2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
The qualification for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2015 will be held in the years 2013 and 2014. The reported national teams play to 23 places available. The field is completed by the host Canada.
On 11 June 2012, the FIFA Executive Committee approved the allocation of the 24 starting positions in the six continental federations:
- UEFA (Europe): 8 students
- CAF (Africa): 3 students
- AFC (Asia ): 5 participants
- OFC ( Oceania ): 1 participant
- CONMEBOL (South America ): 2 or 3 participants
- CONCACAF ( North and Central America and the Caribbean): 3 or 4 participants without host Canada
European Zone / UEFA
Mode
To take part in the qualifying matches 46 of the 53 UEFA member associations have announced their national team. With Albania, the Faroe Islands and Montenegro take three countries for the first time participated in a World Cup qualifier. First, a ranking list was created for the registered teams. Were the basis of this ranking, the results of the respective national teams in qualifications for the 2009 European and World Cup 2011.
The eight countries with the lowest coefficient had to deny prequalification. Two groups were drawn with four teams on December 18, 2012 from 4 to April 9, 2013 played at the time in the form of a mini-tournament each four qualifying places. On April 16, 2013, the 42 remaining teams were divided by lot on seven groups of six teams. The seven group winners will qualify directly for the World Cup. The four best runners- identify in two knockout rounds, with each round-trip game, the eighth European participants.
Prequalification
The hosts of mini-tournaments are bold.
Group A
Group B
Main qualification
On 12 March 2013, the seedings were determined the draw for the group stage of qualifying. The draw took place on April 16, 2013 at UEFA headquarters in Nyon. The 42 participants were drawn into seven groups of six, which was dissolved in each group team each from pot A to F. The division into the pots was according to the UEFA coefficients.
- Pot A: Germany, Sweden, France, England, Norway, Italy, Denmark
- Pot B: Iceland, Finland, Russia, Netherlands, Spain, Scotland, Ukraine
- Pot C: Switzerland, Poland, Czech Republic, Austria, Belgium, Ireland, Belarus
- Pot D: Hungary, Serbia, Romania, Portugal, Wales, Slovakia, Northern Ireland
- Pot E: Slovenia, Greece, Turkey, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Israel, Estonia
- Pot F: Kazakhstan, Croatia, Macedonia, Albania, Faroe Islands, Malta and Montenegro
The games will take place from 20 September 2013, and should be completed by September 17, 2014. The seven group winners qualify automatically for the finals. The four runners-up with the best results against the group winners, third -, fourth - and fifth - contest between 25 October and 27 November 2014, the play-offs for the last remaining UEFA place.
The draw gave the following groups:
Group 1
The two strongest teams in the group came together in the very first game, with Germany the Russians their highest international match defeat inflicted ( the old record of 0:7 was the result of a game against Germany ). Then it came to Germany for the first time encounter with Slovenia, which the Germans she managed to date the highest World Cup qualifying victory. While Germany is the common enemy of the Russian team, Russia has never played in March 2013 and against Croatia and Slovenia to Slovakia for the first time. Against Ireland before both the Slovaks and the Slovenes had not yet played.
Group 2
With the game against Macedonia Romania, clashed for the first time, began on 20 September, the main European qualification. Estonia met on the same day for the first time to Italy and against the second opponent Spain, Estonia has so far not yet played. Even Macedonia plays for the first time against Spain. In addition, Macedonia first encounter with the Czech Republic. Spain is the only qualifier, which began with five home games and won them all.
Group 3
Denmark meets the qualification for the first time in Israel, Malta and Serbia. Iceland has played neither against Israel nor Malta. Israel played out against Switzerland nor against any of the other group opponents. Although Switzerland has already played against Serbia & Montenegro but before this qualification is not against Serbia, otherwise have against any other group opponents. Malta also plays together with Serbia.
Group 4
Sweden meets the qualification for the first time in Bosnia - Herzegovina, the Faroe Islands and Northern Ireland. Also, Scotland 's first meeting on Bosnia & Herzegovina. Poland is also true for the first time to the Faroe Islands and Northern Ireland and Northern Ireland it comes to the first meeting with Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Faeroe Islands.
Group 5
Albania, the first participates in the qualifications and none of the discharged before the draw eight games had lost, had previously not played against any of the group opponents. Norway had played out against Albania already against all other opponents in the group and has a positive balance against all. The Dutch women and Portuguese women had already played against all other opponents in the group except Albania and thereby have the Dutch women only against Norway a negative balance. Belgium met in qualifying for the first time in Greece.
Group 6
In qualifying the English women meet for the first time in Montenegro, which participates for the first time in qualifying for a tournament of women. The British men's team met on the other hand, both in the last European Championship as well as the ongoing World Cup qualifiers already on Montenegro. Against all other opponents in the group has been played and all the games were won. Ukraine has played out against England and Turkey nor against any of the group opponents. Belarus has not only played against Montenegro. Wales meets next to Montenegro for the first time in Turkey, which has also not yet played against Montenegro.
* The game was postponed.
Group 7
For France, the qualification for the first time brought a Begnung with Kazakhstan, where the French women had been in traveling to their first match to Kazakhstan. Against the other opponents in the group has already been played, which was only lost once against Finland, against Hungary and Bulgaria, but all games have always won without conceding a goal against Austria and with a clean sheet. Finland, too, met in qualifying for the first time in Kazakhstan, thus opening this qualification group, and meets in the course of the qualification for the first time to Bulgaria and Austria. Both also came together for the first time. Hungary, however, is Austria's most frequent opponents, both in women and men, and in both the balance for Austria is negative. Bulgaria is the only group opponents, has already played against Kazakhstan.
South American zone / CONMEBOL
The South American continental federation CONMEBOL determined its participants Sudamericano Femenino in, the South American championship. The tournament will be held in September 2014 in Ecuador. At the tournament, the teams of the ten member associations will participate. It will qualify the two best teams, the third- best team also competes against the Fourth of CONCACAF qualifying.
North, Central American and Caribbean Zone / CONCACAF
The CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup in 2014 serves as a qualifier for the World Cup and will take place between 16 and 26 October 2014 in Cancun and Playa del Carmen (Mexico) instead. It will qualify the top three teams, the fourth- best team also competes against the third party of the South American qualifiers. 31 teams have reported some of whom about off - qualifications of the Caribbean Football Union ( CFU ) and the Unión Centroamericana de Fútbol ( Copa Centroamericana ) for the final tournament, in which eight teams participating, must qualify. Three participants will be determined at the CFU tournament from May 21 to July 27, 2014, two additional sites in the Copa Centroamericana tournament from May 19 to 25 2014th Canada, Mexico and the U.S. are directly qualified for the final round.
Asian Zone / AFC
The Asian continental federation AFC determines its participants at the Asia Cup 2014. 24 of the 46 member associations have reported their teams for the tournament. North Korea has been ruled out because of doping offenses at the World Cup 2011. The four strongest Asian teams are directly qualified for the final round. These four teams are defending champions Australia, China, Japan and South Korea. The other 16 teams played in a qualifying round for the remaining four places in the finals. Here, Jordan, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam qualified for the finals, which will take place from 14 to 25 May 2014 in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam.
African Zone / CAF
The African continental federation CAF determines its participants at the African Cup of Nations 2014. The tournament will be held in Namibia in October 2014. 25 teams had registered for the qualification for the final round of the participating hosts Namibia next seven other teams. Four teams drew their message before the qualification, which began in February 2014 back. The top three teams in the tournament will qualify for the World Cup.
Oceanic zone / OFC
The oceanic continental federation OFC determines its participants in a qualifying tournament in New Zealand. The tournament will take place in the period from 10 to 20 September 2014.