2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

January 2018 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup Qualification 25 August 2001 – 12 July 2003 99 6 1999 2007 The 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification process decided the 15 teams which played at the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup, with the host China initially qualified automatically as the host nation. The qualification process for the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup saw 99 teams from the six FIFA confederations compete for the 16 places in the tournament's finals. The places were divided as follows: Africa - represented by the CAF: 2 berths Asia - AFC: 3.5 Europe - UEFA: 5 North, Central America & the Caribbean - CONCACAF: 2.5 Oceania - OFC: 1 South America - CONMEBOL: 2 Qualified teams TeamQualified asQualification dateAppearancein finalsLastappearanceConsecutivestreakPrevious best performanceCHN 0 Hosts Runners-up (2003 AFC Women's Championship) 2000 10 26 dmy 4th 1999 4 02 Runners-up (1999)GER UEFA qualification Group 4 winners 2002 04 18 dmy 4th 1999 4 02 Runners-up (1995)NOR UEFA qualification Group 1 winners 2002 05 09 dmy 4th 1999 4 01 Champions (1995)RUS UEFA qualification Group 3 winners 2002 06 08 dmy 2nd 1999 2 05 Quarter-finals (1999)SWE UEFA qualification Group 2 winners 2002 06 26 dmy 4th 1999 4 03 Third place (1991)CAN 2002 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup runners-up 2002 11 06 dmy 3rd 1999 3 10 Group stage (1995)USA 2002 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup champions 2002 11 06 dmy 4th 1999 4 01 Champions (1991, 1999)FRA 1974 UEFA qualification Play-Off winners 2002 11 16 dmy 1st – 1 17 DebutGHA 2002 African Women's Championship runners-up 2002 12 17 dmy 2nd 1999 2 13 Group stage (1999)NGA 2002 African Women's Championship champions 2002 12 18 dmy 4th 1999 4 07 Quarter-finals (1999)AUS 2003 OFC Women's Championship champions 2003 04 13 dmy 3rd 1999 3 11 Group stage (1995, 1999)BRA 2003 South American Women's Football Championship champions 2003 04 27 dmy 4th 1999 4 03 Third place (1999)ARG 2003 South American Women's Football Championship runners-up 2003 04 27 dmy 1st – 1 17 DebutPRK 2003 AFC Women's Championship champions 2003 06 19 dmy 2nd 1999 2 10 Group stage (1999)KOR 2003 AFC Women's Championship 3rd place 2003 06 21 dmy 1st – 1 17 DebutJPN CONCACAF–AFC play-off winners 2003 07 12 dmy 4th 1999 4 08 Quarter-finals (1995) Confederation qualification AFC 2003 AFC Women's Championship Like the previous edition, the AFC Women's Championship served as the tournament qualification for AFC members. Fourteens competed in the competition which included the World Cup hosts in China. After the group stage which eliminated ten teams from qualifying, the semi-finals saw the first team in North Korea as they defeated Japan 3-0. After China won the second semi, the third-place play-off would see South Korea qualify with a 1-0 victory over Japan which meant Japan had to qualify via play-off against the third place team from CONCACAF (Mexico). Final tournament Group A Team Pld Played W Wins D Drawn L Lost GF Goals for GA Goals against GD Goal difference Pts Points PRK4310452+4310 KOR4310202+1810 THA4202621−156 HKG4103224−223 SIN4004024−240 Group B Team Pld Played W Wins D Drawn L Lost GF Goals for GA Goals against GD Goal difference Pts PointsJPN4400340+3412 MYA 19744211118+37 TPE42117707 PHI4103226−243 GUM4004215−130 Group C Team Pld Played W Wins D Drawn L Lost GF Goals for GA Goals against GD Goal difference Pts Points CHN3300290+299 VIE320169−36 IND3102714−73 UZB3003221−190 Knockout stage (top two teams qualify for World Cup) N4 yes high Semifinals Final Third place 19 June - Bangkok PRK 3 JPN 0 19 June - Bangkok CHN 3 KOR 1 21 June - Bangkok PRK 2 CHN 1 21 June - Bangkok JPN 0 KOR 1 CAF 2002 African Women's Championship Like the previous edition, the Africa Women's Championship served as the tournament qualification for CAF members. Qualifying stage: Qualifying for the 2002 edition took place between 10 August to 13 October 2002. 21 teams entered the qualification with seven teams getting the bye into the second-round. Qualification ties were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. The seven winners of the second round qualified for the final tournament to join the hosts Nigeria who qualified automatically. Final tournament: Eight teams played in the 2002 African Women's Championship, which was held from 7 to 20 December 2002 in Nigeria. They were drawn into two groups of four teams. The top two teams of each group advanced to the knockout stage, where the winners of the semi-finals and the third place play-off qualified for the World Cup. Qualifying stage 2002 African Women's Championship qualification The seven winners of the second qualifying round advanced to the final tournament: Angola, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Ghana, Mali, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. Final tournament Group A TeamPld PlayedW WonD DrawL LostGF Goals ForGA Goals AgainstGD Goal DifferencePts PointsQualificationGHA330060+69Knockout stageNGA320182+66MLI301239−61ETH 1996301228−61 Group B Pos PositionTeamPld PlayedW WonD DrawL LostGF Goals ForGA Goals AgainstGD Goal DifferencePts PointsQualification1RSA321063+37Knockout stage2CMR311122043ANG302123−124ZIM302124−22 Knockout stage (top two teams qualify for World Cup) N4 yes high Semifinals Final Third place 17 December - Warri GHA 3 CMR 2 18 December - Warri RSA 0 NGA 5 20 December - Warri GHA 0 NGA 2 20 December - Warri CMR 3 RSA 0 Europe (UEFA) 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA) Qualified: SWE -- RUS -- GER -- NOR -- FRA 1974 The 16 teams belonging to Class A of European women's football were drawn into four groups, from which the group winners qualify for the World Cup. The four runners-up were played in playoff-matches for the 5th berth. North, Central America & the Caribbean (CONCACAF) 2002 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup Qualified: USA -- CAN The 2002 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup second-placed Canada qualified for the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup. The winner USA qualified as host. The third-placed Mexico played against Japan in two play-off matches for qualification. Oceania (OFC) 2003 OFC Women's Championship Qualified: AUS The 2003 OFC Women's Championship determined the OFC's one qualifier for the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup — the winner Australia. South America (CONMEBOL) 2003 Sudamericano Femenino Qualified: BRA -- ARG The fourth edition of the Sudamericano Femenino (Women's South American Championship) in 2003 determined the CONMEBOL's qualifiers Brazil and Argentina. CONCACAF–AFC play-off 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (CONCACAF–AFC play-off) References 30em External links Tables & results at RSSSF.com Qualification 2003 World Cup qualification World Cup qualification World Cup qualification