FIFA Women's World Cup 1999 qualification

FIFA Women's World Cup 1999 qualification

The qualification process for the 1999 Women's World Cup saw 67 teams from the six FIFA confederations compete for the 16 places in the tournament's finals. The places were divided as follows:
*Africa - represented by the CAF: 2 berths
*Asia - AFC: 3
*Europe - UEFA: 6
*North, Central America & the Caribbean - CONCACAF: 2.5 (USA qualified automatically as hosts)
*Oceania - OFC: 1
*South America - CONMEBOL: 1.5

Qualified teams

Qualification groups

Africa (CAF)

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The two African teams to qualify to the World Cup were the two finalists of the 1998 CAF Women's Championship, Nigeria and Ghana.

Asia (AFC)

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The three Asian teams to qualify to the World Cup were the two finalists and the third-placed of the 1997 AFC Women's Championship.

Europe (UEFA)

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The 16 teams belonging to Class A of European women's football were drawn into five groups, from which the group winners qualify for the World Cup. The four runners-up were drawn into two home-and-away knock-out matches, winners of those matches also qualifying.

North, Central America & the Caribbean (CONCACAF)

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The 1998 CONCACAF's Women's Championship winner Canada qualified for the FIFA Women's World Cup 1999. The runner-up Mexico qualified in two playoff-matches against the second-placed team of CONMEBOL - Argentina. The United States qualified as hosts.

Oceania (OFC)

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The 1998 OFC Women's Championship determined the OFC's one qualifier for the FIFA Women's World Cup 1999 — the winner Australia.

outh America (CONMEBOL)

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The third edition of the Sudamericano Femenino (Women's South American Championship) in 1998 determined the CONMEBOL's qualifier. Brazil won the tournament.

Play-offs

The runner-ups of COMNEBOL's and CONCACAF's qualifications played for one berth.footballbox
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External links

* [http://rsssf.com/tablesw/wwc99f.html Tables & results] at RSSSF.com


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