| Date | Time | GMT | Home Team | Away Team | Score | Venue | ||
| Matchday 1 | 09-Feb-05 | 19:30 | 10:35 | Japan | Korea DPR | 2 | 1 | Saitama |
| 15:45 | 10:45 | Uzbekistan | Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1 | Tashkent | ||
| 20:05 | 11:05 | Korea Rep. | Kuwait | 2 | 0 | Seoul | ||
| 18:35 | 15:35 | Bahrain | Iran | 0 | 0 | Manama | ||
| Matchday 2 | 25-Mar-05 | 15:35 | 6:35 | Korea DPR | Bahrain | 1 | 2 | Pyongyang |
| 19:05 | 15:35 | Iran | Japan | 2 | 1 | Azadi | ||
| 19:45 | 16:45 | Kuwait | Uzbekistan | 2 | 1 | Kuwait City | ||
| 19:45 | 16:45 | Saudi Arabia | Korea Rep. | 2 | 0 | Dammam | ||
| Matchday 3 | 30-Mar-05 | 15:35 | 6:35 | Korea DPR | Iran | 0 | 2 | Pyongyang |
| 19:30 | 10:35 | Japan | Bahrain | 1 | 0 | Saitama | ||
| 20:05 | 11:05 | Korea Rep. | Uzbekistan | 2 | 1 | Seoul | ||
| 19:45 | 16:45 | Kuwait | Saudi Arabia | 0 | 0 | Kuwait City | ||
| Matchday 4 | 03-Jun-05 | 18:05 | 13:05 | Uzbekistan | Korea Rep. | 1 | 1 | Tashkent |
| 19:35 | 15:05 | Iran | Korea DPR | 1 | 0 | Azadi | ||
| 19:35 | 16:35 | Bahrain | Japan | 0 | 1 | Manama | ||
| 21:05 | 18:05 | Saudi Arabia | Kuwait | 3 | 0 | Jeddah | ||
| Matchday 5 | 08-Jun-05 | 18:35 | 9:35 | Korea DPR | Japan | 0 | 2 | Bangkok |
| 19:35 | 15:05 | Iran | Bahrain | 1 | 0 | Azadi | ||
| 20:45 | 17:45 | Kuwait | Korea Rep. | 0 | 4 | Kuwait City | ||
| 21:05 | 18:05 | Saudi Arabia | Uzbekistan | 3 | 0 | Jeddah | ||
| Matchday 6 | 17-Aug-05 | 19:30 | 10:35 | Japan | Iran | 2 | 1 | Yokohoma |
| 20:05 | 11:05 | Korea Rep. | Saudi Arabia | 0 | 1 | Seoul | ||
| 18:05 | 13:05 | Uzbekistan | Kuwait | 3 | 2 | Tashkent | ||
| 19:35 | 16:35 | Bahrain | Korea DPR | 2 | 3 | Manama | ||
In the draw held at AFC House in Kuala
Lumpur on Thursday 9th Dec. 2004, Korea were drawn as the top seeds in
Group A with Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan and Kuwait, while Korea DPR were
placed in Group B with Asian Cup champions Japan, Iran and Bahrain.
The first games of the Asian Qualifiers will take place on February 9
with Korea Republic taking on Kuwait, and Uzbekistan meeting Saudi
Arabia in Group A.
In Group B, top seeds Japan play Korea DPR while Bahrain clash with Iran
in a repeat of the third place playoff at the Asian Cup 2004.
The top two teams in each group advance directly to the World Cup 2006
finals in Germany while the two third-placed teams will meet in a
playoff to decide a team to meet a CONCACAF representative for another
World Cup spot.
Table Group 'B'
| TEAMS | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS |
| Japan | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 15 |
| Iran | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
| Bahrain | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 4 |
| Korea DPR | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 3 |