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2 unusual facts about FIFA Women's World Cup qualification


FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

The 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup will see an increase in the number of finalists from 16 to 24.

FIFA Women's World Cup qualification is the process a national women's association football team goes through to qualify for the FIFA Women's World Cup Finals, or, more commonly known as the FIFA Women's World Cup.


1991 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

Out of the 18 teams participating in the tournament, the qualifiers were the four semi-finalists - Denmark, Germany, Italy and Norway - and the best quarter-final loser - Sweden, who lost their two leg quarter-final clash against Italy on a single away goal.

1999 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

The runner-up Mexico qualified in two playoff-matches against the second-placed team of CONMEBOL - Argentina.

2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

The fourth edition of the Sudamericano Femenino (Women's South American Championship) in 2003 determined the CONMEBOL's qualifiers Brazil and Argentina.

AFC Women's Asian Cup

The competition also serves as a qualifying tournament for the FIFA Women's World Cup.

Chinese Football Association

Historically, the women have been more competitive internationally than the men, losing in a penalty shootout to the United States in the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup final, and also finishing fourth in the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Corine Franco

On 23 September 2009, she scored a brace against Serbia in a 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification match.

Eugénie Le Sommer

On 23 September 2009, Le Sommer scored her third international goal against Serbia in a 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification match.

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

For the second time in a row, the current holders of the adult World Cup, Germany, won the youth competition.

Starting with the 2010 edition, tournaments held in years immediately preceding the FIFA Women's World Cup are awarded as part of the bidding process for the Women's World Cup.

Holly Rowe

Other broadcasts that Rowe has been a part of with her time at ESPN include play-by-play for Women's World Cup matches, coverage of the Running of the Bulls, coverage of swimming, and broadcasts of track & field events.

Jelena Čanković

In September 2013, Čanković made her debut for the senior Serbia women's national football team in a 9–0 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification defeat in Switzerland.

Jonathan Kraft

Foxboro Stadium played host to six matches of the 1994 FIFA World Cup, five of the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, as well as the 2000 Founder's Cup.

JP Dellacamera

His most famous assignments include the 1999 UEFA Champions League Final and 1999 Women's World Cup final between the United States, and China.

Katie Chapman

In March 2002 she netted her first senior international goal in a 4–1 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification win in the Netherlands.

In March 2002 Chapman headed her first goal for England in a 4–1 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification win in the Netherlands.

Robert Contiguglia

Among his achievements as President of the USSF were successfully hosting the 1999 Women's World Cup, convincing FIFA to relocate the 2003 Women's World Cup to the United States after the original plans to host it in China fell through, and hiring Bruce Arena as coach for the United States national team.

The Hairy Bikers' Food Tour of Britain

One episode was postponed during its original run, due to the FIFA Women's World Cup Football Final.

Women's football in Brazil

In recent years, the national team contested the World Cup finals and Olympics gold medals, increasing the popularity of TV broadcasts of those tournaments.

Women's football in China

The China women's national football team, organised by the Chinese Football Association, were the first Asian women's team to reach the FIFA Women's World Cup, final in 1999.


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