| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 6 September 2003 – 12 October 2005 |
| Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 90 |
| Goals scored | 235 (2.61 per match) |
| Attendance | 3,016,252 (33,514 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Ronaldo(10 goals) |
| Qualification for championships (CONMEBOL) |
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Listed below are the dates and results for the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for South America. 10 teams took part, all in a single group. The rules were very simple: the teams would play against each other in a home-and-away basis, with the four teams with most points qualifying to the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The fifth ranked team would have to play-off against the best team from Oceania, with the winner of this play-off also qualifying. For the first time, defending champions Brazil was required to go through the qualifying process and did not automatically qualify for the tournament.