1995 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

January 2018 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup Qualification 13 August 1994 - 26 March 1995 55 6 135 655 1991 1999 The qualification process for the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup saw 54 teams from the six FIFA confederations compete for the 11 places in the tournament's finals. Sweden qualified automatically as hosts. The places were divided as follows: Africa - represented by the CAF: 1 berth Asia - AFC: 2 Europe - UEFA: 5 (Sweden qualified automatically as hosts) North, Central America & the Caribbean - CONCACAF: 2 Oceania - OFC: 1 South America - CONMEBOL: 1 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: TeamFinals appearancesStreakLast appearanceAUS1st1—BRA2nd21991CAN1st1—CHN2nd21991DEN2nd21991ENG1st1—GER2nd21991JPN 19472nd21991NGA2nd21991NOR2nd21991SWE (H)2nd21991USA2nd21991 (H) : qualified automatically as hosts Confederation qualification processes Africa (CAF) 1995 Women's African Football Championship (8 teams competing for 1 berth) Qualified: NGA 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 NGA 11–2 RSA 4–1 7–1 |} 4 March 1995 NGA 4–1 RSA Ibadan, Nigeria 18 March 1995 RSA 1–7 NGA Johannesburg, South Africa Nigeria qualified for the World Cup. Asia (AFC) Football at the 1994 Asian Games – Women's tournament (4 teams competing for 2 berths) Qualified: CHN – JPN 1947 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 from 3–12 October and consisted of 4 teams. TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGDJPN 194773210918CHN73210817TPE3310228-6KOR 19840300309-9 Final 12 October 18:00 JPN 1947 0–2 CHN Chen Yufeng 21Sun Wen 47 Takegahana Stadium, Fukuyama China and Japan qualified for the World Cup Europe (UEFA) 1995 UEFA Women's Championship (30 teams competing for 4 berths, host Sweden qualifies automatically) Qualified: SWE – ENG – GER – NOR – DEN 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 ENG 1 1 2 GER 4 2 6 NOR 4 1 5 SWE 3 4 7 GER 3 —1 3 SWE 2 — 2 1 No second leg was played. Final 26 March 1995 GER 3–2 SWE Meinert 33'Prinz 64'Wiegmann 85' Andersson 6' Andelén 89' Fritz-Walter-Stadion, Kaiserslautern 8 500 Ilkka Koho (Finland) England, Germany, Norway and Denmark qualified for the World Cup. Sweden qualified automatically as hosts. North, Central America & the Caribbean (CONCACAF) 1994 CONCACAF's Women's Championship (5 teams competing for 2 berths) Qualified: USA – CAN 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, Quebec, Canada between 13 & 21 August 1994. Final standings TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAUSA124400361CAN94301186MEX44112619TRI4 4112620JAM0 4004222 United States and Canada qualified for the World Cup. Oceania (OFC) 1994 OFC Women's Championship Qualified: AUS 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 14 & 20 October 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. South America (CONMEBOL) 1995 Sudamericano Femenino Qualified: BRA 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 TeamPtsPldWDLGFGABRA124400421ARG94301189CHI44112149ECU44112921BOL04004144 Final 22 January 1995 BRA 2–0 ARG Brazil Brazil qualified for the World Cup. External links Tables & results at RSSSF.com Qualification 1995 World Cup qualification World Cup qualification