 | 1 | 2 | |
| 26 | SAYED ABBASI Davoud | Sepahn |
|
1 | 39 | |||
| 27 | SHOJAEI Masoud | Saipa |
|
1 | 20 | |||
| 28 | TAGHIPOUR Ebrahim | Es. Ahvaz |
|
2 | 91 | 2 | 1 | |
| 29 | VAHEDI-NIKBAKHT Ali Reza | Esteghlal |
|
9 | 440 | 2 | 2 | |
| 30 | ZANDI Fereydoon | Kaiserslautern |
|
4 | 319 | 1 | ||
| 31 | ZARE Sattar | Bargh Shiraz |
|
4 | 378 | 2 | ||
