2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

January 2018 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup Qualification 12 June 2005 – 17 March 2007 120 6 2003 2011 Qualification for the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup determined which 15 teams joined China, the hosts of the 2007 tournament, to play for the Women's World Cup. Europe had 5 qualifying berths, Asia 3.5 berths (including the hosts), 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 teams in North/Central America and Asia. Africa 2006 Women's African Football Championship The 2006 Women's African Football Championship functioned as a qualifying tournament. Originally, this tournament was scheduled to be held in Gabon, but due to "organisational reasons" Gabon withdrew from hosting the competition.Gabon pulls out of hosting AWC, from BBC, retrieved 29 May 2006 32 teams entered the African Championships and competed for the two available spots, but six withdrew during the qualifying session. On 7 November 2006, NGA and GHA qualified by virtue of winning their semifinal matches. Asia 2006 AFC Women's Asian Cup The 2006 AFC Women's Asian Cup functioned as a qualifying tournament. The tournament was originally scheduled to be held in Japan, but after the Football Federation Australia moved from the Oceania Football Confederation to the Asian Football Confederation, the Australian team entered the qualifying series. They were awarded hosting rights in February 2006.Australia To Host AFC Women's Championship 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20060901151956/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/default.aspx?s=insideffa_newsfeatures_newsitem&id=9860 1 September 2006 , from Football Federation Australia, retrieved 29 May 2006 The Championship took place between 16 July 2006 and 30 July 2006. Since CHN, the host nation of Women's World Cup 2007, proceeded to the final, another finalist, AUS and third-placed PRK, were qualified for the World Cup finals. Fourth-placed JPN qualified for a play-off match with MEX, the third-placed team from the 2006 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup. Europe 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA) The 25 teams belonging to the First Category of European women's football were drawn into five groups, from which the group winners qualified for the World Cup finals.UEFA preliminaries, from FIFA.com, retrieved 30 June 2006 The qualifiers concluded on 30 September 2006 with NOR, SWE, GER, DEN and ENG qualifying. North America, Central America & Caribbean 2006 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup The 2006 Women's Gold Cup acted as qualifier tournament for CONCACAF. The tournament finals took place between 19 and 26 November 2006.Women's Gold Cup, from RSSSF, retrieved 29 May 2006 USA and Canada received direct qualifying spots after contesting the final of the 2002 Gold Cup, while four other spots were determined through regional qualifying. On 22 November 2006, USA and CAN qualified by virtue of winning their semifinal matches, while MEX qualified for a play-off match with JPN after defeating Jamaica in the 2006 Gold Cup 3rd place match. Oceania 2007 OFC Women's Championship One spot was awarded to the winner of the 2007 OFC Women's Championship held 9 April through 13 April 2007 in Papua New Guinea.Oceania's Women's Championship 2007 (Papua New Guinea), retrieved 22 March 2007 NZL won this tournament and qualified for the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup. It is the second time they are part of the FIFA Women's World Cup, the other being in 1991. South America 2006 Sudamericano Femenino The 2006 Sudamericano Femenino acted as qualifier for CONMEBOL. Originally, a women's football tournament at the 2006 South American Games in Buenos Aires would serve as qualifier tournament, but the South American Games committee scrapped football from the games, forcing the Argentine Football Association to organize a tournament on short notice.Argentina called its women's national team with a view to Odesur, from Conmebol.com, retrieved 27 July 2006 On 24 November, BRA qualified by earning six points. ARG qualified on 26 November by defeating Brazil and earning a total of 7, thus winning the tournament. AFC–CONCACAF play-off 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (AFC–CONCACAF play-off) Qualified teams The following teams qualified for the tournament: TeamNumber of appearances incl. 2007Record streakFirst appearanceMost recent appearance before 2007Previous best performanceARG2220032003Round 1AUS4419952003Round 1BRA55199120033rd Place (1999)CAN44199520034th Place (2003)CHN5519912003Runners-up (1999)DEN4319911999Quarterfinals (1991 and 1995)ENG2119951995Quarterfinals (1995)GER5519912003Champions (2003)GHA3319992003Round 1JPN5519912003Quarterfinals (1995)PRK3319992003Round 1NZL2119911991Round 1NGA5519912003Quarterfinals (1999)NOR5519912003Champions (1995)SWE5519912003Runners-up (2003)USA5519912003Champions (1991 and 1999) Every qualifier had participated in a previous Women's World Cup. To date, the 2007 Women's World Cup is the only World Cup for either men or women in which every team in the final tournament had played in a previous World Cup final tournament. References and notes Qualification 2007 World Cup qualification World Cup qualification World Cup qualification