2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (AFC–CONCACAF play-off)

2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (AFC–CONCACAF play-off)

Event	2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
Japan Mexico 3 2
on aggregate
First leg
Japan Mexico 2 0
Date	10 March 2007 (2007-03-10)
Venue	National Stadium, Tokyo
Referee	Christine Beck (Germany)
Attendance	10,107
Second leg
Mexico Japan 2 1
Date	17 March 2007 (2007-03-17)
Venue	Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca
Referee	Nicole Petignat (Switzerland)
Attendance	20,000

The AFC–CONCACAF play-off of the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification competition was a two-legged home-and-away tie that decided one spot in the final tournament in China. The play-off was contested by the fourth-placed team from the AFC, Japan, and the third-placed team from CONCACAF, Mexico.^[1]

Qualified teams

Confederation	Placement	Team
AFC	2006 AFC Women's Asian Cup 4th place	Japan
CONCACAF	2006 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup 3rd place	Mexico

Summary

The draw for the order of legs was held at the Westin Hotel in Tokyo, Japan on 15 December 2006.^[1]

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Japan	3–2	Mexico	2–0	1–2

Matches

10 March 2007 (2007-03-10)

14:00 UTC+9

Japan	2–0	Mexico
Sawa 37' Miyama 69'	Report

National Stadium, Tokyo

Attendance: 10,107

Referee: Christine Beck (Germany)

17 March 2007 (2007-03-17)

12:00 UTC−6

Mexico	2–1	Japan
Leyva 18' (pen.) Domínguez 29'	Report	Arakawa 12'

Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Nicole Petignat (Switzerland)

Japan won 3–2 on aggregate and qualified for 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Goalscorers

There were 5 goals scored in 2 matches, for an average of 2.5 goals per match.

1 goal

• Eriko Arakawa
• Aya Miyama
• Homare Sawa
• Maribel Domínguez
• Fátima Leyva

References

1. "Japan at home to Mexico". FIFA. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 5 November 2007. Retrieved 14 January 2021.

External links

• FIFA website