2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA play-offs

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The 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification UEFA play-offs were a series of two-legged ties determining qualification for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup. They involved the eight group winners from the first stage of European qualification.

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Format

The play-offs consisted of two sections.

The first section was the direct qualification to the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup finals. The eight group winners were paired for four two-legged ties – the winner of each tie qualified for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany.

The second section was the repechage qualification to the UEFA-CONCACAF play-off. The four losers from the direct qualifiers were paired for two two-legged ties, with the two winners playing off over two legs for the right to play against the third-placed CONCACAF nation for a place in the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Qualification and seeding

The eight UEFA qualification group winners qualified for the play-offs. The play-off draw seeding according to results in this qualifying competition and those for UEFA Women's EURO 2009. [1]

Legend
Seeded teams
Unseeded teams
GroupTeamSeeding coefficient
8 Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2.875
1 Flag of France.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

The four winners qualified for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany. The draw was held on 30 August 2010. Ties were held on 11–12 September and 15–16 September. [2]

Matches

France  Flag of France.svg0–0Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Report
Stade Léo Lagrange, Besançon
Attendance: 9,154
Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg2–3Flag of France.svg  France
Panico Soccerball shade.svg34'
Domenichetti Soccerball shade.svg90+3'
Report Bussaglia Soccerball shade.svg54'
Thiney Soccerball shade.svg58'
Bompastor Soccerball shade.svg90+2'
Stadio Pietro Barbetti, Gubbio
Referee: Jenny Palmqvist (Sweden)

France won 3–2 on aggregate and qualified for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup. Italy advanced to the repechage qualification.


England  Flag of England.svg2–0Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Williams Soccerball shade.svg44'
K. Smith Soccerball shade.svg45+2'
Report
Greenhous Meadow, Shrewsbury
Attendance: 4,119
Referee: Claudine Brohet (Belgium)
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg2–3Flag of England.svg  England
Bachmann Soccerball shade.svg41'
Zumbühl Soccerball shade.svg65'
Report K. Smith Soccerball shade.svg32'
Eniola Aluko Soccerball shade.svg34'
Williams Soccerball shade.svg50' (pen.)
Stadion Niedermatten, Wohlen
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Cristina Dorcioman (Romania)

England won 5–2 on aggregate and qualified for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup. Switzerland advanced to the repechage qualification.


Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg0–1Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Report Mjelde Soccerball shade.svg32'
Stadion Yuri Gagarin, Chernihiv
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Dagmar Damková (Czech Republic)
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg2–0Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Pedersen Soccerball shade.svg6'
Gulbrandsen Soccerball shade.svg86'
Report
Nadderud stadion, Bærum
Attendance: 1,104
Referee: Alexandra Ihringova (England)

Norway won 3–0 on aggregate and qualified for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup. Ukraine advanced to the repechage qualification.


Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg2–1Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Forsberg Soccerball shade.svg12'
Schelin Soccerball shade.svg61'
Report Paaske-Sørensen Soccerball shade.svg64'
Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg
Attendance: 1,567
Referee: Christina Westrum Pedersen (Norway)
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg2 – 2 (a.e.t.)Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
J. Rasmussen Soccerball shade.svg41'
Paaske-Sørensen Soccerball shade.svg43'
Report Rohlin Soccerball shade.svg73', 94'
Vejle Stadion, Vejle
Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus (Germany)

Sweden won 4–3 on aggregate and qualified for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup. Denmark advanced to the repechage qualification.

Repechage qualification

The four losing teams from the qualification play-offs played-off for the right to play against the third-placed CONCACAF nation for a place in the World Cup finals.

The first round of repechage ties was played on 2 and 6 October and the second round on 23 and 27 October.

Knock-out map

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

Repechage I

Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg1–3Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Harder Soccerball shade.svg87' Report Crnogorcevic Soccerball shade.svg18'
Zumbühl Soccerball shade.svg50'
Abbé Soccerball shade.svg83' (pen.)
Vejle Stadion, Vejle
Attendance: 2,055
Referee: Dagmar Damková (Czech Republic)
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg0–0Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Report
Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Jenny Palmqvist (Sweden)

Switzerland won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round of repechage qualification.


Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg0–3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Report Conti Soccerball shade.svg60'
Panico Soccerball shade.svg81'
Pini Soccerball shade.svg89'
Stadion Yuri Gagarin, Chernihiv
Referee: Christina Westrum Pedersen (Norway)
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg0–0Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Report
Stadio Domenico Francioni, Latina
Referee: Kirsi Heikkinen (Finland)

Italy won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round of repechage qualification.

Repechage II

Italy  Flag of Italy.svg1–0Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Tuttino Soccerball shade.svg86' Report
Stadio Omobono Tenni, Treviso
Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg2–4Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Maendly Soccerball shade.svg56', 79' Report Panico Soccerball shade.svg52'
Camporese Soccerball shade.svg61' (pen.), 63'
Tona Soccerball shade.svg89'
Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau
Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus (Germany)

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

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References

  1. Play-off race reaches final stretch
  2. Denmark and Ukraine complete play-off lineup