2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

Qualification for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup determines which 15 teams join Germany, the hosts of the 2011 tournament, to play for the Women's World Cup. Europe has 5.5 qualifying berths (including the hosts), Asia 3 berths, North and Central America 2.5 berths, Africa 2 berths, South America 2 berths and Oceania 1 berth. The 16th spot was determined through a play-off match between the third-placed team in North/Central America and the winner of repechage play-offs in Europe.^[1]

Qualified teams

Country qualified for World Cup

Country failed to qualify

Country did not enter qualification

Country not a FIFA member

Team	Qualified as	Qualification date	Appearance in finals	Consecutive streak	Previous best performance	FIFA Ranking¹
Germany	*Host !Host nation	0030 October 2007	06 !6th	062007 !6	01 !Champions (2003, 2007)	2
Australia	AFC 1 !2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup winner	0127 May 2010	05 !5th	052007 !5	05 !Quarter-finals (2007)	11
North Korea	AFC 2 !2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup runner-up	0227 May 2010	04 !4th	042007 !4	05 !Quarter-finals (2007)	8
Japan	AFC 3 !2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup third place	0330 May 2010	06 !6th	062007 !6	05 !Quarter-finals (1995)	4
France	UEFA 1 !UEFA qualifying competition play-off winner	0415 September 2010	02 !2nd	012007 !1	09 !First Round (2003)	7
Norway	UEFA 2 !UEFA qualifying competition play-off winner	0515 September 2010	06 !6th	062007 !6	01 !Champions (1995)	9
Sweden	UEFA 3 !UEFA qualifying competition play-off winner	0616 September 2010	06 !6th	062007 !6	02 !Runner-Up (2003)	5
England	UEFA 4 !UEFA qualifying competition play-off winner	0716 September 2010	03 !3rd	022007 !2	05 !Quarter-finals (1995, 2007)	10
New Zealand	OFC !2010 OFC Women's Championship winner	088 October 2010	03 !3rd	022007 !2	09 !First round (1991, 2007)	24
Canada	CONCACAF 1 !2010 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup winner	095 November 2010	05 !5th	052007 !5	04 !Fourth place (2003)	6
Mexico	CONCACAF 2 !2010 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup runner-up	105 November 2010	02 !2nd	052007 !1	09 !First round (1999)	22
Nigeria	CAF 1 !2010 African Women's Football Championship winner	1111 November 2010	06 !6th	062007 !6	05 !Quarter-finals (1999)	27
Equatorial Guinea	CAF 2 !2010 African Women's Football Championship runner-up	1211 November 2010	01 !1st	062007 !1	17 !First appearance	61
Brazil	CONMEBOL 1 !2010 Sudamericano Femenino winner	1319 November 2010	06 !6th	062007 !6	02 !Runner-Up (2007)	3
Colombia	CONMEBOL 2 !2010 Sudamericano Femenino runner-up	1421 November 2010	01 !1st	062007 !1	17 !First appearance	31
United States	PLAY-OFF !UEFA-CONCACAF play-off winner	1527 November 2010	06 !6th	062007 !6	01 !Champions (1991, 1999)	1

1.^ The rankings are shown as of 18 March 2011, the latest published. ^[2]

Africa

Main article: 2010 African Women's Football Championship

(24 teams competing for 2 berths)

As in the previous World Cup cycle the African Women's Championship will serve as the qualification tournament for the Women's World Cup. The tournament is scheduled to be held from 31 October to 14 November 2010 in South Africa.^[3] The two finalists will advance to the Women's World Cup finals in Germany.

Eight teams will compete in the continental finals in South Africa, with qualification consisting of two rounds of knock-out home and away ties. The preliminary round was held in March 2010, with winners advancing to the first round of qualification, which was held in May and June 2010.

The seven winners from this round, along with hosts South Africa, advanced to the continental finals. These finals will consist of two round-robin groups of four teams. The top two finishers in each group will advance to the two semi-finals, with each semi-final winner qualifying for the World Cup finals.

Final tournament

Knockout stage

Semi finals			Final

11 November
Nigeria	5
Cameroon	1

			14 November
			Nigeria	4
			Equatorial Guinea	2


			Third place play-off
11 November		14 November
Equatorial Guinea	3 (aet)	Cameroon	0
South Africa	1		South Africa	2

Asia

Main article: 2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup

(17 teams competing for 3 berths)

As in the previous World Cup cycle, the 2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup served as a qualifying tournament.

The five leading AFC nations, North Korea (the defending AFC women's champions), South Korea, Japan, China and Australia were automatic qualifiers for the finals (held from 19-30 May 2010). They were joined by the winners of each of three qualification groups held in July 2009. A preliminary round of qualification held in April and May 2009 began the qualifiers for the 2011 finals.

The final tournament was held in Chengdu, China.^[4] The two finalists – Australia and North Korea – and the winner of the third place play-off – Japan – qualified for the Women's World Cup finals. For the first time in the history of FIFA Women's World Cup, China failed to qualify for the finals.

Final qualification

Knockout stage

Semi finals			Final


Japan	0
Australia	1


			Australia	1 (5)
			North Korea	1 (4)


			Third place playoff

China PR	0	Japan	2
North Korea	1(aet)		China PR	0

Europe

Main article: 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)

(41 teams competing for 4 or 5 berths, host nation Germany also qualifies)

Forty-one teams from Europe were drawn into eight groups on 17 March 2009.^[5] These groups were played between August 2009 and August 2010. The group winners advanced to four home-and-away play-offs (held in September 2010), with the winners advancing to the World Cup finals. The four losing teams competed in repechage play-offs the following month to determine a team to play against the third-placed CONCACAF team for the 16th place in the finals.^[6]

Unlike previous qualification tournaments, all UEFA member nations were eligible to qualify. In the past, only those nations in the top tier of European nations played in qualification groups.

Direct qualification play-offs

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
France	3–2	Italy	0–0	3–2
England	5–2	Switzerland	2–0	3–2
Ukraine	0–3	Norway	0–1	0–2
Sweden	4–3	Denmark	2–1	2–2

Repechage play-offs

Italy advanced to the UEFA-CONCACAF playoff.

Repechage I				Repechage II

Ukraine	0	0	0
Italy	3	0	3
				Italy	1	4	5
				Switzerland	0	2	2
Denmark	1	0	1
Switzerland	3	0	3

North America, Central America and Caribbean

Main article: 2010 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup

(26 teams competing for 2 or 3 berths)

As with the last World Cup, the CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup served as the region's qualification tournament. The United States, Canada and Mexico received byes to the tournament, where they were joined by three teams from the Caribbean zone and two from Central America. Both finalists qualified automatically to the 2011 Women's World Cup. The third placed team met the fifth placed team from UEFA for an additional World Cup berth. The tournament was held in Cancún, Mexico, from 28 October to 8 November 2010.^[7]

Women's Gold Cup

Knockout stage

Semi finals			Final

5 November
Canada	4
Costa Rica	0

			8 November
			Canada	1
			Mexico	0


			Third place play-off
5 November		8 November
United States	1	Costa Rica	0
Mexico	2		United States	3

Oceania

Main article: 2010 OFC Women's Championship

(8 teams competing for 1 berth)

As in the previous World Cup cycle, the 2010 Oceania Women's Nations Cup served as a qualifying tournament. The tournament was held in Auckland, New Zealand, from 29 September to 8 October 2010.^[8]

Teams played in two groups of four, followed by semi-finals and a final and third-place play-off. The winners, New Zealand, qualified for the Women's World Cup finals.

Final qualification

Knockout stage

Semi finals			Final

6 October
New Zealand	8
Solomon Islands	0

			8 October
			New Zealand	11
			Papua New Guinea	0


			Third place
6 October		8 October
Papua New Guinea	1	Solomon Islands	0
Cook Islands	0		Cook Islands	2

South America

Main article: 2010 Sudamericano Femenino

(10 teams competing for 2 berths)

As with previous World Cup qualifications, the Sudamericano Femenino was used to determine the qualification to the World Cup finals. Qualification was held between 4 November and 21 November in Ecuador.^[9]

Final positions

Second stage

Team	Pld	Pts
Brazil	3	9
Colombia	3	4
Chile	3	2
Argentina	3	1

UEFA-CONCACAF play-off

Main article: 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA-CONCACAF play-off)

The winner of the third-place play-off at the 2010 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup will play-off against the winner of the repechage play-offs from the UEFA qualification tournament.

The matches were played on 20 and 27 November 2010, with the order the matches were played announced following a draw held at the FIFA headquarters in Zürich on 17 March 2010.^[10]

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Italy	0–2	United States	0–1	0–1

References and notes

↑ Frequently Asked Questions, from FIFA.com, retrieved 19 March 2009.
↑ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA.com. Zurich, Switzerland: FIFA. 18 March 2011. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
↑ Ekurhuleni Municipality set to host cream of African women's football talent, from South African Football Association, retrieved 21 September 2010.
↑ AFC Women’s Committee meeting, from the-afc.com, retrieved 4 November 2009.
↑ EURO rivals to meet in World Cup qualifying, from UEFA.com, retrieved 26 August 2010.
↑ Women's World Cup hopefuls await draw, from UEFA.com, retrieved 26 August 2010.
↑ Women's World Cup Qualifying set for Cancun, from www.concacaf.com, retrieved 13 August 2010.
↑ Women's Nations Cup teams learn fate, from www.oceaniafootball.com, retrieved 20 August 2010.
↑ Sudamericano Femenino Ecuador 2010: nueva fecha de disputa, from www.conmebol.com, retrieved 11 October 2010.
↑ CONCACAF to host second leg of WWC playoff, from concacaf.com, retrieved 18 March 2010.

2011 FIFA Women's World Cup

Stages	Group A Group B Group C Group D Knockout stage Final

General information	Qualification Squads Officials

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 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	All-Africa 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 Achievements by nation 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

2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

AFC	2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup Qualification Finals

CAF	2010 African Women's Championship Qualification Finals

CONCACAF	2010 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup Qualification - Central America, Caribbean Finals

CONMEBOL	2010 Sudamericano Femenino

OFC	2010 OFC Women's Nations Cup

UEFA	Qualifying Round Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5 Group 6 Group 7 Group 8 Play-offs Direct qualification Repechage I Repechage II

Play-off	UEFA v CONCACAF

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