Football tournament
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.
Qualifying tournaments are held within the six FIFA continental zones (Africa , Asia , North and Central America and Caribbean , South America , Oceania , Europe ), and are organized by their respective confederations. For each tournament, FIFA decides beforehand the number of berths awarded to each of the continental zones, based on the relative strength of the confederations' teams. The hosts of the World Cup receive an automatic berth in the finals. For the 2015 and 2019 FIFA Women's World Cups , the number of finalists increased from 16 to 24.[ 1] Since 2023 , the number is 32.[ 2]
All confederations, except for CONMEBOL, OFC, and UEFA, hold qualification process throughout continental tournaments. The UEFA organises its own qualification phase since 1999, as will CONMEBOL and OFC in 2027. Starting from 2031, the AFC will also organise its own qualification.
Qualification berths by continent
Teams in qualifying
Year
Teams
1991
1995
1999
2003
2007
2011
2015
2019
2023
The table below lists the numbers of berths allocated by FIFA for each continent in each tournament.
Intercontinental play-offs are played as two home-and-away matches. The team that scores a greater aggregate number of goals qualifies for the World Cup. Away goals rule applies. If these rules fail to determine the winner, extra time and penalty shootouts are used.
"H" denotes an automatic spot for the host. Places in intercontinental play-offs are represented as fractions, with a place in a direct play-off being counted as 0.5 spots.
Places allocated for continents
Continental zone
1991 1
1995
1999
2003 2
2007
2011
2015
2019
2023
2027
Africa
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
Asia
3
2
3
2.5+H
2.5+H
3
5
5
5+H
6
Oceania
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0+H
1
Europe
5
4+H
6
5
5
4.5+H
8
8+H
11
11
North and Central America and Caribbean
1
2
1.5+H
2.5
2.5
2.5
3.5+H
3.5
4
4
South America
1
1
1.5
2
2
2
2.5
2.5
3
2+H
Play-off tournament
Did not exist
3
3
Total
12
12
16
16
16
16
24
24
32
32
1 In 1991, China PR hosted the tournament, but the location was determined after Asian qualifying had been completed.
2 Originally to be held in China PR, the tournament was moved to the United States. China retained its automatic qualifying status as original host.
Qualification competition entrants over time
Entrants in continental qualifying tournaments[ 3] [ 4]
Continental zone
1991 (12)
1995 (12)
1999 (16)
2003 (16)
2007 (16)
2011 (16)
2015 (24)
2019 (24)
2023 (32)
2027 (32)
Africa
8
8
15
22
35
24
26
24
43
Asia
9
4
11
18
17
17
20
24
27
Oceania
3
3
6
10
10
8
4
11
9
11
Europe
18
30
161
161
251
41
46
46
51
53
North and Central America and Caribbean
8
5
112
223
32
26
28
28
32
South America
3
5
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
Total
49
55
69
98
129
126
134
143
172
Teams played
45
52
66
84
109
119
130
136
155
Matches played
111
135
152
195
263
355
406
392
505
Goals scored
445
655
803
867
1,032
1,436
1,686
1,562
2,143
1 Only teams in European Class A could qualify for the Women's World Cup finals. Other sides could at best be promoted to Class A for subsequent tournament.
2 A second Guatemalan side also competed, but their matches are not included in the list.
3 The United States (eventual hosts of the finals) competed in the qualifying tournament.
First appearance in qualification by team
Listed are the first appearance in the qualifying stages by a national team.[ 3] Teams that entered for the first time but withdrew are written in italics.
National teams results in World Cup preliminary competition (1991–2023)
Legend
Team has won the World Cup
Team has qualified for the main tournament through a qualifying process
Team has not qualified for the main tournament
Team is not a member of FIFA and is not eligible for the main tournament (Martinique and Guadeloupe)
The table is updated after 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification in all continents except for Asia (AFC), which was already updated after the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification .
No.[ n 1]
Team
[ n 2]
Overall qualification record
Points[ n 3]
Confederation
Total point
1
Norway
8
68
56
7
5
223
39
184
175
2.574
UEFA
2
Germany
7
61
56
2
3
275
24
251
170
2.787
UEFA
3
Sweden
8
63
53
5
5
226
37
189
164
2.603
UEFA
4
England
8
72
46
12
14
206
46
160
150
2.083
UEFA
5
Denmark
8
70
45
13
12
219
52
167
148
2.114
UEFA
6
Italy
8
76
45
13
18
196
63
133
148
1.947
UEFA
7
France
7
56
41
7
8
162
36
126
130
2.321
UEFA
8
Nigeria
8
46
42
2
2
177
19
158
128
2.783
CAF
9
Brazil
8
44
41
1
2
248
19
229
124
2.818
CONMEBOL
10
Netherlands
8
64
38
10
16
160
57
103
124
1.937
UEFA
11
Russia
7
56
36
7
13
127
72
55
115
2.054
UEFA
12
Spain
8
60
34
11
15
175
57
118
113
1.883
UEFA
13
Japan
9
50
33
8
9
181
32
149
107
2.140
AFC
14
China
9
44
33
5
6
173
25
148
104
2.363
AFC
15
Scotland
7
56
32
5
19
147
81
66
101
1.804
UEFA
16
Iceland
7
56
30
10
16
131
57
74
100
1.786
UEFA
17
Trinidad and Tobago
8
55
31
6
18
181
97
84
99
1.800
CONCACAF
18
Switzerland
8
70
30
9
31
137
118
19
99
1.414
UEFA
19
United States
7
33
32
0
1
184
5
179
96
2.909
CONCACAF
20
Ukraine
7
60
28
10
22
118
92
26
94
1.567
UEFA
21
Poland
8
60
29
6
25
112
90
22
93
1.550
UEFA
22
Finland
8
60
28
9
23
100
79
21
93
1.550
UEFA
23
Australia
9
41
28
7
6
194
20
174
91
2.219
AFC
24
Argentina
7
48
27
6
15
115
65
50
87
1.813
CONMEBOL
25
Hungary
8
64
25
10
29
122
139
−17
85
1.328
UEFA
26
New Zealand
8
32
28
0
4
252
9
243
84
2.265
OFC
27
Czech Republic (1993–) Czechoslovakia (1991–1992)
8
58
24
11
23
136
98
38
83
1.431
UEFA
28
South Africa
6
44
25
6
13
125
61
64
81
1.841
CAF
29
Haiti
6
44
26
2
16
99
76
23
80
1.818
CONCACAF
30
Costa Rica
7
43
26
1
16
109
68
41
79
1.837
CONCACAF
31
Canada
7
31
26
0
5
155
19
136
78
2.516
CONCACAF
32
Republic of Ireland
7
50
23
7
20
70
54
16
76
1.520
UEFA
33
Belgium
8
62
23
7
32
126
115
11
76
1.226
UEFA
34
Jamaica
6
43
23
3
17
153
76
77
72
1.674
CONCACAF
35
South Korea
9
42
21
9
12
128
55
73
72
1.714
AFC
36
Serbia (2006–) Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006) Yugoslavia (1992–2003)
6
50
22
6
22
85
101
−16
72
1.440
UEFA
37
Romania
7
56
19
13
24
119
79
40
70
1.250
UEFA
38
Mexico
8
41
22
3
16
111
83
28
69
1.683
CONCACAF
39
Cameroon
7
41
20
9
12
69
55
14
69
1.683
CAF
40
North Korea
6
32
21
5
6
140
19
121
68
2.215
AFC
41
Ghana
7
35
22
2
11
72
34
38
68
1.943
CAF
42
Thailand
8
41
22
2
17
93
108
−15
68
1.658
AFC
43
Slovakia (1993–) Czechoslovakia (1991–1992)
8
58
21
25
30
106
95
+11
66
1.517
UEFA
44
Wales
7
50
18
8
24
79
100
−21
62
1.240
UEFA
45
Vietnam
6
36
20
1
15
120
69
51
61
1.694
AFC
46
Chinese Taipei
9
38
18
6
14
73
60
13
60
1.578
AFC
47
Colombia
6
34
17
7
10
75
61
14
58
1.706
CONMEBOL
48
Austria
5
40
17
4
19
78
67
11
55
1.375
UEFA
49
Israel
6
51
17
4
30
51
125
−74
55
1.078
UEFA
50
Portugal
7
52
17
3
32
83
122
−39
54
1.038
UEFA
51
Belarus
6
48
15
4
29
75
114
−39
49
1.021
UEFA
52
Papua New Guinea
8
32
16
0
16
71
135
−64
48
1.500
OFC
53
Myanmar
6
32
14
3
15
75
63
12
45
1.406
AFC
54
Croatia
6
48
12
9
27
51
107
−56
45
0.938
UEFA
55
Chile
8
34
12
6
16
59
68
−9
42
1.235
CONMEBOL
56
Ecuador
6
33
12
6
15
49
80
−31
42
1.273
CONMEBOL
57
Jordan
4
22
13
2
7
101
38
63
41
1.864
AFC
58
Guatemala
5
26
13
0
13
53
55
−2
39
1.500
CONCACAF
59
Uzbekistan
7
24
12
1
11
76
58
18
37
1.525
AFC
60
Paraguay
6
25
12
1
12
51
52
−1
37
1.480
CONMEBOL
61
Slovenia
5
38
12
0
26
46
147
−101
36
0.947
UEFA
62
Panama
4
23
11
2
10
54
57
−3
35
1.522
CONCACAF
63
Philippines
7
28
11
2
15
49
94
−45
35
1.250
AFC
64
Mali
4
28
9
7
12
36
51
−15
34
1.214
CAF
65
Algeria
4
21
10
3
8
29
34
−5
33
1.571
CAF
66
Turkey
5
35
10
3
22
51
99
−48
33
0.943
UEFA
67
Dominican Republic
5
16
9
2
5
36
28
8
29
1.813
CONCACAF
68
Ivory Coast
5
21
6
11
4
32
27
5
29
1.381
CAF
69
Cuba
3
18
9
1
8
48
52
−4
28
1.556
CONCACAF
70
Northern Ireland
5
38
7
5
26
23
94
−71
26
0.684
UEFA
71
Saint Kitts and Nevis
4
15
8
1
6
39
40
−1
25
1.667
CONCACAF
72
Antigua and Barbuda
4
23
8
1
14
19
70
−51
25
1.087
CONCACAF
73
Greece
7
45
8
1
36
43
151
−108
25
0.556
UEFA
74
Bosnia and Herzegovina
6
48
7
4
37
30
181
−151
25
0.521
UEFA
75
DR Congo
4
18
7
3
8
29
33
−4
24
1.333
CAF
76
Puerto Rico
5
19
7
3
9
49
67
−18
24
1.263
CONCACAF
77
Estonia
6
43
7
3
33
32
169
−137
24
0.558
UEFA
78
Zimbabwe
3
13
7
2
4
21
9
12
23
1.769
CAF
79
Bermuda
3
18
7
2
9
33
51
−18
23
1.278
CONCACAF
80
Peru
6
27
6
5
16
24
60
−36
23
0.851
CONMEBOL
81
Hong Kong
8
25
7
2
16
20
82
−62
23
0.920
AFC
82
Equatorial Guinea
5
20
6
4
10
34
51
−17
22
1.100
CAF
83
Saint Lucia
5
16
7
1
8
31
56
−25
22
1.375
CONCACAF
84
Albania
2
24
6
3
15
19
81
−62
21
0.875
UEFA
85
Senegal
5
15
6
2
7
23
19
4
20
1.333
CAF
86
Guyana
3
15
6
2
7
29
43
−14
20
1.333
CONCACAF
87
Zambia
5
20
5
5
10
26
47
−21
20
1.000
CAF
88
Fiji
3
15
6
2
7
34
63
−29
20
1.333
OFC
89
Bulgaria
5
34
5
5
24
19
128
−99
20
0.588
UEFA
90
Uruguay
6
25
5
3
17
23
74
−51
18
0.720
CONMEBOL
91
Faroe Islands
2
24
5
3
16
19
101
−82
18
0.750
UEFA
92
Kazakhstan
5
37
5
3
29
21
114
−93
18
0.487
UEFA
93
Tanzania
4
17
4
5
8
29
42
−13
17
1.000
CAF
94
Venezuela
7
24
5
2
17
25
79
−54
17
0.708
CONMEBOL
95
Angola
4
13
4
4
5
19
19
0
16
1.231
CAF
96
India
5
16
5
1
10
38
50
−12
16
1.000
AFC
97
U.S. Virgin Islands
5
16
5
1
10
18
47
−29
16
1.000
CONCACAF
98
Martinique
4
18
5
1
12
23
78
−55
16
0.889
CONCACAF
99
Suriname
4
16
5
0
11
25
38
−13
15
0.938
CONCACAF
100
Barbados
4
12
4
2
6
16
20
−4
14
1.167
CONCACAF
101
Moldova
4
25
4
2
19
16
90
−74
14
0.560
UEFA
102
Kenya
3
9
4
1
4
12
14
−2
13
1.444
CAF
103
Iran
4
13
4
1
13
24
43
−19
13
1.000
AFC
104
Ethiopia
4
13
3
3
7
26
25
1
12
0.923
CAF
105
Bahrain
3
10
3
3
4
17
22
−5
12
1.200
AFC
106
Curaçao (2014–) Netherlands Antilles (2006[ n 4] -2010)
2
7
4
0
3
8
14
−6
12
1.714
CONCACAF
107
Malta
4
30
3
3
24
17
123
−106
12
0.400
UEFA
108
El Salvador
6
16
3
2
11
23
56
−33
11
0.688
CONCACAF
109
Bolivia
7
26
3
2
21
26
134
−118
11
0.423
CONMEBOL
110
Congo
2
6
2
1
3
15
11
4
10
1.667
CAF
111
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
4
11
3
1
7
11
11
0
10
0.909
CONCACAF
112
United Arab Emirates
2
8
3
1
4
7
15
−8
10
1.250
AFC
113
Morocco
6
13
1
7
5
6
19
−13
10
0.769
CAF
114
Cook Islands
4
15
3
1
11
8
63
−55
10
0.667
OFC
115
Mozambique
2
5
3
0
2
19
14
5
9
1.800
CAF
116
Lebanon
2
6
3
0
3
14
12
2
9
1.500
AFC
117
Solomon Islands
3
11
2
3
6
8
27
−19
9
0.818
OFC
118
Namibia
4
9
2
2
5
7
25
−18
8
0.889
CAF
119
Georgia
3
14
2
2
10
11
52
−41
8
0.571
UEFA
120
Montenegro
2
16
2
2
12
20
63
−43
8
0.500
UEFA
121
Tonga
4
12
2
2
8
5
58
−53
8
0.667
OFC
122
Lithuania
4
16
2
2
12
10
82
−72
8
0.500
UEFA
123
Gabon
2
6
2
1
3
10
9
1
7
1.167
CAF
124
Honduras
4
11
2
1
8
22
33
−11
7
0.636
CONCACAF
125
Nicaragua
4
9
2
1
6
7
28
−21
7
0.778
CONCACAF
126
Guinea
3
8
2
1
5
6
29
−23
7
0.875
CAF
127
Malaysia
2
6
2
1
3
3
28
−25
7
1.167
AFC
128
Indonesia
2
7
2
1
4
2
32
−30
7
1.000
AFC
129
Togo
1
4
2
0
2
10
12
−2
6
1.500
CAF
130
Benin
1
6
1
3
2
4
6
−2
6
1.000
CAF
131
Lesotho
2
6
2
0
4
5
15
−10
6
1.000
CAF
132
New Caledonia
1
5
2
0
3
9
23
−14
6
1.200
OFC
133
Latvia
3
10
1
3
6
8
25
−17
6
0.600
UEFA
134
Vanuatu
2
6
2
0
4
4
26
−22
6
1.000
OFC
135
Tajikistan
2
7
2
0
5
7
30
−23
6
0.857
AFC
136
Kyrgyzstan
2
9
2
0
7
10
40
−30
6
0.667
AFC
137
Tunisia
2
6
1
2
3
9
9
0
5
0.833
CAF
138
Egypt
3
9
1
2
6
6
24
−18
5
0.556
CAF
139
Dominica
4
11
1
2
8
7
46
−39
5
0.455
CONCACAF
140
Cayman Islands
2
5
1
1
3
6
10
−4
4
0.800
CONCACAF
141
Tahiti
2
6
1
1
4
13
21
−8
4
0.667
OFC
142
Palestine
4
11
1
1
9
6
50
−44
4
0.444
AFC
143
Azerbaijan
1
8
1
1
6
2
60
−58
4
0.500
UEFA
144
Samoa
3
9
1
1
7
8
77
−69
4
0.444
OFC
145
Singapore
5
17
1
1
15
2
75
−73
4
0.235
AFC
146
Uganda
2
6
0
3
3
3
7
−4
3
0.500
CAF
147
Burkina Faso
2
4
1
0
3
3
9
−6
3
0.750
CAF
148
Gambia
1
4
1
0
3
3
10
−7
3
0.750
CAF
149
Rwanda
1
4
1
0
3
3
14
−11
3
0.750
CAF
150
Anguilla
2
6
1
0
5
3
22
−19
3
0.500
CONCACAF
151
Aruba
3
9
1
0
8
3
29
−26
3
0.333
CONCACAF
152
Malawi
1
2
0
1
1
0
1
−1
1
0.500
CAF
153
Nepal
1
2
0
1
1
1
2
–1
1
0.500
AFC
154
Laos
1
2
0
1
1
0
4
−4
1
0.500
AFC
155
Central African Republic
2
3
0
1
2
1
7
−6
1
0.333
CAF
156
Eritrea
2
4
0
1
3
8
16
−8
1
0.250
CAF
157
Sierra Leone
2
4
0
1
3
3
15
−12
1
0.250
CAF
158
Luxembourg
2
6
0
1
5
4
29
−25
1
0.167
UEFA
159
Grenada
3
9
0
1
8
3
50
−47
1
0.111
CONCACAF
160
North Macedonia (2021–) Macedonia (2009–2018)
2
18
0
1
17
9
142
−133
1
0.056
UEFA
161
Botswana
2
4
0
0
4
3
10
−7
0
0.000
CAF
162
British Virgin Islands
1
2
0
0
2
1
8
−7
0
0.000
CONCACAF
163
Djibouti
1
1
0
0
1
0
7
−7
0
0.000
CAF
164
Kosovo
1
3
0
0
3
3
12
−9
0
0.000
UEFA
165
Andorra
1
3
0
0
3
0
13
−13
0
0.000
UEFA
166
Comoros
1
1
0
0
1
0
13
−13
0
0.000
CAF
167
Libya
1
2
0
0
2
0
15
−15
0
0.000
CAF
168
São Tomé and Príncipe
2
4
0
0
4
0
17
−17
0
0.000
CAF
169
Eswatini (2023–) Swaziland (1998–2019)
2
4
0
0
4
1
18
−17
0
0.000
CAF
170
Bahamas
1
3
0
0
3
1
19
−18
0
0.000
CONCACAF
171
Iraq
1
5
0
0
5
0
22
−22
0
0.000
AFC
172
Mongolia
1
2
0
0
2
0
24
–24
0
0.000
AFC
173
Bangladesh
2
5
0
0
5
0
25
−25
0
0.000
AFC
174
Guadeloupe
1
3
0
0
3
0
27
−27
0
0.000
CONCACAF
175
Turks and Caicos Islands
3
8
0
0
8
1
31
−30
0
0.000
CONCACAF
176
American Samoa
2
5
0
0
5
0
35
−35
0
0.000
OFC
177
Belize
2
5
0
0
5
2
40
−38
0
0.000
CONCACAF
178
Syria
1
4
0
0
4
0
38
−38
0
0.000
AFC
179
Maldives
2
6
0
0
6
0
40
−40
0
0.000
AFC
180
Armenia
1
8
0
0
8
1
42
−41
0
0.000
UEFA
181
Kuwait
1
3
0
0
3
1
51
−50
0
0.000
AFC
182
Guam
4
12
0
0
12
3
81
−78
0
0.000
AFC
183
Burundi
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.000
CAF
184
Cyprus
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.000
UEFA
185
Guinea-Bissau
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.000
CAF
186
Liberia
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.000
CAF
187
Mauritania
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.000
CAF
188
Niger
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.000
CAF
189
South Sudan
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.000
CAF
Other
List updated after 2023 qualification
Footnotes
^ Teams are ranked by total points, by goal difference, by goals scored, then by alphebetical order of team. Note that this column does not represent any official rankings.
^ Only qualifying campaigns are counted where the team played at least one match that was not annulled.
^ The three points for a win system is used.
^ Games played in 2005 were not recognized by FIFA.
See also
References
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