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2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)

In the UEFA qualification for the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup, the 16 teams belonging to the First Category of European women's football were drawn into four groups, from which the group winners qualify for the World Cup finals. The winner of the Qualifying Playoffs between the Runners-up of each four group will also qualify.

CLASS A edit

Group 1 edit

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
  Norway 16 6 5 1 0 21 3 +18 Qualified for 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup
  France 12 6 4 0 2 11 9 +2 Advanced to play-off
  Ukraine 7 6 2 1 3 9 12 −3
  Czech Republic 0 6 0 0 6 6 23 −17

Match schedule & results edit

Ukraine  4–1  Czech Republic
Verezoubova 10'
Pekur 31'
Ivanova 51'
Zinchenko 77'		 Urbancová 83'
Referee: Ödlund (Sweden)
Norway  4–0  Ukraine
Ørmen 23', 90'
Gulbrandsen 27'
Mellgren 47'
Referee: Peltola (Finland)
Norway  5–0  Czech Republic
Mellgren 26'
Ørmen 38'
Gulbrandsen 41'
Riise 62'
Bugge-Paulsen 90'
France  0–3  Norway
Lehn 2', 29'
Mellgren 55'
Referee: Petignat (Switzerland)
Ukraine  0–2  France
Pichon 3', 7'
Referee: Toms (England)
Czech Republic  1–2  France
Chlumecká 59' Pichon 7', 28'
Referee: Frai (Germany)
Czech Republic  1–5  Norway
Dudová 18' Papp 19'
Gulbrandsen 23'
Lehn 32'
Sæthre 60'
Ørmen 64'
Referee: Trampusch (Austria)
France  4–1  Czech Republic
Soubeyrand 5'
Pichon 30'
Mugneret-Béghé 39'
Blouin 48'		 Šcasná 90' (pen)
Referee: Jonsson (Sweden)
Norway  3–1  France
Mellgren 3', 25', 55' Pichon 10'
Referee: De Toni (Italy)
Ukraine  1–1  Norway
Mykhailenko 60' Gulbrandsen 53'
Referee: Günthner (Germany)
Czech Republic  2–3  Ukraine
Chlumecká 12'
Penicková 86'		 Mykhailenko 32'
Zinchenko 46'
Frishko 76'
France  2–1  Ukraine
Pichon 60'
Soubeyrand 73'		 Verezoubova 51'
Referee: Elovirta (Finland)

Group 2 edit

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
  Sweden 15 6 5 0 1 27 4 +23 Qualified for 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup
  Denmark 15 6 5 0 1 21 8 +13 Advanced to play-off
  Switzerland 3 6 1 0 5 2 18 −16
  Finland 3 6 1 0 5 4 24 −20

Match schedule & results edit

Switzerland  1–0  Finland
Di Fonzo 24'
Referee: Brohet (Sweden)
Denmark  4–0  Switzerland
Bonde 5' (pen)
Kjældgaard 20', 47'
Madsen 90+3'
Sweden  8–1  Finland
Svensson 10', 45'
Mostström 22'
Andersson 25' (pen)
Ljungberg 43'
Bengtsson 72', 89'
Sjöström 80'		 SvFF Report (in Swedish) Uusi-Luomalahti 19' (pen)
Referee: Skjerven (Norway)
Sweden  4–1  Denmark
Bengtsson 5'
Ljungberg 68'
Andersson 71'
Björn 75'		 SvFF Report(in Swedish) Pedersen 43'
Referee: Toms (England)
Finland  0–6  Denmark
Rydahl 7'
Hansen 8'
Pedersen 43', 89'
Andersson 39'
Bonde 85' (pen)
Referee: Frai (Germany)
Switzerland  0–5  Sweden
SvFF Report(in Swedish) Ljungberg 28'
Björn 60'
Larsson 68', 90+2'
Sjöström 79'
Referee: Ionescu (Romania)
Switzerland  1–4  Denmark
Di Fonzo 43' Andersen 12'
Bonde 42', 79'
Pedersen 56'
Referee: Malek-Wybraniec (Poland)
Finland  1–0  Switzerland
Mustonen 65'
Referee: Avdonchenko (Russia)
Sweden  4–0  Switzerland
Svensson 2', 54'
Ljungberg 42', 88'		 SvFF Report (in Swedish)
Referee: Frai (Germany)
Denmark  4–2  Finland
Jensen 22', 61'
Jokmusen 82', 90'		 Heikari 16'
Kalmari 84'
Referee: Ionescu (Romania)
Denmark  2–1  Sweden
Terp 75'
Sørensen 88'		 SvFF Report (in Swedish) Andersson 60' (pen)
Referee: Mulder (Netherlands)
Finland  0–5  Sweden
SvFF Report (in Swedish) Eriksson 20', 43'
Ljungberg 46'
Svensson 48', 78'
Referee: Ihringova (Slovakia)

Group 3 edit

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
  Russia 11 6 3 2 1 10 6 +4 Qualified for 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup
  Iceland 9 6 2 3 1 8 9 −1 Advanced to play-off
  Italy 7 6 2 1 3 7 7 0
  Spain 6 6 2 0 4 8 11 −3

Match schedule & results edit

Iceland  1–1  Russia
Færseth 49' Barbachina 8'
Referee: Hänninen (Finland)
Iceland  2–1  Italy
Færseth 40', 52' Helgadóttir 80' (o.g.)
Referee: Stadgård (Denmark)
Spain  6–1  Iceland
Del Río 4', 30'
Jiménez 43', 59'
Gimbert 86' (pen)
Ferreira 87'		 Ólafsdóttir 63'
Referee: Fielenbach (Germany)
Italy  1–3  Russia
Guarino 58' Bosikova 31'
Fomina 60'
Referee: Jonsson (Sweden)
Russia  2–0  Spain
Svetlitskaia 11'
Bosikova
Referee: Skogvang (Norway)
Italy  3–0  Spain
Spain  0–1  Italy
Spain  2–1  Russia
Jiménez 10'
Del Río 33'		 Saenko 62'
Russia  1–1  Iceland
Russia  2–1  Italy
Iceland  3–0  Spain
Italy  0–0  Iceland

Group 4 edit

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
  Germany 18 6 6 0 0 30 1 +29 Qualified for 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup
  England 8 6 2 2 2 9 6 +3 Advanced to play-off
  Netherlands 4 6 1 1 4 6 16 −10
  Portugal 4 6 1 1 4 4 26 −22

Match schedule & results edit

Germany  3–1  England
M.Müller 3'
Smisek 7', 11'		 Yankey 49'
Germany  9–0  Portugal
Pohlers   2', 25', 57', 63', 84'
Künzer   6'
M. Müller   12', 26', 90'		 Report
England  0–0  Netherlands
Report (in Dutch)
Attendance: 4,130
Netherlands  0–3  Germany
Report (in Dutch) Wunderlich   9'
Prinz   53'
Mensink   62' (o.g.)
Attendance: 9,300
Portugal  1–1  England
Anabela   5' Report Walker   38'
Portugal  2–1  Netherlands
Sónia   80', 90' Report Muller   14'
Referee: Marta Atzori (Italy)
England  3–0  Portugal
Williams   20'
Smith   58', 60'		 Report
Attendance: 8,821 (British Record)
Netherlands  1–4  England
Kiesel-Griffioen   55' Report (in Dutch) Chapman   16'
Burke   24'
Smith   73'
Walker   89'
Germany  6–0  Netherlands
Wiegmann   4' (pen.), 32', 90'
Prinz   41', 49', 84'		 Report (in Dutch)
Attendance: 9,050
Portugal  0–8  Germany
Report Wunderlich   6', 59'
Lingor   12', 56'
Stegemann   40'
Mónica   50' (o.g.)
Grings   62'
Prinz   85'
Referee: Eva Ödlund (Sweden)
Netherlands  4–1  Portugal
Smith   24'
Ran   58'
Noom   72'
Burger   76'		 Report Bé   51'
Attendance: 1,200
England  0–1  Germany
Gottschlich 41'
Attendance: 14,107 BRITISH RECORD
Referee: Rindali (Italy)

Germany qualified for 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup.

CLASS B edit

Group 5 edit

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
  Scotland 15 6 5 0 1 20 5
  Belgium 15 6 5 0 1 13 9
  Austria 4 6 1 1 4 7 15
  Wales 1 6 0 1 5 2 13
Austria  1–2  Scotland
Stallinger   21' James   51'
Gilmour   74'
Wales  0–2  Austria
Stallinger   68'
Schalkhammer-Hufnagl   80'
Scotland  5–1  Wales
Fleeting   10', 34', 68', 75'
James   47'		 Ludlow   8'
Belgium  3–1  Austria
Carnol   55'
Verelst   62'
Vautmans   87'		 Spieler   59'
Wales  0–2  Belgium
Verelst   12'
Ebhodaghe   84'
Belgium  3–2  Scotland
Carnol   29', 33', 88' Brown   88'
Kerr   90'
Belgium  1–0  Wales
Jones   28' (o.g.)
Austria  2–4  Belgium
Szankovich   45'
Fuhrmann   55'		 Dermul   14'
Verelst   28'
Maes   45'
Ebhodaghe   85'
Scotland  4–0  Belgium
McWhinnie  20'
Fleeting   42', 53'
Cook   44'
Scotland  5–0  Austria
Fleeting   11', 19', 51'
Cook   33'
Hamill   89'
Wales  0–2  Scotland
James   54'
Fleeting   81'
Austria  1–1  Wales
Spieler   45' Foster   45'

Group 6 edit

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
  Yugoslavia 18 6 6 0 0 23 3
  Republic of Ireland 12 6 4 0 2 18 7
  Greece 3 6 1 0 5 7 19
  Moldova 3 6 1 0 5 3 22
Yugoslavia  5–0  Republic of Ireland
Stojanović   2', 53', 57'
Stefanović   76'
Stojiljković   88' (pen.)		 Report
Referee: Marian Dorobanțu (Romania)
Moldova  0–4  Republic of Ireland
Report Hughes   21'
Thorpe   30', 79'
O'Toole   57'
Moldova  1–2  Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia  6–1  Greece
Republic of Ireland  5–0  Greece
Scanlan   25'
O'Toole   54', 73'
Thorpe   56'
Kierans   86'		 Report
Referee: Caroline De Boeck (Belgium)
Greece  1–2  Moldova
Greece
Greece  1–3  Republic of Ireland
Lazarou   89' (pen.) Report Hughes   16'
O'Toole   46', 65'
Referee: Regina Belksma-Konink (Netherlands)
Republic of Ireland  6–0  Moldova
O'Toole   11', 38' (pen.)
Hughes   21'
Thorpe   60'
Saurin   67'
Tracy   78'		 Report
Referee: Irina Pavlova
Greece  1–3  Yugoslavia
Greece
Yugoslavia  6–0  Moldova
Moldova  0–3  Greece
Republic of Ireland  0–1  Yugoslavia
Report Smiljković   76'
Referee: Tonje Overgaard Nordby

Group 7 edit

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
  Poland 24 8 8 0 0 25 1
  Croatia 13 8 4 1 3 16 11
  Israel 13 8 4 1 3 12 14
  Romania 8 8 2 2 4 18 13
  Estonia 0 8 0 0 8 4 36
Estonia  2–5  Israel
Mletsin   87'
Morkovkina   89'		 Jan   28', 35', 38', 51'
Shenar   32'
Estonia  0–5  Poland
Leonowicz   1', 77'
Gibek   9'
Drozdowska   58'
Otrębska   75'
Croatia  4–0  Israel
Jakšić   27', 89'
Kozić   38'
Kovač   47'
Croatia  2–2  Romania
Bešker   49'
Jakšić   57'		 Spanu   12'
Anton   65'
Romania  6–1  Estonia
Spanu   16', 70'
Anton   44', 56'
Striblea   45'
Laslo   61'		 Kori   90'
Croatia  3–0  Estonia
Poland  2–0  Croatia
Israel  1–0  Romania
Jan   9'
Israel  0–2  Poland
Poland  5–0  Estonia
Estonia  0–3  Croatia
Romania  0–1  Poland
Poland  4–0  Israel
Poland  3–1  Romania
Croatia  0–3  Poland
Romania  1–1  Israel
Romania  2–3  Croatia
Israel  3–0  Estonia
Didich   48' (pen.)
Jan   71'
Shenar   90'
Israel  2–1  Croatia
Ozeri   5'
Didich   88'		 Kovač   2'
Estonia  1–6  Romania

Group 8 edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
  Hungary 8 8 0 0 33 5 24
  Slovakia 8 5 0 3 25 11 15
  Belarus 8 5 0 3 27 16 15
  Turkey 8 1 0 7 10 27 3
  Bosnia and Herzegovina 8 1 0 7 10 46 3
Bosnia and Herzegovina  0–7  Slovakia
Belarus  5–2  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Hungary  3–0  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Hungary
Belarus  3–2  Slovakia
Belarus  4–0  Turkey
Slovakia  0–2  Hungary
Turkey  0–3  Slovakia
Turkey
Hungary  2–0  Belarus
Hungary
Turkey  5–1  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Turkey
Turkey  1–4  Hungary
Turkey
Turkey  1–5  Belarus
Turkey
Slovakia  3–0  Turkey
Bosnia and Herzegovina  0–11  Hungary
Slovakia  3–1  Belarus
Belarus  2–4  Hungary
Bosnia and Herzegovina  3–2  Turkey
Hungary  3–1  Slovakia
Hungary
Bosnia and Herzegovina  2–7  Belarus
Hungary  4–1  Turkey
Hungary
Slovakia  6–2  Bosnia and Herzegovina

World Cup Qualifying Play-off edit

Semi-finals edit

France  2–0  Denmark
Pichon 32'
Bompastor 36'
Referee: Ruiz (Spain)
Denmark  1–1  France
Hansen 9' Lecouflé 89'
Referee: Günthner (Germany)

France won 3-1 on aggregate.

Iceland  2–2  England
Færseth 42'
Hendriksdóttir 56'		 Walker 44', 88'
Referee: Elovirta (Finland)
England  1–0  Iceland
Barr 87'
Attendance: 3,442
Referee: Jonsson (Sweden)

England won 3-2 on aggregate.

Final edit

England  0–1  France
Pichon 75'
Attendance: 6,004
Referee: Karlsen (Norway)
France  1–0  England
Diacre 54'
Referee: Petignat (Switzerland)

France won 2-0 on aggregate and qualified for 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Status Playoffs edit

Matches cancelled as UEFA decided to extend Class A to 21 teams, meaning Scotland, FR Yugoslavia, Poland and Hungary are promoted automatically. Belgium were additionally promoted, apparently as best runners-up, due to England receiving a bye to the 2005 European championship, which they will host.

Scotland  cancelled  Czech Republic
Czech Republic  cancelled  Scotland
FR Yugoslavia  cancelled  Finland
Finland  cancelled  FR Yugoslavia
Poland  cancelled  Portugal
Portugal  cancelled  Poland
Hungary  cancelled  Spain
Spain  cancelled  Hungary

External links edit

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