2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)

In the UEFA qualification for the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup , the 16 teams belonging to the First Category of European women's football were drawn into four groups, from which the group winners qualify for the World Cup finals. The winner of the Qualifying Playoffs between the Runners-up of each four group will also qualify.

CLASS A

Group 1

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Norway	16	6	5	1	0	21	3	+18	Qualified for 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup
France	12	6	4	0	2	11	9	+2	Advanced to play-off
Ukraine	7	6	2	1	3	9	12	−3
Czech Republic	0	6	0	0	6	6	23	−17

Match schedule & results

25 August 2001

Ukraine	4–1	Czech Republic
Verezoubova 10' Pekur 31' Ivanova 51' Zinchenko 77'		Urbancová 83'

Kolos, Boryspil

Referee: Ödlund (Sweden)

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8 September 2001

Norway	4–0	Ukraine
Ørmen 23', 90' Gulbrandsen 27' Mellgren 47'

Åråsen, Lilleström

Referee: Peltola (Finland)

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11 September 2001

Norway	5–0	Czech Republic
Mellgren 26' Ørmen 38' Gulbrandsen 41' Riise 62' Bugge-Paulsen 90'

Gjemselund, Kongsvinger

Referee: Malzinskas (Lithuania)

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13 October 2001

France	0–3	Norway
		Lehn 2', 29' Mellgren 55'

Pierre de Coubertin, Cannes-la-Bocca

Referee: Petignat (Switzerland)

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28 October 2001

Ukraine	0–2	France
		Pichon 3', 7'

Kolos, Boryspil

Referee: Toms (England)

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17 November 2001

Czech Republic	1–2	France
Chlumecká 59'		Pichon 7', 28'

FK Drnovice, Dronvice

Referee: Frai (Germany)

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24 March 2002

Czech Republic	1–5	Norway
Dudová 18'		Papp 19' Gulbrandsen 23' Lehn 32' Sæthre 60' Ørmen 64'

TJ Slany, Slany

Referee: Trampusch (Austria)

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20 April 2002

France	4–1	Czech Republic
Soubeyrand 5' Pichon 30' Mugneret-Béghé 39' Blouin 48'		Šcasná 90' (pen)

La Meinau, Strasbourg

Referee: Jonsson (Sweden)

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9 May 2002

Norway	3–1	France
Mellgren 3', 25', 55'		Pichon 10'

Halden Stadion

Referee: De Toni (Italy)

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12 May 2002

Ukraine	1–1	Norway
Mykhailenko 60'		Gulbrandsen 53'

Kolos, Boryspil

Referee: Günthner (Germany)

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26 May 2002

Czech Republic	2–3	Ukraine
Chlumecká 12' Penicková 86'		Mykhailenko 32' Zinchenko 46' Frishko 76'

FK Chmel, Blšany

Referee: Quintero Siles (Spain)

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1 June 2002

France	2–1	Ukraine
Pichon 60' Soubeyrand 73'		Verezoubova 51'

Gaston Petit, Châteauroux

Referee: Elovirta (Finland)

Group 2

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Sweden	15	6	5	0	1	27	4	+23	Qualified for 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup
Denmark	15	6	5	0	1	21	8	+13	Advanced to play-off
Switzerland	3	6	1	0	5	2	18	−16
Finland	3	6	1	0	5	4	24	−20

Match schedule & results

4 September 2001

Switzerland	1–0	Finland
Di Fonzo 24'

Lättich, Baar

Referee: Brohet (Sweden)

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8 September 2001

Denmark	4–0	Switzerland
Bonde 5' (pen) Kjældgaard 20', 47' Madsen 90+3'

Odense Stadium

Referee: Hlavac (Czech Republic)

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9 September 2001

Sweden	8–1	Finland
Svensson 10', 45' Mostström 22' Andersson 25' (pen) Ljungberg 43' Bengtsson 72', 89' Sjöström 80'	SvFF Report (in Swedish)	Uusi-Luomalahti 19' (pen)

Gammliavallen, Umeå

Referee: Skjerven (Norway)

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30 September 2001

Sweden	4–1	Denmark
Bengtsson 5' Ljungberg 68' Andersson 71' Björn 75'	SvFF Report(in Swedish)	Pedersen 43'

Malmö IP

Referee: Toms (England)

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13 October 2001

Finland	0–6	Denmark
		Rydahl 7' Hansen 8' Pedersen 43', 89' Andersson 39' Bonde 85' (pen)

Pohjola, Vantaa

Referee: Frai (Germany)

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3 November 2001

Switzerland	0–5	Sweden
	SvFF Report(in Swedish)	Ljungberg 28' Björn 60' Larsson 68', 90+2' Sjöström 79'

Au-Stadion, Brugg

Referee: Ionescu (Romania)

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20 April 2002

Switzerland	1–4	Denmark
Di Fonzo 43'		Andersen 12' Bonde 42', 79' Pedersen 56'

Gemeinde Sportplatz, Gossau

Referee: Malek-Wybraniec (Poland)

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5 May 2002

Finland	1–0	Switzerland
Mustonen 65'

Pohjola, Vantaa

Referee: Avdonchenko (Russia)

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8 May 2002

Sweden	4–0	Switzerland
Svensson 2', 54' Ljungberg 42', 88'	SvFF Report (in Swedish)

Råsunda, Solna

Referee: Frai (Germany)

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26 May 2002

Denmark	4–2	Finland
Jensen 22', 61' Jokmusen 82', 90'		Heikari 16' Kalmari 84'

Odense Stadium

Referee: Ionescu (Romania)

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9 June 2002

Denmark	2–1	Sweden
Terp 75' Sørensen 88'	SvFF Report (in Swedish)	Andersson 60' (pen)

Ballerup Idrætspark, Copenhagen

Referee: Mulder (Netherlands)

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26 June 2002

Finland	0–5	Sweden
	SvFF Report (in Swedish)	Eriksson 20', 43' Ljungberg 46' Svensson 48', 78'

Centralplan, Jakobstad

Referee: Ihringova (Slovakia)

Group 3

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Russia	11	6	3	2	1	10	6	+4	Qualified for 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup
Iceland	9	6	2	3	1	8	9	−1	Advanced to play-off
Italy	7	6	2	1	3	7	7	0
Spain	6	6	2	0	4	8	11	−3

Match schedule & results

18 August 2001

Iceland	1–1	Russia
Færseth 49'		Barbachina 8'

KR-Völlur, Reykjavík

Referee: Hänninen (Finland)

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8 September 2001

Iceland	2–1	Italy
Færseth 40', 52'		Helgadóttir 80' (o.g.)

Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík

Referee: Stadgård (Denmark)

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30 September 2001

Spain	6–1	Iceland
Del Río 4', 30' Jiménez 43', 59' Gimbert 86' (pen) Ferreira 87'		Ólafsdóttir 63'

Pinilla, Teruel

Referee: Fielenbach (Germany)

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10 October 2001

Italy	1–3	Russia
Guarino 58'		Bosikova 31' Fomina 60'

Stadio Artemio Franchi, Siena

Referee: Jonsson (Sweden)

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28 October 2001

Russia	2–0	Spain
Svetlitskaia 11' Bosikova

Stroitel, Selyatino

Referee: Skogvang (Norway)

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28 November 2001

Italy	3–0	Spain

Città di Castello, Italy

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24 March 2002

Spain	0–1	Italy

Pozoblanco, Spain

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29 April 2002

Spain	2–1	Russia
Jiménez 10' Del Río 33'		Saenko 62'

Molina de Segura, Spain

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18 May 2002

Russia	1–1	Iceland

Selyatino, Russia

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22 May 2002

Russia	2–1	Italy

Selyatino, Russia

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30 May 2002

Iceland	3–0	Spain

Reykjavík, Iceland

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8 June 2002

Italy	0–0	Iceland

Arzachena, Italy

Group 4

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Germany	18	6	6	0	0	30	1	+29	Qualified for 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup
England	8	6	2	2	2	9	6	+3	Advanced to play-off
Netherlands	4	6	1	1	4	6	16	−10
Portugal	4	6	1	1	4	4	26	−22

Match schedule & results

27 September 2001

Germany	3–1	England
M.Müller 3' Smisek 7', 11'		Yankey 49'

Auestadion, Kassel

Referee: Vibeke Karlsen (Norway)

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25 October 2001

Germany	9–0	Portugal
Pohlers 2', 25', 57', 63', 84' Künzer 6' M. Müller 12', 26', 90'	Report

VfL-Stadion, Wolfsburg

Referee: Alexandra Ihringova (Slovakia)

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4 November 2001

England	0–0	Netherlands
	Report (in Dutch)

Blundell Park, Cleethorpes

Attendance: 4,130

Referee: Katriina Elovirta (Finland)

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17 November 2001

Netherlands	0–3	Germany
	Report (in Dutch)	Wunderlich 9' Prinz 53' Mensink 62' (o.g.)

De Grolsch Veste, Enschede

Attendance: 9,300

Referee: Maria Persson (Sweden)

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24 November 2001

Portugal	1–1	England
Anabela 5'	Report	Walker 38'

Complexo Desportivo, Gafanha da Nazaré

Referee: Claudine Brohet (Belgium)

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8 December 2001

Portugal	2–1	Netherlands
Sónia 80', 90'	Report	Muller 14'

Estádio Municipal de Tábua, Tábua

Referee: Marta Atzori (Italy)

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24 February 2002

England	3–0	Portugal
Williams 20' Smith 58', 60'	Report

Fratton Park, Portsmouth

Attendance: 8,821 (British Record)

Referee: Anri Hänninen (Finland)

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23 March 2002

Netherlands	1–4	England
Kiesel-Griffioen 55'	Report (in Dutch)	Chapman 16' Burke 24' Smith 73' Walker 89'

Zuiderpark Stadion, The Hague

Referee: Ausra Tvarijonaite (Lithuania)

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18 April 2002

Germany	6–0	Netherlands
Wiegmann 4' (pen.), 32', 90' Prinz 41', 49', 84'	Report (in Dutch)

Stadion am Schönbusch, Aschaffenburg

Attendance: 9,050

Referee: Rita Ruiz Tacorante (Spain)

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4 May 2002

Portugal	0–8	Germany
	Report	Wunderlich 6', 59' Lingor 12', 56' Stegemann 40' Mónica 50' (o.g.) Grings 62' Prinz 85'

Estádio Adelino Ribeiro Novo, Barcelos

Referee: Eva Ödlund (Sweden)

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19 May 2002

Netherlands	4–1	Portugal
Smith 24' Ran 58' Noom 72' Burger 76'	Report	Bé 51'

Sportpark Molenbroek, Gemert

Attendance: 1,200

Referee: Dagmar Damková (Czech Republic)

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19 May 2002

England	0–1	Germany
		Gottschlich 41'

Selhurst Park, London

Attendance: 14,107 BRITISH RECORD

Referee: Rindali (Italy)

Germany qualified for 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup.

CLASS B

Group 5

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
Scotland	15	6	5	0	1	20	5
Belgium	15	6	5	0	1	13	9
Austria	4	6	1	1	4	7	15
Wales	1	6	0	1	5	2	13

29 September 2001

Austria	1–2	Scotland
Stallinger 21'		James 51' Gilmour 74'

Leopoldsdorf, Austria

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10 October 2001

Wales	0–2	Austria
		Stallinger 68' Schalkhammer-Hufnagl 80'

Llanelli, Wales

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28 October 2001

Scotland	5–1	Wales
Fleeting 10', 34', 68', 75' James 47'		Ludlow 8'

Livingston, Scotland

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28 October 2001

Belgium	3–1	Austria
Carnol 55' Verelst 62' Vautmans 87'		Spieler 59'

Wavre, Belgium

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17 November 2001

Wales	0–2	Belgium
		Verelst 12' Ebhodaghe 84'

Rhyl, Wales

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25 November 2001

Belgium	3–2	Scotland
Carnol 29', 33', 88'		Brown 88' Kerr 90'

Belsele, Belgium

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24 March 2002

Belgium	1–0	Wales
Jones 28' (o.g.)

La Louvière, Belgium

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6 April 2002

Austria	2–4	Belgium
Szankovich 45' Fuhrmann 55'		Dermul 14' Verelst 28' Maes 45' Ebhodaghe 85'

Fußach, Austria

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21 April 2002

Scotland	4–0	Belgium
McWhinnie 20' Fleeting 42', 53' Cook 44'

Livingston, Scotland

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5 May 2002

Scotland	5–0	Austria
Fleeting 11', 19', 51' Cook 33' Hamill 89'

Livingston, Scotland

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19 May 2002

Wales	0–2	Scotland
		James 54' Fleeting 81'

Merthyr Tydfil, Wales

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25 May 2002

Austria	1–1	Wales
Spieler 45'		Foster 45'

Ottensheim, Austria

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Group 6

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
FR Yugoslavia	18	6	6	0	0	23	3
Republic of Ireland	12	6	4	0	2	18	7
Greece	3	6	1	0	5	7	19
Moldova	3	6	1	0	5	3	22

8 September 2001

FR Yugoslavia	5–0	Republic of Ireland
Stojanović 2', 53', 57' Stefanović 76' Stojiljković 88' (pen.)	Report

FK Rudar Alpos, Aleksinački Rudnik

Referee: Marian Dorobanțu (Romania)

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12 September 2001

Moldova	0–4	Republic of Ireland
	Report	Hughes 21' Thorpe 30', 79' O'Toole 57'

Stadionul Republican, Chișinău

Referee: Zsolt Szabó (Hungary)

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29 September 2001

Moldova	1–2	FR Yugoslavia

Moldova

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27 October 2001

FR Yugoslavia	6–1	Greece

Yugoslavia

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17 November 2001

Republic of Ireland	5–0	Greece
Scanlan 25' O'Toole 54', 73' Thorpe 56' Kierans 86'	Report

Dalymount Park, Dublin

Referee: Caroline De Boeck (Belgium)

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28 November 2001

Greece	1–2	Moldova

Greece

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24 March 2002

Greece	1–3	Republic of Ireland
Lazarou 89' (pen.)	Report	Hughes 16' O'Toole 46', 65'

Rethymno Gallos Stadium, Rethymno

Referee: Regina Belksma-Konink (Netherlands)

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6 April 2002

Republic of Ireland	6–0	Moldova
O'Toole 11', 38' (pen.) Hughes 21' Thorpe 60' Saurin 67' Tracy 78'	Report

Flancare Park, Longford

Referee: Irina Pavlova

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20 April 2002

Greece	1–3	FR Yugoslavia

Greece

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11 May 2002

FR Yugoslavia	6–0	Moldova

Yugoslavia

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18 May 2002

Moldova	0–3	Greece

Moldova

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18 May 2002

Republic of Ireland	0–1	FR Yugoslavia
	Report	Smiljković 76'

Flancare Park, Longford

Referee: Tonje Overgaard Nordby

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Group 7

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
Poland	24	8	8	0	0	25	1
Croatia	13	8	4	1	3	16	11
Israel	13	8	4	1	3	12	14
Romania	8	8	2	2	4	18	13
Estonia	0	8	0	0	8	4	36

6 September 2001

Estonia	2–5	Israel
Mletsin 87' Morkovkina 89'		Jan 28', 35', 38', 51' Shenar 32'

Tallinn, Estonia

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23 September 2001

Estonia	0–5	Poland
		Leonowicz 1', 77' Gibek 9' Drozdowska 58' Otrębska 75'

Valga, Estonia

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23 September 2001

Croatia	4–0	Israel
Jakšić 27', 89' Kozić 38' Kovač 47'

Velika Gorica, Croatia

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30 September 2001

Croatia	2–2	Romania
Bešker 49' Jakšić 57'		Spanu 12' Anton 65'

Osijek, Croatia

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13 October 2001

Romania	6–1	Estonia
Spanu 16', 70' Anton 44', 56' Striblea 45' Laslo 61'		Kori 90'

Câmpina, Romania

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16 October 2001

Croatia	3–0	Estonia

Zaprešić, Croatia

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28 October 2001

Poland	2–0	Croatia

Łęczna, Poland

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28 October 2001

Israel	1–0	Romania
Jan 9'

Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan

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18 November 2001

Israel	0–2	Poland

Levita Stadium, Kfar Saba

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7 April 2002

Poland	5–0	Estonia

Ostrołęka, Poland

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18 April 2002

Estonia	0–3	Croatia

Kuressaare, Estonia

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21 April 2002

Romania	0–1	Poland

Câmpina, Romania

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5 May 2002

Poland	4–0	Israel

Włocławek, Poland

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18 May 2002

Poland	3–1	Romania

Biała Podlaska, Poland

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25 May 2002

Croatia	0–3	Poland

Krapina, Croatia

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26 May 2002

Romania	1–1	Israel

Câmpina, Romania

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1 June 2002

Romania	2–3	Croatia

Câmpina, Romania

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4 June 2002

Israel	3–0	Estonia
Didich 48' (pen.) Jan 71' Shenar 90'

Kyiv, Ukraine

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6 June 2002

Israel	2–1	Croatia
Ozeri 5' Didich 88'		Kovač 2'

Kyiv, Ukraine

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9 June 2002

Estonia	1–6	Romania

Pärnu, Estonia

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Group 8

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Hungary	8	8	0	0	33	5	24
Slovakia	8	5	0	3	25	11	15
Belarus	8	5	0	3	27	16	15
Turkey	8	1	0	7	10	27	3
Bosnia and Herzegovina	8	1	0	7	10	46	3

16 August 2001

Bosnia and Herzegovina	0–7	Slovakia
Saracevic  60' Vugdalic  67' Pehic  72' Fetic  82'	/ SFZ Report (in Slovak)	Beregszasziova 08',19',24',76' Lukácsová 25',52' Budošová 45+2' Čillíková  36'

Zavidovici Bosnia and Herzegovina

Referee: Regina Konink-Belksma Nederland

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20 August 2001

Belarus	5–2	Bosnia and Herzegovina

Spartak Stadium, Mogilev

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8 September 2001

Hungary	3–0	Bosnia and Herzegovina

Hungary

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8 September 2001

Belarus	3–2	Slovakia
Vyshadka  13' Kuzniatsova 20' Kuzniatsova  39' Shpak 64' Ryzhevich 80'	SFZ Report (in Slovak)	Gajdošová 40' Lukácsová 81'

Spartak Stadium, Mogilev

Referee: Sergo Kvaratskhelia Georgia

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26 September 2001

Belarus	4–0	Turkey

Spartak Stadium, Mogilev

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29 September 2001

Slovakia	0–2	Hungary
	SFZ Report (in Slovak)	Szabó  09' Ilona Szabó 54' Bilicsné  61' Dombai-Nagy  70' Sebestyén  77' Sebestyén 89'

Slovakia

Referee: Elke Gunthner Germany

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13 October 2001

Turkey	0–3	Slovakia
Cinbiz  28'	SFZ Report (in Slovak)	Budošová 42' Lukácsová 75' 86'

Turkey

Referee: Tatjana Pavlovic Serbia

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13 October 2001

Hungary	2–0	Belarus

Hungary

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24 October 2001

Turkey	5–1	Bosnia and Herzegovina

Turkey

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21 November 2001

Turkey	1–4	Hungary

Turkey

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24 March 2002

Turkey	1–5	Belarus

Turkey

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5 April 2002

Slovakia	3–0	Turkey
Lukácsová 06' Ižová 18' Budošová 26'	SFZ Report (in Slovak)	Cinbiz  33' Bakir  39'

Slovakia

Referee: Anna De Toni Italia

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13 April 2002

Bosnia and Herzegovina	0–11	Hungary

Bosnia and Herzegovina

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13 April 2002

Slovakia	3–1	Belarus
Trnková 13' Trnková  45' Silvia Gajdošová 61' Králiková  62' Girašeková 64' Ižová  67' Girašeková  87'	SFZ Report (in Slovak)	Ryzhova  54' Shpak  60' Lis 68'

Slovakia

Referee: Maria Patrascu Romania

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22 April 2002

Belarus	2–4	Hungary

Torpedo Stadium, Minsk

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2 May 2002

Bosnia and Herzegovina	3–2	Turkey

Bosnia and Herzegovina

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4 May 2002

Hungary	3–1	Slovakia
Dombai-Nagy 18' Szabó 51' Bökk 70'	SFZ Report (in Slovak)	Matysová  65' Látal 88'

Hungary

Referee: Ilonka Milanova Djaleva Bulgaria

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14 May 2002

Bosnia and Herzegovina	2–7	Belarus

Bosnia and Herzegovina

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23 May 2002

Hungary	4–1	Turkey

Hungary

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22 June 2002

Slovakia	6–2	Bosnia and Herzegovina

Slovakia

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World Cup Qualifying Play-off

Semi-finals

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23 August 2002

France	2–0	Denmark
Pichon 32' Bompastor 36'

Stade Félix-Bollaert, Lens

Referee: Ruiz (Spain)

15 September 2002

Denmark	1–1	France
Hansen 9'		Lecouflé 89'

Odense Stadion

Referee: Günthner (Germany)

France won 3-1 on aggregate.

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16 September 2002

Iceland	2–2	England
Færseth 42' Hendriksdóttir 56'		Walker 44', 88'

Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavik

Referee: Elovirta (Finland)

22 September 2002

England	1–0	Iceland
Barr 87'

St. Andrews, Birmingham

Attendance: 3,442

Referee: Jonsson (Sweden)

England won 3-2 on aggregate.

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Final

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17 October 2002

England	0–1	France
		Pichon 75'

Selhurst Park, London

Attendance: 6,004

Referee: Karlsen (Norway)

16 November 2002

France	1–0	England
Diacre 54'

Stade Geoffroy Guichard, Saint-Étienne

Referee: Petignat (Switzerland)

France won 2-0 on aggregate and qualified for 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup.

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Status Playoffs

Matches cancelled as UEFA decided to extend Class A to 21 teams, meaning Scotland, FR Yugoslavia, Poland and Hungary are promoted automatically. Belgium were additionally promoted, apparently as best runners-up, due to England receiving a bye to the 2005 European championship, which they will host.

September 2002

Scotland	cancelled	Czech Republic

October 2002

Czech Republic	cancelled	Scotland

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September 2002

FR Yugoslavia	cancelled	Finland

October 2002

Finland	cancelled	FR Yugoslavia

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September 2002

Poland	cancelled	Portugal

October 2002

Portugal	cancelled	Poland

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September 2002

Hungary	cancelled	Spain

October 2002

Spain	cancelled	Hungary

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External links

• 2003 Women's World Cup Preliminaries at FIFA.com
• Results at RSSSF