2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

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2003 FIFA Women's World Cup Qualification
Tournament details
Dates25 August 2001 – 12 July 2003
Teams99 (from 6 confederations)
1999
2007

The 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification process decided the 15 teams which played at the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup, with the host China initially qualified automatically as the host nation. The qualification process for the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup saw 99 teams from the six FIFA confederations compete for the 16 places in the tournament's finals. The places were divided as follows:

Contents

Qualified teams

TeamQualified asQualification dateAppearance
in finals
Last
appearance
Consecutive
streak
Previous best performance
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Hosts
Runners-up (2003 AFC Women's Championship)
26 October 20004th 1999 4Runners-up (1999)
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany UEFA qualification Group 4 winners18 April 20024th 1999 4Runners-up (1995)
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway UEFA qualification Group 1 winners9 May 20024th 1999 4Champions (1995)
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia UEFA qualification Group 3 winners8 June 20022nd 1999 2Quarter-finals (1999)
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden UEFA qualification Group 2 winners26 June 20024th 1999 4Third place (1991)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2002 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup runners-up6 November 20023rd 1999 3Group stage (1995)
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2002 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup champions6 November 20024th 1999 4Champions (1991, 1999)
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France UEFA qualification Play-Off winners16 November 20021st1Debut
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 2002 African Women's Championship runners-up17 December 20022nd 1999 2Group stage (1999)
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 2002 African Women's Championship champions18 December 20024th 1999 4Quarter-finals (1999)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2003 OFC Women's Championship champions13 April 20033rd 1999 3Group stage (1995, 1999)
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 2003 South American Women's Football Championship champions27 April 20034th 1999 4Third place (1999)
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 2003 South American Women's Football Championship runners-up27 April 20031st1Debut
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 2003 AFC Women's Championship champions19 June 20032nd 1999 2Group stage (1999)
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2003 AFC Women's Championship 3rd place21 June 20031st1Debut
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan CONCACAF–AFC play-off winners12 July 20034th 1999 4Quarter-finals (1995)

Confederation qualification

AFC

Like the previous edition, the AFC Women's Championship served as the tournament qualification for AFC members. Fourteens competed in the competition which included the World Cup hosts in China. After the group stage which eliminated ten teams from qualifying, the semi-finals saw the first team in North Korea as they defeated Japan 3-0. After China won the second semi, the third-place play-off would see South Korea qualify with a 1-0 victory over Japan which meant Japan had to qualify via play-off against the third place team from CONCACAF (Mexico).

Final tournament

Group A

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 4310452+4310
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 4310202+1810
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 4202621−156
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 4103224−223
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 4004024−240

Group B

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 4400340+3412
Flag of Myanmar (1974-2010).svg  Myanmar 4211118+37
Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg  Chinese Taipei 42117707
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 4103226−243
Flag of Guam.svg  Guam 4004215−130

Group C

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 3300290+299
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 320169−36
Flag of India.svg  India 3102714−73
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 3003221−190

Knockout stage (top two teams qualify for World Cup)

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
19 June - Bangkok
 
 
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 3
 
21 June - Bangkok
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 0
 
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 2
 
19 June - Bangkok
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 3
 
 
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 1
 
Third place
 
 
21 June - Bangkok
 
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 0
 
 
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 1

CAF

Like the previous edition, the Africa Women's Championship served as the tournament qualification for CAF members.

Qualifying stage

The seven winners of the second qualifying round advanced to the final tournament: Angola, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Ghana, Mali, South Africa, and Zimbabwe.

Final tournament

Group A

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 330060+69 Knockout stage
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 320182+66
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 301239−61
Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia 301228−61

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 321063+37 Knockout stage
2Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 31112204
3Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 302123−12
4Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 302124−22

Knockout stage (top two teams qualify for World Cup)

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
17 December - Warri
 
 
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 3
 
20 December - Warri
 
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 2
 
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 0
 
18 December - Warri
 
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 2
 
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 0
 
 
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 5
 
Third place
 
 
20 December - Warri
 
 
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 3
 
 
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 0

Europe (UEFA)

Qualified:Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden -- Flag of Russia.svg  Russia -- Flag of Germany.svg  Germany -- Flag of Norway.svg  Norway -- Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France

The 16 teams belonging to Class A of European women's football were drawn into four groups, from which the group winners qualify for the World Cup. The four runners-up were played in playoff-matches for the 5th berth.

North, Central America & the Caribbean (CONCACAF)

Qualified:Flag of the United States.svg  United States -- Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada

The 2002 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup second-placed Canada qualified for the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup. The winner USA qualified as host. The third-placed Mexico played against Japan in two play-off matches for qualification.

Oceania (OFC)

Qualified:Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia

The 2003 OFC Women's Championship determined the OFC's one qualifier for the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup — the winner Australia.

South America (CONMEBOL)

Qualified:Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil -- Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina

The fourth edition of the Sudamericano Femenino (Women's South American Championship) in 2003 determined the CONMEBOL's qualifiers Brazil and Argentina.

CONCACAF–AFC play-off

The draw for the order of legs was held at the FIFA headquarters in Zürich, Switzerland on 4 March 2003. The matches were originally scheduled to take place on 10 and 17 May 2003. [1] However, due to the postponement of the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup, the matches instead took place on 5 and 12 July 2003.

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg2–4Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2–2 0–2

References

  1. "Draw for FIFA Women's World Cup 2003 to take place in Wuhan on 24 May". FIFA . 5 March 2003. Archived from the original on 16 August 2003. Retrieved 14 January 2021.