1995 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

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1995 FIFA Women's World Cup Qualification
Tournament details
Teams 55 (from 6 confederations)
Tournament statistics
Matches played 135
Goals scored 655 (4.85 per match)
1991
1999

The qualification process for the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup saw 54 teams from the six FIFA confederations compete for the 12 places in the tournament's finals. Sweden qualified automatically as hosts. The places were divided as follows:

1995 FIFA Womens World Cup 1995 edition of the FIFA Womens World Cup

The 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup, the second edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup, was held in Sweden and won by Norway. The tournament featured 12 women's national teams from six continental confederations. The 12 teams were drawn into three groups of four and each group played a round-robin tournament. At the end of the group stage, the top two teams and two best third-ranked teams advanced to the knockout stage, beginning with the quarter-finals and culminating with the final at Råsunda Stadium on 18 June 1995.

FIFA International governing body of association football

The Fédération Internationale de Football Association is an organization which describes itself as an international governing body of association football, fútsal, beach soccer, and eFootball. FIFA is responsible for the organization of football's major international tournaments, notably the World Cup which commenced in 1930 and the Women's World Cup which commenced in 1991.

Sweden women's national football team won the European Competition for Women's Football in 1984, one World Cup-silver (2003), as well as three European Championship-silvers. The team has participated in six Olympic Games, seven World Cups, as well as nine European Championships. Sweden won the bronze medal at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.

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Africa The second largest and second most-populous continent, mostly in the Northern and Eastern Hemispheres

Africa is the world's second largest and second most-populous continent, being behind Asia in both categories. At about 30.3 million km2 including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area and 20% of its land area. With 1.2 billion people as of 2016, it accounts for about 16% of the world's human population. The continent is surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Isthmus of Suez and the Red Sea to the northeast, the Indian Ocean to the southeast and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The continent includes Madagascar and various archipelagos. It contains 54 fully recognised sovereign states (countries), nine territories and two de facto independent states with limited or no recognition. The majority of the continent and its countries are in the Northern Hemisphere, with a substantial portion and number of countries in the Southern Hemisphere.

Confederation of African Football governing body of association football in Africa

The Confederation of African Football or CAF is the administrative and controlling body for African association football.

Asia Earths largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the Eastern and Northern Hemispheres

Asia is Earth's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the Eastern and Northern Hemispheres. It shares the continental landmass of Eurasia with the continent of Europe and the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with both Europe and Africa. Asia covers an area of 44,579,000 square kilometres (17,212,000 sq mi), about 30% of Earth's total land area and 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area. The continent, which has long been home to the majority of the human population, was the site of many of the first civilizations. Asia is notable for not only its overall large size and population, but also dense and large settlements, as well as vast barely populated regions. Its 4.5 billion people constitute roughly 60% of the world's population.

A total of 52 teams played at least one qualifying match. A total of 135 qualifying matches were played, and 655 goals were scored (an average of 4.85 per match).

Qualified teams

The following 12 teams qualified for the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup:

TeamFinals appearanceStreakLast appearance
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1st1
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 2nd2 1991
Flag of Canada.svg  Canada 1st1
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China PR 2nd2 1991
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 2nd2 1991
Flag of England.svg  England 1st1
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2nd2 1991
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2nd2 1991
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 2nd2 1991
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 2nd2 1991
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (h)2nd2 1991
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2nd2 1991

(h) – qualified automatically as hosts

Confederation qualification processes

Africa (CAF)

(8 teams competing for 1 berth)

Qualified:Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria

The one African team to qualify to the World Cup was the winner of the 1995 CAF Women's Championship, Nigeria. Nigeria won the tournament by defeating South Africa 11–2 on aggregate in a two-leg final.

Nigeria womens national football team womens national association football team representing Nigeria

The Nigeria national women's football team, nicknamed the Super Falcons, is the national team of Nigeria and is controlled by the Nigeria Football Federation. They won the first seven African championships and through their first twenty years lost only five games to African competition: December 12, 2002 to Ghana in Warri, June 3, 2007 at Algeria, August 12, 2007 to Ghana in an Olympic qualifier, November 25, 2008 at Equatorial Guinea in the semis of the 2008 Women's African Football Championship and May 2011 at Ghana in an All Africa Games qualification match.

The South Africa national women's football team, nicknamed Banyana Banyana, is the national team of South Africa and is controlled by the South African Football Association.

Final Round

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg11–2Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 4–1 7–1
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg 4–1 Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg 1–7 Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria

Nigeria qualified for the World Cup.

Asia (AFC)

(4 teams competing for 2 berths)

Qualified:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China PRFlag of Japan.svg  Japan

The two Asian teams to qualify to the World Cup were the two finalists of the women's football tournament at the 1994 Asian Games. The tournament took place in Hiroshima, Japan from 3–12 October and consisted of 4 teams.

Football at the 1994 Asian Games was held in Hiroshima, Japan from 1 to 17 October 1994. The AFC suggested that only under-23 teams should be entered,which means that all the players must be born after January 1, 1971. But this was ignored by all participants except Saudi Arabia.

TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 73210918
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China PR 73210817
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 3310228-6
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 0300309-9

Final

Japan  Flag of Japan.svg 0–2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China PR
Chen Yufeng Soccerball shade.svg 21'
Sun Wen Soccerball shade.svg 47'

China and Japan qualified for the World Cup

Europe (UEFA)

(30 teams competing for 4 berths, host Sweden qualifies automatically)

Qualified:Flag of Sweden.svg  SwedenFlag of England.svg  EnglandFlag of Germany.svg  GermanyFlag of Norway.svg  NorwayFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark

The third official edition of the UEFA Women's Championship served also as UEFA's qualifying tournament for the World Cup. Out of the 29 teams participating in the tournament, the qualifiers were the four semi-finalists - Sweden (qualified as host of the World Cup), England, Germany and Norway - and the best quarter-final loser - Denmark.

UEFA Womens Championship European association football tournament for womens national teams

The UEFA European Women's Championship, also called the UEFA Women's Euro and unofficially the "European Cup", held every fourth year, is the main competition in women's association football between national teams of the UEFA Confederation. The competition is the women's equivalent of the UEFA European Championship.

The England women's national football team has been governed by the Football Association (FA) since 1993, having been previously administered by the Women's Football Association (WFA). England played its first international match in November 1972 against Scotland. Although most national football teams represent a sovereign state, as a member of the United Kingdom's Home Nations, England is permitted by FIFA statutes to maintain its own national side that competes in all major tournaments, with the exception of the Women's Olympic Football Tournament.

Germany womens national football team womens national association football team representing Germany

The Germany women's national football team is governed by the German Football Association (DFB).

Tournament bracket

 SemifinalsFinal
             
Flag of England.svg  England 1 1 2 
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 4 2 6 
  Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 31 3
 Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2 2
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 4 1 5
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 3 4 7 
  • 1 No second leg was played.

Final

Germany  Flag of Germany.svg 3–2 Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Meinert 33'
Prinz 64'
Wiegmann 85'
Andersson 6'
Andelén 89'

England, Germany, Norway and Denmark qualified for the World Cup. Sweden qualified automatically as hosts.

North, Central America & the Caribbean (CONCACAF)

(5 teams competing for 2 berths)

Qualified:Flag of the United States.svg  United StatesFlag of Canada.svg  Canada

The 1994 CONCACAF's Women's Championship determined the CONCACAF's two qualifiers for the FIFA Women's World Cup 1995 — the winner the United States and the runner-up Canada. The tournament took place in Montreal, Quebec, Canada between 13 & 21 August 1994.

Final standings

TeamPtsPldWDLGFGA
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 124400361
Flag of Canada.svg  Canada 94301186
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 44112619
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 44112620
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 04004222

United States and Canada qualified for the World Cup.

Oceania (OFC)

Qualified:Flag of Australia.svg  Australia

The OFC was the only one of the six FIFA confederations to hold a specified qualifying competition.

Only three teams participated in the tournament which took place in Papua New Guinea between 14 & 20 October 1994: Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea. The teams played in a round-robin tournament in which each team played 2 matches against each opponent, and in which the qualifier would be the team who finished first.

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 4301132+119 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 4301102+89
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 4004019-190

South America (CONMEBOL)

Qualified:Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil

The second edition of the Sudamericano Femenino (Women's South American Championship) in 1995 determined the CONMEBOL's qualifier. Brazil won the tournament.

Final standings

TeamPtsPldWDLGFGA
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 124400421
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 94301189
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 44112149
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 44112921
Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia 04004144

Final

Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg 2–0 Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina

Brazil qualified for the World Cup.

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