A mere 39 of the AFC’s 44 teams entered the 2006 World Cup Asian qualifying, with 4 teams deciding not to enter this time around – Cambodia, Philippines, Bhutan and Brunei. The one remaining AFC member Myanmar was banned from competition, leaving us with 39. 4 teams would qualify automatically, with a 5th playing off against a CONCACAF team for a possible extra place. Qualifying A prelimin..