Editing 2006 FIFA World Cup (section)

===List of qualified teams===
The following 32 teams, shown with final pre-tournament rankings,<ref name="auto">{{cite web|title=FIFA/Coca Cola World Ranking (17 May 2006)|url=https://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/ranking-table/men/rank=144/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919173123/http://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/ranking-table/men/rank=144/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 September 2016|work=FIFA.com|publisher=FIFA|access-date=13 July 2010|date=17 May 2006}}</ref> qualified for the finals tournament:
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;[[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|AFC]] (4)
* {{nowrap|{{fb|IRN}} (23)}}
* {{nowrap|{{fb|JPN}} (18)}}
* {{nowrap|{{fb|KSA}} (34)}}
* {{nowrap|{{fb|KOR|1997}} (29)}}
;[[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)|CAF]] (5)
* {{nowrap|{{fb|ANG}} (57)}} (debut)
* {{nowrap|{{fb|GHA}} (48)}} (debut)
* {{nowrap|{{fb|CIV}} (32)}} (debut)
* {{nowrap|{{fb|TOG}} (61)}} (debut)
* {{nowrap|{{fb|TUN}} (21)}}
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;[[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)|CONCACAF]] (4)
* {{nowrap|{{fb|CRC}} (26)}}
* {{nowrap|{{fb|MEX}} (4)}}
* {{nowrap|{{fb|TRI}} (47)}} (debut)
* {{nowrap|{{fb|US|1960}} (5)}}
;[[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|CONMEBOL]] (4)
* {{nowrap|{{fb|ARG|1861}} (9)}}
* {{nowrap|{{fb|BRA}} (1)}}
* {{nowrap|{{fb|ECU|1900}} (39)}}
* {{nowrap|{{fb|PAR|1990}} (33)}}
;[[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)|OFC]] (1)
* {{nowrap|{{fb|AUS}} (42)}}
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;[[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|UEFA]] (14)
* {{nowrap|{{fb|CRO}} (23)}}
* {{nowrap|{{fb|CZE}} (2)}}
* {{nowrap|{{fb|ENG}} (10)}}
* {{nowrap|{{fb|FRA|1974}} (8)}}
* {{nowrap|{{fb|GER}} (19) (hosts)}}
* {{nowrap|{{fb|ITA|2003}} (13)}}
* {{nowrap|{{fb|NED}} (3)}}
* {{nowrap|{{fb|POL}} (29)}}
* {{nowrap|{{fb|POR}} (7)}}
* {{nowrap|{{fb|SCG}} (44)}}
* {{nowrap|{{fb|ESP}} (5)}}
* {{nowrap|{{fb|SWE}} (16)}}
* {{nowrap|{{fb|SUI}} (35)}}
* {{nowrap|{{fb|UKR}} (45)}} (debut)
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[[File:2006 world cup qualification.png|thumb|upright=1.4|{{legend|#000cff|Countries qualified for World Cup}} {{legend|#ffb400|Country did not qualify}} {{legend|black|Countries that did not enter World Cup}} {{legend|#ababab|Country not a FIFA member}}]]
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!colspan="4"| Teams listed by FIFA ranking as of May 2006<ref name="auto"/>
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! !! Country !! Confederation !! Rank
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| 1 || {{fb|BRA}} || CONMEBOL ||align=center| 1
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| 2 || {{fb|CZE}} || UEFA ||align=center| 2
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| 3 || {{fb|NED}} || UEFA ||align=center| 3
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| 4 || {{fb|MEX}}|| CONCACAF ||align=center| 4
|-
|rowspan="2"| 5 || {{fb|US|1960}} || CONCACAF ||align=center| 5
|-
| {{fb|ESP}} || UEFA ||align=center| 5
|-
| 7 || {{fb|POR}} || UEFA ||align=center| 7
|-
| 8 || {{fb|FRA|1974}}|| UEFA ||align=center| 8
|-
| 9 || {{fb|ARG|1861}} || CONMEBOL ||align=center| 9
|-
| 10 || {{fb|ENG}} || UEFA ||align=center| 10
|-
| 11 || {{fb|ITA|2003}} || UEFA ||align=center| 13
|-
| 12 || {{fb|SWE}} || UEFA ||align=center| 16
|-
| 13 || {{fb|JPN}} || AFC ||align=center| 18
|-
| 14 || {{fb|GER}} || UEFA ||align=center| 19
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| 15 || {{fb|TUN}} || CAF ||align=center| 21
|-
|rowspan="2"| 16 || {{fb|IRN}} || AFC ||align=center| 23
|-
| {{fb|CRO}} || UEFA ||align=center| 23
|-
| 18 || {{fb|CRC}} || CONCACAF ||align=center| 25
|-
|rowspan="2"| 19 || {{fb|KOR}} || AFC ||align=center| 29
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| {{fb|POL}} || UEFA ||align=center| 29
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| 21 || {{fb|CIV}} || CAF ||align=center| 32
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| 22 || {{fb|PAR}} || CONMEBOL ||align=center| 33
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| 23 || {{fb|KSA}} || AFC ||align=center| 34
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| 24 || {{fb|SUI}} || UEFA ||align=center| 35
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| 25 || {{fb|ECU|1900}} || CONMEBOL ||align=center| 39
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| 26 || {{fb|AUS}} || OFC ||align=center| 42
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| 27 || {{fb|SCG}} || UEFA ||align=center| 44
|-
| 28 || {{fb|UKR|1992}} || UEFA ||align=center| 45
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| 29 || {{fb|TRI}} || CONCACAF ||align=center| 47
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| 30 || {{fb|GHA}} || CAF ||align=center| 48
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| 31 || {{fb|ANG}} || CAF ||align=center| 57
|-
| 32 || {{fb|TOG}} || CAF ||align=center| 61
|}