1991 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

1991 FIFA Women's World Cup Qualification
Tournament details
Teams	48 (from 6 confederations)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	111
Goals scored	445 (4.01 per match)

The qualification process for the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup saw 48 teams from the six FIFA confederations compete for the 12 places in the tournament's finals. The places were divided as follows:

Africa - represented by CAF: 1 berth
Asia - AFC: 3 (one of those was eventual host China, who did not qualify automatically)
Europe - UEFA: 5
North, Central America & the Caribbean - CONCACAF: 1
Oceania - OFC: 1
South America - CONMEBOL: 1

Five of the confederations used their regional championship tournament to determine qualification. The only confederation to hold a specific qualification tournament was the OFC.

The first qualification match was played on 9 September 1989 and the qualification concluded on 14 July 1991. A total of 445 goals were scored in the 111 qualifying matches (an average of 4.01 per match).

Four teams withdrew during the qualification without playing a match: Congo, Senegal, Zambia and Zimbabwe, all of they are African teams.

Qualified teams

Africa (CAF)
- Nigeria
Asia (AFC)
South America (CONMEBOL)
- Brazil
Oceania (OFC)
- New Zealand

Europe (UEFA)
- Denmark
- Germany
- Italy
- Norway
- Sweden
North America, Central America & Caribbean (CONCACAF)
- United States

Team	Qualified as	Appearance in finals
Brazil	CONMEBOL 1 !1991 Sudamericano Femenino Winners	1st
China PR	AFC 1 !1991 AFC Women's Championship Winners	1st
Chinese Taipei	AFC 3 !1991 AFC Women's Championship Third place	1st
Denmark	UEFA 4 !1991 UEFA Women's Championship Third place	1st
Germany	UEFA 5 !1991 UEFA Women's Championship Winners	1st
Italy	UEFA 2 !1991 UEFA Women's Championship Fourth place	1st
Japan	AFC 2 !1991 AFC Women's Championship Runners-up	1st
New Zealand	OFC 1 !1991 OFC Women's Championship Winners	1st
Nigeria	CAF 1 !1991 Women's African Football Championship Winners	1st
Norway	UEFA 1 !1991 UEFA Women's Championship Runners-up	1st
Sweden	UEFA 3 !1991 UEFA Women's Championship Best quarter-final loser	1st
United States	CONCACAF 1 !1991 CONCACAF Women's Championship Winners	1st

Qualification process

Confederation	Teams started	Teams eliminated	Teams qualified	Qualifying end date
UEFA	18	13	5	14 July 1991
CAF	8	7	1	30 June 1991
CONCACAF	7¹	6	1	28 April 1991
CONMEBOL	3	2	1	5 May 1991
AFC	9²	6	3	8 June 1991
OFC	3	2	1	25 May 1991
Total	48	36	12	14 July 1991

¹ 8 nations started, but Martinique is not eligible for World Cup qualification. It is only a member of CONCACAF and not FIFA.
² China was selected as host after it qualified to the tournament

Confederation qualification processes

Africa (CAF)

Main article: 1991 Women's African Football Championship

(8 teams competing for 1 berth)

Qualified:

Nigeria

The only African team to qualify to the World Cup was the winner of the 1991 CAF Women's Championship, Nigeria.

The eight teams were paired together into two knockout ties. The winners of these ties advanced to the second round, who used the same format as the first round. The final round is a two-leg final between the two winners of the second round. The winner, Nigeria qualified to the World Cup and won the tournament by defeating Cameroon 6–0 on aggregate.

First Round

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Nigeria	7–2	Ghana	5–1	2–1
Guinea	w/o	Senegal	—	—
Zambia	w/o	Zimbabwe	—	—
Cameroon	w/o	Congo	—	—

Second Round

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Nigeria	7–0	Guinea	3–0	4–0
Cameroon	w/o	Zambia	—	—

Final Round

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Nigeria	6–0	Cameroon	2–0	4–0

Nigeria v Cameroon

June 15, 1991

Nigeria	2–0	Cameroon

Nigeria

Cameroon v Nigeria

June 30, 1991

Cameroon	0–4	Nigeria

Cameroon

Nigeria won 6–0 on aggregate and qualified for the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Asia (AFC)

Main article: 1991 AFC Women's Championship

(9 teams competing for 3 berths)

Qualified:

China PR –

Chinese Taipei –

Japan

The 1991 AFC Women's Championship, consisting of nine teams, served as the AFC's qualifying tournament.

The first round is formed by two groups, one of four teams and the other of five. The top-two teams of the groups advance to the Semi-finals. In the semi-finals, winners advance to the final and the losers advance to the third place match. The winner, China; runners-up, Japan and third place, Chinese Taipei qualified to the World Cup.

First Round

Group A

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
China PR	6	3	3	0	0	23	1
Chinese Taipei	3	3	1	1	1	9	3
Thailand	3	3	1	1	1	4	10
South Korea	0	3	0	0	3	0	22

Group B

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
Japan	8	4	4	0	0	27	1
North Korea	6	4	3	0	1	25	1
Hong Kong	3	4	1	1	2	3	9
Malaysia	3	4	1	1	2	1	24
Singapore	0	4	0	0	4	0	21

Knockout Stage

Semifinals			Final


China PR	1
North Korea	0


			China PR	5
			Japan	0


			Third place

Japan	0 (5)	Chinese Taipei	0 (5)
Chinese Taipei	0 (4)		North Korea	0 (4)

China, Japan and Chinese Taipei qualified for the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Europe (UEFA)

Main article: 1991 UEFA Women's Championship

(18 teams competing for 5 berths)

Qualified:

Denmark –

Germany –

Italy –

Norway –

Sweden

The first official edition of the UEFA Women's Championship served also as UEFA's qualifying tournament for the World Cup. Out of the 18 teams participating in the tournament, the qualifiers were the four semi-finalists - Denmark, Germany, Italy and Norway - and the best quarter-final loser - Sweden, who lost their two leg quarter-final clash against Italy on a single away goal.

The UEFA Women's Championship had held its own qualifying campaign. It began in September 1989, and ended with a final four-style tournament in Denmark, held in July 1991, only four months before the World Cup.

Germany won the tournament by beating Norway 3–1 in extra time.

First Round

Group 1

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
Netherlands	7	4	3	1	0	17	0
Republic of Ireland	5	4	2	1	1	6	3
Northern Ireland	0	4	0	0	4	1	21

Group 2

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	GF	GA
Sweden	8	4	4	0	12	2
France	4	4	2	2	6	7
Poland	0	4	0	4	2	11

Group 3

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
Norway	11	6	5	1	0	12	0
England	7	6	2	3	1	4	2
Finland	4	6	1	2	3	3	6
Belgium	2	6	1	0	5	1	12

Group 4

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
Germany	11	6	5	1	0	18	1
Hungary	7	6	3	1	2	7	7
Czechoslovakia	6	6	3	0	3	8	10
Bulgaria	0	6	0	0	6	3	18

Group 5

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
Denmark	11	6	5	1	0	18	2
Italy	8	6	3	2	1	12	4
Switzerland	3	6	1	1	4	3	17
Spain	2	6	0	2	4	3	13

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Norway	4–1	Hungary	2–1	2–0
Sweden	1–1³	Italy	1–1	0–0
Denmark	1–0⁴	Netherlands	0–0	1–0
England	1–6	Germany	1–4	0–2

³ Italy won due to the Away goals rule and qualified, Sweden qualified for being the best quarter-final loser.
⁴ Denmark won After extra time.

Knockout stage

Semifinals			Final


Norway	0 (8)
Denmark	0 (7)


			Norway	1
			Germany	3 (a.e.t.)


			Third place

Germany	3	Denmark	2 (a.e.t.)
Italy	0		Italy	1

Denmark, Germany, Italy, Norway and Sweden qualified for the World Cup.

North, Central America & the Caribbean (CONCACAF)

Main article: 1991 CONCACAF Women's Championship

(7 teams competing for 1 berth) ⁵

Qualified:

United States

The 1991 CONCACAF's Women's Championship, despite being an unofficial competition, determined the CONCACAF's single qualifier for the World Cup - the winner, the United States. The tournament took place in Port-au-Prince, Haiti in April 1991 and consisted of 8 teams.

First Round

Group A

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
United States	6	3	3	0	0	34	0
Trinidad and Tobago	3	3	1	1	1	4	12
Mexico	2	3	1	0	2	9	16
Martinique⁵	1	3	0	1	2	2	21

Group B

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	GF	GA
Canada	6	3	3	0	17	0
Haiti	4	3	2	1	5	2
Costa Rica	2	3	1	2	2	11
Jamaica	0	3	0	3	1	12

Knockout Stage

Semifinals			Final


Canada	6
Trinidad and Tobago	0


			United States	5
			Canada	0


			Third place

United States	10	Trinidad and Tobago	4
Haiti	0		Haiti	2

⁵ Martinique is not member of FIFA

United States qualified for the World Cup.

Oceania (OFC)

(3 teams competing for 1 berth)

Qualified:

New Zealand

Only three teams participated in the tournament which took place in Sydney, Australia in May 1991: Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea. The teams played in a round-robin tournament in which each team played 2 matches against each opponent, with the first placed team qualifying.

The competition was eventually decided through goal-difference, as the matches between Australia and New Zealand ended with one win to each side, and both teams won all matches against Papua New Guinea.

Final standings

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
New Zealand	4	3	1	28	1	27	6
Australia	4	3	1	21	1	20	6
Papua New Guinea	4	0	4	0	47	-47	0

New Zealand	16–0	Papua New Guinea
New Zealand	1–0	Australia
Australia	12–0	Papua New Guinea
New Zealand	11–0	Papua New Guinea
New Zealand	0–1	Australia
Australia	8–0	Papua New Guinea

New Zealand qualified for the World Cup.

South America (CONMEBOL)

Main article: 1991 Sudamericano Femenino

(3 teams competing for 1 berth)

Qualified:

Brazil

The first edition of the Sudamericano Femenino (Women's South American Championship), held in April–May 1991 determined CONMEBOL's qualifier. The host of the tournament Brazil won the tournament and with it the right to represent South America in the World Cup.

Final standings

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Brazil	2	2	0	12	1	+11	4
Chile	2	1	1	2	6	−4	2
Venezuela	2	0	2	0	7	−7	0

Brazil qualified for the World Cup.

External links

Tables & results at RSSSF.com

International women's association football

FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Cup U-17 U-20 Algarve Cup Cyprus Cup Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade World Rankings Player of the Year Ballon d'Or

Asia	AFC Women's Asian Cup U-19 U-16 Regional (ASEAN, EAFF, SAFF, WAFF)

Africa	CAF Women Cup of Nations U-20 U-17

North America, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup U-20 U-17

South America	CONMEBOL Copa América Femenina U-20 U-17

Oceania	OFC Women's Nations Cup U-20 U-17

Europe	UEFA Women's Championship U-19 U-17

Non-FIFA	NF-Board Women's Viva World Cup

Games	African Games Asian Games Central America and Caribbean Central American Games Pan American Games Pacific Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games

See also Geography Codes Player of the Century Men's football

FIFA Women's World Cup

Tournaments	China 1991 Sweden 1995 United States 1999 United States 2003 China 2007 Germany 2011 Canada 2015 France 2019 2023

Qualification	1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019

Finals	1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Squads	1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Miscellaneous	Team appearances Player appearances Goalscorers hat-tricks own goals Multiple winners Records Awards Broadcasters

1991 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifiers

AFC	1991 AFC Women's Championship

CAF	1991 Women's African Football Championship

CONCACAF	1991 CONCACAF Women's Championship

CONMEBOL	1991 Sudamericano Femenino

OFC	OFC qualifying tournament

UEFA	1991 UEFA Women's Championship

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