2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

Qualification for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2003

The qualifying matches for the World Cup of women in 2003 were held to 12 July 2003 of 16 August 2001.

99 organizations had signed up for the World Cup. But only 81 teams were able to start in the actual World Cup qualifiers. For the UEFA sorted from 18 European teams play weak, so to speak, already played a pre-qualification for the 2007 World Cup. Were given a total of 16 places. No team remained qualifiers spared neither host and defending champion United States, nor the originally planned host China. All qualification options include either the championship or the tournament system.

For the World Cup tournament in the U.S. in 2003, 99 teams had reported, including

Qualified teams

European Zone / UEFA

The teams were divided into two classes on the power. The strong teams in Class A and the weaker teams in Class B.

Class A: 16 teams playing in four groups of four of the five finalists of the World Cup 2003. The four group winners qualified directly for the World Cup finals, the four runners determined in two playoff rounds the fifth participant.

Class B: 18 teams played in two groups of four and two groups of five. The four group winners and the best runners-up will play in the World Cup qualifiers for the World Cup 2007 in the A-Class. All participants in the B-Class had no way to qualify itself for the World Cup 2003.

Class A

Group 1

25.08.2001 08.09.2001 11.09.2001 13.10.2001 28.10.2001 17.11.2001

Ukraine - Czech Republic Norway - Ukraine Norway - Czech Republic France - Norway Ukraine - France Czech Republic - France

24.03.2002 20/04/2002 09.05.2002 12/05/2002 26/05/2002 01.06.2002

Czech Republic - Norway France - Czech Republic Norway - France Ukraine - Norway Czech Republic - Ukraine France - Ukraine

Group 2

04.09.2001 08.09.2001 09.09.2001 30.09.2001 13.10.2001 03.11.2001

Switzerland - Finland Denmark - Switzerland Sweden - Finland Sweden - Denmark Finland - Denmark Switzerland - Sweden

20/04/2002 05/05/2002 08.05.2002 26/05/2002 09.06.2002 26.06.2002

Switzerland - Denmark Finland - Switzerland Sweden - Switzerland Denmark - Finland Denmark - Sweden Finland - Sweden

Group 3

18.08.2001 08.09.2001 30.09.2001 10.10.2001 28.10.2001 28.11.2001

Iceland - Russia Iceland - Italy Spain - Iceland Italy - Russia Russia - Spain Italy - Spain

24.03.2002 28/04/2002 18.05.2002 22.05.2002 30.05.2002 08/06/2002

Spain - Italy Spain - Russia Russia - Iceland Russia - Italy Iceland - Spain Italy - Iceland

Group 4

27.09.2001 25.10.2001 04.11.2001 17.11.2001 24.11.2001 08.12.2001

Germany - England Germany - Portugal England - Netherlands Netherlands - Germany Portugal - England Portugal - Netherlands

24/02/2002 23.03.2002 18.04.2002 04/05/2002 19.05.2002 19.05.2002

England - Portugal Netherlands - England Germany - Netherlands Portugal - Germany Netherlands - Portugal England - Germany

Play off

Class B

Group 5

September 29, 2001 October 14, 2001 October 28, 2001 October 28, 2001 November 17, 2001 November 25, 2001

Austria - Scotland Wales - Austria Scotland - Wales Belgium - Austria Wales - Belgium Belgium - Scotland

March 24, 2002 April 6, 2002 April 21, 2002 May 5, 2002 May 19, 2002 May 25, 2002

Belgium - Wales Austria - Belgium Scotland - Belgium Scotland - Austria Wales - Scotland Austria - Wales

Group 6

08 September 2001 September 12, 2001 September 29, 2001 October 27, 2001 November 17, 2001 November 28, 2001

Yugoslavia - Ireland Moldova - Ireland Moldova - Yugoslavia Yugoslavia - Greece Ireland - Greece Greece - Moldova

March 24, 2002 April 6, 2002 April 20, 2002 May 11, 2002 May 18, 2002 May 18, 2002

Greece - Ireland Ireland - Moldova Greece - Yugoslavia Yugoslavia - Moldova Moldova - Greece Ireland - Yugoslavia

Group 7

September 2, 2001 September 23, 2001 September 23, 2001 September 30, 2001 October 13, 2001 October 16, 2001 October 28, 2001 October 28, 2001 November 18, 2001 April 7, 2002

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

April 18, 2002 April 21, 2002 May 5, 2002 May 18, 2002 May 25, 2002 May 26, 2002 June 1, 2002 June 4, 2002 June 6, 2002 June 9, 2002

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

Group 8

August 16, 2001 August 20, 2001 September 1, 2001 September 8, 2001 September 28, 2001 September 29, 2001 October 13, 2001 October 13, 2001 October 27, 2001 November 21, 2001

Bosnia - Herzegovina - Slovakia Belarus - Bosnia and Herzegovina Hungary - Bosnia - Herzegovina Belarus - Slovakia Belarus - Turkey Slovakia - Hungary Hungary - Belarus Turkey - Slovakia Turkey - Bosnia - Herzegovina Turkey - Hungary

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

March 24, 2002 April 5, 2002 April 13, 2002 April 13, 2002 April 22, 2002 May 2, 2002 May 4, 2002 May 14, 2002 May 23, 2002 June 22, 2002

Turkey - Belarus Slovakia - Turkey Bosnia - Herzegovina - Hungary Slovakia - Belarus Belarus - Hungary Bosnia - Herzegovina - Turkey Hungary - Slovakia Bosnia - Herzegovina - Belarus Hungary - Turkey Slovakia - Bosnia - Herzegovina

1:5 3-0 00:11 3:1 2:4 3:2 3:1 2:7 4:1 6:2

South America / CONMEBOL

For three groups of three, the three group winners qualify for the finals CONMEBOL it came up Brazil. The first group and second group in the final round qualifying for the 2003 World Cup in the USA

Group A

April 9, 2003 April 11, 2003 April 13, 2003

Tournament in Lima, Peru

Peru - Bolivia Bolivia - Chile Peru - Chile

3:1 7:1 2:1

Group B

April 9, 2003 April 11, 2003 April 13, 2003

Tournament in Loja, Ecuador

Ecuador - Venezuela Colombia - Venezuela Ecuador - Colombia

2-0 8:0 1:1

Group C

April 9, 2003 April 11, 2003 April 13, 2003

Tournament in Salta, Argentina

Argentina - Paraguay Uruguay - Paraguay Argentina - Uruguay

3-0 1:3 8:0

Finals

April 23, 2003 April 23, 2003 April 25, 2003 April 25, 2003 April 27, 2003 April 27, 2003

Tournament in Lima, Peru

Brazil - Argentina Peru - Colombia Colombia - Argentina Brazil - Peru Brazil - Colombia Peru - Argentina

3:2 0:1 2:3 3-0 12:0 1:1

North and Central America / CONCACAF

In a group of five identify five Central American teams, two participants in the CONCACAF Championship. Also found twelve Caribbean teams three more participants for the CONCACAF Championship in the USA. The three teams of North Zone United States, Mexico and Canada were set for the CONCACAF Championship.

The CONCACAF Championship in the United States served as a qualifier for the 2003 World Cup in the USA. The two finalists qualified for the 2003 World Cup in the USA. The third had the chance to qualify in a playoff against Asia - fourth for the World Cup.

Central zone

July 28, 2002 July 28, 2002 July 31, 2002 July 31, 2002 August 2, 2002 August 2, 2002 August 4, 2002 August 4, 2002 August 6, 2002 August 6, 2002

Guatemala - Panama Costa Rica - Honduras Guatemala - Honduras El Salvador - Panama Costa Rica - Guatemala El Salvador - Honduras Costa Rica - Panama El Salvador - Guatemala Honduras - Panama Costa Rica - El Salvador

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

Caribbean Zone A first round

July 10, 2002 July 10, 2002 July 12, 2002 July 12, 2002 July 14, 2002 July 14, 2002

Bahamas - Haiti Dom. Rep. - Santa Lucia Dom. Rep. - Bahamas Haiti - Santa Lucia Santa Lucia - The Bahamas Dom. Rep. - Haiti

Caribbean Zone B

Caribbean Zone / Playoff

CONCACAF Final Round group A

October 27, 2002 October 27, 2002 October 29, 2002 October 29, 2002 November 2, 2002 November 2, 2002

Group B

October 30, 2002 October 30, 2002 November 1, 2002 November 1, 2002 November 3, 2002 November 3, 2002

Tournament in the U.S.

AFC / CONCACAF playoff

Asian Zone / AFC

The tournament in Thailand served as World Cup qualifiers and Asia Cup. The first three qualified for the World Cup 2003. Fourth Asia - had the chance to qualify in an intercontinental playoff against CONCACAF third parties for the World Cup 2003.

Tournament in Thailand

Group A

Singapore - Thailand South Korea - Hong Kong South Korea - Thailand North Korea - Hong Kong South Korea - Singapore North Korea - Thailand Hong Kong - Thailand North Korea - Singapore North Korea - South Korea Hong Kong - Singapore

0:3 8:0 6:0 13:0 4-0 14:0 1:3 16:0 2:2 1-0

Group B

15:0 1:2 0:6 7:0 0:4 7:0 0:4 5-0 1:1 2:1

Group C

June 9, 2003 June 9, 2003 June 11, 2003 June 11, 2003 June 13, 2003 June 13, 2003

AFC / CONCACAF playoff

African Zone / CAF

21 African teams determined in two knockout rounds seven participants of the Africa Endturniers in Nigeria. Added to this was the eighth participant hosts Nigeria.

In two groups of four, the two group winners qualified for the semifinals. Both finalists qualified for the World Cup 2003. The tournament was also the African championship.

Preliminary

Final tournament in Nigeria

Group A

December 7, 2002 December 7, 2002 December 10, 2002 December 10, 2002 December 13, 2002 December 13, 2002

Group B

December 8, 2002 December 8, 2002 December 11, 2002 December 11, 2002 December 14, 2002 December 14, 2002

Oceanic zone / OFC

Five oceanic teams determined in a tournament in Canberra ( Australia) the representative Oceania at the World Cup 2003 in the USA.

Cook Islands - Papua New Guinea Australia - Samoa Australia - Cook Islands Samoa - New Zealand Cook Islands - New Zealand Australia - Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea - New Zealand Cook Islands - Samoa Papua New Guinea - Samoa Australia - New Zealand

1:5 19:0 11:0 12:15 0:9 13:0 0:5 0:1 5:2 2-0