Listed below are the dates and results for the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for UEFA teams.

Kazakhstan, which transitioned from the Asian Football Confederation to UEFA after the end of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, debuted in the European qualifiers.

Serbia and Montenegro and Croatia also advanced to Germany at the head of their sections, the former forcing Spain into the playoffs in the process.

Besides the eight group winners, two teams progressed automatically as best runners up, namely Poland and Sweden while the playoffs offered a second chance to six others.

Portugal qualified automatically for UEFA Euro 2004 as hosts, so only their record in World Cup 2002 was used.