Tournament details | |
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Dates | 6 April 2017 – 13 November 2018 |
Teams | 46 (from 1 confederation) |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 169 |
Goals scored | 575 (3.4 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Janice Cayman (10 goals) |
Qualification for women's championships (UEFA) |
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The European qualifying competition for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup was a women's football competition that determined the eight UEFA teams joining the automatically qualified hosts France in the final tournament. [1] [2] [3]
Apart from France, 46 of the remaining 54 UEFA member national teams entered the qualifying competition, [4] with Andorra making their World Cup qualification debut and Kosovo making their competitive debut.
The qualifying competition consisted of three rounds: [5]
In the preliminary round and qualifying group stage, teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Articles 13.01, 13.02, and 15.01): [5]
To determine the best runner-up from the preliminary round and the four best runners-up from the qualifying group stage, the results against the teams in last place (fourth place in preliminary round and fifth place in qualifying group stage) were discarded. The following criteria were applied (Regulations Articles 13.03 and 15.02): [5]
In the play-offs, the team that scored more goals on aggregate over the two legs qualified for the final tournament. If the aggregate score was level, the away goals rule was applied, i.e., the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs advances. If away goals were also equal, extra time was played. The away goals rule was again applied after extra time, i.e., if there were goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score was still level, the visiting team advances by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals were scored during extra time, the tie was decided by penalty shoot-out (Regulations Article 17.01). [5]
The qualifying matches were played on dates that fell within the FIFA Women's International Match Calendar. [6] [7] [8]
Stage | FIFA International Dates |
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Preliminary round | 6–11 April 2017 |
Qualifying group stage | 11–19 September 2017 |
16–24 October 2017 | |
20–28 November 2017 | |
15–23 January 2018 | |
26 February – 6 March 2018 | |
2–10 April 2018 | |
4–12 June 2018 | |
27 August – 4 September 2018 | |
Play-offs | 1–9 October 2018 |
5–13 November 2018 |
The teams were ranked according to their coefficient ranking, calculated based on the following: [9] [10]
The 30 highest-ranked teams entered the qualifying group stage, while the 16 lowest-ranked teams entered the preliminary round. The coefficient ranking was also used for seeding in the preliminary round and qualifying group stage draws.
Team | Coeff | Rank [10] |
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France | 42,355 | 2 |
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Bulgaria | 7,817 | 40 |
North Macedonia | 7,768 | 41 |
Armenia | 7,194 | 43 |
Azerbaijan | — | — |
Cyprus | — | — |
Gibraltar | — | — |
Liechtenstein | — | — |
San Marino | — | — |
The draw for the preliminary round was held on 19 January 2017, 13:30 CET (UTC+1), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. [11] [12]
The 16 teams were allocated into four seeding positions according to their coefficient ranking. They were drawn into four groups of four containing one team from each of the four seeding positions. First, the four teams which were pre-selected as hosts were drawn from their own designated pot and allocated to their respective group as per their seeding positions. Next, the remaining 12 teams were drawn from their respective pot which were allocated according to their seeding positions. [13]
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||
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1 | Kazakhstan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | Qualifying group stage | — | 2–2 | 1–0 | — | |
2 | Latvia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 5 | — | — | 1–1 | — | ||
3 | Georgia (H) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | 2–1 | ||
4 | Estonia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 | 0–1 | 0–4 | — | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||
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1 | Albania (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | Qualifying group stage | — | 2–1 | — | 3–2 | |
2 | Greece | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 6 | — | — | 1–0 | 6–0 | ||
3 | Malta | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | 0–0 | — | — | — | ||
4 | Kosovo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 0 | — | — | 1–3 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||
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1 | Israel | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 7 | Qualifying group stage | — | — | 2–0 | 7–0 | |
2 | Moldova | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 7 | 0–0 | — | — | 4–0 | ||
3 | Lithuania (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | — | 0–2 | — | — | ||
4 | Andorra | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | −13 | 0 | — | — | 0–2 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||
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1 | Faroe Islands (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 9 | Qualifying group stage | — | 2–1 | — | 5–1 | |
2 | Turkey | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 6 | — | — | 3–0 | 9–1 | ||
3 | Montenegro | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 3 | 1–2 | — | — | — | ||
4 | Luxembourg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 21 | −18 | 0 | — | — | 1–7 | — |
To determine the best second-placed teams from the preliminary round which advance to the qualifying group stage, only the results of the second-placed teams against the first and third-placed teams in their group were taken into account, while results against the fourth-placed team were not included. As a result, two matches played by each second-placed team were counted for the purposes of determining the ranking.
Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | 3 | Moldova | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 4 | Qualifying group stage |
2 | 4 | Turkey | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 3 | |
3 | 2 | Greece | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
4 | 1 | Latvia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
The draw for the qualifying group stage was held on 25 April 2017, 13:30 CEST (UTC+2), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. [14] [15]
The 35 teams were allocated into five seeding pots according to their coefficient ranking, with the five preliminary round qualifiers placed in Pot E. They were drawn into seven groups of five containing one team from each of the five seeding pots. For political reasons, Russia and Ukraine would not be drawn in the same group. [16]
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||||
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1 | England | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 1 | +28 | 22 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup | — | 0–0 | 6–0 | 4–0 | 5–0 | |
2 | Wales | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 17 | 0–3 | — | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||
3 | Russia | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 13 | 1–3 | 0–0 | — | 3–0 | 3–0 | ||
4 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 19 | −16 | 3 [lower-alpha 1] | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–6 | — | 0–2 | ||
5 | Kazakhstan | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 21 | −19 | 3 [lower-alpha 1] | 0–6 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||||
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1 | Scotland | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 7 | +12 | 21 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | |
2 | Switzerland | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 5 | +16 | 19 | Play-offs | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | 5–1 | 3–0 | |
3 | Poland | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 11 | 2–3 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | 4–1 | ||
4 | Albania | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 22 | −16 | 4 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 1–4 | — | 1–0 | ||
5 | Belarus | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 21 | −16 | 3 | 1–2 | 0–5 | 1–4 | 1–0 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||||
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1 | Norway | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 4 | +18 | 21 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 6–1 | |
2 | Netherlands | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 2 | +20 | 19 | Play-offs | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | 7–0 | 1–0 | |
3 | Republic of Ireland | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 13 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — | 4–0 | 2–1 | ||
4 | Northern Ireland | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 27 | −23 | 3 [lower-alpha 1] | 0–3 | 0–5 | 0–2 | — | 0–1 | ||
5 | Slovakia | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 23 | −19 | 3 [lower-alpha 1] | 0–4 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 1–3 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||||
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1 | Sweden | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 2 | +20 | 21 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup | — | 3–0 [lower-alpha 1] | 3–0 | 5–0 | 4–0 | |
2 | Denmark | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 8 | +14 | 16 | Play-offs | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | |
3 | Ukraine | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 13 | 1–0 | 1–5 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | ||
4 | Hungary | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 26 | −18 | 4 | 1–4 | 1–6 | 0–1 | — | 2–2 | ||
5 | Croatia | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 20 | −15 | 3 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 1–3 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||||
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1 | Germany | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 3 | +35 | 21 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup | — | 2–3 | 4–0 | 6–0 | 11–0 | |
2 | Iceland | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 6 | +16 | 17 | 0–2 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 8–0 | ||
3 | Czech Republic | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 14 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 4–1 | ||
4 | Slovenia | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 20 | −11 | 6 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–4 | — | 5–0 | ||
5 | Faroe Islands | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 53 | −52 | 0 | 0–8 | 0–5 | 0–8 | 0–4 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||||
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1 | Italy | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 4 | +15 | 21 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 | |
2 | Belgium | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 6 | +22 | 19 | Play-offs | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | 3–2 | 12–0 | |
3 | Portugal | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 8 | +14 | 11 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | 5–1 | 8–0 | ||
4 | Romania | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 5 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 3–1 | ||
5 | Moldova | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 45 | −43 | 1 | 1–3 | 0–7 | 0–7 | 0–0 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||||
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1 | Spain | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | +23 | 24 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup | — | 4–0 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | |
2 | Austria | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 7 | +12 | 16 | 0–1 | — | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | ||
3 | Finland | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 10 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — | 1–0 | 4–0 | ||
4 | Serbia | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 7 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | — | 2–0 | ||
5 | Israel | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 23 | −23 | 1 | 0–6 | 0–6 | 0–0 | 0–1 | — |
To determine the four best second-placed teams from the qualifying group stage which advanced to the play-offs, only the results of the second-placed teams against the first, third and fourth-placed teams in their group were taken into account, while results against the fifth-placed team were not included. As a result, six matches played by each second-placed team were counted for the purposes of determining the ranking.
Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | 3 | Netherlands | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 2 | +14 | 13 | Play-offs |
2 | 2 | Switzerland | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 13 | |
3 | 6 | Belgium | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 13 | |
4 | 4 | Denmark | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 12 | |
5 | 5 | Iceland | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 11 | |
6 | 1 | Wales | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 11 | |
7 | 7 | Austria | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 10 |
The draw for the play-offs was held on 7 September 2018, 14:00 CEST (UTC+2), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. [19] The four teams were drawn into two knockout rounds (semi-finals and final) of home-and-away two-legged format.
For the semi-finals, two teams were seeded and two teams were unseeded, based on their latest coefficient ranking after the completion of the qualifying group stage, calculated based on the following: [20]
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For each semi-final, a seeded team was drawn against an unseeded team, with the order of legs decided by draw. A draw was also held for the final between the two winners of the semi-finals to decide the order of legs.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Netherlands | 4–1 | Denmark | 2–0 | 2–1 |
Belgium | 3–3 (a) | Switzerland | 2–2 | 1–1 |
The winner Netherlands qualifies for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Netherlands | 4–1 | Switzerland | 3–0 | 1–1 |
The following nine teams from UEFA qualified for the final tournament, including France which qualified as hosts. [21]
Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA Women's World Cup 1 |
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France | Hosts | 19 March 2015 [1] | 3 (2003, 2011, 2015) |
England | Group 1 winners | 31 August 2018 [22] | 4 (1995, 2007, 2011, 2015) |
Scotland | Group 2 winners | 4 September 2018 [23] | 0 (debut) |
Norway | Group 3 winners | 4 September 2018 [23] | 7 (1991, 1995 , 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015) |
Sweden | Group 4 winners | 4 September 2018 [23] | 7 (1991, 1995 , 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015) |
Germany | Group 5 winners | 4 September 2018 [23] | 7 (1991, 1995, 1999, 2003 , 2007 , 2011 , 2015) |
Italy | Group 6 winners | 8 June 2018 [24] | 2 (1991, 1999) |
Spain | Group 7 winners | 8 June 2018 [24] | 1 (2015) |
Netherlands | Play-off winners | 13 November 2018 [25] | 1 (2015) |
There were 575 goals scored in 169 matches, for an average of 3.4 goals per match.
10 goals
7 goals
6 goals
Source: UEFA.com [26]
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