2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

April 2026 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification 125 6 ESP Adriana Martín (16 goals) 2007 2015 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.Frequently Asked Questions, from FIFA.com, retrieved 19 March 2009. Qualified teams thumb|center|450px| #0000ff Country qualified for World Cup #fba522 Country failed to qualify #000000 Country did not enter qualification #ababab Country not a FIFA member TeamQualified asQualification dateAppearancein finalsConsecutivestreakPrevious best performanceFIFARanking1 1GER*Host Host nation0030 October 200706 6th062007 6 01 Champions (2003, 2007)2AUSAFC 1 2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup winner 0127 May 201005 5th052007 5 05 Quarter-finals (2007)11PRKAFC 2 2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup runner-up 0227 May 201004 4th042007 4 05 Quarter-finals (2007)8JPNAFC 3 2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup third place 0330 May 201006 6th062007 6 05 Quarter-finals (1995)4FRAUEFA 1 UEFA qualifying competition play-off winner 0415 September 201002 2nd012007 1 09 First round (2003)7NORUEFA 2 UEFA qualifying competition play-off winner 0515 September 201006 6th062007 6 01 Champions (1995)9SWEUEFA 3 UEFA qualifying competition play-off winner 0616 September 201006 6th062007 6 02 Runner-Up (2003)5ENGUEFA 4 UEFA qualifying competition play-off winner 0716 September 201003 3rd022007 2 05 Quarter-finals (1995, 2007)10NZLOFC 2010 OFC Women's Championship winner 088 October 201003 3rd022007 2 09 First round (1991, 2007)24CANCONCACAF 1 2010 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup winner 095 November 201005 5th052007 5 04 Fourth place (2003)6MEXCONCACAF 2 2010 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup runner-up 105 November 201002 2nd052007 1 09 First round (1999)22NGACAF 1 2010 African Women's Football Championship winner 1111 November 201006 6th062007 6 05 Quarter-finals (1999)27EQGCAF 2 2010 African Women's Football Championship runner-up 1211 November 201001 1st062007 1 17 First appearance 61BRACONMEBOL 1 2010 Sudamericano Femenino winner 1319 November 201006 6th062007 6 02 Runner-Up (2007) 3COLCONMEBOL 2 2010 Sudamericano Femenino runner-up 1421 November 201001 1st062007 1 17 First appearance 31USAPLAY-OFF UEFA-CONCACAF play-off winner 1527 November 201006 6th062007 6 01 Champions (1991, 1999)1 1.1The rankings are shown as of 18 March 2011, the latest published.https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/ranking/lastranking/gender=f/fullranking.html FIFA FIFA.com The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking Zürich, Switzerland 18 March 2011 21 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110615083629/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/ranking/lastranking/gender%3Df/fullranking.html 15 June 2011 dead Africa 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 was scheduled to be held from 31 October to 14 November 2010 in South Africa.Ekurhuleni Municipality set to host cream of African women's football talent, from South African Football Association, retrieved 21 September 2010. 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 Third place play-off 11 November NGA 5 CMR 1 11 November EQG 3 (aet) RSA 1 14 November NGA 4 EQG 2 14 November CMR 0 RSA 2 Asia 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 to 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.AFC Women's Committee meeting https://web.archive.org/web/20090718052040/http://www.the-afc.com/en/inside-afc/676-afc-news/24774-afc-womens-committee-meeting 18 July 2009 , from the-afc.com, retrieved 4 November 2009. 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 Third place playoff JPN 0 AUS 1 CHN 0 PRK 1 (aet) AUS 1 (5) PRK 1 (4) JPN 2 CHN 0 Europe 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.https://archive.today/20120707180255/http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/wowc/news/kind=1/newsid=807792.html EURO rivals to meet in World Cup qualifying, from UEFA.com, retrieved 26 August 2010. 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.Women's World Cup hopefuls await draw https://web.archive.org/web/20101025001256/http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/wowc/news/kind=1/newsid=802382.html 25 October 2010 , from UEFA.com, retrieved 26 August 2010. 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 FRA 3–2 ITA 0–0 3–2 ENG 5–2 SUI 2–0 3–2 UKR 0–3 NOR 0–1 0–2 SWE 4–3 DEN 2–1 2–2 |} Repechage play-offs Italy advanced to the UEFA-CONCACAF playoff. Repechage I Repechage II UKR 0 0 0 ITA 3 0 3 DEN 1 0 1 SUI 3 0 3 ITA 1 4 5 SUI 0 2 2 North America, Central America and Caribbean 2010 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup (26 teams competing for 2 or 3 berths) As with the last World Cup, the CONCACAF Women's Championship 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.Women's World Cup Qualifying set for Cancun https://web.archive.org/web/20100816041642/http://www.concacaf.com/page/WGC/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C12813~2120648%2C00.html 16 August 2010 , from www.concacaf.com, retrieved 13 August 2010. Women's Gold Cup Knockout stage Semi finals Final Third place play-off 5 November CAN 4 CRC 0 5 November USA 1 MEX 2 8 November CAN 1 MEX 0 8 November CRC 0 USA 3 Oceania 2010 OFC Women's Championship (8 teams competing for 1 berth) As in the previous World Cup cycle, the 2010 OFC Women's Championship served as a qualifying tournament. The tournament was held in Auckland, New Zealand, from 29 September to 8 October 2010.Women's Nations Cup teams learn fate https://web.archive.org/web/20160303172857/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/bd194b86-66d6-41a7-b33f-3561ecde3fab/Default.aspx 3 March 2016 , from www.oceaniafootball.com, retrieved 20 August 2010. 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 South America 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 and 21 November in Ecuador.Sudamericano Femenino Ecuador 2010: nueva fecha de disputa, from www.conmebol.com, retrieved 11 October 2010. Final positions Second stage TeamPldPtsBRA39COL34CHI32ARG31 UEFA–CONCACAF play-off 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. References 30em Qualification 2011 World Cup qualification World Cup qualification