Soccer World Cup 1995 / Qualification
The qualifying matches for the women's soccer World Cup in 1995 took place from 1993 to 1995.
A total of 12 starting places were awarded. Only Sweden, hosting the World Cup, was automatically qualified for the tournament. All qualification options include either the championship or the cup system. Teams with a red star have qualified for the final tournament of the respective continental championship. Teams with two red stars have qualified for the World Cup.
For the world championship tournament in Sweden in 1995 a total of 55 teams had registered, including
- 30 teams from Europe
- 5 teams from South America
- 5 teams from North and Central America
- 8 teams from Africa
- 4 teams from Asia
- 3 teams from Oceania
Qualified teams
| 4 (+ 1 GG) from Europe |
 Denmark
|
 Germany
|
 England
|
 Norway
|
 Sweden
|
| 1 from South America |
 Brazil
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| 2 from North and Central America |
 Canada
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 United States
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| 1 from Africa |
 Nigeria
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| 2 from Asia |
 People's Republic of China
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 Japan
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| 1 from Oceania |
 Australia
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It was the first World Cup participation for Australia, England and Canada. The other nine nations were already in China in 1991.
European Zone / UEFA
30 teams from Europe registered which were divided into three groups of three and five groups of four. Yugoslavia was not allowed to qualify due to the war . The first in the group qualified for the quarter-finals. The winners of the quarter-finals and the best loser qualified for the 1995 World Cup . In addition, the 1995 European champions were played at this tournament .
Group 1
|
04.09.93 |
Norway - Czech Republic |
6: 1 |
06/04/94 |
Hungary - Norway |
0: 4 |
country | Gates | Pt | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
 Norway *
|
33: 3 | 11: 1 | ||||||
| 2. |
 Finland
|
8: 7 | 7: 5 | ||||||
| 3. |
 Hungary
|
5:18 | 3: 9 | ||||||
| 4th |
 Czech Republic
|
5:23 | 3: 9 |
Group 2
|
08/29/93 |
Ukraine - Russia |
0: 2 |
06/14/94 |
Russia - Romania |
1: 0 |
country | Gates | Pt | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
 Russia *
|
9: 4 | 10: 2 | ||||||
| 2. |
 Romania
|
16: 5 | 8: 4 | ||||||
| 3. |
 Ukraine
|
9:12 | 5: 7 | ||||||
| 4th |
 Poland
|
2:15 | 1:11 |
Group 3
|
08/15/93 |
Lithuania - Denmark |
0:11 |
13.10.93 |
Bulgaria - Lithuania |
1: 1 |
country | Gates | Pt | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
 Denmark *
|
32: 1 | 8-0 | ||||||
| 2. |
 Bulgaria
|
3:11 | 3: 5 | ||||||
| 3. |
.svg){kind=small} Lithuania
|
1:24 | 1: 7 |
Group 4
|
08/18/93 |
Sweden - Latvia |
9: 0 |
05/22/94 |
Latvia - Sweden |
0: 5 |
country | Gates | Pt | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
 Sweden *
|
22: 0 | 8-0 | ||||||
| 2. |
 Slovakia
|
4: 9 | 4: 4 | ||||||
| 3. |
 Latvia
|
1:18 | 0: 8 |
Group 5
|
19.09.93 |
Wales - Switzerland |
2: 3 |
04/05/94 |
Croatia - Switzerland |
1: 1 |
country | Gates | Pt | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
 Germany *
|
55: 0 | 12: 0 | ||||||
| 2. |
 Croatia
|
8:18 | 7: 5 | ||||||
| 3. |
 Switzerland
|
9:23 | 5: 7 | ||||||
| 4th |
 Wales
|
5:36 | 0:12 |
Group 6
|
16.10.93 |
Italy - Scotland |
4: 0 |
04/03/94 |
Scotland - Italy |
0: 4 |
country | Gates | Pt | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
 Italy *
|
15: 4 | 9: 3 | ||||||
| 2. |
 France
|
9: 3 | 9: 3 | ||||||
| 3. |
 Portugal
|
13:11 | 6: 6 | ||||||
| 4th |
 Scotland
|
3:22 | 0:12 |
Group 7
|
25.09.93 |
Slovenia - England |
0:10 |
03/13/94 |
England - Belgium |
6: 0 |
country | Gates | Pt | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
 England *
|
29: 0 | 10: 2 | ||||||
| 2. |
 Spain
|
29: 0 | 9: 3 | ||||||
| 3. |
 Belgium
|
15:13 | 5: 7 | ||||||
| 4th |
 Slovenia
|
0:60 | 0:12 |
Group 8
|
09/26/93 |
Iceland - Netherlands |
2: 1 |
05/29/94 |
Iceland - Greece |
3: 0 |
country | Gates | Pt | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
 Iceland *
|
12: 2 | 8-0 | ||||||
| 2. |
 Netherlands
|
7: 3 | 4: 4 | ||||||
| 3. |
 Greece
|
1:15 | 0: 8 |
| Quarter finals | ||||
| 10/09/1994 |
Iceland
|
- |
England
|
1: 2 |
| 10/30/1994 |
England **
|
- |
Iceland
|
2: 1 |
| 10/09/1994 |
Russia
|
- |
Germany
|
0: 1 |
| October 27, 1994 |
Germany **
|
- |
Russia
|
4-0 |
| 10/15/1994 |
Denmark
|
- |
Sweden
|
2-0 |
| October 29, 1994 |
Sweden **
|
- |
Denmark **
|
3-0 |
| 10/15/1994 |
Italy
|
- |
Norway
|
1: 3 |
| October 29, 1994 |
Norway **
|
- |
Italy
|
4: 2 |
| Semifinals | ||||
| 12/11/1994 |
England
|
- |
Germany
|
1: 4 |
| 02/23/1995 | Germany |
- |
England
|
2: 1 |
| 02/26/1995 |
Norway
|
- |
Sweden
|
4: 3 |
| 05.03.1995 | Sweden |
- |
Norway
|
4: 1 |
| final | ||||
| 03/26/1995 | Germany |
- |
Sweden
|
3: 2 |
South America / CONMEBOL
The five registered teams played a simple tournament round without a second leg for qualifying for the 1995 World Cup in Sweden and at the same time for the title of South American champions. The tournament was held from January 8, 1995 to January 22, 1995 in Uberlândia (Brazil).
|
08.01.95 |
Brazil - Ecuador |
13: 0 |
country | Gates | Pt | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
 Brazil
|
42: 1 | 12 | |||
| 2. |
 Argentina
|
18: 9 | 9 | |||
| 3. |
 Chile
|
14: 9 | 4th | |||
| 4th |
 Ecuador
|
9:21 | 4th | |||
| 5. |
 Bolivia
|
1:44 | 0 |
final
| 01/22/1995 |
Brazil **
|
Argentina
|
2-0 |
North and Central America / CONCACAF
The five registered national teams played a tournament in Montreal from August 13, 1994 to August 21, 1994 . The first two teams qualified for the 1995 World Cup, and it was also the continental championship of the CONCACAF countries.
|
08/13/94 |
Canada - Jamaica |
7: 0 |
country | Gates | Pt | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
 United States **
|
36: 1 | 12 | |||
| 2. |
 Canada **
|
18: 6 | 9 | |||
| 3. |
 Mexico
|
6:19 | 4th | |||
| 4th |
 Trinidad and Tobago
|
6:20 | 4th | |||
| 5. |
 Jamaica
|
2:22 | 0 |
Asian Zone / AFC
The Asian Games women's tournament in Hiroshima , Japan , also served as World Cup qualification for the Asian zone. It took place from October 3 to October 12, 1994. The first two nations qualified for the 1995 World Cup .
|
Japan - China |
1: 1 |
country | Gates | Pt | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
 Japan
|
9: 1 | 7th | ||
| 2. |
 People's Republic of China
|
8: 1 | 7th | ||
| 3. |
 Chinese Taipei
|
2: 8 | 3 | ||
| 4th |
 South Korea
|
0: 9 | 0 |
final
It was the game for the gold medal at the Asian Games.
| 10/12/1994 |
Japan **
|
- |
People's Republic of China **
|
0: 2 |
African Zone / CAF
Eight African teams determined in three knockout rounds the African champion and also representative of Africa at the 1995 Women's World Cup . With Cameroon and Guinea, two of the eight nations withdrew their participation in the course of the tournament.
| 1 round | |||
 Nigeria
|
- |
 Sierra Leone
|
9-0 |
|
Sierra Leone
|
- | Nigeria |
0: 2 |
 South Africa
|
- |
.svg){kind=small} Zambia
|
5: 3 |
|
Zambia
|
- | South Africa |
2: 6 |
 Cameroon
|
- |  Angola |
Cameroon withdrawn |
 Guinea
|
- |  Ghana |
Guinea withdrawn |
| 2nd round | |||
|
Ghana
|
- |
Nigeria
|
0: 3 |
| Nigeria |
- |
Ghana
|
2-0 |
|
South Africa
|
- |
Angola
|
3: 1 |
|
Angola
|
- | South Africa |
3: 3 |
| final | |||
|
Nigeria
|
- |
South Africa
|
4: 1 |
|
South Africa
|
- |
Nigeria **
|
1: 7 |
Oceanic Zone / OFC
Between October 14 and 20, 1994, three oceanic teams determined the Oceania champion and also the representative of Oceania at the 1995 World Cup in Sweden in a tournament in Papua New Guinea .
|
10/14/94 |
New Zealand - Australia |
2: 1 |
country | Gates | Pt | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
 Australia **
|
13: 2 | 9 | |||
| 2. |
 New Zealand
|
10: 2 | 9 | |||
| 3. |
 Papua New Guinea
|
0:19 | 0 |
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