1999 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)

Qualification for women's championships (UEFA)
FIFA Women's World Cup
UEFA Women's Championship
Summer Olympics

The 1999 UEFA Women's World Cup qualification was held between 21 August 1997 and 11 October 1998. The 16 teams belonging to Class A of European women's football were drawn into four groups, from which the group winners qualified for the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup. The four runners-up were drawn into two home-and-away knock-out matches, winners of those matches also qualifying. Sweden, Italy, Norway, Denmark, Germany and Russia qualified for the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup.[1]

CLASS A

Group 1

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
 Sweden 18 6 6 0 0 18 5
 Ukraine 9 6 3 0 3 9 13
 Iceland 5 6 1 2 3 5 9
 Spain 2 6 0 2 4 5 10
Iceland 1–3 Sweden
Ottarsdottir SvFF Report (in Swedish) Svensson
Allberg
Attendance: 300
Iceland 3–2 Ukraine
Sweden 3–2 Ukraine
Tornqvist
Andersson
? (o.g.)		 SvFF Report (in Swedish) Mazourenko
Verezubova
Attendance: 3430
Spain 1–2 Ukraine
Mateos 82' Report Zinchenko 40', 45'
Estadi La Bòbila, Gavà
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Nicole Novidi Bengnat(Switzerland)
Spain 1–2 Sweden
? SvFF Report (in Swedish) Ljungberg
Svensson
Attendance: 1,000
Sweden 3–1 Spain
Törnqvist
Svensson
? 		SvFF Report (in Swedish) ?
Attendance: 3,302
Spain 0–0 Iceland
Ukraine 2–1 Spain
Iceland 1–1 Spain
Ukraine 0–5 Sweden
SvFF Report (in Swedish) Bengtsson
Tornqvist
Lilja
Ljungberg
Ackerfors
Attendance: 2500
Sweden 2–0 Iceland
Sandell
Svensson 		SvFF Report (in Swedish)
Attendance: 2614
Ukraine 1–0 Iceland

Sweden qualified for 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Group 2

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
 Italy 16 6 5 1 0 11 4
 Finland 10 6 3 1 2 6 5
 France 8 6 2 2 2 9 7
 Switzerland 0 6 0 0 6 2 12
Finland 1–0 Switzerland
Switzerland 1–2 France
France 2–2 Finland
Switzerland 1–3 Italy
Italy 0–0 France
France 2–3 Italy
Italy 1–0 Finland
Italy 2–0 Switzerland
Finland 1–0 France
Switzerland 0–1 Finland
Finland 1–2 Italy

Italy qualified for 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Group 3

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
 Norway 13 6 4 1 1 13 5
 Germany 12 6 4 0 2 9 5
 Netherlands 7 6 2 1 3 5 10
 England 3 6 1 0 5 3 10
Germany 3–0 England
Norway 6–1 Netherlands
Pettersen 4', 9', 76'
Riise 33'
Medalen 79'
Lehn 86'		 Report (in Dutch) Roos 60'
Attendance: 339
Referee: Zygmunt Ziober (Poland)
England 1–0 Netherlands
Smith 60' Report (in Dutch)
Attendance: 2,002
Germany 1–0 Norway
Netherlands 1–0 Germany
Noom 64' Report (in Dutch)
Attendance: 4,200
England 0–1 Germany
Attendance: 4,917 (National Record)
Germany 2–1 Netherlands
Voss 80'
Koning 82' (o.g.)		 Report (in Dutch) Migchelsen 45'
Attendance: 5,970
Netherlands 0–0 Norway
Report (in Dutch)
Attendance: 1,200
England 1–2 Norway
Netherlands 2–1 England
Noom 1', 46' Report (in Dutch) ??? 2'
Norway 3–2 Germany
Norway 2–0 England

Norway qualified for 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Group 4

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
 Denmark 18 6 6 0 0 22 3
 Russia 12 6 4 0 2 15 9
 Portugal 6 6 2 0 4 4 15
 Belgium 0 6 0 0 6 5 19
Denmark 3–1 Russia
Belgium 1–2 Denmark
Belgium 3–4 Russia
Russia 2–0 Portugal
Barbashina 10'
Kamarova 24'		 Report
Estádio Luch, Tula
Russia 5–1 Belgium
Russia 1–2 Denmark
Denmark 4–0 Belgium

Denmark qualified for 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup.

CLASS B

Group 5

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
 Scotland 14 6 4 2 0 38 3
 Czech Republic 14 6 4 2 0 37 2
 Estonia 3 6 1 0 5 6 31
 Lithuania 3 6 1 0 5 3 48
Lithuania 3–2 Estonia
Estonia 1–7 Scotland
Lithuania 0–5 Scotland
Estonia 0–8 Czech Republic
Lithuania 0–12 Czech Republic
Scotland 7–0 Estonia
Estonia 3–0 Lithuania

Group 6

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
 Poland 16 6 5 1 0 15 4
 Republic of Ireland 10 6 3 1 2 8 4
 Belarus 5 6 1 2 3 8 9
 Wales 2 6 0 2 4 7 21
Belarus 0–1 Poland
Belarus 0–1 Republic of Ireland
Report Power 55'
Poland 2–2 Wales
Belarus 4–1 Wales
Wales 0–3 Republic of Ireland
Report O'Shea 2'
McNally 28', 90'
Wales 1–5 Poland
Wales 3–3 Belarus
Poland 3–1 Belarus

Group 7

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
 FR Yugoslavia 18 6 6 0 0 24 4
 Bulgaria 7 6 2 1 3 11 12
 Turkey 5 6 1 2 3 6 15
 Greece 4 6 1 1 4 8 18
 Georgia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  •  Georgia withdrew after two matches.
FR Yugoslavia 11–0
Annulled		 Georgia
Georgia 0–1
Annulled		 Turkey
Greece 1–5 Bulgaria
Turkey 0–5 FR Yugoslavia
Greece 2–3 FR Yugoslavia
Bulgaria 1–2 Turkey
FR Yugoslavia 2–0 Bulgaria
Turkey 1–1 Greece
Greece 3–2 Turkey
Bulgaria 3–0 Greece
FR Yugoslavia 4–0 Turkey
Bulgaria 1–6 FR Yugoslavia
FR Yugoslavia 4–1 Greece
Turkey 1–1 Bulgaria

Group 8

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
 Romania 18 8 5 3 0 30 6
 Slovakia 17 8 5 2 1 33 5
 Hungary 16 8 5 1 2 32 9
 Israel 3 8 1 0 7 6 31
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 8 1 0 7 5 55
Slovakia 11–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina
 / SFZ Report (in Slovak)
  • Kerla Yellow card 12'
  • Zukanovic Yellow card 35'
  • Kero Yellow card 64'
  • Hurem Yellow card 68'
  • Skandro Yellow card 73'
  • Salcinovic Yellow card 83'
Romania 1–1 Slovakia
  • Laslo Yellow card 37'
  • Grigore 38'
 / SFZ Report (in Slovak)
Hungary 10–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Report
Romania 4–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Report
  • Serdarevic Yellow card 79'
Slovakia 4–0 Hungary
 SFZ Report (in Slovak)
Israel 0–7 Romania
Report
Romania 3–1 Hungary
  • Ciorba 13', 37'
  • Surdu 32'
  • Berinczan Yellow card 55'
  • Pintea Yellow card 85'
 Report
  • Milasin Yellow card 48'
Israel 0–4 Slovakia
IFA report (in Hebrew)
SFZ Report (in Slovak)
Israel 5–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina
 IFA Report (in Hebrew)
Slovakia 1–1 Romania
 / SFZ Report (in Slovak)
  • Ciorba 19' Yellow card 90'
  • Abrasu Yellow card 32'
  • Mache Yellow card 75'
Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–9 Hungary
  • Pehić Yellow card 41'
  • Pavlovic Yellow card 45'
  • Bilic Red card 79'
 Report
Slovakia 5–0 Israel
 / SFZ Report (in Slovak)
Hungary 5–0 Israel
 Report
  • Dayan Yellow card 61'
  • Birn Yellow card 61'
  • Navah Yellow card 74'
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–8 Romania
  • Kerla 62' Yellow card 30'
  • Masic Yellow card 41'
  • Serdarevic Yellow card 69'
 Report
  • Enache 6', 25', 66', 70' Yellow card 35'
  • Surdu 8'
  • Grigore 13', 21'
  • Pufulete 29'
  • Pintea Yellow card 32'
  • Ghevrec-Vasilescu Yellow card 57'
Hungary 3–0 Slovakia
 / SFZ Report (in Slovak)
Hungary 2–2 Romania
 Report
Israel 0–2 Hungary
Report
Bosnia and Herzegovina 4–1 Israel
  • Pehić 31', 56', 85', 90'
  • Zec Yellow card 65'
 Report
  • Hagag 88'
Romania 4–0 Israel
 Report

Playoff A

Russia 2–1 Finland
Finland 1–2 Russia

Russia qualified for 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Germany 5–0 Ukraine
Ukraine 1–1 Germany

Germany qualified for 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Playoff B

Poland 0–1 Switzerland
Switzerland 4–0 Poland
FR Yugoslavia 3–0 Belgium
Belgium 1–1 FR Yugoslavia
Romania 1–4 England
England 2–1 Romania
Scotland 0–3 Spain
Jiménez 29'
Mateos 66'
Monforte 75'
Spain 4–1 Scotland
Gimbert ?'
Monforte ?'
Cabezón ?'
Marco ?'		 Fleeting ?'

References

  1. ^ Jones, Grahame L. (16 June 1999). "SOCCER'S SWEET 16". Los Angeles Times.