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2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)

The European qualifying competition for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup was a women's football competition that determined the eleven UEFA teams which directly qualified for the final tournament in Australia and New Zealand, and the one team which advanced to the inter-confederation play-offs.[1][2]

2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)
Tournament details
Dates16 September 2021 – 11 October 2022
Teams51 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played242
Goals scored1,086 (4.49 per match)
Top scorer(s)Belgium Tessa Wullaert (17 goals)
← 2019
2027 →

Fifty-one of the 55 UEFA member national teams entered the qualifying competition,[3] with Cyprus making their World Cup qualifying debut and Luxembourg appearing in a group stage for the first time ever.

Format edit

The qualifying competition consists of two rounds:[4]

  • Group stage: The 51 teams were drawn into nine groups of five or six teams, where each group was played in a home-and-away round-robin format. The nine group winners qualified directly for the final tournament, while the nine runners-up advanced to the play-offs.
  • Play-offs: The nine teams played two knockout rounds of single-leg matches, with the best three runners-up entering in the second round, to determine the two additional qualified teams and one inter-continental play-offs entrant from UEFA, based on combined records in both the group stage and play-offs.

Tiebreakers edit

In the group stage, teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Article 13.01):[4]

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. If more than two teams were tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams was still tied, all head-to-head criteria above were reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
  5. Goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Goals scored in all group matches;
  7. Away goals scored in all group matches;
  8. Wins in all group matches;
  9. Away wins in all group matches;
  10. Disciplinary points (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points);
  11. UEFA coefficient for the group stage draw.

To determine the best three runners-up, the group standings were used, not taking into account any matches against sixth-placed teams. If teams were tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria were applied (Regulations Article 14.04):[4]

  1. Goal difference in all group matches;
  2. Goals scored in all group matches;
  3. Away goals scored in all group matches;
  4. Wins in all group matches;
  5. Away wins in all group matches;
  6. Disciplinary points (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points);
  7. UEFA coefficient for the group stage draw.

In the play-offs, the team that scored more goals in the second round match qualified for the final tournament. If the score was level, extra time was played. If the score remained level after extra time, the tie was decided by penalty shoot-out (Regulations Article 15.01).[4]

To determine the two best play-off winners, the results of the group stage as used for runner-up determination above (eight matches), and the second round of the play-offs (one match) were added. The following criteria were applied (Regulations Article 14.05):[4]

  1. Points;
  2. Goal difference;
  3. Goals scored;
  4. Away goals scored;
  5. Wins;
  6. Away wins;
  7. Disciplinary points;
  8. UEFA coefficient for the group stage draw.

Schedule edit

The qualifying matches were played on dates that fell within the FIFA Women's International Match Calendar.[5][6]

StageFIFA international dates
Group stage13–21 September 2021
18–26 October 2021
22–30 November 2021
4–12 April 2022
20–28 June 2022
1–6 September 2022
Play-offs3–11 October 2022

Since the UEFA Women's Euro 2022 tournament was moved from summer 2021 to that of 2022 because of the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, for the first time the series of matches for UEFA's World Cup qualification were interrupted by a continental championship. In July 2022 sixteen UEFA national teams participated in the Women's Euro tournament in England.

Entrants edit

The teams were ranked according to their coefficient ranking,[7] calculated based on the following (Regulations Annex B.1.2.a):[4]

One entrant, Russia, was initially given a four-year ban from all major sporting events by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) on 9 December 2019 after Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) was found non-compliant for handing over manipulated laboratory data to investigators.[8] However, the Russian women's team could still have entered qualification. The decision was appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS),[9] which ruled in WADA's favour but reduced the ban to two years.[10] The CAS ruling also allowed the name "Russia" to be displayed on uniforms if the words "Neutral Athlete" or "Neutral Team" had equal prominence.[11] Had Russia qualified for the tournament, its female players would have been able to use their country's name, flag and anthem at the Women's World Cup, unlike their male counterparts, as the ban was set to expire on 16 December 2022.[11][12] However, Russia were suspended from the tournament following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, and later expelled from all ongoing FIFA and UEFA competitions.[13][14]

On 20 April 2021, it was announced 51 teams from the 55 eligible would enter the qualifying round.[3]

National teams which qualified directly for the final tournament were indicated in bold, national teams which qualified for the final tournament through the UEFA play-offs were indicated in bold italics, and the national team which qualified for the inter-confederation play-offs was indicated in italics.

Pot 1
TeamCoeffRank
 Netherlands43,9611
 Germany41,9242
 England41,4433
 France40,8984
 Sweden39,7145
 Spain38,9136
 Norway38,7587
 Italy36,3998
 Denmark35,2659
Pot 2
TeamCoeffRank
 Belgium34,95110
 Switzerland34,06611
 Austria33,69312
 Iceland33,45813
 Scotland30,70014
 Russia30,11715
 Finland29,76516
 Portugal28,93717
 Wales28,67718
Pot 3
TeamCoeffRank
 Czech Republic28,11519
 Ukraine27,12720
 Republic of Ireland25,41421
 Poland25,30222
 Slovenia22,58223
 Romania22,15624
 Serbia21,88925
 Bosnia and Herzegovina20,47926
 Northern Ireland19,52627
Pot 4
TeamCoeffRank
 Slovakia17,95128
 Hungary16,67629
 Belarus16,54030
 Croatia15,98831
 Greece13,60232
 Albania13,29233
 North Macedonia12,73034
 Israel12,51835
 Azerbaijan11,68836
Pot 5
TeamCoeffRank
 Turkey11,52637
 Malta11,48038
 Kosovo10,48939
 Kazakhstan10,19840
 Moldova9,51041
 Cyprus7,68842
 Faroe Islands7,47843
 Georgia7,08544
 Latvia6,97745
Pot 6
TeamCoeffRank
 Montenegro6,77246
 Lithuania6,35947
 Estonia6,10848
 Luxembourg2,77949
 Armenia0—
 Bulgaria0—
Did not enter
TeamCoeffRank
 Andorra1,90350
 Gibraltar0—
 Liechtenstein0—
 San Marino0—

Group stage edit

Draw edit

The draw for the group stage was held on 30 April 2021 at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[3] The 51 teams were drawn into 9 groups:

  • 3 groups (Groups A, B, C) of 5 teams (playing a total of 8 matches), containing one team each from Pots 1–5.
  • 6 groups (Groups D, E, F, G, H, I) of 6 teams (playing a total of 10 matches), containing one team each from Pots 1–6.

Based on the UEFA Executive Committee decisions due to political conflicts, there were several combinations of teams (Armenia and Azerbaijan, Russia and Ukraine, Serbia and Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo, Russia and Kosovo) that could not be drawn into the same group. One of these was Armenia, who were initially drawn into group E together with Azerbaijan. Armenia was moved into group F and Montenegro was then drawn into group E.

Groups edit

  The nine group winners qualify directly for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.
  The nine group runners-up advance to the play-offs.

Group A edit

Main article: 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group A
PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Sweden8710322+30222023 FIFA Women's World Cup—1–12–13–04–0
2  Republic of Ireland8521264+2217Play-offs0–1—1–01–111–0
3  Finland83141412+2100–51–2—2–16–0
4  Slovakia822499080–10–11–1—2–0
5  Georgia8008054−5400–150–90–30–4—
Source: UEFA

Group B edit

Main article: 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group B
PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Spain8800530+53242023 FIFA Women's World Cup—8–05–03–012–0
2  Scotland85122213+916Play-offs0–2—1–12–17–1
3  Ukraine83141220−8100–60–4—2–04–0
4  Hungary83051919090–70–24–2—7–0
5  Faroe Islands8008256−5400–100–60–31–7—
Source: UEFA

Group C edit

Main article: 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group C
PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Netherlands8620313+28202023 FIFA Women's World Cup—1–01–13–012–0
2  Iceland8602253+2218Play-offs0–2—4–06–05–0
3  Czech Republic83232510+15112–20–1—7–08–0
4  Belarus8215726−1970–20–52–1—4–1
5  Cyprus8017248−4610–80–40–61–1—
Source: UEFA

Group D edit

Main article: 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group D
PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  England101000800+80302023 FIFA Women's World Cup—1–04–010–08–020–0
2  Austria10712507+4322Play-offs0–2—3–15–010–08–0
3  Northern Ireland106133616+20190–52–2—4–09–04–0
4  Luxembourg10307945−3690–100–81–2—2–13–2
5  North Macedonia102081062−5260–100–60–112–3—3–2
6  Latvia10109863−5530–101–81–31–01–4—
Source: UEFA

Group E edit

Main article: 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group E

On 28 February 2022, FIFA and UEFA announced that Russia was suspended from all competitions.[13][14] On 2 May 2022, UEFA announced that Russia would no longer be allowed to take part in the competition, that their previous results were nullified, and that Group E would continue with five teams.[15][16]

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Denmark8800402+38242023 FIFA Women's World Cup—8–05–12–07–03–1
2  Bosnia and Herzegovina8323917−811Play-offs0–3—2–31–01–00–4
3  Montenegro8305917−891–50–2—2–00–2Canc.
4  Azerbaijan8215516−117[a]0–81–11–0—1–20–4
5  Malta8215617−117[a]0–22–20–20–2—Canc.
6  Russia[b]00000000DisqualifiedCanc.Canc.5–02–03–0—
Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head goal difference: Azerbaijan +1, Malta −1.
  2. ^ On 28 February 2022, FIFA and UEFA suspended Russian national teams from all competitions due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[17][18] On 2 May 2022, UEFA expelled Russia and declared all of their results to be null and void.[19][20]

Group F edit

Main article: 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group F
PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Norway10910472+45282023 FIFA Women's World Cup—4–02–15–05–110–0
2  Belgium10712567+4922Play-offs0–1—4–07–07–019–0
3  Poland10622289+19200–01–1—2–07–012–0
4  Albania103161430−16100–70–51–2—1–15–0
5  Kosovo10217835−2770–31–61–21–3—2–1
6  Armenia100010171−7000–100–70–10–40–1—
Source: UEFA

Group G edit

Main article: 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group G
PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Italy10901402+38272023 FIFA Women's World Cup—1–22–03–07–03–0
2  Switzerland10811444+4025Play-offs0–1—2–05–04–115–0
3  Romania106132111+10190–51–1—2–03–03–0
4  Croatia10316618−12100–50–20–1—0–04–0
5  Lithuania10127735−2850–50–71–70–1—4–0
6  Moldova10019149−4810–80–60–40–11–1—
Source: UEFA

Group H edit

Main article: 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group H
PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Germany10901475+42272023 FIFA Women's World Cup—3–05–18–07–07–0
2  Portugal10712269+1722Play-offs1–3—2–14–04–03–0
3  Serbia107032614+12213–21–2—2–04–03–0
4  Turkey10316926−17100–31–12–5—3–21–0
5  Israel10307725−1890–10–40–21–0—2–0
6  Bulgaria100010137−3600–80–51–40–20–2—
Source: UEFA

Group I edit

Main article: 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group I
PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  France101000544+50302023 FIFA Women's World Cup—2–01–05–111–06–0
2  Wales10622225+1720Play-offs1–2—0–05–04–06–0
3  Slovenia10532216+15182–31–1—0–06–02–0
4  Greece104151228−16130–100–11–4—3–03–2
5  Estonia10208743−3660–90–10–41–3—4–2
6  Kazakhstan100010434−3000–50–30–20–10–2—
Source: UEFA

Ranking of second-placed teams edit

Since some groups had six teams and others had five, matches against the sixth-placed team in the groups with six teams were not counted.

PosGrpTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1G  Switzerland8611234+1919Play-offs round 2
2C  Iceland8602253+2218
3A  Republic of Ireland8521264+2217
4D  Austria8512346+2816Play-offs round 1
5F  Belgium8512307+2316
6B  Scotland85122213+916
7H  Portugal8512189+916
8I  Wales8422135+814
9E  Bosnia and Herzegovina8323917−811
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Counting only matches against teams ranked first to fifth in the group, 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Wins; 6) Away wins; 7) Lower disciplinary points total; 8) UEFA national team coefficient ranking.

Play-offs edit

Main article: 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA play-offs

Draw edit

The draw took place on 9 September 2022 at 13:30 CEST.[21][22] The nine teams were drawn into six ties without any seeding, with the first team drawn in each tie to be the home team of the single-leg matches.

  • Round 1: The worst six runners-up will enter in round 1 and were drawn into three ties.
  • Round 2: The best three runners-up will enter in round 2 and, together with the three winners of round 1, were drawn into three ties.

Bracket edit

Round 1Round 2
              
6 October 2022 – Vizela
 Portugal2
11 October 2022 – Paços de Ferreira
 Belgium1
 Portugal (a.e.t.)4
  Iceland1
6 October 2022 – Glasgow
 Scotland (a.e.t.)1
11 October 2022 – Glasgow
 Austria0
 Scotland0
 Republic of Ireland1
6 October 2022 – Cardiff
 Wales (a.e.t.)1
11 October 2022 – Zürich
 Bosnia and Herzegovina0
 Switzerland (a.e.t.)2
  Wales1

Round 1 edit

The single-leg matches were played on 6 October 2022.

Team 1 Score Team 2
Scotland  1–0 (a.e.t.)  Austria
Wales  1–0 (a.e.t.)  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Portugal  2–1  Belgium

Round 2 edit

The single-leg matches were played on 11 October 2022.

Team 1 Score Team 2
Portugal  4–1 (a.e.t.)  Iceland
Scotland  0–1  Republic of Ireland
Switzerland  2–1 (a.e.t.)  Wales

Ranking of play-off winners edit

To rank the three play-off winners, their results in their respective groups and round 2 of the play-offs were combined. As some groups had five teams and others had six, any group matches against teams who finished sixth in their groups were discounted; also, as not all teams played in both play-off rounds, results in round 1 of play-offs were not counted either. As a result, nine matches played by each team (eight in the group stage and one in round 2 of the play-offs) were counted for the purposes of determining the ranking. The two higher-placed winners qualified for the Women's World Cup and the lowest-placed winner advanced to the inter-confederation play-offs.[3][4]

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Switzerland9711255+20222023 FIFA Women's World Cup
2  Republic of Ireland9621274+2320
3  Portugal96122210+1219Inter-confederation play-offs
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Counting only matches against teams ranked first to fifth in the group and in play-offs round 2, 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Wins; 6) Away wins; 7) Lower disciplinary points total; 8) UEFA national team coefficient ranking.

Qualified teams edit

The following twelve teams from UEFA qualified for the final tournament.

TeamQualified asQualified onPrevious appearances in FIFA Women's World Cup1
 SwedenGroup A winners12 April 20228 (1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019)
 SpainGroup B winners12 April 20222 (2015, 2019)
 NetherlandsGroup C winners6 September 20222 (2015, 2019)
 EnglandGroup D winners3 September 20225 (1995, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019)
 DenmarkGroup E winners2 May 2022[a]4 (1991, 1995, 1999, 2007)
 NorwayGroup F winners2 September 20228 (1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019)
 ItalyGroup G winners6 September 20223 (1991, 1999, 2019)
 GermanyGroup H winners3 September 20228 (1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019)
 FranceGroup I winners12 April 20224 (2003, 2011, 2015, 2019)
 SwitzerlandBest play-off winners11 October 20221 (2015)
 Republic of IrelandSecond best play-off winners11 October 20220 (debut)
 PortugalInter-confederation play-offs Group A winners22 February 20230 (debut)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
  1. ^ On 2 May 2022, UEFA announced that Russia were removed from Women's World Cup qualification due to their country's invasion of Ukraine, with all their earlier results considered null and void.[citation needed] Denmark therefore qualified for the Women's World Cup, as no other teams could surpass them.

Top goalscorers edit

There were 1086 goals scored in 242 matches, for an average of 4.49 goals per match.

17 goals

15 goals

13 goals

11 goals

10 goals

9 goals

8 goals

7 goals

6 goals

Source: UEFA.com

For full lists of goalscorers, see sections in each group:

References edit

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  6. ^ "Women's international match calendar 2020–2023" (PDF). FIFA.
  7. ^ "UEFA Women's National Team Coefficients Overview March 2021" (PDF). UEFA.com. 2 March 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
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  14. ^ a b "FIFA/UEFA suspend Russian clubs and national teams from all competitions". UEFA. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
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