1999 FIFA Women's World Cup Qualification Dates August 16, 1997 – December 19, 1998 Teams 67 (from 6 confederations)
International football competition
The qualification process for the 1999 FIFA 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 America, Central American and the Caribbean – CONCACAF : 2.5 (USA qualified automatically as hosts)
Oceania – OFC : 1
South America – CONMEBOL : 1.5 Dates : August 16, 1997 - December 19, 1998
Qualified teams
Team
Qualified as
Qualification date
Appearance
Last
Consecutive
United States Hosts 31 May 1996 3rd
1995 3
China 1997 AFC Women's Championship championsDecember 12, 1997 3rd
1995 3
North Korea 1997 AFC Women's Championship runner-upDecember 12, 1997 1st
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1
Japan 1997 AFC Women's Championship 3rd placeDecember 14, 1997 3rd
1995 3
Brazil 1998 South American Women's Football Championship championsMarch 15, 1998 3rd
1995 3
Italy UEFA qualification Group 2 winnersJune 27, 1998 2nd
1991 1
Sweden UEFA qualification Group 1 winnersAugust 8, 1998 3rd
1995 3
Norway UEFA qualification Group 3 winnersAugust 15, 1998 3rd
1995 3
Denmark UEFA qualification Group 4 winnersAugust 22, 1998 3rd
1995 3
Canada 1998 CONCACAF Women's Championship championsSeptember 6, 1998 2nd
1995 2
Russia UEFA qualification Play-off winnersOctober 11, 1998 1st
–
1
Germany UEFA qualification Play-off winnersOctober 11, 1998 3rd
1995 3
Australia 1998 OFC Women's Championship championsOctober 17, 1998 2nd
1995 2
Nigeria 1998 African Women's Championship championsOctober 27, 1998 3rd
1995 3
Ghana 1998 African Women's Championship runner-upOctober 27, 1998 1st
–
1
Mexico CONCACAF–CONMEBOL play-off winnersDecember 19, 1998 1st
–
1
Qualification groups
Qualified: Nigeria – Ghana The two African teams to qualify to the World Cup were the two finalists of the 1998 CAF Women's Championship , Nigeria and Ghana .
Qualified: China – Japan – North Korea 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 .
Qualified: Sweden – Russia – Germany – Norway – Denmark – Italy 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.[ 1]
Qualified: United States – Canada – Mexico 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.
Qualified: Australia The 1998 OFC Women's Championship determined the OFC 's one qualifier for the FIFA Women's World Cup 1999 – the winner Australia .
Qualified: Brazil The third edition of the Sudamericano Femenino (Women's South American Championship) in 1998 determined the CONMEBOL 's qualifier. Brazil won the tournament.
The runners-up of the CONMEBOL and CONCACAF qualification tournaments played for one berth.
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