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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 qualifying 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

Team Qualified as Qualification date Appearance
in finals 		Last
appearance 		Consecutive
streak 		Previous best performance
 China Hosts 26 October 2000 4th 1999 4 Runners-up (1999)
 Germany UEFA qualification Group 4 winners 18 April 2002 4th 1999 4 Runners-up (1995)
 Norway UEFA qualification Group 1 winners 9 May 2002 4th 1999 4 Champions (1995)
 Russia UEFA qualification Group 3 winners 8 June 2002 2nd 1999 2 Quarter-finals (1999)
 Sweden UEFA qualification Group 2 winners 26 June 2002 4th 1999 4 Third place (1991)
 Canada 2002 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup runners-up 6 November 2002 3rd 1999 3 Group stage (1995)
 United States 2002 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup champions 6 November 2002 4th 1999 4 Champions (1991, 1999)
 France UEFA qualification Play-Off winners 16 November 2002 1st – 1 Debut
 Ghana 2002 African Women's Championship runners-up 17 December 2002 2nd 1999 2 Group stage (1999)
 Nigeria 2002 African Women's Championship champions 18 December 2002 4th 1999 4 Quarter-finals (1999)
 Australia 2003 OFC Women's Championship champions 13 April 2003 3rd 1999 3 Group stage (1995, 1999)
 Brazil 2003 South American Women's Football Championship champions 27 April 2003 4th 1999 4 Third place (1999)
 Argentina 2003 South American Women's Football Championship runners-up 27 April 2003 1st – 1 Debut
 North Korea 2003 AFC Women's Championship champions 19 June 2003 2nd 1999 2 Group stage (1999)
 South Korea 2003 AFC Women's Championship 3rd place 21 June 2003 1st – 1 Debut
 Japan CONCACAF–AFC play-off winners 12 July 2003 4th 1999 4 Quarter-finals (1995)

Confederation qualification

AFC

Main article: 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 W D L GF GA GD Pts
 North Korea 4 3 1 0 45 2 +43 10
 South Korea 4 3 1 0 20 2 +18 10
 Thailand 4 2 0 2 6 21 −15 6
 Hong Kong 4 1 0 3 2 24 −22 3
 Singapore 4 0 0 4 0 24 −24 0

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Japan 4 4 0 0 34 0 +34 12
 Myanmar 4 2 1 1 11 8 +3 7
 Chinese Taipei 4 2 1 1 7 7 0 7
 Philippines 4 1 0 3 2 26 −24 3
 Guam 4 0 0 4 2 15 −13 0

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 China 3 3 0 0 29 0 +29 9
 Vietnam 3 2 0 1 6 9 −3 6
 India 3 1 0 2 7 14 −7 3
 Uzbekistan 3 0 0 3 2 21 −19 0

Knockout stage (top two teams qualify for World Cup)

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
19 June - Bangkok
 
 
 North Korea3
 
21 June - Bangkok
 
 Japan0
 
 North Korea2
 
19 June - Bangkok
 
 China1
 
 China3
 
 
 South Korea1
 
Third place
 
 
21 June - Bangkok
 
 
 Japan0
 
 
 South Korea1

CAF

Main article: 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 article: 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

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
 Ghana 3 3 0 0 6 0 +6 9 Knockout stage
 Nigeria 3 2 0 1 8 2 +6 6
 Mali 3 0 1 2 3 9 −6 1
 Ethiopia 3 0 1 2 2 8 −6 1

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Africa 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3 7 Knockout stage
2  Cameroon 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
3  Angola 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
4  Zimbabwe 3 0 2 1 2 4 −2 2

Knockout stage (top two teams qualify for World Cup)

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
17 December - Warri
 
 
 Ghana3
 
20 December - Warri
 
 Cameroon2
 
 Ghana0
 
18 December - Warri
 
 Nigeria2
 
 South Africa0
 
 
 Nigeria5
 
Third place
 
 
20 December - Warri
 
 
 Cameroon3
 
 
 South Africa0

Europe (UEFA)

Main article: 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)
Qualified:  Sweden --  Russia --  Germany --  Norway --  France

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 article: 2002 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup
Qualified:  United States --  Canada

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 article: 2003 OFC Women's Championship
Qualified:  Australia

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 article: 2003 Sudamericano Femenino
Qualified:  Brazil --  Argentina

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

The draw for the order of legs was held at the FIFA headquarters in Zürich, Switzerland on 4 March 2003. The matches were originally scheduled to take place on 10 and 17 May 2003.[1] However, due to the postponement of the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup, the matches instead took place on 5 and 12 July 2003.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Mexico  2–4  Japan 2–2 0–2

References

  1. ^ "Draw for FIFA Women's World Cup 2003 to take place in Wuhan on 24 May". FIFA. 5 March 2003. Archived from the original on 16 August 2003. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
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