2006 FIFA World Cup qualification

2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
(AFC – CONCACAF play-off)

Event	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
Trinidad and Tobago Bahrain 2 1
Trinidad and Tobago won 2–1 on aggregate
First Leg
Trinidad and Tobago Bahrain 1 1
Date	12 November 2005
Venue	Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain
Referee	Mark Shield (Australia)
Attendance	24,991
Second Leg
Bahrain Trinidad and Tobago 0 1
Date	16 November 2005
Venue	Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa
Referee	Óscar Ruiz (Colombia)

The 2006 FIFA World Cup AFC – CONCACAF qualification play-off was a home-and-away play-off between the following teams:

• The fifth-place team of the AFC qualifying tournament, Bahrain.
• The fourth-place team in the CONCACAF qualifying tournament, Trinidad and Tobago.

The draw for determining the order of the home and away legs was made at a FIFA congress on September 10, 2005.

Trinidad and Tobago was awarded a place in 2006 FIFA World Cup after winning the playoff 2–1 on aggregate.

Play-off Match

First Leg

November 12, 2005 18:30 UTC-4	Trinidad and Tobago	1 – 1	Bahrain	Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain Attendance: 24,991 Referee: Mark Shield (Australia)
	Birchall  76'	(Report)	Ghuloom  72'

Second Leg

November 16, 2005 19:00 UTC+3	Bahrain	0 – 1	Trinidad and Tobago	Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Óscar Ruiz (Colombia)
		(Report)	Lawrence  49'