2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA play-offs

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The UEFA play-offs of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification competition involved the runners-up from all nine groups in the group stage.

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The play-offs consisted of two rounds of single-leg ties. The two best play-off winners, the Republic of Ireland and Switzerland, qualified for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, while the third winner, Portugal, advanced to the inter-confederation play-offs. [1] [2]

Ranking of second-placed teams

Because some groups had six teams and others had five, matches against the sixth place team in each group are discounted. As a result, eight matches played by each team are counted for the purposes of determining the ranking.

PosGrpTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 G Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 8611234+1919 Play-offs round 2
2 C Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 8602253+2218
3 A Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 8521264+2217
4 D Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 8512346+2816 Play-offs round 1
5 F Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 8512307+2316
6 B Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 85122213+916
7 H Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 8512189+916
8 I Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 8422135+814
9 E Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 8323917−811
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Counting only matches against teams ranked first to fifth in the group, 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Wins; 6) Away wins; 7) Lower disciplinary points total; 8) UEFA national team coefficient ranking.

Draw

The draw took place on 9 September 2022 at 13:30 CEST. [3] [4] The nine teams were drawn into six ties without any seeding, with the first team drawn in each tie to be the home team of the single-leg matches.

Bracket

Round 1 Round 2
              
6 October 2022 – Vizela
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 2
11 October 2022 – Paços de Ferreira
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal (a.e.t.)4
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 1
6 October 2022 – Glasgow
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland (a.e.t.)1
11 October 2022 – Glasgow
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 0
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 0
Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 1
6 October 2022 – Cardiff
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales (a.e.t.)1
11 October 2022 – Zürich
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 0
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland (a.e.t.)2
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 1

Round 1

Times are CEST (UTC+2), as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Summary

The single-leg matches were played on 6 October 2022.

Team 1 Score Team 2
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg 1–0 (a.e.t.)Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg 1–0 (a.e.t.)Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg 2–1 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium

Matches

Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg1–0 (a.e.t.)Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
  • Harrison Soccerball shade.svg92'
 Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 10,182 [5]
Referee: Jana Adámková (Czech Republic)
Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg1–0 (a.e.t.)Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 15,200 [6]
Referee: Marta Huerta de Aza (Spain)
Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg2–1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Estádio do FC Vizela, Vizela
Attendance: 2,645 [7]
Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)

Round 2

Summary

The single-leg matches were played on 11 October 2022.

Team 1 Score Team 2
Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg 4–1 (a.e.t.)Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg 0–1 Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 2–1 (a.e.t.)Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales

Matches

Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg4–1 (a.e.t.)Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Estádio da Mata Real, Paços de Ferreira
Attendance: 5,595 [8]
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg0–1Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 10,708 [9]
Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg2–1 (a.e.t.)Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Letzigrund, Zürich
Attendance: 7,803 [10]
Referee: Tess Olofsson (Sweden)

Ranking of play-off winners

To rank the three play-off winners, their results in their respective groups and round 2 of the play-offs were combined. As some groups had five teams and others had six, any group matches against teams who finished sixth in their groups were discounted; also, as not all teams played in both play-off rounds, results in round 1 of play-offs were not counted either. As a result, nine matches played by each team (eight in the group stage and one in round 2 of the play-offs) were counted for the purposes of determining the ranking. The two higher-placed winners qualified for the Women's World Cup and the lowest-placed winner advanced to the inter-confederation play-offs. [1] [2]

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 9711255+2022 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
2Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 9621274+2320
3Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 96122210+1219 Inter-confederation play-offs
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Counting only matches against teams ranked first to fifth in the group and in play-offs round 2, 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Wins; 6) Away wins; 7) Lower disciplinary points total; 8) UEFA national team coefficient ranking.

Goalscorers

There were 14 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 2.33 goals per match.

2 goals

1 goal

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