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2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification#Play-offs

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{{Infobox International Football Competition

| tourney_name = 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup Qualification

| year =

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| dates = 25 August 2001 – 12 July 2003

| num_teams = 99

| confederations = 6

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| prevseason = 1999

| nextseason = 2007

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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:

Qualified teams

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Team

!Qualified as

!Qualification date

!data-sort-type="number"|Appearance
in finals

!Last
appearance

!Consecutive
streak

!Previous best performance

style="text-align: left;" |{{fbw|CHN}}style="text-align: left;" |{{sort|0|Hosts}}
Runners-up (2003 AFC Women's Championship)		{{dts|2000|10|26|format=dmy}}4th19994style="text-align: left;" |{{Sort|02|Runners-up (1999)}}
style="text-align: left;" |{{fbw|GER}}style="text-align: left;" |UEFA qualification Group 4 winners{{dts|2002|04|18|format=dmy}}4th19994style="text-align: left;" |{{Sort|02|Runners-up (1995)}}
style="text-align: left;" |{{fbw|NOR}}style="text-align: left;" |UEFA qualification Group 1 winners{{dts|2002|05|09|format=dmy}}4th19994style="text-align: left;" |{{Sort|01|Champions (1995)}}
style="text-align: left;" |{{fbw|RUS}}style="text-align: left;" |UEFA qualification Group 3 winners{{dts|2002|06|08|format=dmy}}2nd19992style="text-align: left;" |{{Sort|05|Quarter-finals (1999)}}
style="text-align: left;" |{{fbw|SWE}}style="text-align: left;" |UEFA qualification Group 2 winners{{dts|2002|06|26|format=dmy}}4th19994style="text-align: left;" |{{Sort|03|Third place (1991)}}
style="text-align: left;" |{{fbw|CAN}}style="text-align: left;" |2002 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup runners-up{{dts|2002|11|06|format=dmy}}3rd19993style="text-align: left;" |{{Sort|10|Group stage (1995)}}
style="text-align: left;" |{{nowrap|{{fbw|USA}}}}style="text-align: left;" |2002 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup champions{{dts|2002|11|06|format=dmy}}4th19994style="text-align: left;" |{{Sort|01|Champions (1991, 1999)}}
style="text-align: left;" |{{fbw|FRA|1974}}style="text-align: left;" |UEFA qualification Play-Off winners{{dts|2002|11|16|format=dmy}}1st–1style="text-align: left;" |{{Sort|17|Debut}}
style="text-align: left;" |{{fbw|GHA}}style="text-align: left;" |2002 African Women's Championship runners-up{{dts|2002|12|17|format=dmy}}2nd19992style="text-align: left;" |{{Sort|13|Group stage (1999)}}
style="text-align: left;" |{{fbw|NGA}}style="text-align: left;" |2002 African Women's Championship champions{{dts|2002|12|18|format=dmy}}4th19994style="text-align: left;" |{{Sort|07|Quarter-finals (1999)}}
style="text-align: left;" |{{fbw|AUS}}style="text-align: left;" |2003 OFC Women's Championship champions{{dts|2003|04|13|format=dmy}}3rd19993style="text-align: left;" |{{Sort|11|Group stage (1995, 1999)}}
style="text-align: left;" |{{fbw|BRA}}style="text-align: left;" |2003 South American Women's Football Championship champions{{dts|2003|04|27|format=dmy}}4th19994style="text-align: left;" |{{Sort|03|Third place (1999)}}
style="text-align: left;" |{{fbw|ARG}}style="text-align: left;" |{{nowrap|2003 South American Women's Football Championship runners-up}}{{dts|2003|04|27|format=dmy}}1st–1style="text-align: left;" |{{Sort|17|Debut}}
style="text-align: left;" |{{fbw|PRK}}style="text-align: left;" |2003 AFC Women's Championship champions{{dts|2003|06|19|format=dmy}}2nd19992style="text-align: left;" |{{Sort|10|Group stage (1999)}}
style="text-align: left;" |{{fbw|KOR}}style="text-align: left;" |2003 AFC Women's Championship 3rd place{{dts|2003|06|21|format=dmy}}1st–1style="text-align: left;" |{{Sort|17|Debut}}
style="text-align: left;" |{{fbw|JPN}}style="text-align: left;" |CONCACAF–AFC play-off winners{{dts|2003|07|12|format=dmy}}4th19994style="text-align: left;" |{{Sort|08|Quarter-finals (1995)}}

Confederation qualification

=AFC=

{{main|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

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! width=25 | {{Tooltip|W|Wins}}

! width=25 | {{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}

! width=25 | {{Tooltip|L|Lost}}

! width=25 | {{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}

! width=25 | {{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}

! width=25 | {{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}}

! width=25 | {{Tooltip|Pts|Points}}

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| align=left | {{fbw|PRK}}

|4

310452+4310
bgcolor=ccffcc

| align=left | {{fbw|KOR}}

|4

310202+1810
align=left | {{fbw|THA}}

|4

202621−156
align=left | {{fbw|HKG}}

|4

103224−223
align=left | {{fbw|SIN}}

|4

004024−240

Group B

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! width=175 | Team

! width=25 | {{Tooltip|Pld|Played}}

! width=25 | {{Tooltip|W|Wins}}

! width=25 | {{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}

! width=25 | {{Tooltip|L|Lost}}

! width=25 | {{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}

! width=25 | {{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}

! width=25 | {{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}}

! width=25 | {{Tooltip|Pts|Points}}

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|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbw|JPN}}

|4

400340+3412
align=left | {{fbw|MYA|1974}}

|4

211118+37
align=left | {{fbw|TPE}}

|4

2117707
align=left | {{fbw|PHI}}

|4

103226−243
align=left | {{fbw|GUM}}

|4

004215−130

Group C

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! width=175 | Team

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! width=25 | {{Tooltip|W|Wins}}

! width=25 | {{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}

! width=25 | {{Tooltip|L|Lost}}

! width=25 | {{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}

! width=25 | {{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}

! width=25 | {{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}}

! width=25 | {{Tooltip|Pts|Points}}

bgcolor=ccffcc

| align=left | {{fbw|CHN}}

|3

300290+299
align=left | {{fbw|VIE}}

|3

20169−36
align=left | {{fbw|IND}}

|3

102714−73
align=left | {{fbw|UZB}}

|3

003221−190

Knockout stage (top two teams qualify for World Cup)

{{#invoke:RoundN|N4

|3rdplace=yes|bold_winner=high

|RD1=Semifinals

|RD2=Final

|Consol=Third place

|19 June - Bangkok|{{fbw|PRK}}|3|{{fbw|JPN}}|0

|19 June - Bangkok|{{fbw|CHN}}|3|{{fbw|KOR}}|1

|21 June - Bangkok|{{fbw|PRK}}|2|{{fbw|CHN}}|1

|21 June - Bangkok|{{fbw|JPN}}|0|{{fbw|KOR}}|1}}

=CAF=

{{main|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==

{{main|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

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!width=25 |{{Tooltip|Pld|Played}}

!width=25 |{{Tooltip|W|Won}}

!width=25 |{{Tooltip|D|Draw}}

!width=25 |{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}

!width=25 |{{Tooltip|GF|Goals For}}

!width=25 |{{Tooltip|GA|Goals Against}}

!width=25 |{{Tooltip|GD|Goal Difference}}

!width=25 |{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}}

!width=100 |Qualification

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|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbw|GHA}}

|3

30060+69rowspan="2"|Knockout stage
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|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbw|NGA}}

|3

20182+66
align=center

|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbw|MLI}}

|3

01239−61rowspan="2"|
align=center

|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbw|ETH|1996}}

|3

01228−61

Group B

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!width=175 |Team

!width=25 |{{Tooltip|Pld|Played}}

!width=25 |{{Tooltip|W|Won}}

!width=25 |{{Tooltip|D|Draw}}

!width=25 |{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}

!width=25 |{{Tooltip|GF|Goals For}}

!width=25 |{{Tooltip|GA|Goals Against}}

!width=25 |{{Tooltip|GD|Goal Difference}}

!width=25 |{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}}

!width=100 |Qualification

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|1

style="text-align:left;"|{{fbw|RSA}}

|3

21063+37rowspan="2"|Knockout stage
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|2

style="text-align:left;"|{{fbw|CMR}}

|3

1112204
align=center

|3

style="text-align:left;"|{{fbw|ANG}}

|3

02123−12rowspan="2"|
align=center

|4

style="text-align:left;"|{{fbw|ZIM}}

|3

02124−22

Knockout stage (top two teams qualify for World Cup)

{{#invoke:RoundN|N4

|3rdplace=yes|bold_winner=high

|RD1=Semifinals

|RD2=Final

|Consol=Third place

|17 December - Warri|{{fbw|GHA}}|3|{{fbw|CMR}}|2

|18 December - Warri|{{fbw|RSA}}|0|{{fbw|NGA}}|5

|20 December - Warri|{{fbw|GHA}}|0|{{fbw|NGA}}|2

|20 December - Warri|{{fbw|CMR}}|3|{{fbw|RSA}}|0}}

=Europe (UEFA)=

{{main|2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)}}

::Qualified: {{fbw|SWE}} -- {{fbw|RUS}} -- {{fbw|GER}} -- {{fbw|NOR}} -- {{fbw|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)=

{{main|2002 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup}}

::Qualified: {{fbw|USA}} -- {{fbw|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)=

{{main|2003 OFC Women's Championship}}

::Qualified: {{fbw|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)=

{{main|2003 Sudamericano Femenino}}

::Qualified: {{fbw|BRA}} -- {{fbw|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

{{main|2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (CONCACAF–AFC play-off)}}

{{:2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (CONCACAF–AFC play-off)}}

References

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External links

  • [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesw/wwc03f.html Tables & results] at RSSSF.com

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