2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)

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In the UEFA qualification for 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup , 41 entrants were drawn into eight groups, from which the group winners advanced to a play-off round. The four winners of the play-off round advanced directly to join Germany (the hosts) in the finals tournament, while the four play-off losers played two further knock-out rounds to determine a nation to play-off with the third-placed CONCACAF nation for a finals place.

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This scheme was a significant change from previous editions of qualification as all entrants had the ability to advance to the final tournament. In previous years only those nations belonging to the First Category of European women's football were able to qualify, with a system approximating promotion and relegation between qualification tournaments operating.

Qualifying round

The groups were drawn on 17 March 2009, with the matches held from 15 August 2009 to 25 August 2010. The eight group winners advanced to the play-off stages.

Seeding

Seeding was based on results in 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup and UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying. There were five seeding pots, each containing eight teams except for the fifth, Pot E, which had nine and provided two nations for Group 1. [1]

Pot APot BPot CPot DPot E

Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Flag of England.svg  England
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy

Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland

Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg  Serbia
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary

Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria

Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia

We report in bold the teams which actually qualified to the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Group 1

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts Flag of France.svg Flag of Iceland.svg Ulster Banner.svg Flag of Estonia.svg Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg Flag of Croatia.svg
Flag of France.svg  France 101000500+5030 2–0 6–0 12–0 7–0 3–0
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 10802333+3024 0–1 2–0 12–0 5–0 3–0
Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 10325816811 0–4 0–1 3–0 0–0 3–1
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 103167443710 0–6 0–5 2–1 1–0 1–1
Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg  Serbia 10235719129 0–2 0–2 0–0 4–0 1–1
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 10028427232 0–7 0–3 0–1 0–3 1–2
Source: [ citation needed ]

Group 2

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts Flag of Norway.svg Flag of the Netherlands.svg Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg Flag of Slovakia.svg Flag of North Macedonia.svg
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 8710392+3722 3–0 3–0 1–0 14–0
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 8521307+2317 2–2 1–1 2–0 13–1
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus 84131714+313 0–5 0–4 2–0 6–0
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 82061513+26 0–4 0–1 0–2 9–0
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia 8008368650 0–7 0–7 1–6 1–6
Source: [ citation needed ]

Group 3

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts Flag of Denmark.svg Flag of Scotland.svg Flag of Greece.svg Flag of Bulgaria.svg Flag of Georgia.svg
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 8620450+4520 0–0 7–0 9–0 15–0
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 8611245+1919 0–1 4–1 8–1 3–1
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 8305112099 0–6 0–1 1–2 5–0
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 8224925168 0–0 0–5 0–1 5–0
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 8017342391 0–7 1–3 0–3 1–1
Source: [ citation needed ]

Group 4

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts Flag of Ukraine.svg Flag of Poland.svg Flag of Hungary.svg Flag of Romania.svg Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 8521249+1517 3–1 4–2 3–1 7–0
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 8512189+916 4–1 0–0 2–0 1–0
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 84311510+515 1–1 4–2 1–1 2–0
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 82241413+18 0–0 1–4 2–3 4–0
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 8008030300 0–5 0–4 0–2 0–5
Source: [ citation needed ]

Group 5

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts Flag of England.svg Flag of Spain.svg Flag of Austria.svg Flag of Turkey.svg Flag of Malta.svg
Flag of England.svg  England 8710302+2822 1–0 3–0 3–0 8–0
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 8611374+3319 2–2 2–0 5–1 9–0
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 83141412+210 0–4 0–1 4–0 6–0
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 82151023137 0–3 0–5 2–2 5–1
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 8008151500 0–6 0–13 0–2 0–2
Source: [ citation needed ]

Group 6

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Flag of Russia.svg Flag of Ireland.svg Flag of Israel.svg Flag of Kazakhstan.svg
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 8701286+2221 1–2 2–0 6–0 8–0
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 8611306+2419 0–3 3–0 4–0 8–0
Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 84131210+213 1–2 1–1 3–0 2–1
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 8206424206 1–2 1–6 0–3 1–0
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 8008432280 2–4 0–6 1–2 0–1
Source: [ citation needed ]

Group 7

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts Flag of Italy.svg Flag of Finland.svg Flag of Portugal.svg Flag of Slovenia.svg Flag of Armenia.svg
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 8710383+3522 1–1 2–0 6–0 7–0
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 8611256+1919 1–3 4–1 4–1 7–0
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 84041710+712 1–3 0–1 1–0 7–0
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 8206727206 0–8 0–3 0–4 1–0
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 8008142410 0–8 0–4 0–3 1–5
Source: [ citation needed ]

Group 8

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts Flag of Sweden.svg Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Flag of Azerbaijan.svg
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 8710363+3322 0–0 2–1 5–1 17–0
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 8413196+1313 0–1 1–2 2–1 8–0
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 83141813+510 1–4 0–3 2–3 11–0
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 83052316+79 0–4 2–0 0–1 15–0
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 8116260584 0–3 0–5 0–0 2–1
Source: [ citation needed ]

Play-off stages

Seeding

The eight UEFA qualification group winners qualified for the play-offs. The play-off draw was seeded according to results in this qualifying competition and those for UEFA Women's EURO 2009. [2]

Legend
Seeded teams
Unseeded teams
GroupTeamSeeding coefficient
8 Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2.875
1 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 2.833
2 Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 2.750
5 Flag of England.svg  England 2.625
3 Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 2.563
7 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2.500
4 Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 2.250
6 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 2.000

Direct qualification

Each seeded team was drawn against an unseeded opponent to play a two-legged tie. The four winners advanced to the finals in Germany. The four losers advanced to the repechage rounds for a chance to qualify against a CONCACAF opponent.

Ties were drawn on 30 August with the first legs scheduled for 11–12 September and the return legs on 15–16 September. [3]

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
France  Flag of France (lighter variant).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 I

The four losers from the direct qualification play-offs met in two sets of two-legged ties on 2 and 6 October. The winners advanced to the second repechage round.

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg13Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 13 00
Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg03Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 03 00

Repechage II

The two winners from the first repechage round met in a two-legged tie on 23 and 27 October. The winner advanced to play the third-placed team from the CONCACAF qualification for a spot in the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup finals.

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg52Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 10 42

Italy won 5–2 on aggregate and advanced to the UEFA-CONCACAF play-off.

References and notes

  1. Women's World Cup hopefuls await draw Archived 2010-10-25 at the Wayback Machine , from uefa.com, retrieved 26 August 2010
  2. Play-off race reaches final stretch
  3. Denmark and Ukraine complete play-off lineup

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