2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group 3

The 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification CAF Group 3 was a CAF qualifying group for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The group comprised Benin, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Libya, and Sudan.

The group was won by Ivory Coast, who qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Ivory Coast, Cameroon, and Libya qualified for the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations. Egypt automatically qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations as a host nation.

Second round

Standings

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  CIV  CMR  EGY  LBY  SUD  BEN
 Ivory Coast 10 7 1 2 20 7 +13 22 — 2–3 2–0 2–0 5–0 3–0
 Cameroon 10 6 3 1 18 10 +8 21 2–0 — 1–1 1–0 2–1 2–1
 Egypt 10 5 2 3 26 15 +11 17 1–2 3–2 — 4–1 6–1 4–1
 Libya 10 3 3 4 8 10 −2 12 0–0 0–0 2–1 — 0–0 4–1
 Sudan 10 1 3 6 6 22 −16 6 1–3 1–1 0–3 0–1 — 1–0
 Benin 10 1 2 7 9 23 −14 5 0–1 1–4 3–3 1–0 1–1 —
Source: [citation needed]

Results

Cameroon 2–1 Benin
Eto'o 42'
Song 45'		 (Report) S. Tchomogo 11'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Jean-Olivier Mbera (Gabon)
Ivory Coast 2–0 Libya
Dindane 35'
Drogba 63' (pen.)		 (Report)
Attendance: 40,827
Referee: Eugenio Colembi (Angola)
Sudan 0–3 Egypt
(Report) Ali 6'
Aboutrika 53'
Abdelwahab 88'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Kubrom Kidane (Eritrea)
Libya 0–0 Cameroon
(Report)
Attendance: 7,000
Benin 1–1 Sudan
Ogunbiyi 30' (Report) A. Abdel 45+2'
Attendance: 20,000
Egypt 1–2 Ivory Coast
Aboutrika 55' (Report) Dindane 22'
Drogba 75'
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Hichem Guirat (Tunisia)
Sudan 0–1 Libya
(Report) Kara 90+3'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Daniel Bennett (South Africa)
Cameroon 2–0 Ivory Coast
Eto'o 80'
Feutchine 82'		 (Report)
Benin 3–3 Egypt
O. Tchomogo 8' (pen.)
Ahouéya 46'
Ogunbiyi 68'		 (Report) Hassan 66'
Aboutrika 75'
Mostafa 80'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Chukwudi Chukwujekwu (Nigeria)
Libya 4–1 Benin
Al Shibani 9'
Kara 47'
A. Osman 51'
Al Ramly 70'		 (Report) Osseni 12'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Kubrom Kidane (Eritrea)
Ivory Coast 5–0 Sudan
Drogba 12' (pen.)
Dindane 15', 64'
Yapi Yapo 25'
Koné 56'		 (Report)
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Sule Mana (Nigeria)
Egypt 3–2 Cameroon
Shawky 45'
Hassan 74'
T. El-Said 86'		 (Report) Tchato 88'
Eto'o 89'
Libya 2–1 Egypt
Kara 31'
A. Osman 85'		 (Report) Zaki 57'
Attendance: 40,000
Sudan 1–1 Cameroon
Agab 17' (Report) Job 90+2'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Buenkadila Wabelo Bisingu (Congo DR)
Benin 0–1 Ivory Coast
(Report) Dindane 48'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Modou Sowe (Gambia)
Cameroon 2–1 Sudan
Geremi 34'
Webó 90'		 (Report) Tambal 41'
Ivory Coast 3–0 Benin
Kalou 7'
Drogba 19', 59'		 (Report)
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Hichem Guirat (Tunisia)
Egypt 4–1 Libya
Mido 55'
Emad Moteab 56' 81'
Hassan 76'		 (Report) Ferjani 50'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Éric Poulat (France)
Libya 0–0 Ivory Coast
(Report)
Attendance: 45,000
Benin 1–4 Cameroon
Agbessi 81' (Report) Song 19'
Webó 51'
Geremi 64'
Eto'o 69'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Abderrahim El Arjoun (Morocco)
Egypt 6–1 Sudan
Ali 8', 31'
Zaki 28', 50'
T. El-Said 86'
Abdel Malek 71'		 (Report) Tambal 83'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Joseph Mususa (Zimbabwe)
Cameroon 1–0 Libya
Webó 37' (Report)
Ivory Coast 2–0 Egypt
Drogba 41', 49' (Report)
Sudan 1–0 Benin
Tambal 20' (Report)
Attendance: 12,000
Libya 0–0 Sudan
(Report)
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Lassina Paré (Burkina Faso)
Ivory Coast 2–3 Cameroon
Drogba 38', 47' (Report) Webó 30', 45+2', 85'
Egypt 4–1 Benin
Zaki 12', 15', 84'
Mido 71'		 (Report) Sessègnon 60'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Buenkadila Wabelo Bisingu (Congo DR)
Cameroon 1–1 Egypt
Douala 20' (Report) Shawky 79'
Sudan 1–3 Ivory Coast
Tambal 89' (Report) Akalé 22'
Dindane 51' 73'
Benin 1–0 Libya
R. Chitou 60' (Report)
Attendance: 1,880
Referee: Joseph Mususa (Zimbabwe)
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