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2006 FIFA World Cup The 2006 FIFA World Cup, also branded as Germany 2006, was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which had won the right to host th ...
qualification rounds for North, Central America and the Caribbean. A total of 34 teams took part (out of 35 eligible – only
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declined to participate), competing for 3.5 places in the World Cup. The qualification process was divided in four stages. In the first stage, the 34 teams were divided in 10 groups of three teams each and two groups of two teams each. Groups with three teams had two rounds, with the best ranked team according to FIFA in each group entering the competition in the second round. In each group, teams were paired 2-by-2 and played home-and-away matches. The 12 winners of the second stage advanced to the third stage, where they were divided into three groups of four teams each. Teams in each group would play against each other home-and-away, and the two teams with most points in each group would advance to the Final Round. In the fourth stage, the six teams were put in a single group, and played against each other home-and-away. The three teams with most points qualified to the World Cup. The fourth placed team advanced to the AFC–CONCACAF play-off against the winner of a play-off between third placed teams in the Third Round of
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Format

The First and Second Rounds reduced the 34 entrants to 24 and 12 teams, respectively. The remaining 12 teams were then placed into three Third Round groups of four, with the top two teams in each group advancing to the Fourth and final qualification group. The Third Round began in August 2004 and ended in November 2004. The top three teams from the Fourth Round group of six (held from February 2005 to October 2005) qualified for the
2006 FIFA World Cup The 2006 FIFA World Cup, also branded as Germany 2006, was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which had won the right to host th ...
. The fourth-placed team competed in a home-and-away play-off against the fifth-placed team from
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First round

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Second round

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Third round


Group 1


Group 2


Group 3


Fourth round

*United States finished ahead of Mexico based on results between tied teams which were the first tiebreaker. *Mexico, United States and Costa Rica advanced to the
2006 FIFA World Cup The 2006 FIFA World Cup, also branded as Germany 2006, was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which had won the right to host th ...
. *Trinidad and Tobago advanced to the AFC-CONCACAF play-off.


Inter-confederation play-offs

The Fourth Round fourth-placed team then played the fifth-placed team of the AFC qualifying group, Bahrain, in a home-and-away play-off. The winner of this play-off qualified for the
2006 FIFA World Cup The 2006 FIFA World Cup, also branded as Germany 2006, was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which had won the right to host th ...
finals.


Qualified teams

The following four teams from CONCACAF qualified for the final tournament. :
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. ''Italic'' indicates hosts for that year.


Goalscorers

There were 378 goals scored in 112 matches (including 2 international play-offs), for an average of 3.38 goals per match. ;14 goals *
Jared Borgetti Jared Francisco Borgetti Echavarría (; born 14 August 1973) is a Mexican former professional footballer who currently works as a commentator for ESPN Deportes and ESPN Mexico. As a player, Borgetti was known as a prolific goal scorer at both ...
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Stern John Stern John, CM (born 30 October 1976) is a Trinidadian football manager and former player who is currently managing Saint Lucia. He managed Anguilla from 2020 to 2022. He previously played for a number of American and English football clubs th ...
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Jaime Lozano Jaime Arturo "Jimmy" Lozano Espín (born 29 September 1978) is a Mexican professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. Lozano spent the majority of his playing career with Club Universidad Nacional, playing in o ...
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Francisco Fonseca José Francisco "Kikin" Fonseca Guzmán (born 2 October 1979) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a striker. He currently works as a football analyst for Televisa Deportes Network. Club career Born in León, Guanajuato ...
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Paulo Wanchope Paulo César Wanchope Watson (; born 31 July 1976), more commonly known as Paulo Wanchope, is a Costa Rican football coach and former professional footballer As a player he was a striker who notably played in the Premier League for Derby Cou ...
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John Barry Nusum John Barry Nusum (born March 18, 1981 in Mineola, New York) is an American-born Bermudian retired football player. Career College Nusum grew up in Devonshire, Bermuda, before returning to the United States to play college soccer at Furman U ...
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Ian Lake Ian Lake (26 January 1935 in Quorn, Leicestershire – 12 August 2004 in London, England) was a pianist and composer who taught for many years at the Royal College of Music in London. The son of working-class parents, he was educated at Trent C ...
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Landon Donovan Landon Timothy Donovan (born March 4, 1982) is an American former professional soccer player. Donovan is also the co-founder and vice-president of soccer operations for USL Championship side San Diego Loyal SC, and serves as strategic advisor f ...
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Marlon King Marlon Francis King (born 26 April 1980) is a Jamaican former professional footballer who played as a striker. Born and raised in south London, he started his career in non-League football with Dulwich Hamlet. He played for Barnet, Gillingham ...
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Roberto Brown Roberto Ronaldo Brown Perea (born July 15, 1977) is a Panamanian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He was appointed assistant manager of sports of the Municipality of Panama in May 2014. Club career Nicknamed ''el Bombar ...
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Lester Moré Lester Oriel Moré Henningham (born 15 July 1978) is a Cuban former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is the Cuba national team's all-time record goalscorer, with 30. Club career Moré played for over a decade for his hometo ...
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Luis Ernesto Pérez Luis Ernesto Pérez Gómez (born 12 January 1981) is a Mexican former professional footballer and current manager. Club career Pérez debuted in the Primera División with Necaxa in the 1999 Invierno season, playing his first game 21 September ...
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Julio Dely Valdés Julio César Dely Valdés (born March 12, 1967) is a Panamanian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is a twin brother of Jorge Dely Valdés and younger brother of Armando Dely Valdés. Club career Born in Colón, Dely V ...
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Damon Ming Damon Ming (born 24 October 1978) is a Bermudian footballer who plays for Dandy Town Hornets. Club career Ming was born in Paget. He has played for Barnet, Maidenhead United, Aylesbury United, Hayes and Northwood in the English leagues. ...
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Dwayne De Rosario Dwayne Anthony De Rosario OOnt (born May 15, 1978) is a Canadian former professional soccer player, who played as a forward or as an attacking midfielder. De Rosario last played for the Mississauga MetroStars of the Major Arena Soccer Leag ...
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Amado Guevara Amado Guevara (born 2 May 1976) is a Honduran former professional footballer and manager. He was the coach of Puerto Rico from 2018 to 2019. A former midfielder, he is the second all-time cap leader for the Honduras national team seconded by M ...
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David Suazo Óscar David Suazo Velázquez (born 5 November 1979) is a Honduran retired professional footballer turned coach who played as a striker. Suazo played more than 300 league games and scored over 980 league goals in Italy during a span of 7 years ...
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Dwight Pezzarossi Dwight Anthony Pezzarossi García (born 4 September 1979) is a Guatemalan former professional football forward and assistant manager for Liga Nacional club Antigua. On 18 September 2014, Pezzarossi was named Minister of Culture and Sports of Gu ...
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Adolfo Bautista Adolfo Bautista Herrera (born 15 May 1979), also known as "Bofo", is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Bautista is remembered for his powerful shot, creative ball control, and acrobatic moves, a ...
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Sergio Santana Sergio Alejandro Santana Piedra (born 10 August 1979) is a Mexican former professional footballer and assistant manager of Liga de Expansión MX club Oaxaca. He formerly played as a forward. Club career Santana first match in the Primera Divisi ...
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Luis Tejada Luis Carlos "Matador" Tejada Hansell (born 28 March 1982) is a Panamanian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Molinos El Pirata. Club career Tejada's debut in professional soccer was with Tauro in the local league, where he ma ...
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Marlon Felter Marlon Felter (born 21 July 1978) is a Surinamese former footballer who played as a defender. Career Felter played club football for Inter Moengotapoe, FCS Nacional, and WBC. He earned 44 caps for Suriname Suriname (; srn, Sranankondre ...
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Brian McBride Brian Robert McBride (born June 19, 1972) is an American former soccer player who played as a forward for Columbus Crew, Fulham and Chicago Fire. He is the fifth-highest all-time leading goalscorer for the United States national team. For ...
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Rónald Gómez Rónald Gómez Gómez (born 24 January 1975 in Puntarenas) is a retired Costa Rican football forward and manager. He is the current manager for Liga Nacional club Santa Lucía. An important player on the Costa Rica national football team du ...
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Héctor Altamirano Héctor Altamirano Escudero (born 17 March 1977) is a Mexican former professional footballer and manager. Nicknamed "El Pity", he usually played the position of right-back. Club career Altamirano made his debut in the Primera División in the ...
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Alfredo Pacheco Alfredo Alberto Pacheco (December 1, 1982 – December 27, 2015) was a Salvadoran footballer who had the record for most appearances on the El Salvador national football team when he was banned for life in 2013, for match-fixing while playing for ...
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Víctor Velásquez Víctor Manuel Velásquez Molina (born April 12, 1976) is a retired Salvadoran football player. Club career Velásquez started his career at Dragón in 1996 and left them after five years for Salvadoran giants FAS with whom he won five leag ...
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Ricky Charles Ricky Charles (born 16 June 1975) is a Grenadian retired footballer who played as a midfielder. He played for the Grenada national football team and is his nation's top scorer with 37 goals. Club career Charles played university soccer at Bryant ...
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Guillermo Ramírez Guillermo ''"El Pando"'' Ramírez Ortega (born 26 March 1978 in Livingston, Guatemala) is a Guatemalan former soccer player who was suspended for life from any soccer related activities due to his participation in money laundering and fixing ga ...
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Gonzalo Romero Gonzalo Antonio Romero Paz (born 25 March 1975) is a retired Guatemalan football midfielder who last played for local club Deportivo Marquense in the Guatemala's top division. Club career Romero joined Guatemalan top side CSD Municipal in 20 ...
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Jean-Philippe Peguero Peguero Jean Philippe (born 29 September 1981), also known as Jean Philippe Peguero is a Haitian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Club career Peguero began his career with Haitian club Don Bosco FC, with whom he won the ...
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Jesús Arellano José de Jesús Arellano Alcocer (born 8 May 1973) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a winger and a wanted fugitive. He last played for Monterrey in the Primera División de México. Biography Arellano, nicknamed "El Ca ...
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Daniel Osorno Daniel Osorno Calvillo (born 16 March 1979) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a striker and winger. Career Osorno made his debut on 11 January 1997 in a game against Tecos UAGMedioTiempo"Daniel Osorno - Puebla". Retriev ...
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Brutil Hosé Brutil Fridarius Hosé (born 9 October 1979) is a Dutch retired footballer who played as a forward. Club career Hosé was born in Willemstad, Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles. Having arrived at AFC Ajax at age 18, he appeared very rarely for the fi ...
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Emilio Palacios Emilio José Palacios Luna (born 8 October 1982) is a Nicaraguan former footballer who played for Diriangén in the Primera División de Nicaragua. Palacios is Nicaragua's all-time national team record goalscorer with 11 goals. Club career ...
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Keith Gumbs Keith "Kayamba" Gumbs (born 11 September 1972 in St. Kitts, Saint Kitts and Nevis) is a retired St. Kitts and Nevis international football player. Playing career Gumbs began playing football while he was attending the Newtown Primary School ...
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Calum Willock Calum Daniel Willock (born 29 October 1981) is a former professional footballer who played as a forward. In his career he played in each of the top seven levels of English football. Born in England, he represented the Saint Kitts and Nevis natio ...
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Titus Elva Titus Elva (born 5 February 1974) is a Saint Lucian retired footballer, who played as a striker. International career Elva represented Saint Lucia at the international level over a span of 13 years, scoring 17 goals. Personal life He is the f ...
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Earl Jean Earl Jude Jean (born 9 October 1971) is a Saint Lucian former footballer who played as a striker. He made 21 appearances in the Primeira Divisão for Felgueiras, 84 in the Football League for Ipswich Town, Rotherham United and Plymouth Argyle ...
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Jarvin Skeete Jarvin Skeete (born March 8, 1981) is a former Saint Lucian footballer who played for the Saint Lucia national football team, and played in the National Premier League, and the Canadian Soccer League. Playing career Skeete began his professio ...
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Renson Haynes Renson Haynes (born October 12, 1978) is a Vincentian former football manager and former footballer who is last known to have managed the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines national football team. Early life Haynes is a native of Calliaqua, Sain ...
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Angus Eve Angus Eve (born 23 February 1972) is a Trinidadian former professional footballer who is the head coach of the Trinidad and Tobago national team since 2021. With 117 caps he is his country's most capped player of all time. Playing career Eve p ...
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Brian Ching Brian Ching (born May 24, 1978) is an American former professional soccer player who played for twelve years in Major League Soccer and represented the U.S. national team for eight years. Ching's professional career began when he was the 16th ...
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Steve Ralston Steve Ralston (born June 14, 1974) is an American retired soccer player and manager who played as a midfielder. He spent most of his playing career in Major League Soccer with the Tampa Bay Mutiny and the New England Revolution, retiring in 2010 ...
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Gregory Goodridge Gregory Ronald St Clair Goodridge (born 10 July 1971 in Barbados) is a former professional footballer. He has captained the Barbados national team and played professionally in the English Football League. Club career Nicknamed ''Lalu'', Goodr ...
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Andy Herron Andy F. Herron (born February 2, 1978) is a Costa Rican footballer. Club career Before joining MLS and the Chicago Fire in late in 2004, Herron played two years with Costa Rican Herediano, which he led to Costa Rica's 2004's title, by leadi ...
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Douglas Sequeira Douglas Esteban Sequeira Solano (Also known as ''El Esqueleto Sequeira'') (born 23 August 1977 in San José, Costa Rica) is a Costa Rican former professional footballer who played as a defender. Club career Early career Sequeira started his c ...
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Alonso Solís Alonso Jorge Solís Calderón (born October 14, 1978) is a Costa Rican retired footballer and singer who played for Saprissa as attacking midfielder or striker. Club career Known as ''El Mariachi'', Solís made his professional debut for Sa ...
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Selvyn Ponciano Selvyn Estuardo Ponciano Chitay (born 18 July 1973) is a retired Guatemalan football defender and the General Manager of his former club CSD Municipal since 2010. Club career The versatile Ponciano has played in all defensive positions as we ...
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Edwin Villatoro Edwin Roberto Villatoro Acevedo (born 18 February 1980 in Guatemala City) is a Guatemalan football forward who currently plays for Segunda Division club Chiquimulilla. Club career Villatoro started his career at Suchitepéquez and has also had ...
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Roody Lormera Roody Lormera (born December 22, 1982) is a Haitian football player, who plays as a striker. Club career Lormera started his career at Haitian club Roulado before moving abroad to play for clubs in Argentina, Honduras and Costa Rica. Internati ...
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Julio César de León Julio César de León Dailey (; born 13 September 1979) is a Honduran footballer who currently plays for Olancho F.C. in the Honduran Liga Nacional de Ascenso as a midfielder. He is known for being a free-kick specialist and was an importa ...
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Danilo Turcios Danilo Elvis Turcios Funez (born 8 May 1978 in Sonaguera, Honduras) is a Honduran former professional football player and current manager of Juticalpa F.C. in the Honduran second division. He was a member of the national squad at the 2000 S ...
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Ian Goodison Ian De Souza Goodison (born 21 November 1972) is a Jamaican former professional footballer who played as a defender. He spent most of his career at English side Tranmere Rovers. Club career Born in Montego Bay, Saint James, Goodison began his ...
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Damani Ralph Damani Ralph (born 6 November 1980) is a Jamaican retired footballer who played as a forward. His professional career spanned five years, two with Chicago Fire S.C. (2003–2004) and three with FC Rubin Kazan (2005–2007). He also earne ...
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Theodore Whitmore Theodore Eccleston Whitmore, OD (born 5 August 1972) is a Jamaican former professional footballer. He is the former head coach of Jamaica national football team. Club career Whitmore attended St. James High School in Montego Bay, Jamaica. Du ...
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Andy Williams Howard Andrew Williams (December 3, 1927 – September 25, 2012) was an American singer. He recorded 43 albums in his career, of which 15 have been gold certified and three platinum certified. He was also nominated for six Grammy Awards. He hos ...
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Duilio Davino Duilio César Jean Pierre Davino Rodríguez (born 21 March 1976) is a Mexican former professional footballer and executive who last served as Sporting Chairman of Liga MX club Monterrey. Playing career Davino was called up to play in the 1995 ...
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Guillermo Franco Guillermo "Guille" Luis Franco Farquarson (born 3 November 1976) is a former professional footballer who played as a striker. Born in Argentina, he represented the Mexico national team. Early life Guillermo Franco was born in Corrientes, the ...
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Ramón Morales Ramón Morales Higuera (born 10 October 1975) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career Morales made his professional debut in the Mexican Primera División in 1995, playing for Rayados de Monterrey ...
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David Oteo David Alejandro Oteo Rojas (born 27 July 1973) is a Mexican former professional footballer who last played for Rio Grande Valley Grandes in the USL Premier Development League in the United States. A central defender capable of filling in at left ...
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Francisco Palencia Juan Francisco Palencia Hernández (born 28 April 1973) is a Mexican former professional footballer and manager. Club career Cruz Azul Palencia trained with the Cruz Azul youth system at age 13 and made his debut in the Primera División (Firs ...
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Pavel Pardo Pavel ( Bulgarian, Russian, Serbian and Macedonian: Павел, Czech, Slovene, Romanian: Pavel, Polish: Paweł, Ukrainian: Павло, Pavlo) is a male given name. It is a Slavic cognate of the name Paul (derived from the Greek Pavlos). Pav ...
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Eugene Martha Eugene may refer to: People and fictional characters * Eugene (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Eugene (actress) (born 1981), Kim Yoo-jin, South Korean actress and former member of the sin ...
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Rocky Siberie Richmar Siberie (born 24 March 1982), also known as Rocky, is a Curaçaoan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Italian club Camporosso. Club career Born in Willemstad, Curaçao, in the former Netherlands Antilles, Siberie began h ...
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Rudel Calero Rudel Alessandro Calero Nicaragua (born December 20, 1982) is a Nicaraguan footballer who currently plays for Real Estelí and the Nicaragua national football team. Club career Born in Bluefields, he made his debut for Deportivo Bluefields and ...
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Felipe Baloy Felipe Abdiel Baloy Ramírez (born 24 February 1981) is a Panamanian former professional footballer who played as a defender. He scored Panama’s first ever goal in a FIFA World Cup, against England at the 2018 edition. Early life He was the ...
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José Luis Garcés José Luis Garcés Rivera (born 9 May 1981) is a Panamanian footballer who currently plays for Liga Panameña de Futbol side San Francisco. Club career At club level, Garcés plays in the striker position. Nicknamed ''el Pistolero'', he played ...
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Ricardo Phillips Ricardo Oscar Phillips (born 31 January 1975) is a Panamanian former football midfielder. Club career A short-sized but speedy attacking midfielder, Phillips started his career at Euro Kickers and joined Panamá Viejo in 2001. He later signed ...
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Darryl Gomez Darryl Gomez (born October 21, 1977) is a Trinidadian-Kittitian former footballer and manager. Gomez began playing football at the college level in 1996 with the Winthrop Eagles. After his completing his scholarship in 2000 he played in the USL A- ...
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Austin Huggins Austin Huggins (born 19 January 1970) is a former Kittitian footballer. He is currently manager of Saint Kitts and Nevis. Club career In 1999, Huggins joined Irish club Bohemians, making four appearances for the club in the League of Ireland Pre ...
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Adam Newton Adam Lee Newton (born 4 December 1980) is a former professional footballer who played for West Ham United, Peterborough United, Brentford and Luton Town. Born in England, he represented the England U21 national team and the Saint Kitts and Ne ...
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Andy Baptiste Andy may refer to: People *Andy (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters *Horace Andy (born 1951), Jamaican roots reggae songwriter and singer born Horace Hinds *Katja Andy (1907–2013), German-American pianist and piano ...
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Elijah Joseph Elijah ( ; he, אֵלִיָּהוּ, ʾĒlīyyāhū, meaning "My God is Yahweh/YHWH"; Greek form: Elias, ''Elías''; syr, ܐܸܠܝܼܵܐ, ''Elyāe''; Arabic: إلياس or إليا, ''Ilyās'' or ''Ilyā''. ) was, according to the Books o ...
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Rodney Jack Rodney Jack (born 18 September 1972) is a former professional footballer from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. He is best known for his spells with Torquay United and Crewe Alexandra. He has also played internationally for Saint Vincent and the ...
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Gino Brandon Gino may refer to: * Gino (given name) * Gino (surname) * ''Gino'' (film), a 1993 Australian film * ''Gino the Chicken'', Italian TV series See also * * Geno (disambiguation) *Gino's (disambiguation) Gino's may refer to: *Gino's East, a Chicag ...
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Carlos Loswijk Carlos may refer to: Places ;Canada * Carlos, Alberta, a locality ;United States * Carlos, Indiana, an unincorporated community * Carlos, Maryland, a place in Allegany County * Carlos, Minnesota, a small city * Carlos, West Virginia ;Elsewhe ...
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Dennis Purperhart Dennis Purperhart (born June 10, 1969 in Paramaribo) is a Surinamese professional footballer who last played as midfielder for Amsterdamsche FC Amsterdamsche Football Club, known as AFC, is a football club from Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is cur ...
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Clifton Sandvliet Clifton Sandvliet (born August 18, 1977) is a Surinamese retired professional footballer. He played for SV Transvaal, Walking Boys Company and the National Army. Sandvliet won three top scorer standings of the league SVB. His record with the na ...
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Marvin Andrews Marvin Andrews CM (born 22 December 1975) is a Trinidadian former professional footballer who played as a centre back. Andrews's career includes spells at Livingston, with whom he won the Scottish League Cup in 2004, and Rangers, where he w ...
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Carlos Edwards Akenhaton Carlos Edwards CM (born 24 October 1978) is a Trinidadian former professional footballer who plays as a winger or right-back for Bury Town. He started his footballing career in Trinidad and Tobago before moving to Wrexham in 2000 ...
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Cornell Glen Cornelius "Cornell" Glen CM (born 21 October 1981) is a Trinidadian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Club career Glen began his professional career in 1999 with Trinidadian club FUTGOF. After two years with FUTGOF, Gle ...
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Russell Latapy Russell Nigel Latapy CM (born 2 August 1968) is a Trinidadian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder, and is currently the assistant coach of Macarthur. In a senior career which spanned more than twenty years at b ...
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Dennis Lawrence Dennis William Lawrence CM (born 1 August 1974) is a Trinidad and Tobago former professional footballer and current first-team coach at Coventry City. He was the manager of the Trinidad and Tobago national team from 2017 to 2019. Prior to coa ...
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Jerren Nixon Jerren Kendall Nixon (born 25 June 1973) is a Trinidadian former professional footballer who played as a forward. After beginning his career with Trinidadian clubs Airport Authority and ECM Motown, Nixon signed for Dundee United in 1993, where h ...
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Hector Sam Hector McLeod Sam (born 25 February 1978) is a Trinidadian former international footballer striker. He spent eight years as a professional player in the English Football League, most significantly playing a total of 176 games for Welsh club W ...
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Jason Scotland Jason Kelvin Scotland CM (born 18 February 1979) is a Trinidadian former professional footballer and current coach of Larkhall Thistle who last played for Scottish team Hamilton Academical. Scotland started his footballing career in his native ...
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Scott Sealy Scott Ryan Sealy (born 4 June 1981, in Chaguanas) is a Trinidadian footballer who most recently played for FC Dallas in Major League Soccer and the father of Dante Sealy. Career College Sealy played college soccer at Wake Forest from 2001 t ...
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Densill Theobald Densill Theobald CM (born 27 June 1982) is a Trinidadian former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder and represented Trinidad and Tobago national team 99 times, scoring twice. Club career Early career and moves to Eu ...
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Carlos Bocanegra Carlos Manuel Bocanegra (born May 25, 1979) is an American sports executive and former professional soccer player. A two-time MLS Defender of the Year, Bocanegra also played professionally in England, Scotland, France, and Spain. He earned over ...
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Cobi Jones Cobi N'Gai Jones (born June 16, 1970) is an American former professional soccer player and commentator. He is an analyst for Major League Soccer club LA Galaxy on Time Warner Cable SportsNet. He can also be seen on Fox Sports, BeIN Sports, th ...
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Kyle Martino Kyle Hunter Martino (born February 19, 1981) is an American former professional soccer player who spent seven seasons with the Columbus Crew and Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer as a midfielder and is currently a television soccer analys ...
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Taylor Twellman Taylor Timothy Twellman (born February 29, 1980) is an American former soccer player who played professionally from 1999 to 2010. He now works in the media as a soccer television commentator. Twellman is best known for his play with the New En ...
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Greg Vanney Greg Vanney (born June 11, 1974) is an American former professional soccer player and head coach of the LA Galaxy in Major League Soccer. A defender and one of MLS's original players, Vanney spent 10 seasons in the league and another three-and-a- ...
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Josh Wolff Josh Wolff (born February 25, 1977) is an American soccer coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of Austin FC in Major League Soccer. Playing career College Born in Stone Mountain, Georgia, Wolff played three years of coll ...
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Gustavo Adolfo Cabrera Gustavo Adolfo Cabrera Marroquín (born 13 December 1979 in Santo Tomás, Guatemala) is a former Guatemalan football defender who last played for Deportivo Marquense in the Liga Nacional de Guatemala and was also a member of the Guatemala na ...
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Mexico Mexico ( Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guate ...
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Carlos Alonso Carlos Alonso (born 4 February 1929) is an Argentine contemporary painter, draftsman and printmaker. Though he was a Social realist in his early career, he is best known as a New realist. Beef is a common element in his work. Early years Born ...
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Felipe Baloy Felipe Abdiel Baloy Ramírez (born 24 February 1981) is a Panamanian former professional footballer who played as a defender. He scored Panama’s first ever goal in a FIFA World Cup, against England at the 2018 edition. Early life He was the ...
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José Anthony Torres José Mario Anthony Torres (born 27 August 1972) is a Panamanian former football defender. He is currently manager of Sporting San Miguelito. Club career Nicknamed ''Chalate'', Torres has had a lengthy career abroad playing for Honduran sides l ...
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United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 U.S. state, states, a Washington, D.C., federal district, five ma ...
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Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago (, ), officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean. Consisting of the main islands Trinidad and Tobago, and numerous much List of islands of Trinidad and Tobago, small ...
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Marvin Andrews Marvin Andrews CM (born 22 December 1975) is a Trinidadian former professional footballer who played as a centre back. Andrews's career includes spells at Livingston, with whom he won the Scottish League Cup in 2004, and Rangers, where he w ...
(playing against Guatemala) * Lawrence Harvey (playing against
Haiti Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and ...
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References

{{2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers
CONCACAF The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football,, ; french: Confédération de football d'Amérique du Nord, d'Amérique centrale et des Caraïbes, . Dutch uses the English name. abbreviated as CONCACAF ( ; types ...
FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) fr:Phase qualificative de la Coupe du monde de football 2006#Amérique du Nord, centrale et Caraïbes lb:Foussball-Weltmeeschterschaft 2006/Qualifikatioun#Nord- a Mëttelamerika