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

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

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

2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
(CONCACAF–AFC playoff)

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
Weather	Mostly cloudy 27 °C (81 °F)[1]
Second leg
Bahrain Trinidad and Tobago 0 1
Date	16 November 2005
Venue	Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa
Referee	Óscar Ruiz (Colombia)
Attendance	35,000
Weather	Clear 25 °C (77 °F)[2]

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

12 November 2005

18:30 UTC-4

Trinidad and Tobago	1–1	Bahrain
Birchall 76'	(Report)	Isa 72'

Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain

Attendance: 24,991

Referee: Mark Shield (Australia)

Trinidad and Tobago

Bahrain

Second leg

16 November 2005

19:00 UTC+3

Bahrain	0–1	Trinidad and Tobago
	(Report)	Lawrence 49'

Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa

Attendance: 35,000

Referee: Óscar Ruiz (Colombia)

Bahrain

Trinidad and Tobago