1999 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)

The 1999 UEFA Women's World Cup qualification was held between 21 August 1997 and 11 October 1998.The 16 teams belonging to Class A of European women's football were drawn into four groups, from which the group winners qualified for the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup. The four runners-up were drawn into two home-and-away knock-out matches, winners of those matches also qualifying. Sweden, Italy, Norway, Denmark, Germany and Russia qualified for the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup.[1]

CLASS A edit

Group 1 edit

TeamPtsPldWDLGFGA
 Sweden186600185
 Ukraine96303913
 Iceland5612359
 Spain26024510
Iceland  1–3  Sweden
Ottarsdottir SvFF Report (in Swedish)Svensson
Allberg

Iceland  3–2  Ukraine

Sweden  3–2  Ukraine
Tornqvist
Andersson
? (o.g.)
SvFF Report (in Swedish)Mazourenko
Verezubova
Attendance: 3430

Spain  1–2  Ukraine
Mateos 82'ReportZinchenko 40', 45'
Estadi La Bòbila, Gavà
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Nicole Novidi Bengnat(Switzerland)

Spain  1–2  Sweden
? SvFF Report (in Swedish)Ljungberg
Svensson
Attendance: 1,000

Sweden  3–1  Spain
Törnqvist
Svensson
?
SvFF Report (in Swedish)?
Attendance: 3,302

Spain  0–0  Iceland

Ukraine  2–1  Spain

Iceland  1–1  Spain

Ukraine  0–5  Sweden
SvFF Report (in Swedish)Bengtsson
Tornqvist
Lilja
Ljungberg
Ackerfors
Attendance: 2500

Sweden  2–0  Iceland
Sandell
Svensson
SvFF Report (in Swedish)

Ukraine  1–0  Iceland

Sweden qualified for 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Group 2 edit

TeamPtsPldWDLGFGA
 Italy166510114
 Finland10631265
 France8622297
 Switzerland06006212
Finland  1–0  Switzerland

Switzerland  1–2  France

France  2–2  Finland

Switzerland  1–3  Italy

Italy  0–0  France

France  2–3  Italy


Italy  1–0  Finland

Italy  2–0  Switzerland

Finland  1–0  France

Switzerland  0–1  Finland

Finland  1–2  Italy

Italy qualified for 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Group 3 edit

TeamPtsPldWDLGFGA
 Norway136411135
 Germany12640295
 Netherlands76213510
 England36105310
Germany  3–0  England

Norway  6–1  Netherlands
Pettersen 4', 9', 76'
Riise 33'
Medalen 79'
Lehn 86'
Report (in Dutch)Roos 60'
Attendance: 339
Referee: Zygmunt Ziober (Poland)

England  1–0  Netherlands
Smith 60'Report (in Dutch)
Attendance: 2,002

Germany  1–0  Norway

Netherlands  1–0  Germany
Noom 64'Report (in Dutch)
Attendance: 4,200

England  0–1  Germany
Attendance: 4,917 (National Record)

Germany  2–1  Netherlands
Voss 80'
Koning 82' (o.g.)
Report (in Dutch)Migchelsen 45'

Netherlands  0–0  Norway
Report (in Dutch)
Attendance: 1,200

England  1–2  Norway

Netherlands  2–1  England
Noom 1', 46'Report (in Dutch)??? 2'

Norway  3–2  Germany

Norway  2–0  England

Norway qualified for 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup.


Group 4 edit

TeamPtsPldWDLGFGA
 Denmark186600223
 Russia126402159
 Portugal66204415
 Belgium06006519
Denmark  3–1  Russia

Belgium  1–2  Denmark

Belgium  3–4  Russia





Russia  2–0  Portugal
Barbashina 10'
Kamarova 24'
Report
Estádio Luch, Tula


Russia  5–1  Belgium

Russia  1–2  Denmark

Denmark  4–0  Belgium

Denmark qualified for 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup.

CLASS B edit

Group 5 edit

TeamPtsPldWDLGFGA
 Scotland146420383
 Czech Republic146420372
 Estonia36105631
 Lithuania36105348
Lithuania  3–2  Estonia


Estonia  1–7  Scotland

Lithuania  0–5  Scotland

Estonia  0–8  Czech Republic

Lithuania  0–12  Czech Republic


Scotland  7–0  Estonia




Estonia  3–0  Lithuania

Group 6 edit

TeamPtsPldWDLGFGA
 Poland166510154
 Republic of Ireland10631284
 Belarus5612389
 Wales26024721
Belarus  0–1  Poland


Poland  2–2  Wales

Belarus  4–1  Wales


Wales  0–3  Republic of Ireland
ReportO'Shea 2'
McNally 28', 90'


Wales  1–5  Poland

Wales  3–3  Belarus


Poland  3–1  Belarus


Group 7 edit

TeamPtsPldWDLGFGA
 Yugoslavia186600244
 Bulgaria762131112
 Turkey56123615
 Greece46114818
 Georgia0000000
  •  Georgia withdrew after two matches.
Yugoslavia  11–0
Annulled
 Georgia

Georgia  0–1
Annulled
 Turkey

Greece  1–5  Bulgaria

Turkey  0–5  Yugoslavia

Greece  2–3  Yugoslavia

Bulgaria  1–2  Turkey

Yugoslavia  2–0  Bulgaria

Turkey  1–1  Greece

Greece  3–2  Turkey

Bulgaria  3–0  Greece

Yugoslavia  4–0  Turkey

Bulgaria  1–6  Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia  4–1  Greece

Turkey  1–1  Bulgaria

Group 8 edit

TeamPtsPldWDLGFGA
 Romania188530306
 Slovakia178521335
 Hungary168512329
 Israel38107631
 Bosnia and Herzegovina38107555
Slovakia  11–0  Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Liskova 3'
  • Beregszasziova 5'
  • Botkova 13', 33', 74'
  • Gerzova 35'
  • Lukácsová 40', 57', 62'
  • Gaziova 70'
  • Stefunova 89'
Report
  • Kerla  12'
  • Zukanovic  35'
  • Kero  64'
  • Hurem  68'
  • Skandro  73'
  • Salcinovic  83'

Romania  1–1  Slovakia
  • Laslo  37'
  • Grigore 38'
Report

Hungary  10–0  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Report

Romania  4–0  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Report
  • Serdarevic  79'

Slovakia  4–0  Hungary
  • Babuliakova 10', 66'
  • Botkova 21'
  • Gerzova 49'
  • Lukácsová  76'
Report

Israel  0–7  Romania
Report

Romania  3–1  Hungary
  • Ciorba 13', 37'
  • Surdu 32'
  • Berinczan  55'
  • Pintea  85'
Report
  • Milasin  48'

Israel  0–4  Slovakia
IFA report (in Hebrew)

Israel  5–0  Bosnia and Herzegovina
IFA Report (in Hebrew)

Slovakia  1–1  Romania
  • Knoppova  18'
  • Botkova 43'
  • Jurikova  78'
Report
  • Ciorba 19'  90'
  • Abrasu  32'
  • Mache  75'

Bosnia and Herzegovina  0–7  Slovakia
  • Serdarevic  24'
Report

Bosnia and Herzegovina  0–9  Hungary
  • Pehić  41'
  • Pavlovic  45'
  • Bilic  79'
Report

Slovakia  5–0  Israel
Report

Hungary  5–0  Israel
Report
  • Dayan  61'
  • Birn  61'
  • Navah  74'

Bosnia and Herzegovina  1–8  Romania
  • Kerla 62'  30'
  • Masic  41'
  • Serdarevic  69'
Report
  • Enache 6', 25', 66', 70'  35'
  • Surdu 8'
  • Grigore 13', 21'
  • Pufulete 29'
  • Pintea  32'
  • Ghevrec-Vasilescu  57'

Hungary  3–0  Slovakia
Report

Hungary  2–2  Romania
Report

Israel  0–2  Hungary
Report

Bosnia and Herzegovina  4–1  Israel
  • Pehić 31', 56', 85', 90'
  • Zec  65'
Report
  • Hagag 88'

Romania  4–0  Israel
Report

Playoff A edit

Russia  2–1  Finland
Finland  1–2  Russia

Russia qualified for 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup.


Germany  5–0  Ukraine
Ukraine  1–1  Germany

Germany qualified for 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup.


Playoff B edit

Poland  0–1  Switzerland
Switzerland  4–0  Poland

Yugoslavia  3–0  Belgium
Belgium  1–1  Yugoslavia

Romania  1–4  England
England  2–1  Romania

Scotland  0–3  Spain
Jiménez 29'
Mateos 66'
Monforte 75'
Spain  4–1  Scotland
Gimbert ?'
Monforte ?'
Cabezón ?'
Marco ?'
Fleeting ?'

References edit

  1. ^ Jones, Grahame L. (16 June 1999). "SOCCER'S SWEET 16". Los Angeles Times.

External links edit