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2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA preliminary round

The 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification UEFA preliminary round was the UEFA qualifying preliminary round for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.

The eight lowest teams entered the tournament in the preliminary round were drawn into two groups of four. The two best placed teams in each group advanced to the next round where they competed among the other thirty-eight teams entered. The preliminary round was drawn on 18 December 2012.[1] Malta and Lithuania as hosts were the only seeded teams. Matches were played from 4 to 9 April 2013.

Tiebreakers

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If two or more teams were equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following tie-breaking criteria were applied:[2]

  1. Higher number of points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question;
  2. Superior goal difference resulting from the matches played between the teams in question;
  3. Higher number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question;
  4. If, after having applied criteria 1 to 3, teams still have an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 3 are reapplied exclusively to the matches between the teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 5 to 9 apply;
  5. Superior goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Higher number of goals scored in all group matches;
  7. If only two teams have the same number of points, and they are tied according to criteria 1–6 after having met in the last round of the group stage, their ranking is determined by a penalty shoot-out (this criterion is not used if more than two teams have the same number of points).
  8. Position in the UEFA national team coefficient ranking system.

All times are CEST (UTC+02:00).

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification        
1   Malta (H) 3 2 1 0 9 1 +8 7 Group stage — — — 6–0
2   Albania 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7 1–1 — 2–0 —
3   Latvia 3 0 1 2 0 4 −4 1 0–2 — — —
4   Luxembourg 3 0 1 2 1 8 −7 1 — 1–2 0–0 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Albania  1–1  Malta
Curo   76' Report Theuma   80'
Attendance: 120
Referee: Petra Chudá (Slovakia)
Luxembourg  0–0  Latvia
Report
Attendance: 50
Referee: Floarea Ionescu (Romania)
Albania  2–0  Latvia
Memedov   17'
Velaj   41'		 Report
Attendance: 40
Referee: Yuliya Medvedeva-Keldyusheva (Kazakhstan)
Malta  6–0  Luxembourg
Carabott   12'
Theuma   25' (pen.), 61'
Cuschieri   28'
Xuerreb   29'
Buttigieg   50'		 Report
Attendance: 130
Referee: Floarea Ionescu (Romania)
Luxembourg  1–2  Albania
Maurer   45' Report Jashari   16'
Velaj   69'
Attendance: 40
Referee: Petra Chudá (Slovakia)
Latvia  0–2  Malta
Report Theuma   45+1'
Cuschieri   83'
Attendance: 210
Referee: Yuliya Medvedeva-Keldyusheva (Kazakhstan)

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification        
1   Faroe Islands 3 2 1 0 6 4 +2 7 Group stage — 3–3 2–1 —
2   Montenegro 3 1 2 0 6 4 +2 5 — — — 1–1
3   Georgia 3 1 0 2 5 7 −2 3 — 0–2 — 4–3
4   Lithuania (H) 3 0 1 2 4 6 −2 1 0–1 — — —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Faroe Islands  3–3  Montenegro
H. Sevdal   49', 76'
Magnussen   51'		 Report Vukčević   18', 66'
Kuć   59'
Attendance: 30
Referee: Linn Andersson (Sweden)
Georgia  4–3  Lithuania
Pasikashvili   32', 85'
Chkonia   39'
Matveeva   60'		 Report Vanagaitė   9'
Bložytė   17'
Mažukelyte   82'
Attendance: 250
Referee: Paloma Quintero Siles (Spain)
Georgia  0–2  Montenegro
Report Vukčević   38', 90+4'
Attendance: 10
Lithuania  0–1  Faroe Islands
Report Andreasen   61'
Attendance: 262
Referee: Paloma Quintero Siles (Spain)
Faroe Islands  2–1  Georgia
H. Sevdal   38', 73' Report Chichinadze   47'
Attendance: 12
Montenegro  1–1  Lithuania
Vukčević   60' Report Vanagaitė   90+1'
Attendance: 130
Referee: Linn Andersson (Sweden)

Goalscorers

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5 goals
4 goals
2 goals
1 goal

References

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  1. ^ "Albania, Montenegro learn debut opposition". UEFA. 18 December 2012. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
  2. ^ "Regulations of the UEFA European Qualifying Competition for the 7th FIFA Women's World Cup" (PDF). UEFA.com.
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