The UEFA play-offs of the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification competition involve the four runners-up with the best records among all seven groups in the qualifying group stage.
Ranking of second-placed teams edit
To determine the four best second-placed teams from the qualifying group stage which advance to the play-offs, only the results of the second-placed teams against the first, third and fourth-placed teams in their group are taken into account, while results against the fifth-placed team are not included. As a result, six matches played by each second-placed team will count for the purposes of determining the ranking.
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 |  Netherlands
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 2 | +14 | 13 | Play-offs |
| 2 | 2 |  Switzerland
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 13 | |
| 3 | 6 |  Belgium
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 13 | |
| 4 | 4 |  Denmark
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6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 12 | |
| 5 | 5 |  Iceland
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 11 | |
| 6 | 1 |  Wales
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 11 | |
| 7 | 7 |  Austria
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 10 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) away goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coefficient.
Draw edit
The draw for the play-offs was held on 7 September 2018, 14:00 CEST (UTC+2), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[1] The four teams were drawn into two knockout rounds (semi-finals and final) of home-and-away two-legged format.
For the semi-finals, two teams were seeded and two teams were unseeded, based on their latest coefficient ranking after the completion of the qualifying group stage, calculated based on the following:[2]
- 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup final tournament and qualifying competition (20%)
- UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying competition (40%)
- 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying competition (preliminary round and group stage) (40%)
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For each semi-final, a seeded team was drawn against an unseeded team, with the order of legs decided by draw. A draw was also held for the final between the two winners of the semi-finals to decide the order of legs.
Bracket edit
The play-off final winner qualifies for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.
| Play-off semi-finals | Play-off final | ||||||||||
| Netherlands
| 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||
| Denmark
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Netherlands
| 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||
| Switzerland
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Belgium
| 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| Switzerland (a)
| 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
Play-off semi-finals edit
Overview edit
All times are CEST (UTC+2), as listed by UEFA.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands
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4–1 | Denmark
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2–0 | 2–1 |
| Belgium
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3–3 (a) | Switzerland
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2–2 | 1–1 |
Matches edit
| Netherlands | 2–0 | Denmark |
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| Denmark | 1–2 | Netherlands |
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Netherlands won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Belgium | 2–2 | Switzerland |
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Switzerland  | 1–1 | Belgium |
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3–3 on aggregate. Switzerland won on away goals.
Play-off final edit
Overview edit
The winner Netherlands qualifies for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.
All times are CET (UTC+1), as listed by UEFA.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands
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4–1 | Switzerland
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3–0 | 1–1 |
Matches edit
| Switzerland | 1–1 | Netherlands |
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Netherlands won 4–1 on aggregate.
Goalscorers edit
There were 16 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 2.67 goals per match.
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
References edit
- ^ "Women's World Cup play-off draw". UEFA.com.
- ^ "Women's national team coefficients: September 2018" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 5 September 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2018.