2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

The qualification for the tournament started in August 2005 and lasted until April 2007. China qualified automatically as hosts for the tournament. Furthermore, five European teams, two African teams, two other Asian teams ( along with China ), a team from Oceania, two South American and two North American teams qualified. The 16 team was determined in a relegation match between the third-ranked Asia and North America.

Except served in Europe throughout the continental championship as a qualifying tournament.

• 2.1 Overview
• 2.2 Match Results

• 3.1 Caribbean 3.1.1 First round
• 3.1.2 Second Round

• 4.1 Preliminary
• 4.2 final
• 4.3 Play-Off

• 5.1 Overview
• 5.2 Pre- qualification
• 5.3 final

• 6.1 Overview
• 6.2 Match Results

European Zone / UEFA

Category A played in five groups of five teams to qualify for the World Cup. The group winners qualify for the tournament.

Germany met in group 4 of the qualification to Ireland, Russia, Scotland and Switzerland. Austria got to do it in group 5 with England, France, the Netherlands and Hungary.

The remaining twelve European women's football nations played in the category B in the groups 6-8 for promotion to the category A.

Survey

Match Results

Category A

Group 1

27/08/05 24/09/05 24/09/05 29/10/05 29/10/05 02:11:05 05:11:05 09:11:05 25/03/06 29.03.06 22:04:06 25/04/06 06:05:06 10:05:06 17:06:06 20:06:06 21:06:06 23:06:06 27/08/06 23:09:06

Norway - Ukraine Italy - Ukraine Serbia and Montenegro - Norway Greece - Serbia and Montenegro Norway - Italy Italy - Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro - Ukraine Greece - Ukraine Greece - Norway Italy - Greece Greece - Italy Serbia and Montenegro - Greece Ukraine - Serbia and Montenegro Norway - Serbia and Montenegro Ukraine - Italy Norway - Greece Serbia - Italy Ukraine - Greece Ukraine - Norway Italy - Norway

4:1 3:1 0:4 0:2 1-0 6:0 0:4 1:3 0:3 2-0 0:5 3:1 2:1 3-0 2:1 4-0 0:7 6:0 1:1 1:2

Group 2

21:08:05 27/08/05 28.08.05 24/09/05 24/09/05 01:11:05 05:11:05 22:04:06 06:05:06 07:05:06 11:05:06 03:06:06 18:06:06 18:06:06 19:08:06 26/08/06 27/08/06 23:09:06 24/09/06 28.09.06

Iceland - Belarus Belarus - Czech Republic Sweden - Iceland Czech Republic - Iceland Sweden - Belarus Portugal - Sweden Portugal - Czech Republic Czech Republic - Sweden Belarus - Iceland Sweden - Portugal Portugal - Belarus Czech Republic - Portugal Belarus - Sweden Iceland - Portugal Iceland - Czech Republic Iceland - Sweden Czech Republic - Belarus Belarus - Portugal Sweden - Czech Republic Portugal - Iceland

3-0 1:1 2:2 1-0 6:0 1:4 0:3 2:3 1:2 5:1 0:1 6:0 0:6 3-0 2:4 0:4 3-0 3:2 2-0 0:6

Group 3

27/08/05 31.08.05 24/09/05 25/09/05 29/09/05 30/10/05 30/10/05 05:11:05 10:11:05 26/03/06 30/03/06 22:04:06 22:04:06 27.04.06 06:05:06 07:05:06 11:05:06 26/08/06 23:09:06 27.09.06

Poland - Denmark Belgium - Finland Finland - Poland Denmark - Belgium Poland - Spain Belgium - Poland Finland - Spain Spain - Belgium Spain - Denmark Belgium - Denmark Spain - Poland Belgium - Spain Poland - Finland Denmark - Spain Finland - Belgium Denmark - Poland Spain - Finland Finland - Denmark Poland - Belgium Denmark - Finland

1:5 0:3 3:1 3-0 3:2 2:3 0:1 3:2 2:2 0:2 7:0 2:4 1:5 5-0 3-0 3:1 0:0 2:1 4:2 1-0

Group 4

Group 5

01:09:05 24/09/05 24/09/05 27/10/05 29/10/05 05:11:05 09:11:05 17:11:05 25/03/06 26/03/06 20:04:06 22:04:06 11:05:06 13:05:06 26/08/06 31.08.06 20:09:06 23:09:06 24/09/06 30/09/06

Austria - England Hungary - Austria France - Netherlands Hungary - England Austria - Netherlands Austria - France France - Hungary Netherlands - England Hungary - Netherlands England - France England - Austria Hungary - France England - Hungary Netherlands - France Austria - Hungary England - Netherlands Netherlands - Austria France - Austria Netherlands - Hungary France - England

1:4 0:3 0:1 00:13 0:1 1:3 2-0 0:1 0:5 0:0 4-0 0:5 2-0 0:2 1:1 4-0 4-0 2:1 4-0 1:1

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Category B

Group 6

28.08.05 06:09:05 24/09/05 29/10/05 06:11:05 25/03/06 29.03.06 26.04.06 07:05:06 14:05:06 20:05:06 07:06:06

Slovenia - Bosnia Herzegovina Malta - Croatia Croatia - Slovenia Croatia - Bosnia Herzegovina Slovenia - Malta Bosnia Herzegovina - Malta Croatia - Malta Malta - Slovenia Bosnia Herzegovina - Slovenia Slovenia - Croatia Bosnia and Herzegovina - Croatia Malta - Bosnia Herzegovina

2-0 1:4 3:5 2-0 4:1 1-0 1-0 1:3 1:6 3-0 2:1 1:1

Group 7

20:08:05 26/08/05 31.08.05 29/10/05 10:11:05 30/03/06 22:04:06 11:05:06 20:05:06 17:06:06 22:06:06 31.08.06

Slovakia - Romania Romania - Kazakhstan Kazakhstan - Slovakia Romania - Northern Ireland Northern Ireland - Slovakia Slovakia - Northern Ireland Northern Ireland - Kazakhstan Slovakia - Kazakhstan Northern Ireland - Romania Kazakhstan - Northern Ireland Romania - Slovakia Kazakhstan - Romania

2:1 4:1 0:4 3:2 2:1 2-0 1-0 2-0 1:4 1:1 2:3 1-0

Group 8

21:08:05 24/09/05 10:11:05 26/03/06 30/03/06 23:04:06 07:05:06 07:05:06 11:05:06 18:06:06 20:08:06 26/08/06

Estonia - Israel Moldova - Estonia Israel - Moldova Wales - Moldova Wales - Israel Wales - Estonia Israel - Estonia Moldova - Wales Moldova - Israel Estonia - Moldova Israel - Wales Estonia - Wales

2:5 3:1 2-0 3-0 1:1 0:0 1-0 0:3 0:1 3:2 1:3 0:7

South American zone / CONMEBOL

Survey

As a qualification for the World Cup Sudamericano Femenino served in the Argentina. The tournament was conducted in Mar del Plata from 10 to 26 November 2006.

Match Results

Group A

10:11:06 10:11:06 12:11:06 12:11:06 14:11:06 14:11:06 16:11:06 16:11:06 18:11:06 18:11:06

Chile - Ecuador Argentina - Uruguay Colombia - Uruguay Argentina - Chile Argentina - Ecuador Colombia - Chile Uruguay - Chile Ecuador - Colombia Argentina - Colombia Uruguay - Ecuador

1:2 2:1 1-0 8:0 1-0 1:3 2:1 2:2 6:0 1-0

Group B

11:11:06 11/11/06 13:11:06 13:11:06 15:11:06 15/11/06 17:11:06 17:11:06 19:11:06 19:11:06

Bolivia - Venezuela Paraguay - Brazil Peru - Brazil Bolivia - Paraguay Venezuela - Paraguay Peru - Bolivia Brazil - Bolivia Venezuela - Peru Paraguay - Peru Brazil - Venezuela

1:1 1:4 0:2 1:5 1:3 2:1 6:1 2-0 2:1 6:0

Finals

22:11:06 22:11:06 24.11.06 24.11.06 26/11/06 26/11/06

Argentina - Paraguay Brazil - Uruguay Argentina - Uruguay Brazil - Paraguay Uruguay - Paraguay Argentina - Brazil

0:0 6:0 2-0 6:0 3:2 2-0

Argentina and Brazil are qualified for the World Cup.

North, Central American and Caribbean Zone / CONCACAF

Caribbean

Preliminary round

• The teams of Montserrat, Bahamas and Guyana withdrew their participation so that Turks and Caicos Islands, Grenada and St. Kitts and Nevis received a bye.

First round

Haiti was indeed drawn in Group B, but the team to travel to Aruba was denied. It was arranged a play-off between Haiti and the winner of the group ( Suriname). This game could win Haiti. Suriname, however, failed to qualify as one of the best runners-up for the next round.

Group A

04:05:06 04:05:06 06:05:06 06:05:06 08:05:06 08:05:06

Dom. Republic - A. Virgin Islands Bermuda Bermuda - Turks and Caicos A. Virgin Islands - Bermuda Dom. Republic - Turks and Caicos A. Virgin Islands - Turks and Caicos Dom. Republic - Bermuda

3:1 4-0 1:4 5-0 2-0 3:1

Group B

03:05:06 05:05:06 07:05:06

Suriname - Netherlands Antilles Aruba - Netherlands Antilles Aruba - Suriname

7:1 1:2 0:3

Playoff: 27/05/2006 Suriname Suriname - Haiti Haiti * 0:3

Group C

08:05:06 08:05:06 10:05:06 10:05:06 12:05:06 12:05:06

St. Kitts and Nevis - Antigua and Barbuda Jamaica - St. Lucia Jamaica - Antigua and Barbuda St. Lucia - St. Kitts and Nevis Antigua and Barbuda - Saint Lucia Jamaica - St. Kitts and Nevis

3:2 5-0 10:0 3:2 1:2 11:0

Group D

19:05:06 19.05.06 21:05:06 21:05:06 23:05:06 23:05:06

St. Vincent - Dominica Trinidad and Tobago - Grenada Dominica - Grenada Trinidad and Tobago - St. Vincent Grenada Grenada - St. Vincent Trinidad and Tobago - Dominica

2-0 10:0 2:2 4:1 0:5 6:0

Second Round

Group A

06:09:06 08:09:06 10:09:06

Trinidad and Tobago - Suriname Suriname - Dominican Republic Dominican Republic - Trinidad and Tobago

5:1 0:2 0:7

Group B

06:09:06 08:09:06 10:09:06

Jamaica - Bermuda Bermuda - Haiti Haiti - Jamaica

7:0 0:5 0:3

Central America

Group A

10:05:06 12:05:06 14:05:06

Mexico - Nicaragua Nicaragua - El Salvador Mexico - El Salvador

9:0 2:1 8:0

Group B

24/05/06 26/05/06 28/05/06

Costa Rica - Guatemala Panama - Costa Rica Panama - Guatemala

1:2 2-0 3-0

Final round

The teams from the United States and Canada have qualified directly for the World Cup. Mexico denied even a play-off round against Japan.

Play-Off

10.03.2007 Japan Japan - Mexico Mexico 2-0 (1-0 ) 17/03/2007 Mexico - Japan Japan 2:1 ( 2:1)

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Asian Zone / AFC

Preliminary round

Group A

12:06:05 14:06:05 16:06:05

Vietnam - Philippines Philippines - Myanmar Myanmar - Vietnam

6:1 1:4 0:1

Group B

12:06:05 14:06:05 16:06:05

Guam - India India - Taiwan Taiwan - Guam

12:10 1:2 11:0

Group C

13:06:05 14:06:05 17:06:05

Maldives - Uzbekistan Uzbekistan - Hong Kong Hong Kong - Maldives

0:6 3-0 4-0

Group D

13:06:05 14:06:05 17:06:05

Indonesia - Singapore Singapore - Thailand Thailand - Indonesia

0:0 1:5 4-0

Playoffs:

Finals

Group A

19:07:06 19:07:06 21:07:06 21:07:06 23:07:06 23:07:06

China - Taiwan Japan - Vietnam Taiwan - Japan Vietnam - China China - Japan Taiwan - Vietnam

2-0 5-0 1:11 0:2 0:1 0:1

Group B

16:07:06 16:07:06 18:07:06 18:07:06 20:07:06 20:07:06 22:07:06 22.07.06 24.07.06 24.07.06

Myanmar - Thailand Australia - South Korea Thailand - North Korea Myanmar - Australia North Korea - Myanmar South Korea - Thailand South Korea - Myanmar Australia - North Korea Thailand - Australia North Korea - South Korea

1:2 4-0 0:9 0:2 3-0 11:0 3:1 0:0 0:5 1-0

Semifinal

27/07/06 27/07/06

Japan Japan - Australia North Korea North Korea - People's Republic of China People's Republic of China

0:2 0:1

3rd Place Match

27/07/06

Japan Japan * - North Korea North Korea **

2:3

Final

27/07/06

Australia Australia ** - People's Republic of China People's Republic of China **

0:0 2:4 after penalties n.V

As China hosts the World Cup finals, North Korea and Australia qualify for the World Cup finals. Japan may also qualify in two playoff games against the third-placed team from CONCACAF yet.

Play-Off

10.03.2007 Japan Japan - Mexico Mexico 2-0 (1-0 ) 17/03/2007 Mexico - Japan Japan 2:1 ( 2:1)

African Zone / CAF

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Survey

The African Cup for women in 2006 was at the same time to qualify for the World Cup. The two finalists qualified for the tournament in China. Nigeria jumped for Gabon as the host of the final round.

Pre-qualification

In single- seven participants in the African Cup of Nations were determined. Added to this was host Nigeria.

Group A

Group B

Finals

Group A

28/10/06 28/10/06 31/10/06 31/10/06 03:11:06 03:11:06

Nigeria - Equatorial Guinea South Africa - Algeria Equatorial Guinea - South Africa Algeria - Nigeria Equatorial Guinea - Algeria Nigeria - South Africa

4:2 4-0 0:2 0:6 3:3 2-0

Group B

29/10/06 29/10/06 01:11:06 01:11:06 04:11:06 04:11:06

Cameroon - Democratic Republic of Congo Mali - Ghana Democratic Republic of Congo - Mali Ghana - Cameroon Democratic Republic of Congo Ghana Cameroon - Mali

1:1 0:1 2:3 2:1 1:3 2-0

Semifinal 07.11.2006 Nigeria Nigeria - Cameroon Cameroon 5:0 07.11.2006 Ghana Ghana - South Africa South Africa 1-0

3rd Place Match 10.11.2006 Cameroon Cameroon - South Africa South Africa 4:5 nE ( 2:2 )

Final 11/11/2006 Nigeria Nigeria ** - Ghana Ghana 1-0 **

Nigeria and Ghana have qualified for the finals.

Oceanic zone / OFC

Survey

The qualifying round was played at the Oceanic Women's Football Championship 2007 from 9 to 13 April 2007 in Papua New Guinea.

Participants:

• New Zealand New Zealand
• Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea
• Samoa Samoa
• Tonga Tonga

The teams of Solomon Islands Solomon Islands, Cook Islands Cook Islands, Fiji Fiji, Tahiti, New Caledonia and Vanuatu, Vanuatu, American Samoa American Samoa have again canceled their participation before the start of the tournament.

Match Results

New Zealand has qualified for the finals.

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