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vcalendar"><caption class="infobox-title summary">1999 FIFA Women's World Cup Qualification</caption><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Tournament details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Dates</th><td class="infobox-data">August 16, 1997 – December 19, 1998</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Teams</th><td class="infobox-data">67 (from 6 confederations)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top:#bbb solid 1px"><div style="float: left;">← <a href="/wiki/1995_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup_qualification" title="1995 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification">1995</a> </div><div style="float: right;"><a href="/wiki/2003_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup_qualification" title="2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification">2003</a> → </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">International football competition</div> <p>The <b>qualification process for the <a href="/wiki/1999_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup" title="1999 FIFA Women's World Cup">1999 FIFA Women's World Cup</a></b> saw 67 teams from the six <a href="/wiki/FIFA" title="FIFA">FIFA</a> confederations compete for the 16 places in the tournament's finals. The places were divided as follows: </p> <ul><li>Africa – represented by the <a href="/wiki/Confederation_of_African_Football" title="Confederation of African Football">CAF</a>: 2 berths</li> <li>Asia – <a href="/wiki/Asian_Football_Confederation" title="Asian Football Confederation">AFC</a>: 3</li> <li>Europe – <a href="/wiki/UEFA" title="UEFA">UEFA</a>: 6</li> <li>North America, Central American and the <a href="/wiki/Caribbean" title="Caribbean">Caribbean</a> – <a href="/wiki/CONCACAF" title="CONCACAF">CONCACAF</a>: 2.5 (<a href="/wiki/United_States_women%27s_national_soccer_team" title="United States women's national soccer team">USA</a> qualified automatically as hosts)</li> <li>Oceania – <a href="/wiki/Oceania_Football_Confederation" title="Oceania Football Confederation">OFC</a>: 1</li> <li>South America – <a href="/wiki/CONMEBOL" title="CONMEBOL">CONMEBOL</a>: 1.5</li></ul> <p>Dates : August 16, 1997 - December 19, 1998 </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Qualified_teams">Qualified teams</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1999_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup_qualification&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Qualified teams"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Team </th> <th>Qualified as </th> <th>Qualification date </th> <th data-sort-type="number">Appearance<br />in finals </th> <th>Last<br />appearance </th> <th>Consecutive<br />streak </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States_women%27s_national_soccer_team" title="United States women's national soccer team">United States</a></td> <td style="text-align: left;"><span data-sort-value="0 !">Hosts</span></td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001996-05-31-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">31 May 1996</span></td> <td>3rd</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1995_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup" title="1995 FIFA Women's World Cup">1995</a></td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/China_women%27s_national_football_team" title="China women's national football team">China</a></td> <td style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/1997_AFC_Women%27s_Championship" title="1997 AFC Women's Championship">1997 AFC Women's Championship</a> champions</td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001997-12-12-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">December 12, 1997</span></td> <td>3rd</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1995_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup" title="1995 FIFA Women's World Cup">1995</a></td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Flag_of_North_Korea.svg/23px-Flag_of_North_Korea.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Flag_of_North_Korea.svg/35px-Flag_of_North_Korea.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Flag_of_North_Korea.svg/46px-Flag_of_North_Korea.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="800" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/North_Korea_women%27s_national_football_team" title="North Korea women's national football team">North Korea</a></td> <td style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/1997_AFC_Women%27s_Championship" title="1997 AFC Women's Championship">1997 AFC Women's Championship</a> runner-up</td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001997-12-12-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">December 12, 1997</span></td> <td>1st</td> <td>–</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Japan_women%27s_national_football_team" title="Japan women's national football team">Japan</a></td> <td style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/1997_AFC_Women%27s_Championship" title="1997 AFC Women's Championship">1997 AFC Women's Championship</a> 3rd place</td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001997-12-14-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">December 14, 1997</span></td> <td>3rd</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1995_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup" title="1995 FIFA Women's World Cup">1995</a></td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/22px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/33px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/43px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="700" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Brazil_women%27s_national_football_team" title="Brazil women's national football team">Brazil</a></td> <td style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/1998_South_American_Women%27s_Football_Championship" title="1998 South American Women's Football Championship">1998 South American Women's Football Championship</a> champions</td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001998-03-15-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">March 15, 1998</span></td> <td>3rd</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1995_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup" title="1995 FIFA Women's World Cup">1995</a></td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Italy_women%27s_national_football_team" title="Italy women's national football team">Italy</a></td> <td style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/1999_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup_qualification_(UEFA)#Group_2" title="1999 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)">UEFA qualification Group 2</a> winners</td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001998-06-27-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">June 27, 1998</span></td> <td>2nd</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1991_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup" title="1991 FIFA Women's World Cup">1991</a></td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/46px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Sweden_women%27s_national_football_team" title="Sweden women's national football team">Sweden</a></td> <td style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/1999_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup_qualification_(UEFA)#Group_1" title="1999 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)">UEFA qualification Group 1</a> winners</td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001998-08-08-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">August 8, 1998</span></td> <td>3rd</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1995_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup" title="1995 FIFA Women's World Cup">1995</a></td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/21px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/32px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/41px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="372" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Norway_women%27s_national_football_team" title="Norway women's national football team">Norway</a></td> <td style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/1999_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup_qualification_(UEFA)#Group_3" title="1999 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)">UEFA qualification Group 3</a> winners</td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001998-08-15-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">August 15, 1998</span></td> <td>3rd</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1995_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup" title="1995 FIFA Women's World Cup">1995</a></td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/20px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/31px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/40px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="387" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Denmark_women%27s_national_football_team" title="Denmark women's national football team">Denmark</a></td> <td style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/1999_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup_qualification_(UEFA)#Group_4" title="1999 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)">UEFA qualification Group 4</a> winners</td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001998-08-22-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">August 22, 1998</span></td> <td>3rd</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1995_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup" title="1995 FIFA Women's World Cup">1995</a></td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Canada_women%27s_national_soccer_team" title="Canada women's national soccer team">Canada</a></td> <td style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/1998_CONCACAF_Women%27s_Championship" title="1998 CONCACAF Women's Championship">1998 CONCACAF Women's Championship</a> champions</td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001998-09-06-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">September 6, 1998</span></td> <td>2nd</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1995_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup" title="1995 FIFA Women's World Cup">1995</a></td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Russia_women%27s_national_football_team" title="Russia women's national football team">Russia</a></td> <td style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/1999_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup_qualification_(UEFA)#Playoff_A" title="1999 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)">UEFA qualification Play-off</a> winners</td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001998-10-11-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">October 11, 1998</span></td> <td>1st</td> <td>–</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Germany_women%27s_national_football_team" title="Germany women's national football team">Germany</a></td> <td style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/1999_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup_qualification_(UEFA)#Playoff_A" title="1999 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)">UEFA qualification Play-off</a> winners</td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001998-10-11-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">October 11, 1998</span></td> <td>3rd</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1995_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup" title="1995 FIFA Women's World Cup">1995</a></td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Australia_women%27s_national_soccer_team" title="Australia women's national soccer team">Australia</a></td> <td style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/1998_OFC_Women%27s_Championship" title="1998 OFC Women's Championship">1998 OFC Women's Championship</a> champions</td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001998-10-17-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">October 17, 1998</span></td> <td>2nd</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1995_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup" title="1995 FIFA Women's World Cup">1995</a></td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_Nigeria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Nigeria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_Nigeria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Nigeria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_Nigeria.svg/46px-Flag_of_Nigeria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Nigeria_women%27s_national_football_team" title="Nigeria women's national football team">Nigeria</a></td> <td style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/1998_African_Women%27s_Championship" title="1998 African Women's Championship">1998 African Women's Championship</a> champions</td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001998-10-27-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">October 27, 1998</span></td> <td>3rd</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1995_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup" title="1995 FIFA Women's World Cup">1995</a></td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Flag_of_Ghana.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ghana.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Flag_of_Ghana.svg/35px-Flag_of_Ghana.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Flag_of_Ghana.svg/45px-Flag_of_Ghana.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Ghana_women%27s_national_football_team" title="Ghana women's national football team">Ghana</a></td> <td style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/1998_African_Women%27s_Championship" title="1998 African Women's Championship">1998 African Women's Championship</a> runner-up</td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001998-10-27-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">October 27, 1998</span></td> <td>1st</td> <td>–</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/23px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/35px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/46px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="980" data-file-height="560" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Mexico_women%27s_national_football_team" title="Mexico women's national football team">Mexico</a></td> <td style="text-align: left;"><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#Play-offs">CONCACAF–CONMEBOL play-off</a> winners</td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001998-12-19-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">December 19, 1998</span></td> <td>1st</td> <td>–</td> <td>1 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Qualification_groups">Qualification groups</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1999_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup_qualification&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Qualification groups"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Africa_(CAF)"><span id="Africa_.28CAF.29"></span>Africa (CAF)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1999_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup_qualification&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Africa (CAF)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1998_Women%27s_African_Football_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="1998 Women's African Football Championship">1998 Women's African Football Championship</a></div> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>Qualified:</i> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_Nigeria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Nigeria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_Nigeria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Nigeria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_Nigeria.svg/46px-Flag_of_Nigeria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Nigeria_women%27s_national_football_team" title="Nigeria women's national football team">Nigeria</a> – <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Flag_of_Ghana.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ghana.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Flag_of_Ghana.svg/35px-Flag_of_Ghana.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Flag_of_Ghana.svg/45px-Flag_of_Ghana.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Ghana_women%27s_national_football_team" title="Ghana women's national football team">Ghana</a></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>The two African teams to qualify to the World Cup were the two finalists of the <a href="/wiki/1998_Women%27s_African_Football_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="1998 Women's African Football Championship">1998 CAF Women's Championship</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nigeria_women%27s_national_football_team" title="Nigeria women's national football team">Nigeria</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ghana_women%27s_national_football_team" title="Ghana women's national football team">Ghana</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Asia_(AFC)"><span id="Asia_.28AFC.29"></span>Asia (AFC)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1999_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup_qualification&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Asia (AFC)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1997_AFC_Women%27s_Championship" title="1997 AFC Women's Championship">1997 AFC Women's Championship</a></div> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>Qualified:</i> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/China_women%27s_national_football_team" title="China women's national football team">China</a> – <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Japan_women%27s_national_football_team" title="Japan women's national football team">Japan</a> – <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Flag_of_North_Korea.svg/23px-Flag_of_North_Korea.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Flag_of_North_Korea.svg/35px-Flag_of_North_Korea.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Flag_of_North_Korea.svg/46px-Flag_of_North_Korea.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="800" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/North_Korea_women%27s_national_football_team" title="North Korea women's national football team">North Korea</a></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>The three Asian teams to qualify to the World Cup were the two finalists and the third-placed of the <a href="/wiki/1997_AFC_Women%27s_Championship" title="1997 AFC Women's Championship">1997 AFC Women's Championship</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Europe_(UEFA)"><span id="Europe_.28UEFA.29"></span>Europe (UEFA)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1999_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup_qualification&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Europe (UEFA)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1999_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup_qualification_(UEFA)" title="1999 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)">1999 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)</a></div> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>Qualified:</i> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/46px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Sweden_women%27s_national_football_team" title="Sweden women's national football team">Sweden</a> – <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Russia_women%27s_national_football_team" title="Russia women's national football team">Russia</a> – <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Germany_women%27s_national_football_team" title="Germany women's national football team">Germany</a> – <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/21px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/32px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/41px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="372" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Norway_women%27s_national_football_team" title="Norway women's national football team">Norway</a> – <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/20px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/31px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/40px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="387" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Denmark_women%27s_national_football_team" title="Denmark women's national football team">Denmark</a> – <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Italy_women%27s_national_football_team" title="Italy women's national football team">Italy</a></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>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 drawn into two home-and-away knock-out matches, winners of those matches also qualifying.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="North,_Central_America_and_the_Caribbean_(CONCACAF)"><span id="North.2C_Central_America_and_the_Caribbean_.28CONCACAF.29"></span>North, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1999_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup_qualification&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: North, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1998_CONCACAF%27s_Women%27s_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="1998 CONCACAF's Women's Championship">1998 CONCACAF's Women's Championship</a></div> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>Qualified:</i> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States_women%27s_national_soccer_team" title="United States women's national soccer team">United States</a> – <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Canada_women%27s_national_soccer_team" title="Canada women's national soccer team">Canada</a> – <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/23px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/35px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/46px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="980" data-file-height="560" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Mexico_women%27s_national_football_team" title="Mexico women's national football team">Mexico</a></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>The <a href="/wiki/1998_CONCACAF%27s_Women%27s_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="1998 CONCACAF's Women's Championship">1998 CONCACAF's Women's Championship</a> winner <a href="/wiki/Canada_women%27s_national_soccer_team" title="Canada women's national soccer team">Canada</a> qualified for the <a href="/wiki/FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup_1999" class="mw-redirect" title="FIFA Women's World Cup 1999">FIFA Women's World Cup 1999</a>. The runner-up <a href="/wiki/Mexico_women%27s_national_football_team" title="Mexico women's national football team">Mexico</a> qualified in two playoff-matches against the second-placed team of <a href="/wiki/CONMEBOL" title="CONMEBOL">CONMEBOL</a> – <a href="/wiki/Argentina_women%27s_national_football_team" title="Argentina women's national football team">Argentina</a>. The <a href="/wiki/United_States_women%27s_national_soccer_team" title="United States women's national soccer team">United States</a> qualified as hosts. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Oceania_(OFC)"><span id="Oceania_.28OFC.29"></span>Oceania (OFC)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1999_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup_qualification&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Oceania (OFC)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1998_OFC_Women%27s_Championship" title="1998 OFC Women's Championship">1998 OFC Women's Championship</a></div> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>Qualified:</i> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Australia_women%27s_national_soccer_team" title="Australia women's national soccer team">Australia</a></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>The <a href="/wiki/1998_OFC_Women%27s_Championship" title="1998 OFC Women's Championship">1998 OFC Women's Championship</a> determined the <a href="/wiki/Oceania_Football_Confederation" title="Oceania Football Confederation">OFC</a>'s one qualifier for the <a href="/wiki/FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup_1999" class="mw-redirect" title="FIFA Women's World Cup 1999">FIFA Women's World Cup 1999</a> – the winner <a href="/wiki/Australia_women%27s_national_soccer_team" title="Australia women's national soccer team">Australia</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="South_America_(CONMEBOL)"><span id="South_America_.28CONMEBOL.29"></span>South America (CONMEBOL)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1999_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup_qualification&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: South America (CONMEBOL)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1998_Sudamericano_Femenino" class="mw-redirect" title="1998 Sudamericano Femenino">1998 Sudamericano Femenino</a></div> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>Qualified:</i> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/22px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/33px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/43px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="700" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Brazil_women%27s_national_football_team" title="Brazil women's national football team">Brazil</a></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>The third edition of the <a href="/wiki/Sudamericano_Femenino" class="mw-redirect" title="Sudamericano Femenino">Sudamericano Femenino</a> (Women's South American Championship) in 1998 determined the <a href="/wiki/CONMEBOL" title="CONMEBOL">CONMEBOL</a>'s qualifier. <a href="/wiki/Brazil_women%27s_national_football_team" title="Brazil women's national football team">Brazil</a> won the tournament. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="CONCACAF–CONMEBOL_play-off"><span id="CONCACAF.E2.80.93CONMEBOL_play-off"></span>CONCACAF–CONMEBOL play-off</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1999_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup_qualification&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: CONCACAF–CONMEBOL play-off"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1999_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup_qualification_(CONCACAF%E2%80%93CONMEBOL_play-off)" title="1999 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (CONCACAF–CONMEBOL play-off)">1999 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (CONCACAF–CONMEBOL play-off)</a></div> <p>The runners-up of the CONMEBOL and CONCACAF qualification tournaments played for one berth. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th style="text-align:right; width:250px">Team 1 </th> <th style="width:80px"><a href="/wiki/Aggregate_score" class="mw-redirect" title="Aggregate score"><abbr title="Aggregate score">Agg.</abbr></a><span class="sr-only" style="border: 0; clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0); clip-path: polygon(0px 0px, 0px 0px, 0px 0px); height: 1px; margin: -1px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0; position: absolute; width: 1px; white-space: nowrap;">Tooltip Aggregate score</span> </th> <th style="text-align:left; width:250px">Team 2 </th> <th style="width:80px">1st leg </th> <th style="width:80px">2nd leg </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: right;"><b><a href="/wiki/Mexico_women%27s_national_football_team" title="Mexico women's national football team">Mexico</a><span class="flagicon"> <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/23px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/35px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/46px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="980" data-file-height="560" /></span></span></span></b> </td> <td style="text-align: center;">6–3 </td> <td style="text-align: left;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/23px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/35px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 1.5x, 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title="2027 FIFA Women's World Cup">Brazil 2027</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2031_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup" title="2031 FIFA Women's World Cup">TBD 2031</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:gold;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup_qualification" title="FIFA Women's World Cup qualification">Qualification</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1991_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup_qualification" title="1991 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup_qualification" title="1995 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification">1995</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup_qualification" title="2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification">2003</a></li> <li><a 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finals">Finals</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1991_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup_final" title="1991 FIFA Women's World Cup final">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup_final" title="1995 FIFA Women's World Cup final">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup_final" title="1999 FIFA Women's World Cup final">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup_final" title="2003 FIFA Women's World Cup final">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup_final" title="2007 FIFA Women's World Cup final">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup_final" title="2011 FIFA Women's World Cup final">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup_final" title="2015 FIFA Women's World Cup final">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup_final" title="2019 FIFA Women's World Cup final">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup_final" title="2023 FIFA Women's World Cup final">2023</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:gold;;width:1%">Squads</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1991_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup_squads" title="1991 FIFA Women's World Cup squads">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup_squads" title="1995 FIFA Women's World Cup squads">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup_squads" title="1999 FIFA Women's World Cup squads">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup_squads" title="2003 FIFA Women's World Cup squads">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup_squads" title="2007 FIFA Women's World Cup squads">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup_squads" title="2011 FIFA Women's World Cup squads">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup_squads" title="2015 FIFA Women's World Cup squads">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup_squads" title="2019 FIFA Women's World Cup squads">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup_squads" title="2023 FIFA Women's World Cup squads">2023</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:gold;;width:1%">Broadcasters</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2019_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup_broadcasting_rights" class="mw-redirect" title="2019 FIFA Women's World Cup broadcasting rights">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup_broadcasting_rights" title="2023 FIFA Women's World Cup broadcasting rights">2023</a></li></ul> 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href="/wiki/2023_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup_officials" title="2023 FIFA Women's World Cup officials">2023</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:gold;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup_records_and_statistics" title="FIFA Women's World Cup records and statistics">Overall records</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Player records <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup_winning_players" title="List of FIFA Women's World Cup winning players">winners</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_players_who_have_appeared_in_four_or_more_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cups" title="List of players who have appeared in four or more FIFA Women's World Cups">top appearances</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup_red_cards" title="List of FIFA Women's World Cup red cards">red cards</a></li></ul></li> <li>Goalscorer records <ul><li><a href="/wiki/FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup_top_goalscorers" title="FIFA Women's World Cup top goalscorers">top</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup_final_goalscorers" title="List of FIFA Women's World Cup final goalscorers">finals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup_hat-tricks" title="List of FIFA Women's World Cup hat-tricks">hat-tricks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup_own_goals" title="List of FIFA Women's World Cup own goals">own goals</a></li></ul></li> <li>Manager records <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup_winning_managers" title="List of FIFA Women's World Cup winning managers">winners</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_managers_at_the_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup" title="List of managers at the FIFA Women's World Cup">all appearance</a></li></ul></li> <li>Match records <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup_opening_matches" title="List of FIFA Women's World Cup opening matches">opening</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup_penalty_shoot-outs" title="List of FIFA Women's World Cup penalty shoot-outs">penalty shoot-outs</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:gold;;width:1%">Miscellaneous</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup_awards" title="FIFA Women's World Cup awards">Awards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_FIFA_World_Cup_official_match_balls" title="List of FIFA World Cup official match balls">Balls</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:FIFA_World_Cup_controversies" title="Category:FIFA World Cup controversies">Controversies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIFA_Fan_Festival" title="FIFA Fan Festival">Fan Festival</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_FIFA_World_Cup_official_films" title="List of FIFA World Cup official films">Films</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup_official_mascots" title="List of FIFA Women's World Cup official mascots">Mascots</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup_matches" title="Category:FIFA Women's World Cup matches">Notable matches</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup_referees" title="FIFA Women's World Cup referees">Referees</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup_songs_and_anthems" title="List of FIFA Women's World Cup songs and anthems">Songs and anthems</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup_video_games" class="mw-redirect" title="FIFA Women's World Cup video games">Video games</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:gold;;width:1%">Predecessors</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1970_Women%27s_World_Cup" title="1970 Women's World Cup">1970 Women's World Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_Women%27s_World_Cup" title="1971 Women's World Cup">1971 Women's World Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_World_Invitational_Tournament" title="Women's World Invitational Tournament">Women's World Invitational Tournament</a> (1978–1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mundialito_(women)" title="Mundialito (women)">Mundialito</a> (1981–1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_FIFA_Women%27s_Invitation_Tournament" title="1988 FIFA Women's Invitation Tournament">1988 FIFA Women's Invitation Tournament</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="background:gold;"><div> <ul><li><b><span class="nowrap"><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Womens-soccer-icon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="icon" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Womens-soccer-icon.png/16px-Womens-soccer-icon.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="14" 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