FIFA Women's World Cup qualification is the process a national women's association football team goes through to qualify for the FIFA Women's World Cup.
Qualifying tournaments are held within the six FIFA continental zones (Africa, Asia, North and Central America and Caribbean, South America, Oceania, Europe), and are organized by their respective confederations. For each tournament, FIFA decides beforehand the number of berths awarded to each of the continental zones, based on the relative strength of the confederations' teams. The hosts of the World Cup receive an automatic berth in the finals. For the 2015 and 2019 FIFA Women's World Cups, the number of finalists increased from 16 to 24. [1] Since 2023, the number is 32. [2]
All confederations, except for CONMEBOL, OFC, and UEFA, hold qualification process throughout continental tournaments. The UEFA organises its own qualification phase since 1999, as will CONMEBOL and OFC in 2027. Starting from 2031, the AFC will also organise its own qualification.
Year | Teams |
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1991 | |
1995 | |
1999 | |
2003 | |
2007 | |
2011 | |
2015 | |
2019 | |
2023 |
The table below lists the numbers of berths allocated by FIFA for each continent in each tournament.
Intercontinental play-offs are played as two home-and-away matches. The team that scores a greater aggregate number of goals qualifies for the World Cup. Away goals rule applies. If these rules fail to determine the winner, extra time and penalty shootouts are used.
"H" denotes an automatic spot for the host. Places in intercontinental play-offs are represented as fractions, with a place in a direct play-off being counted as 0.5 spots.
Continental zone | 1991 1 | 1995 | 1999 | 2003 2 | 2007 | 2011 | 2015 | 2019 | 2023 | 2027 |
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Africa | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Asia | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2.5+H | 2.5+H | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5+H | 6 |
Oceania | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0+H | 1 |
Europe | 5 | 4+H | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4.5+H | 8 | 8+H | 11 | 11 |
North and Central America and Caribbean | 1 | 2 | 1.5+H | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3.5+H | 3.5 | 4 | 4 |
South America | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3 | 2+H |
Play-off tournament | Did not exist | 3 | 3 | |||||||
Total | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 24 | 24 | 32 | 32 |
Continental zone | 1991 (12) | 1995 (12) | 1999 (16) | 2003 (16) | 2007 (16) | 2011 (16) | 2015 (24) | 2019 (24) | 2023 (32) | 2027 (32) |
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Africa | 8 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 35 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 43 | |
Asia | 9 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 27 | |
Oceania | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 11 |
Europe | 18 | 30 | 16 1 | 16 1 | 25 1 | 41 | 46 | 46 | 51 | 53 |
North and Central America and Caribbean | 8 | 5 | 11 2 | 22 3 | 32 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 32 | |
South America | 3 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Total | 49 | 55 | 69 | 98 | 129 | 126 | 134 | 143 | 172 | |
Teams played | 45 | 52 | 66 | 84 | 109 | 119 | 130 | 136 | 155 | |
Matches played | 111 | 135 | 152 | 195 | 263 | 355 | 406 | 392 | 505 | |
Goals scored | 445 | 655 | 803 | 867 | 1,032 | 1,436 | 1,686 | 1,562 | 2,143 |
Listed are the first appearance in the qualifying stages by a national team. [3] Teams that entered for the first time but withdrew are written in italics.
Legend |
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Team has won the World Cup |
Team has qualified for the main tournament through a qualifying process |
Team has not qualified for the main tournament |
Team is not a member of FIFA and is not eligible for the main tournament (Martinique and Guadeloupe) |
The table is updated after 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification in all continents except for Asia (AFC), which was already updated after the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification.
No. [n 1] | Team | App's [n 2] | Overall qualification record | Points [n 3] | Confederation | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Total point | Avg | ||||
1 | Norway | 8 | 68 | 56 | 7 | 5 | 223 | 39 | 184 | 175 | 2.574 | UEFA |
2 | Germany | 7 | 61 | 56 | 2 | 3 | 275 | 24 | 251 | 170 | 2.787 | UEFA |
3 | Sweden | 8 | 63 | 53 | 5 | 5 | 226 | 37 | 189 | 164 | 2.603 | UEFA |
4 | England | 8 | 72 | 46 | 12 | 14 | 206 | 46 | 160 | 150 | 2.083 | UEFA |
5 | Denmark | 8 | 70 | 45 | 13 | 12 | 219 | 52 | 167 | 148 | 2.114 | UEFA |
6 | Italy | 8 | 76 | 45 | 13 | 18 | 196 | 63 | 133 | 148 | 1.947 | UEFA |
7 | France | 7 | 56 | 41 | 7 | 8 | 162 | 36 | 126 | 130 | 2.321 | UEFA |
8 | Nigeria | 8 | 46 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 177 | 19 | 158 | 128 | 2.783 | CAF |
9 | Brazil | 8 | 44 | 41 | 1 | 2 | 248 | 19 | 229 | 124 | 2.818 | CONMEBOL |
10 | Netherlands | 8 | 64 | 38 | 10 | 16 | 160 | 57 | 103 | 124 | 1.937 | UEFA |
11 | Russia | 7 | 56 | 36 | 7 | 13 | 127 | 72 | 55 | 115 | 2.054 | UEFA |
12 | Spain | 8 | 60 | 34 | 11 | 15 | 175 | 57 | 118 | 113 | 1.883 | UEFA |
13 | Japan | 9 | 50 | 33 | 8 | 9 | 181 | 32 | 149 | 107 | 2.140 | AFC |
14 | China | 9 | 44 | 33 | 5 | 6 | 173 | 25 | 148 | 104 | 2.363 | AFC |
15 | Scotland | 7 | 56 | 32 | 5 | 19 | 147 | 81 | 66 | 101 | 1.804 | UEFA |
16 | Iceland | 7 | 56 | 30 | 10 | 16 | 131 | 57 | 74 | 100 | 1.786 | UEFA |
17 | Trinidad and Tobago | 8 | 55 | 31 | 6 | 18 | 181 | 97 | 84 | 99 | 1.800 | CONCACAF |
18 | Switzerland | 8 | 70 | 30 | 9 | 31 | 137 | 118 | 19 | 99 | 1.414 | UEFA |
19 | United States | 7 | 33 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 184 | 5 | 179 | 96 | 2.909 | CONCACAF |
20 | Ukraine | 7 | 60 | 28 | 10 | 22 | 118 | 92 | 26 | 94 | 1.567 | UEFA |
21 | Poland | 8 | 60 | 29 | 6 | 25 | 112 | 90 | 22 | 93 | 1.550 | UEFA |
22 | Finland | 8 | 60 | 28 | 9 | 23 | 100 | 79 | 21 | 93 | 1.550 | UEFA |
23 | Australia | 9 | 41 | 28 | 7 | 6 | 194 | 20 | 174 | 91 | 2.219 | AFC |
24 | Argentina | 7 | 48 | 27 | 6 | 15 | 115 | 65 | 50 | 87 | 1.813 | CONMEBOL |
25 | Hungary | 8 | 64 | 25 | 10 | 29 | 122 | 139 | −17 | 85 | 1.328 | UEFA |
26 | New Zealand | 8 | 32 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 252 | 9 | 243 | 84 | 2.265 | OFC |
27 | Czech Republic (1993–) Czechoslovakia (1991–1992) | 8 | 58 | 24 | 11 | 23 | 136 | 98 | 38 | 83 | 1.431 | UEFA |
28 | South Africa | 6 | 44 | 25 | 6 | 13 | 125 | 61 | 64 | 81 | 1.841 | CAF |
29 | Haiti | 6 | 44 | 26 | 2 | 16 | 99 | 76 | 23 | 80 | 1.818 | CONCACAF |
30 | Costa Rica | 7 | 43 | 26 | 1 | 16 | 109 | 68 | 41 | 79 | 1.837 | CONCACAF |
31 | Canada | 7 | 31 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 155 | 19 | 136 | 78 | 2.516 | CONCACAF |
32 | Republic of Ireland | 7 | 50 | 23 | 7 | 20 | 70 | 54 | 16 | 76 | 1.520 | UEFA |
33 | Belgium | 8 | 62 | 23 | 7 | 32 | 126 | 115 | 11 | 76 | 1.226 | UEFA |
34 | Jamaica | 6 | 43 | 23 | 3 | 17 | 153 | 76 | 77 | 72 | 1.674 | CONCACAF |
35 | South Korea | 9 | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 128 | 55 | 73 | 72 | 1.714 | AFC |
36 | Serbia (2006–) Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006) Yugoslavia (1992–2003) | 6 | 50 | 22 | 6 | 22 | 85 | 101 | −16 | 72 | 1.440 | UEFA |
37 | Romania | 7 | 56 | 19 | 13 | 24 | 119 | 79 | 40 | 70 | 1.250 | UEFA |
38 | Mexico | 8 | 41 | 22 | 3 | 16 | 111 | 83 | 28 | 69 | 1.683 | CONCACAF |
39 | Cameroon | 7 | 41 | 20 | 9 | 12 | 69 | 55 | 14 | 69 | 1.683 | CAF |
40 | North Korea | 6 | 32 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 140 | 19 | 121 | 68 | 2.215 | AFC |
41 | Ghana | 7 | 35 | 22 | 2 | 11 | 72 | 34 | 38 | 68 | 1.943 | CAF |
42 | Thailand | 8 | 41 | 22 | 2 | 17 | 93 | 108 | −15 | 68 | 1.658 | AFC |
43 | Slovakia (1993–) Czechoslovakia (1991–1992) | 8 | 58 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 106 | 95 | +11 | 66 | 1.517 | UEFA |
44 | Wales | 7 | 50 | 18 | 8 | 24 | 79 | 100 | −21 | 62 | 1.240 | UEFA |
45 | Vietnam | 6 | 36 | 20 | 1 | 15 | 120 | 69 | 51 | 61 | 1.694 | AFC |
46 | Chinese Taipei | 9 | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 73 | 60 | 13 | 60 | 1.578 | AFC |
47 | Colombia | 6 | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 75 | 61 | 14 | 58 | 1.706 | CONMEBOL |
48 | Austria | 5 | 40 | 17 | 4 | 19 | 78 | 67 | 11 | 55 | 1.375 | UEFA |
49 | Israel | 6 | 51 | 17 | 4 | 30 | 51 | 125 | −74 | 55 | 1.078 | UEFA |
50 | Portugal | 7 | 52 | 17 | 3 | 32 | 83 | 122 | −39 | 54 | 1.038 | UEFA |
51 | Belarus | 6 | 48 | 15 | 4 | 29 | 75 | 114 | −39 | 49 | 1.021 | UEFA |
52 | Papua New Guinea | 8 | 32 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 71 | 135 | −64 | 48 | 1.500 | OFC |
53 | Myanmar | 6 | 32 | 14 | 3 | 15 | 75 | 63 | 12 | 45 | 1.406 | AFC |
54 | Croatia | 6 | 48 | 12 | 9 | 27 | 51 | 107 | −56 | 45 | 0.938 | UEFA |
55 | Chile | 8 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 59 | 68 | −9 | 42 | 1.235 | CONMEBOL |
56 | Ecuador | 6 | 33 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 49 | 80 | −31 | 42 | 1.273 | CONMEBOL |
57 | Jordan | 4 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 101 | 38 | 63 | 41 | 1.864 | AFC |
58 | Guatemala | 5 | 26 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 53 | 55 | −2 | 39 | 1.500 | CONCACAF |
59 | Uzbekistan | 7 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 76 | 58 | 18 | 37 | 1.525 | AFC |
60 | Paraguay | 6 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 51 | 52 | −1 | 37 | 1.480 | CONMEBOL |
61 | Slovenia | 5 | 38 | 12 | 0 | 26 | 46 | 147 | −101 | 36 | 0.947 | UEFA |
62 | Panama | 4 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 54 | 57 | −3 | 35 | 1.522 | CONCACAF |
63 | Philippines | 7 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 15 | 49 | 94 | −45 | 35 | 1.250 | AFC |
64 | Mali | 4 | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 36 | 51 | −15 | 34 | 1.214 | CAF |
65 | Algeria | 4 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 34 | −5 | 33 | 1.571 | CAF |
66 | Turkey | 5 | 35 | 10 | 3 | 22 | 51 | 99 | −48 | 33 | 0.943 | UEFA |
67 | Dominican Republic | 5 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 36 | 28 | 8 | 29 | 1.813 | CONCACAF |
68 | Ivory Coast | 5 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 32 | 27 | 5 | 29 | 1.381 | CAF |
69 | Cuba | 3 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 48 | 52 | −4 | 28 | 1.556 | CONCACAF |
70 | Northern Ireland | 5 | 38 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 23 | 94 | −71 | 26 | 0.684 | UEFA |
71 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 39 | 40 | −1 | 25 | 1.667 | CONCACAF |
72 | Antigua and Barbuda | 4 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 19 | 70 | −51 | 25 | 1.087 | CONCACAF |
73 | Greece | 7 | 45 | 8 | 1 | 36 | 43 | 151 | −108 | 25 | 0.556 | UEFA |
74 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6 | 48 | 7 | 4 | 37 | 30 | 181 | −151 | 25 | 0.521 | UEFA |
75 | DR Congo | 4 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 33 | −4 | 24 | 1.333 | CAF |
76 | Puerto Rico | 5 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 49 | 67 | −18 | 24 | 1.263 | CONCACAF |
77 | Estonia | 6 | 43 | 7 | 3 | 33 | 32 | 169 | −137 | 24 | 0.558 | UEFA |
78 | Zimbabwe | 3 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 23 | 1.769 | CAF |
79 | Bermuda | 3 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 33 | 51 | −18 | 23 | 1.278 | CONCACAF |
80 | Peru | 6 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 24 | 60 | −36 | 23 | 0.851 | CONMEBOL |
81 | Hong Kong | 8 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 20 | 82 | −62 | 23 | 0.920 | AFC |
82 | Equatorial Guinea | 5 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 34 | 51 | −17 | 22 | 1.100 | CAF |
83 | Saint Lucia | 5 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 31 | 56 | −25 | 22 | 1.375 | CONCACAF |
84 | Albania | 2 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 19 | 81 | −62 | 21 | 0.875 | UEFA |
85 | Senegal | 5 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 20 | 1.333 | CAF |
86 | Guyana | 3 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 43 | −14 | 20 | 1.333 | CONCACAF |
87 | Zambia | 5 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 47 | −21 | 20 | 1.000 | CAF |
88 | Fiji | 3 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 34 | 63 | −29 | 20 | 1.333 | OFC |
89 | Bulgaria | 5 | 34 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 19 | 128 | −99 | 20 | 0.588 | UEFA |
90 | Uruguay | 6 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 23 | 74 | −51 | 18 | 0.720 | CONMEBOL |
91 | Faroe Islands | 2 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 101 | −82 | 18 | 0.750 | UEFA |
92 | Kazakhstan | 5 | 37 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 21 | 114 | −93 | 18 | 0.487 | UEFA |
93 | Tanzania | 4 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 42 | −13 | 17 | 1.000 | CAF |
94 | Venezuela | 7 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 25 | 79 | −54 | 17 | 0.708 | CONMEBOL |
95 | Angola | 4 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 16 | 1.231 | CAF |
96 | India | 5 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 38 | 50 | −12 | 16 | 1.000 | AFC |
97 | U.S. Virgin Islands | 5 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 47 | −29 | 16 | 1.000 | CONCACAF |
98 | Martinique | 4 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 23 | 78 | −55 | 16 | 0.889 | CONCACAF |
99 | Suriname | 4 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 25 | 38 | −13 | 15 | 0.938 | CONCACAF |
100 | Barbados | 4 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 20 | −4 | 14 | 1.167 | CONCACAF |
101 | Moldova | 4 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 90 | −74 | 14 | 0.560 | UEFA |
102 | Kenya | 3 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 13 | 1.444 | CAF |
103 | Iran | 4 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 24 | 43 | −19 | 13 | 1.000 | AFC |
104 | Ethiopia | 4 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 12 | 0.923 | CAF |
105 | Bahrain | 3 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 22 | −5 | 12 | 1.200 | AFC |
106 | Curaçao (2014–) Netherlands Antilles (2006 [n 4] -2010) | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 12 | 1.714 | CONCACAF |
107 | Malta | 4 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 123 | −106 | 12 | 0.400 | UEFA |
108 | El Salvador | 6 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 56 | −33 | 11 | 0.688 | CONCACAF |
109 | Bolivia | 7 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 26 | 134 | −118 | 11 | 0.423 | CONMEBOL |
110 | Congo | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 1.667 | CAF |
111 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 4 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0.909 | CONCACAF |
112 | United Arab Emirates | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 10 | 1.250 | AFC |
113 | Morocco | 6 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 19 | −13 | 10 | 0.769 | CAF |
114 | Cook Islands | 4 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 63 | −55 | 10 | 0.667 | OFC |
115 | Mozambique | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 1.800 | CAF |
116 | Lebanon | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 1.500 | AFC |
117 | Solomon Islands | 3 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 27 | −19 | 9 | 0.818 | OFC |
118 | Namibia | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 25 | −18 | 8 | 0.889 | CAF |
119 | Georgia | 3 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 52 | −41 | 8 | 0.571 | UEFA |
120 | Montenegro | 2 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 63 | −43 | 8 | 0.500 | UEFA |
121 | Tonga | 4 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 58 | −53 | 8 | 0.667 | OFC |
122 | Lithuania | 4 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 82 | −72 | 8 | 0.500 | UEFA |
123 | Gabon | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1.167 | CAF |
124 | Honduras | 4 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 22 | 33 | −11 | 7 | 0.636 | CONCACAF |
125 | Nicaragua | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 28 | −21 | 7 | 0.778 | CONCACAF |
126 | Guinea | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 29 | −23 | 7 | 0.875 | CAF |
127 | Malaysia | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 28 | −25 | 7 | 1.167 | AFC |
128 | Indonesia | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 32 | −30 | 7 | 1.000 | AFC |
129 | Togo | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 6 | 1.500 | CAF |
130 | Benin | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 6 | 1.000 | CAF |
131 | Lesotho | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 6 | 1.000 | CAF |
132 | New Caledonia | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 23 | −14 | 6 | 1.200 | OFC |
133 | Latvia | 3 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 25 | −17 | 6 | 0.600 | UEFA |
134 | Vanuatu | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 26 | −22 | 6 | 1.000 | OFC |
135 | Tajikistan | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 30 | −23 | 6 | 0.857 | AFC |
136 | Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 40 | −30 | 6 | 0.667 | AFC |
137 | Tunisia | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0.833 | CAF |
138 | Egypt | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 24 | −18 | 5 | 0.556 | CAF |
139 | Dominica | 4 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 46 | −39 | 5 | 0.455 | CONCACAF |
140 | Cayman Islands | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 4 | 0.800 | CONCACAF |
141 | Tahiti | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 21 | −8 | 4 | 0.667 | OFC |
142 | Palestine | 4 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 50 | −44 | 4 | 0.444 | AFC |
143 | Azerbaijan | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 60 | −58 | 4 | 0.500 | UEFA |
144 | Samoa | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 77 | −69 | 4 | 0.444 | OFC |
145 | Singapore | 5 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 75 | −73 | 4 | 0.235 | AFC |
146 | Uganda | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 | 0.500 | CAF |
147 | Burkina Faso | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 3 | 0.750 | CAF |
148 | Gambia | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 3 | 0.750 | CAF |
149 | Rwanda | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 3 | 0.750 | CAF |
150 | Anguilla | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 22 | −19 | 3 | 0.500 | CONCACAF |
151 | Aruba | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 29 | −26 | 3 | 0.333 | CONCACAF |
152 | Malawi | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 1 | 0.500 | CAF |
153 | Nepal | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 | 1 | 0.500 | AFC |
154 | Laos | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 1 | 0.500 | AFC |
155 | Central African Republic | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 1 | 0.333 | CAF |
156 | Eritrea | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 16 | −8 | 1 | 0.250 | CAF |
157 | Sierra Leone | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 15 | −12 | 1 | 0.250 | CAF |
158 | Luxembourg | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 29 | −25 | 1 | 0.167 | UEFA |
159 | Grenada | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 50 | −47 | 1 | 0.111 | CONCACAF |
160 | North Macedonia (2021–) Macedonia (2009–2018) | 2 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 142 | −133 | 1 | 0.056 | UEFA |
161 | Botswana | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 0 | 0.000 | CAF |
162 | British Virgin Islands | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 | 0.000 | CONCACAF |
163 | Djibouti | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 0 | 0.000 | CAF |
164 | Kosovo | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 0 | 0.000 | UEFA |
165 | Andorra | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | −13 | 0 | 0.000 | UEFA |
166 | Comoros | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | −13 | 0 | 0.000 | CAF |
167 | Libya | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | −15 | 0 | 0.000 | CAF |
168 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17 | −17 | 0 | 0.000 | CAF |
169 | Eswatini (2023–) Swaziland (1998–2019) | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 18 | −17 | 0 | 0.000 | CAF |
170 | Bahamas | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 19 | −18 | 0 | 0.000 | CONCACAF |
171 | Iraq | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 22 | −22 | 0 | 0.000 | AFC |
172 | Mongolia | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | –24 | 0 | 0.000 | AFC |
173 | Bangladesh | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 25 | −25 | 0 | 0.000 | AFC |
174 | Guadeloupe | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27 | −27 | 0 | 0.000 | CONCACAF |
175 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 31 | −30 | 0 | 0.000 | CONCACAF |
176 | American Samoa | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 35 | −35 | 0 | 0.000 | OFC |
177 | Belize | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 40 | −38 | 0 | 0.000 | CONCACAF |
178 | Syria | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 38 | −38 | 0 | 0.000 | AFC |
179 | Maldives | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 40 | −40 | 0 | 0.000 | AFC |
180 | Armenia | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 42 | −41 | 0 | 0.000 | UEFA |
181 | Kuwait | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 51 | −50 | 0 | 0.000 | AFC |
182 | Guam | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 81 | −78 | 0 | 0.000 | AFC |
183 | Burundi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | CAF |
184 | Cyprus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | UEFA |
185 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | CAF |
186 | Liberia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | CAF |
187 | Mauritania | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | CAF |
188 | Niger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | CAF |
189 | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | CAF |
List updated after 2023 qualification
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The 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification was a series of tournaments organised by the six FIFA confederations. The 1994 FIFA World Cup featured 24 teams with one place reserved for the host nation, United States, and one place for the defending champions, Germany. The remaining 22 places were determined by a qualification process, in which 147 teams, from the six FIFA confederations, competed. Most of the successful teams were determined within these confederations, with a limited number of inter-confederation play-offs occurring at the end of the process.
The 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification competition was a series of tournaments organised by the six FIFA confederations. Each confederation — the AFC (Asia), CAF (Africa), CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, OFC (Oceania), and UEFA (Europe) — was allocated a certain number of the 32 places at the 1998 FIFA World Cup. 174 teams entered the qualification rounds, while two places were reserved for France and Brazil as host nation and defending champions, respectively.
The FIFA World Cup qualification is a set of competitive matches that a national association football team plays in order to qualify for one of the available berths at the final tournament of the men's FIFA World Cup.
Qualifying for the 2010 FIFA World Cup was a series of tournaments organised by the six FIFA confederations. Each confederation – the AFC (Asia), CAF (Africa), CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, OFC (Oceania), and UEFA (Europe) – was allocated a certain number of the 32 places at the tournament. A total of 205 teams entered the qualification competition, with South Africa, as the host, qualifying for the World Cup automatically. The first qualification matches were played on 25 August 2007 and qualification concluded on 18 November 2009. Overall, 2,338 goals were scored over 852 matches, scoring on average 2.74 per match.
The 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification process saw 48 teams from the six FIFA confederations compete for the 12 places in the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup finals. The places were divided as follows:
The qualification process for the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup saw 54 teams from the six FIFA confederations compete for the 11 places in the tournament's finals. Sweden qualified automatically as hosts. The places were divided as follows:
The qualification process for the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup saw 67 teams from the six FIFA confederations compete for the 16 places in the tournament's finals. The places were divided as follows:
The 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification process decided the 15 teams which played at the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup, with the host China initially qualified automatically as the host nation. The qualification process for the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup saw 99 teams from the six FIFA confederations compete for the 16 places in the tournament's finals. The places were divided as follows:
The 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification was a series of tournaments organised by the six FIFA confederations. The 2014 FIFA World Cup featured 32 teams, with one place reserved for the host nation, Brazil. The remaining 31 places were determined by a qualification process, in which the other 207 teams, from the six FIFA confederations, competed. Most of the successful teams were determined within these confederations, with a limited number of inter-confederation play-offs occurring at the end of the process.
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) section of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification saw 43 teams competing for 4 or 5 berths in the final tournament in Brazil. As in recent tournaments the AFC had four direct qualifiers for the finals tournament in addition to a further possible place via the intercontinental play-offs against CONMEBOL's fifth-placed team, which was chosen through a random draw, rather than being decided by FIFA beforehand as in previous tournaments. Iran and South Korea from Group A, along with Australia and Japan from Group B won the 4 direct qualification positions, with Jordan defeating Uzbekistan in a play-off to see which team would face the 5th placed CONMEBOL team, Uruguay, for a place in the World Cup, eventually also failed to qualify for the competition.
The 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification was the qualifying process which decided the 31 teams that would join hosts Qatar, who received an automatic spot, at the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
The qualification for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup determined which 23 teams joined Canada, the hosts of the 2015 tournament, to play for the Women's World Cup.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification will decide the 45 teams that will join hosts Canada, Mexico, and the United States at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
The 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification process decided all 24 teams which played in the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, with the hosts France qualifying automatically. It is the eighth FIFA Women's World Cup, the quadrennial international women's football world championship tournament. The tournament is the third to be hosted in Europe, after the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup in Sweden and the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany.
The beach soccer tournaments at the 2019 World Beach Games, the inaugural edition of the Games, were held from 11 to 16 October 2019 in Doha, Qatar and organised by the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC). The matches were hosted on the Katara Beach at two venues which comprised the Beach Soccer Arena.
The qualification process for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup will determine all 31 of the 32 teams playing for the Women's World Cup, with the hosts Brazil qualifying automatically. It is the tenth FIFA Women's World Cup, the quadrennial international women's football world championship tournament. The tournament is the first Women's World Cup to be hosted by a CONMEBOL member association and the second to be held in the Southern Hemisphere, after the previous edition in 2023.