2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

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2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
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Qualification for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup determines which 15 teams join Germany, the hosts of the 2011 tournament, to play for the Women's World Cup. Europe has 5.5 qualifying berths (including the hosts), Asia 3 berths, North and Central America 2.5 berths, Africa 2 berths, South America 2 berths and Oceania 1 berth. The 16th spot was determined through a play-off match between the third-placed team in North/Central America and the winner of repechage play-offs in Europe. [1]

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Qualified teams

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TeamQualified asQualification dateAppearance
in finals		Consecutive
streak		Previous best performance FIFA
Ranking 1
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Host nation30 October 20076th6Champions (2003, 2007)2
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup winner27 May 20105th5Quarter-finals (2007)11
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup runner-up27 May 20104th4Quarter-finals (2007)8
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup third place30 May 20106th6Quarter-finals (1995)4
Flag of France.svg  France UEFA qualifying competition play-off winner15 September 20102nd1First round (2003)7
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway UEFA qualifying competition play-off winner15 September 20106th6Champions (1995)9
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden UEFA qualifying competition play-off winner16 September 20106th6Runner-Up (2003)5
Flag of England.svg  England UEFA qualifying competition play-off winner16 September 20103rd2Quarter-finals (1995, 2007)10
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2010 OFC Women's Championship winner8 October 20103rd2First round (1991, 2007)24
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2010 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup winner5 November 20105th5Fourth place (2003)6
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 2010 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup runner-up5 November 20102nd1First round (1999)22
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 2010 African Women's Football Championship winner11 November 20106th6Quarter-finals (1999)27
Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea 2010 African Women's Football Championship runner-up11 November 20101st1First appearance 61
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 2010 Sudamericano Femenino winner19 November 20106th6Runner-Up (2007) 3
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 2010 Sudamericano Femenino runner-up21 November 20101st1First appearance 31
Flag of the United States.svg  United States UEFA-CONCACAF play-off winner27 November 20106th6Champions (1991, 1999)1
1. ^ The rankings are shown as of 18 March 2011, the latest published. [2]

Africa

(24 teams competing for 2 berths)

As in the previous World Cup cycle the African Women's Championship will serve as the qualification tournament for the Women's World Cup. The tournament was scheduled to be held from 31 October to 14 November 2010 in South Africa. [3] The two finalists will advance to the Women's World Cup finals in Germany.

Eight teams will compete in the continental finals in South Africa, with qualification consisting of two rounds of knock-out home and away ties. The preliminary round was held in March 2010, with winners advancing to the first round of qualification, which was held in May and June 2010.

The seven winners from this round, along with hosts South Africa, advanced to the continental finals. These finals will consist of two round-robin groups of four teams. The top two finishers in each group will advance to the two semi-finals, with each semi-final winner qualifying for the World Cup finals.

Final tournament

Knockout stage

 
Semi finalsFinal
 
      
 
11 November
 
 
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 5
 
14 November
 
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 1
 
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 4
 
11 November
 
Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea 2
 
Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea 3 (aet)
 
 
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1
 
Third place play-off
 
 
14 November
 
 
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 0
 
 
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2

Asia

(17 teams competing for 3 berths)

As in the previous World Cup cycle, the 2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup served as a qualifying tournament.

The five leading AFC nations, North Korea (the defending AFC women's champions), South Korea, Japan, China and Australia were automatic qualifiers for the finals (held from 19–30 May 2010). They were joined by the winners of each of three qualification groups held in July 2009. A preliminary round of qualification held in April and May 2009 began the qualifiers for the 2011 finals.

The final tournament was held in Chengdu, China. [4] The two finalists – Australia and North Korea – and the winner of the third place play-off – Japan – qualified for the Women's World Cup finals. For the first time in the history of FIFA Women's World Cup, China failed to qualify for the finals.

Final qualification

Knockout stage

 
Semi finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 0
 
 
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1 (5)
 
 
 
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 1 (4)
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 0
 
 
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 1 (aet)
 
Third place playoff
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 0

Europe

(41 teams competing for 4 or 5 berths, host nation Germany also qualifies)

Forty-one teams from Europe were drawn into eight groups on 17 March 2009. [5] These groups were played between August 2009 and August 2010. The group winners advanced to four home-and-away play-offs (held in September 2010), with the winners advancing to the World Cup finals. The four losing teams competed in repechage play-offs the following month to determine a team to play against the third-placed CONCACAF team for the 16th place in the finals. [6]

Unlike previous qualification tournaments, all UEFA member nations were eligible to qualify. In the past, only those nations in the top tier of European nations played in qualification groups.

Direct qualification play-offs

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
France  Flag of France.svg3–2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 0–0 3–2
England  Flag of England.svg5–2Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 2–0 3–2
Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg0–3Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 0–1 0–2
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg4–3Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 2–1 2–2

Repechage play-offs

Italy advanced to the UEFA-CONCACAF playoff.

Repechage I Repechage II
          
1 Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 0 0 0
4 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 303
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 145
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 0 2 2
3 Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1 0 1
2 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 303

North America, Central America and Caribbean

(26 teams competing for 2 or 3 berths)

As with the last World Cup, the CONCACAF Women's Championship served as the region's qualification tournament. The United States, Canada and Mexico received byes to the tournament, where they were joined by three teams from the Caribbean zone and two from Central America. Both finalists qualified automatically to the 2011 Women's World Cup. The third placed team met the fifth placed team from UEFA for an additional World Cup berth. The tournament was held in Cancún, Mexico, from 28 October to 8 November 2010. [7]

Women's Gold Cup

Knockout stage

 
Semi finalsFinal
 
      
 
5 November
 
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 4
 
8 November
 
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 0
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1
 
5 November
 
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 0
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1
 
 
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 2
 
Third place play-off
 
 
8 November
 
 
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 0
 
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3

Oceania

(8 teams competing for 1 berth)

As in the previous World Cup cycle, the 2010 OFC Women's Championship served as a qualifying tournament. The tournament was held in Auckland, New Zealand, from 29 September to 8 October 2010. [8]

Teams played in two groups of four, followed by semi-finals and a final and third-place play-off. The winners, New Zealand, qualified for the Women's World Cup finals.

Final qualification

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
6 October – Auckland
 
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 8
 
8 October – Auckland
 
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 0
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 11
 
6 October – Auckland
 
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 0
 
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 1
 
 
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 0
 
Third place
 
 
8 October – Auckland
 
 
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 0
 
 
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 2

South America

(10 teams competing for 2 berths)

As with previous World Cup qualifications, the Sudamericano Femenino was used to determine the qualification to the World Cup finals. Qualification was held between 4 and 21 November in Ecuador. [9]

Final positions

Second stage
TeamPldPts
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 39
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 34
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 32
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 31

UEFA–CONCACAF play-off

The winner of the third-place play-off at the 2010 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup will play-off against the winner of the repechage play-offs from the UEFA qualification tournament. The draw for the order of legs was held at the FIFA headquarters in Zürich, Switzerland on 17 March 2010. The matches were played on 20 and 27 November 2010. [10]

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg0–2Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0–1 0–1

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