EXHIBIT 32.1

                                  CERTIFICATION

           PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
        (SUBSECTIONS (a) AND (b) OF SECTION 1350, CHAPTER 63 OF TITLE 18,
                               UNITED STATES CODE)

      Pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a)
and (b) of section 1350, chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code), each of
the undersigned officers of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, an Ohio
corporation (the "Company"), hereby certifies with respect to the Annual Report
on Form 10-K of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2003 as filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "10-K Report") that to his
knowledge:

      (1) the 10-K Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a)
      or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

      (2) the information contained in the 10-K Report fairly presents, in all
      material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of
      the Company.

Dated: May 19, 2004         /s/ Robert J. Keegan
                            ----------------------------------------------------
                                             Robert J. Keegan,
                                   President and Chief Executive Officer
                                                     of
                                     The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

Dated: May 19, 2004         /s/ Robert W. Tieken
                            ----------------------------------------------------
                                             Robert W. Tieken,
                            Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
                                                     of
                                     The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company