2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)

The qualifying competition consisted of three rounds:{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/Regulations/uefaorg/Regulations/02/42/00/26/2420026_DOWNLOAD.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170301123713/http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/Regulations/uefaorg/Regulations/02/42/00/26/2420026_DOWNLOAD.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 March 2017|title=Regulations of the UEFA European qualifying competition for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup 2017–19|publisher=UEFA}}

• Preliminary round: The 16 lowest-ranked teams were drawn into four groups of four teams. Each group was played in single round-robin format at the venues of one of the teams which were pre-selected as hosts. The four group winners and the best runners-up (not counting results against the fourth-placed team) advance to the qualifying group stage.
• Qualifying group stage: The 35 teams (30 highest-ranked teams and five preliminary round qualifiers) were drawn into seven groups of five teams. Each group was played in home-and-away round-robin format. The seven group winners qualify directly for the final tournament, while the four best runners-up (not counting results against the fifth-placed team) advance to the play-offs.
• Play-offs: The four teams play two knockout rounds of home-and-away two-legged matches to determine the last qualified team from UEFA.

In the preliminary round and qualifying group stage, teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Articles 13.01, 13.02, and 15.01):

1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
4. (Qualifying group stage only) Away goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
5. If more than two teams were tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams was still tied, all head-to-head criteria above were reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
6. Goal difference in all group matches;
7. Goals scored in all group matches;
8. (Qualifying group stage only) Away goals scored in all group matches;
9. (Preliminary round only) Penalty shoot-out if only two teams have the same number of points, and they met in the last round of the group and were tied after applying all criteria above (not used if more than two teams have the same number of points, or if their rankings were not relevant for qualification for the next stage);
10. Disciplinary points (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points);
11. UEFA coefficient for the preliminary round or qualifying group stage draw.

To determine the best runner-up from the preliminary round and the four best runners-up from the qualifying group stage, the results against the teams in last place (fourth place in preliminary round and fifth place in qualifying group stage) were discarded. The following criteria were applied (Regulations Articles 13.03 and 15.02):

1. Points;
2. Goal difference;
3. Goals scored;
4. (Qualifying group stage only) Away goals scored;
5. Disciplinary points;
6. UEFA coefficient for the preliminary round or qualifying group stage draw.

In the play-offs, the team that scored more goals on aggregate over the two legs qualified for the final tournament. If the aggregate score was level, the away goals rule was applied, i.e., the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs advances. If away goals were also equal, extra time was played. The away goals rule was again applied after extra time, i.e., if there were goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score was still level, the visiting team advances by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals were scored during extra time, the tie was decided by penalty shoot-out (Regulations Article 17.01).

The qualifying matches were played on dates that fell within the FIFA Women's International Match Calendar.{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/Women/General/02/32/78/02/2327802_DOWNLOAD.pdf|title=2016/17 UEFA Women's calendar|publisher=UEFA}}{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/Women/General/02/43/21/43/2432143_DOWNLOAD.pdf|title=2017/18 UEFA Women's calendar|publisher=UEFA}}{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/Women/General/02/51/03/04/2510304_DOWNLOAD.pdf|title=2018/19 UEFA Women's calendar|website=UEFA|publisher=UEFA}}

The teams were ranked according to their coefficient ranking, calculated based on the following:{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/competitions/Draws/02/43/50/03/2435003_DOWNLOAD.pdf|title=Coefficient Ranking of the Teams Participating in the Qualifying Competition|publisher=UEFA}}{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/competitions/General/02/42/00/46/2420046_DOWNLOAD.pdf|title=UEFA Women's National Team Coefficient Ranking for FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying|publisher=UEFA}}

• UEFA Women's Euro 2013 final tournament and qualifying competition (20%)
• 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup final tournament and qualifying competition (40%)
• UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying competition (40%)

The 30 highest-ranked teams entered the qualifying group stage, while the 16 lowest-ranked teams entered the preliminary round. The coefficient ranking was also used for seeding in the preliminary round and qualifying group stage draws.

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• Teams marked in bold qualified for the World Cup.

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The draw for the preliminary round was held on 19 January 2017, 13:30 CET (UTC+1), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/womensworldcup/season=2019/draws/round=2000870/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170712032643/http://www.uefa.com/womensworldcup/season=2019/draws/round=2000870/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 July 2017|title=Women's World Cup preliminary round draw|publisher=UEFA|access-date=19 January 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/womensworldcup/news/0235-0e1676553dc7-8b7be605c0e1-1000--women-s-world-cup-preliminary-round-draw/|title=Women's World Cup preliminary round draw|publisher=UEFA|date=19 January 2017}}

The 16 teams were allocated into four seeding positions according to their coefficient ranking. They were drawn into four groups of four containing one team from each of the four seeding positions. First, the four teams which were pre-selected as hosts were drawn from their own designated pot and allocated to their respective group as per their seeding positions. Next, the remaining 12 teams were drawn from their respective pot which were allocated according to their seeding positions.{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/womensworldcup/news/newsid=2435378.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170117174327/http://www.uefa.com/womensworldcup/news/newsid=2435378.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 January 2017|title=World Cup preliminary round draw live on Thursday|publisher=UEFA|date=16 January 2017}}

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• Teams which were pre-selected as preliminary round hosts were denoted by (H).
• Teams marked in bold advanced from preliminary round to qualifying group stage.

{{legend|#BBF3BB|The four group winners and the best runner-up (not counting results against the fourth-placed team) advance to the qualifying group stage to join the 30 direct entrants.}}

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To determine the best second-placed teams from the preliminary round which advance to the qualifying group stage, only the results of the second-placed teams against the first and third-placed teams in their group were taken into account, while results against the fourth-placed team were not included. As a result, two matches played by each second-placed team were counted for the purposes of determining the ranking.

{{2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA preliminary round 2nd place}}

The draw for the qualifying group stage was held on 25 April 2017, 13:30 CEST (UTC+2), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/womensworldcup/season=2019/draws/round=2000871/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170429065322/http://www.uefa.com/womensworldcup/season=2019/draws/round=2000871/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 April 2017|title=Women's World Cup qualifying group stage draw|publisher=UEFA|access-date=25 April 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/womensworldcup/news/0238-0e167f1aa7d1-44052bf91f9e-1000--women-s-world-cup-qualifying-group-stage-draw/|title=Women's World Cup qualifying group stage draw|publisher=UEFA|date=25 April 2017}}

The 35 teams were allocated into five seeding pots according to their coefficient ranking, with the five preliminary round qualifiers placed in Pot E. They were drawn into seven groups of five containing one team from each of the five seeding pots. For political reasons, Russia and Ukraine would not be drawn in the same group.{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/womensworldcup/news/newsid=2453280.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170409192839/http://www.uefa.com/womensworldcup/news/newsid=2453280.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 April 2017|title=World Cup qualifying group stage draw seedings|publisher=UEFA|date=12 April 2017}}

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• Teams marked in bold qualified for the final tournament as group winners.
• Teams marked in italics advanced to the play-offs as four best runners-up.
• Teams which advanced from preliminary round to qualifying group stage were denoted by (P).

{{legend|#BBF3BB|The seven group winners qualify directly for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.}}

{{legend|#BBF3FF|The four best group runners-up (not counting results against fifth-placed team) advance to the play-offs.}}

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{{main|2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 7}}

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To determine the four best second-placed teams from the qualifying group stage which advanced to the play-offs, only the results of the second-placed teams against the first, third and fourth-placed teams in their group were taken into account, while results against the fifth-placed team were not included. As a result, six matches played by each second-placed team were counted for the purposes of determining the ranking.

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{{main|2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA play-offs}}

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The following nine teams from UEFA qualified for the final tournament, including France which qualified as hosts.{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/womensworldcup/season=2019/finals/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170130090147/http://www.uefa.com/womensworldcup/season=2019/finals/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 January 2017|title=2019 FIFA Women's World Cup finals: France|publisher=UEFA}}

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{{Goalscorers

|goals=575 |matches=169

|10 goals=

• {{flagicon|BEL}} Janice Cayman

|7 goals=

• {{flagicon|DEN}} Nadia Nadim
• {{flagicon|ITA}} Cristiana Girelli
• {{flagicon|NED}} Vivianne Miedema
• {{flagicon|NOR}} Lisa-Marie Karlseng Utland
• {{flagicon|ESP}} Jennifer Hermoso

|6 goals=

• {{flagicon|DEN}} Sanne Troelsgaard Nielsen
• {{flagicon|ENG}} Nikita Parris
• {{flagicon|GER}} Alexandra Popp
• {{flagicon|GER}} Lea Schüller
• {{flagicon|NED}} Sherida Spitse
• {{flagicon|NOR}} Caroline Graham Hansen
• {{flagicon|RUS}} Elena Danilova
• {{flagicon|RUS}} Nadezhda Smirnova
• {{flagicon|SUI}} Lara Dickenmann

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{{small|Source: UEFA.com{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/womensworldcup/season=2019/statistics/round=2000870/players/kind=goals/index.html#order=3desc|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170922222927/http://www.uefa.com/womensworldcup/season=2019/statistics/round=2000870/players/kind=goals/index.html#order=3desc|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 September 2017|title=Statistics — Qualifying phase — Player statistics — Goals|publisher=UEFA|access-date=13 November 2018}}}}

For full lists of goalscorers, see sections in each group:

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• Preliminary round
• Group 1
• Group 2
• Group 3
• Group 4
• Group 5
• Group 6
• Group 7
• Play-offs

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{{reflist}}

• [https://www.uefa.com/womensworldcup/ FIFA Women's World Cup], UEFA.com

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