2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

The 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification process decided the 15 teams which played at the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup, with the host China qualifying automatically as the host nation. The qualification process for the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup saw 99 teams from the six FIFA confederations compete for the 16 places in the tournament's finals. The places were divided as follows:

Qualified teams
Team Qualified as Qualification date Appearance
in finals		 Last
appearance		 Consecutive
streak		 Previous best performance
 China PRHosts26 October 20004th19994Runners-up (1999)
 GermanyUEFA qualification Group 4 winners18 April 20024th19994Runners-up (1995)
 NorwayUEFA qualification Group 1 winners9 May 20024th19994Champions (1995)
 RussiaUEFA qualification Group 3 winners8 June 20022nd19992Quarter-finals (1999)
 SwedenUEFA qualification Group 2 winners26 June 20024th19994Third place (1991)
 Canada2002 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup runners-up6 November 20023rd19993Group stage (1995)
 United States2002 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup champions6 November 20024th19994Champions (1991, 1999)
 FranceUEFA qualification Play-Off winners16 November 20021st–1Debut
 Ghana2002 African Women's Championship runners-up17 December 20022nd19992Group stage (1999)
 Nigeria2002 African Women's Championship champions18 December 20024th19994Quarter-finals (1999)
 Australia2003 OFC Women's Championship champions13 April 20033rd19993Group stage (1995, 1999)
 Brazil2003 South American Women's Football Championship champions27 April 20034th19994Third place (1999)
 Argentina2003 South American Women's Football Championship runners-up27 April 20031st–1Debut
 North Korea2003 AFC Women's Championship champions19 June 20032nd19992Group stage (1999)
 South Korea2003 AFC Women's Championship 3rd place21 June 20031st–1Debut
 JapanCONCACAF–AFC play-off winners12 July 20034th19994Quarter-finals (1995)

Confederation qualification

AFC
Main article: 2003 AFC Women's Championship

Like the previous edition, the AFC Women's Championship served as the tournament qualification for AFC members. Fourteens competed in the competition which included the World Cup hosts in China. After the group stage which eliminated ten teams from qualifying, the semi-finals saw the first team in North Korea as they defeated Japan 3-0. After China won the second semi, the third-place play-off would see South Korea qualify with a 1-0 victory over Japan which meant Japan had to qualify via play-off against the third place team from CONCACAF (Mexico).

Final tournament

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 North Korea 4310452+4310
 South Korea 4310202+1810
 Thailand 4202621−156
 Hong Kong 4103224−223
 Singapore 4004024−240

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Japan 4400340+3412
 Myanmar 4211118+37
 Chinese Taipei 42117707
 Philippines 4103226−243
 Guam 4004215−130

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 China PR 3300290+299
 Vietnam 320169−36
 India 3102714−73
 Uzbekistan 3003221−190

Knockout stage (top two teams qualify for World Cup)

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
19 June - Bangkok
 
 
 North Korea3
 
21 June - Bangkok
 
 Japan0
 
 North Korea2
 
19 June - Bangkok
 
 China PR1
 
 China PR3
 
 
 South Korea1
 
Third place
 
 
21 June - Bangkok
 
 
 Japan0
 
 
 South Korea1

CAF
Main article: 2002 African Women's Championship

Like the previous edition, the Africa Women's Championship served as the tournament qualification for CAF members.

  • Qualifying stage: Qualifying for the 2002 edition took place between 10 August to 13 October 2002. 21 teams entered the qualification with seven teams getting the bye into the second-round. Qualification ties were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. The seven winners of the second round qualified for the final tournament to join the hosts Nigeria who qualified automatically.
  • Final tournament: Eight teams played in the 2002 African Women's Championship, which was held from 7 to 20 December 2002 in Nigeria. They were drawn into two groups of four teams. The top two teams of each group advanced to the knockout stage, where the winners of the semi-finals and the third place play-off qualified for the World Cup.

Qualifying stage
Main article: 2002 African Women's Championship qualification

The seven winners of the second qualifying round advanced to the final tournament: Angola, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Ghana, Mali, South Africa, and Zimbabwe.

Final tournament

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
 Ghana 330060+69Knockout stage
 Nigeria 320182+66
 Mali 301239−61
 Ethiopia 301228−61

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 South Africa 321063+37Knockout stage
2 Cameroon 31112204
3 Angola 302123−12
4 Zimbabwe 302124−22

Knockout stage (top two teams qualify for World Cup)

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
17 December - Warri
 
 
 Ghana3
 
20 December - Warri
 
 Cameroon2
 
 Ghana0
 
18 December - Warri
 
 Nigeria2
 
 South Africa0
 
 
 Nigeria5
 
Third place
 
 
20 December - Warri
 
 
 Cameroon3
 
 
 South Africa0

Europe (UEFA)
Main article: 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)
Qualified:  Sweden --  Russia --  Germany --  Norway --  France

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 played in playoff-matches for the 5th berth.

North, Central America & the Caribbean (CONCACAF)
Main article: 2002 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup
Qualified:  United States --  Canada

The 2002 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup second-placed Canada qualified for the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup. The winner USA qualified as host. The third-placed Mexico played against Japan in two play-off matches for qualification.

Oceania (OFC)
Main article: 2003 OFC Women's Championship
Qualified:  Australia

The 2003 OFC Women's Championship determined the OFC's one qualifier for the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup — the winner Australia.

South America (CONMEBOL)
Qualified:  Brazil --  Argentina

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

Play-offs
Mexico 2 – 2 Japan
Mora 60'
Sandoval 76'		 report (Japanese) Kobayashi 51'
Miyamoto 74'
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Toro Pardo (Colombia)
Japan 2 – 0 Mexico
Sawa 56'
Maruyama 83'		 report (Japanese)
National Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 12,743
Referee: Elovirta (Finland)

Japan won 4-2 on aggregate and qualified for 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup.

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