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- Japan was the first country to qualify for the 2006 World Cup, excluding Germany, who are automatically in as hosts. The team didn't lose a single point in the preliminary qualifiers and ended its campaign ahead of the rest of Group B.
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The 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification competition was a series of tournaments organised by the six FIFA confederations. Each confederation – the AFC (Asia), CAF (Africa), CONCACAF (North, Central America and Caribbean), CONMEBOL (South America), OFC (Oceania), and UEFA (Europe) – was allocated a certain number of the 32 places at the ...
198 teams attempted to qualify for the 2006 World Cup. Germany, the host nation, was granted automatic qualification, with the remaining 31 finals places divided among the continental confederations. Thirteen places were contested by UEFA teams (Europe), five by CAF teams (Africa), four by CONMEBOL teams (South America), four by AFC teams (Asia ...
In 2018, Japan became the first ever Asian nation to beat a side from South America, after they won 2–1 against Colombia in the group stage. The team has progressed to the round of 16 on four occasions, 2002 (as join-hosts), 2010, 2018 and 2022.
Participating Teams of the 2006 World Cup Finals. 31 teams out of 198 qualified for the finals in Germany. 13 teams were drawn from Europe (UEFA), 5 from Africa (CAF), 4 from South America (CONMEBOL), 4 from Asia (AFC) and 3 from North and Central America and Caribbean (CONCACAF).
Jun 5, 2006 · The reality. Japan are Asia's top team. They finished top of their second qualifying group but owed that spot to flukey last-minute wins over Oman and North Korea and an own-goal that sealed ...
May 22, 2006 · BBC Sport's John Motson presents a profile of and prediction for this World Cup competitor at Germany 2006. A one-stop guide to all you need to know about Japan ahead of the 2006 World...
Apr 24, 2006 · Japan was the first country to qualify for the 2006 World Cup, excluding Germany, who are automatically in as hosts. The team didn't lose a single point in the preliminary qualifiers and...
