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2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)

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In the UEFA qualification for the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup, the 16 teams belonging to the First Category of European women's football were drawn into four groups, from which the group winners qualify for the World Cup finals. The winner of the Qualifying Playoffs between the Runners-up of each four group will also qualify.

CLASS A

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Group 1

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Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Norway 16 6 5 1 0 21 3 +18 Qualified for 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup
 France 12 6 4 0 2 11 9 +2 Advanced to play-off
 Ukraine 7 6 2 1 3 9 12 −3
 Czech Republic 0 6 0 0 6 6 23 −17

Match schedule & results

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Ukraine 4–1 Czech Republic
Verezoubova 10'
Pekur 31'
Ivanova 51'
Zinchenko 77'
Urbancová 83'
Referee: Ödlund (Sweden)

Norway 4–0 Ukraine
Ørmen 23', 90'
Gulbrandsen 27'
Mellgren 47'
Referee: Peltola (Finland)


France 0–3 Norway
Lehn 2', 29'
Mellgren 55'

Ukraine 0–2 France
Pichon 3', 7'
Referee: Toms (England)

Czech Republic 1–2 France
Chlumecká 59' Pichon 7', 28'
Referee: Frai (Germany)

Czech Republic 1–5 Norway
Dudová 18' Papp 19'
Gulbrandsen 23'
Lehn 32'
Sæthre 60'
Ørmen 64'

France 4–1 Czech Republic
Soubeyrand 5'
Pichon 30'
Mugneret-Béghé 39'
Blouin 48'
Šcasná 90' (pen)

Norway 3–1 France
Mellgren 3', 25', 55' Pichon 10'
Referee: De Toni (Italy)

Ukraine 1–1 Norway
Mykhailenko 60' Gulbrandsen 53'
Referee: Günthner (Germany)


Group 2

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Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Sweden 15 6 5 0 1 27 4 +23 Qualified for 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup
 Denmark 15 6 5 0 1 21 8 +13 Advanced to play-off
 Switzerland 3 6 1 0 5 2 18 −16
 Finland 3 6 1 0 5 4 24 −20

Match schedule & results

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Switzerland 1–0 Finland
Di Fonzo 24'
Referee: Brohet (Sweden)

Denmark 4–0 Switzerland
Bonde 5' (pen)
Kjældgaard 20', 47'
Madsen 90+3'

Sweden 8–1 Finland
Svensson 10', 45'
Mostström 22'
Andersson 25' (pen)
Ljungberg 43'
Bengtsson 72', 89'
Sjöström 80'
SvFF Report (in Swedish) Uusi-Luomalahti 19' (pen)

Sweden 4–1 Denmark
Bengtsson 5'
Ljungberg 68'
Andersson 71'
Björn 75'
SvFF Report(in Swedish) Pedersen 43'
Referee: Toms (England)

Finland 0–6 Denmark
Rydahl 7'
Hansen 8'
Pedersen 43', 89'
Andersson 39'
Bonde 85' (pen)
Referee: Frai (Germany)

Switzerland 0–5 Sweden
SvFF Report(in Swedish) Ljungberg 28'
Björn 60'
Larsson 68', 90+2'
Sjöström 79'

Switzerland 1–4 Denmark
Di Fonzo 43' Andersen 12'
Bonde 42', 79'
Pedersen 56'

Finland 1–0 Switzerland
Mustonen 65'
Referee: Avdonchenko (Russia)

Sweden 4–0 Switzerland
Svensson 2', 54'
Ljungberg 42', 88'
SvFF Report (in Swedish)
Referee: Frai (Germany)

Denmark 4–2 Finland
Jensen 22', 61'
Jokmusen 82', 90'
Heikari 16'
Kalmari 84'

Denmark 2–1 Sweden
Terp 75'
Sørensen 88'
SvFF Report (in Swedish) Andersson 60' (pen)

Finland 0–5 Sweden
SvFF Report (in Swedish) Eriksson 20', 43'
Ljungberg 46'
Svensson 48', 78'

Group 3

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Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Russia 11 6 3 2 1 10 6 +4 Qualified for 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup
 Iceland 9 6 2 3 1 8 9 −1 Advanced to play-off
 Italy 7 6 2 1 3 7 7 0
 Spain 6 6 2 0 4 8 11 −3

Match schedule & results

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Iceland 1–1 Russia
Færseth 49' Barbachina 8'

Iceland 2–1 Italy
Færseth 40', 52' Helgadóttir 80' (o.g.)

Spain 6–1 Iceland
Del Río 4', 30'
Jiménez 43', 59'
Gimbert 86' (pen)
Ferreira 87'
Ólafsdóttir 63'
Referee: Fielenbach (Germany)

Italy 1–3 Russia
Guarino 58' Bosikova 31'
Fomina 60'

Russia 2–0 Spain
Svetlitskaia 11'
Bosikova
Referee: Skogvang (Norway)

Italy 3–0 Spain

Spain 0–1 Italy

Spain 2–1 Russia
Jiménez 10'
Del Río 33'
Saenko 62'

Russia 1–1 Iceland

Russia 2–1 Italy

Iceland 3–0 Spain

Italy 0–0 Iceland

Group 4

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Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Germany 18 6 6 0 0 30 1 +29 Qualified for 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup
 England 8 6 2 2 2 9 6 +3 Advanced to play-off
 Netherlands 4 6 1 1 4 6 16 −10
 Portugal 4 6 1 1 4 4 26 −22

Match schedule & results

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Germany 3–1 England
M.Müller 3'
Smisek 7', 11'
Yankey 49'

Germany 9–0 Portugal
Pohlers 2', 25', 57', 63', 84'
Künzer 6'
M. Müller 12', 26', 90'
Report

England 0–0 Netherlands
Report (in Dutch)

Netherlands 0–3 Germany
Report (in Dutch) Wunderlich 9'
Prinz 53'
Mensink 62' (o.g.)
Attendance: 9,300



England 3–0 Portugal
Williams 20'
Smith 58', 60'
Report
Attendance: 8,821 (British Record)


Germany 6–0 Netherlands
Wiegmann 4' (pen.), 32', 90'
Prinz 41', 49', 84'
Report (in Dutch)


Netherlands 4–1 Portugal
Smith 24'
Ran 58'
Noom 72'
Burger 76'
Report 51'

England 0–1 Germany
Gottschlich 41'
Attendance: 14,107 BRITISH RECORD
Referee: Rindali (Italy)

Germany qualified for 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup.

CLASS B

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Group 5

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Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
 Scotland 15 6 5 0 1 20 5
 Belgium 15 6 5 0 1 13 9
 Austria 4 6 1 1 4 7 15
 Wales 1 6 0 1 5 2 13
Austria 1–2 Scotland
Stallinger 21' James 51'
Gilmour 74'

Wales 0–2 Austria
Stallinger 68'
Schalkhammer-Hufnagl 80'

Scotland 5–1 Wales
Fleeting 10', 34', 68', 75'
James 47'
Ludlow 8'

Belgium 3–1 Austria
Carnol 55'
Verelst 62'
Vautmans 87'
Spieler 59'

Wales 0–2 Belgium
Verelst 12'
Ebhodaghe 84'

Belgium 3–2 Scotland
Carnol 29', 33', 88' Brown 88'
Kerr 90'

Belgium 1–0 Wales
Jones 28' (o.g.)

Austria 2–4 Belgium
Szankovich 45'
Fuhrmann 55'
Dermul 14'
Verelst 28'
Maes 45'
Ebhodaghe 85'

Scotland 4–0 Belgium
McWhinnie 20'
Fleeting 42', 53'
Cook 44'

Scotland 5–0 Austria
Fleeting 11', 19', 51'
Cook 33'
Hamill 89'

Wales 0–2 Scotland
James 54'
Fleeting 81'

Austria 1–1 Wales
Spieler 45' Foster 45'

Group 6

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Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
 FR Yugoslavia 18 6 6 0 0 23 3
 Republic of Ireland 12 6 4 0 2 18 7
 Greece 3 6 1 0 5 7 19
 Moldova 3 6 1 0 5 3 22
FR Yugoslavia 5–0 Republic of Ireland
Stojanović 2', 53', 57'
Stefanović 76'
Stojiljković 88' (pen.)
Report
Referee: Marian Dorobanțu (Romania)


Moldova 1–2 FR Yugoslavia

FR Yugoslavia 6–1 Greece

Republic of Ireland 5–0 Greece
Scanlan 25'
O'Toole 54', 73'
Thorpe 56'
Kierans 86'
Report
Referee: Caroline De Boeck (Belgium)

Greece 1–2 Moldova
Greece

Greece 1–3 Republic of Ireland
Lazarou 89' (pen.) Report Hughes 16'
O'Toole 46', 65'
Referee: Regina Belksma-Konink (Netherlands)

Republic of Ireland 6–0 Moldova
O'Toole 11', 38' (pen.)
Hughes 21'
Thorpe 60'
Saurin 67'
Tracy 78'
Report
Referee: Irina Pavlova

Greece 1–3 FR Yugoslavia
Greece

FR Yugoslavia 6–0 Moldova

Moldova 0–3 Greece

Republic of Ireland 0–1 FR Yugoslavia
Report Smiljković 76'
Referee: Tonje Overgaard Nordby

Group 7

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Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
 Poland 24 8 8 0 0 25 1
 Croatia 13 8 4 1 3 16 11
 Israel 13 8 4 1 3 12 14
 Romania 8 8 2 2 4 18 13
 Estonia 0 8 0 0 8 4 36
Estonia 2–5 Israel
Mletsin 87'
Morkovkina 89'
Jan 28', 35', 38', 51'
Shenar 32'

Estonia 0–5 Poland
Leonowicz 1', 77'
Gibek 9'
Drozdowska 58'
Otrębska 75'

Croatia 4–0 Israel
Jakšić 27', 89'
Kozić 38'
Kovač 47'

Croatia 2–2 Romania
Bešker 49'
Jakšić 57'
Spanu 12'
Anton 65'

Romania 6–1 Estonia
Spanu 16', 70'
Anton 44', 56'
Striblea 45'
Laslo 61'
Kori 90'

Croatia 3–0 Estonia

Poland 2–0 Croatia

Israel 1–0 Romania
Jan 9'

Israel 0–2 Poland

Poland 5–0 Estonia

Estonia 0–3 Croatia

Romania 0–1 Poland

Poland 4–0 Israel

Poland 3–1 Romania

Croatia 0–3 Poland

Romania 1–1 Israel

Romania 2–3 Croatia

Israel 3–0 Estonia
Didich 48' (pen.)
Jan 71'
Shenar 90'

Israel 2–1 Croatia
Ozeri 5'
Didich 88'
Kovač 2'

Estonia 1–6 Romania

Group 8

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Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
 Hungary 8 8 0 0 33 5 24
 Slovakia 8 5 0 3 25 11 15
 Belarus 8 5 0 3 27 16 15
 Turkey 8 1 0 7 10 27 3
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 8 1 0 7 10 46 3


Hungary 3–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Hungary

Belarus 3–2 Slovakia

Belarus 4–0 Turkey

Slovakia 0–2 Hungary

Turkey 0–3 Slovakia
Turkey

Hungary 2–0 Belarus
Hungary

Turkey 5–1 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Turkey

Turkey 1–4 Hungary
Turkey

Turkey 1–5 Belarus
Turkey

Slovakia 3–0 Turkey


Slovakia 3–1 Belarus

Belarus 2–4 Hungary


Hungary 3–1 Slovakia
Hungary


Hungary 4–1 Turkey
Hungary


World Cup Qualifying Play-off

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Semi-finals

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France 2–0 Denmark
Pichon 32'
Bompastor 36'
Denmark 1–1 France
Hansen 9' Lecouflé 89'
Referee: Günthner (Germany)

France won 3-1 on aggregate.


Iceland 2–2 England
Færseth 42'
Hendriksdóttir 56'
Walker 44', 88'
England 1–0 Iceland
Barr 87'
Attendance: 3,442
Referee: Jonsson (Sweden)

England won 3-2 on aggregate.


Final

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England 0–1 France
Pichon 75'
Attendance: 6,004
Referee: Karlsen (Norway)
France 1–0 England
Diacre 54'

France won 2-0 on aggregate and qualified for 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup.


Status Playoffs

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Matches cancelled as UEFA decided to extend Class A to 21 teams, meaning Scotland, FR Yugoslavia, Poland and Hungary are promoted automatically. Belgium were additionally promoted, apparently as best runners-up, due to England receiving a bye to the 2005 European championship, which they will host.

Scotland cancelled Czech Republic
Czech Republic cancelled Scotland

FR Yugoslavia cancelled Finland
Finland cancelled FR Yugoslavia

Poland cancelled Portugal
Portugal cancelled Poland

Hungary cancelled Spain
Spain cancelled Hungary

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