1995 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

1995 FIFA Women's World Cup Qualification
Tournament details
Teams 55 (from 6 confederations)
Tournament statistics
Matches played 135
Goals scored 655 (4.85 per match)

The qualification process for the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup saw 54 teams from the six FIFA confederations compete for the 12 places in the tournament's finals. Sweden qualified automatically as hosts. The places were divided as follows:

A total of 52 teams played at least one qualifying match. A total of 135 qualifying matches were played, and 655 goals were scored (an average of 4.85 per match).

Qualified teams

The following 12 teams qualified for the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup:

Team Finals appearance Streak Last appearance
 Australia 1st1
 Brazil 2nd21991
 Canada 1st1
 China PR 2nd21991
 Denmark 2nd21991
 England 1st1
 Germany 2nd21991
 Japan 2nd21991
 Nigeria 2nd21991
 Norway 2nd21991
 Sweden (h) 2nd21991
 United States 2nd21991

(h) – qualified automatically as hosts

Confederation qualification processes

Africa (CAF)

(8 teams competing for 1 berth)

Qualified:  Nigeria

The one African team to qualify to the World Cup was the winner of the 1995 CAF Women's Championship, Nigeria. Nigeria won the tournament by defeating South Africa 11–2 on aggregate in a two-leg final.

Final Round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Nigeria  11–2  South Africa 4–1 7–1

4 March 1995
Nigeria  4–1  South Africa

Nigeria qualified for the World Cup.

Asia (AFC)

(4 teams competing for 2 berths)

Qualified:  China PR Japan

The two Asian teams to qualify to the World Cup were the two finalists of the women's football tournament at the 1994 Asian Games. The tournament took place in Hiroshima, Japan between October 3 & 12 and consisted of 4 teams.

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Japan 73210918
 China PR 73210817
 Chinese Taipei 3310228-6
 South Korea 0300309-9

Final

October 12
18:00
Japan  0–2  China PR
Chen Yufeng  21'
Sun Wen  47'

China and Japan qualified for the World Cup

Europe (UEFA)

(30 teams competing for 4 berths, host Sweden qualifies automatically)

Qualified:  Sweden England Germany Norway Denmark

The third official edition of the UEFA Women's Championship served also as UEFA's qualifying tournament for the World Cup. Out of the 29 teams participating in the tournament, the qualifiers were the four semi-finalists - Sweden (qualified as host of the World Cup), England, Germany and Norway - and the best quarter-final loser - Denmark.

Tournament bracket

  Semifinals Final
                         
  England 1 1 2  
  Germany 4 2 6  
      Germany 3 1 3
    Sweden 2 2
  Norway 4 1 5
  Sweden 3 4 7  
  • 1 No second leg was played.

Final

26 March 1995
Germany  3–2  Sweden
Meinert 33'
Prinz 64'
Wiegmann 85'
Andersson 6'
Andelén 89'
Fritz-Walter-Stadion, Kaiserslautern
Attendance: 8 500
Referee: Ilkka Koho

England, Germany, Norway and Denmark qualified for the World Cup. Sweden qualified automatically as hosts.

North, Central America & the Caribbean (CONCACAF)

(5 teams competing for 2 berths)

Qualified:  United States Canada

The 1994 CONCACAF's Women's Championship determined the CONCACAF's two qualifiers for the FIFA Women's World Cup 1995 — the winner the United States and the runner-up Canada. The tournament took place in Montreal, Canada between August 13 & 21 1994.

Final standings

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
 United States 124400361
 Canada 94301186
 Mexico 44112619
 Trinidad and Tobago 4 4112620
 Jamaica 0 4004222

United States and Canada qualified for the World Cup.

Oceania (OFC)

Qualified:  Australia

The OFC was the only one of the six FIFA confederations to hold a specified qualifying competition.

Only three teams participated in the tournament which took place in Papua New Guinea between October 14 & 20 1994: 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, and in which the qualifier would be the team who finished first.

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Australia 9430113211
 New Zealand 943011028
 Papua New Guinea 04004019-19
New Zealand 2–1 Australia
New Zealand 2–0 Papua New Guinea
Australia 7–0 Papua New Guinea
Australia 1–0 New Zealand
Papua New Guinea 0–4 Australia
Papua New Guinea 0–6 New Zealand

Australia qualified for the World Cup.

South America (CONMEBOL)

Qualified:  Brazil

The second edition of the Sudamericano Femenino (Women's South American Championship) in 1995 determined the CONMEBOL's qualifier. Brazil won the tournament.

Final standings

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
 Brazil 124400421
 Argentina 94301189
 Chile 44112149
 Ecuador 44112921
 Bolivia 04004144

Final

January 22, 1995
Brazil  2–0  Argentina

Brazil qualified for the World Cup.

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