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2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (CONCACAF–AFC play-off)

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2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (CONCACAF–AFC play-off)
Event2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
on aggregate
First leg
Date5 July 2003 (2003-07-05)
VenueEstadio Azteca, Mexico City
RefereeMartha Toro Pardo (Colombia)
Attendance75,000
Second leg
Date12 July 2003 (2003-07-12)
VenueNational Stadium, Tokyo
RefereeKatriina Elovirta (Finland)
Attendance12,743
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The CONCACAF–AFC play-off of the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification competition was a two-legged home-and-away tie that decided one spot in the final tournament in the United States. The play-off was contested by the third-placed team from CONCACAF, Mexico, and the fourth-placed team from the AFC, Japan.[1]

Qualified teams

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Confederation Placement Team
CONCACAF 2002 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup 3rd place  Mexico
AFC 2003 AFC Women's Championship 4th place  Japan

Summary

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The draw for the order of legs was held at the FIFA headquarters in Zürich, Switzerland on 4 March 2003. The matches were originally scheduled to take place on 10 and 17 May 2003.[1] However, due to the postponement of the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup, the matches instead took place on 5 and 12 July 2003.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Mexico  2–4  Japan 2–2 0–2

Matches

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Mexico 2–2 Japan
Report
Japan 2–0 Mexico
Report
Attendance: 12,743

Japan won 4–2 on aggregate and qualified for the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Goalscorers

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There were 6 goals scored in 2 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match.

1 goal

References

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  1. ^ a b "Draw for FIFA Women's World Cup 2003 to take place in Wuhan on 24 May". FIFA. 5 March 2003. Archived from the original on 16 August 2003. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
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