2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)

In the UEFA qualification for 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, 41 entrants were drawn into eight groups, from which the group winners advanced to a play-off round. The four winners of the play-off round advanced directly to join Germany (the hosts) in the finals tournament, while the four play-off losers played two further knock-out rounds to determine a nation to play-off with the third-placed CONCACAF nation for a finals place.

This scheme was a significant change from previous editions of qualification as all entrants had the ability to advance to the final tournament. In previous years only those nations belonging to the First Category of European women's football were able to qualify, with a system approximating promotion and relegation between qualification tournaments operating.

Qualifying round

The groups were drawn on 17 March 2009, with the matches held from 15 August 2009 to 25 August 2010. The eight group winners advanced to the play-off stages.

Seeding

Seeding was based on results in 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup and UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying. There were five seeding pots, each containing eight teams except for the fifth, Pot E, which had nine and provided two nations for Group 1.[1]

Pot A Pot B Pot C Pot D Pot E

 Sweden
 Norway
 Denmark
 England
 France
 Russia
 Ukraine
 Italy

 Finland
 Iceland
 Spain
 Czech Republic
 Netherlands
 Scotland
 Republic of Ireland
 Poland

  Switzerland
 Austria
 Serbia
 Belarus
 Belgium
 Greece
 Portugal
 Hungary

 Slovenia
 Slovakia
 Israel
 Wales
 Romania
 Northern Ireland
 Turkey
 Bulgaria

 Croatia
 Armenia
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Kazakhstan
 Azerbaijan
 Estonia
 Malta
 Macedonia
 Georgia

Group 1

Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 France 101000500+5030
 Iceland 10802333+3024
 Northern Ireland 10325816811
 Estonia 103167443710
 Serbia 10235719129
 Croatia 10028427232
  Croatia Estonia France Iceland Northern Ireland Serbia
Croatia  03 07 03 01 12
Estonia  11 06 05 21 10
France  30 120 20 60 70
Iceland  30 120 01 20 50
Northern Ireland  31 30 04 01 00
Serbia  11 40 02 02 00

Group 2

Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Norway 8710392+3722
 Netherlands 8521307+2317
 Belarus 84131714+313
 Slovakia 82061513+26
 Macedonia 8008368650
  Belarus Republic of Macedonia Netherlands Norway Slovakia
Belarus  60 04 05 20
Macedonia  16 07 07 16
Netherlands  11 131 22 20
Norway  30 140 30 10
Slovakia  02 90 01 04

Group 3

Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Denmark 8620450+4520
 Scotland 8611245+1919
 Greece 8305112099
 Bulgaria 8224925168
 Georgia 8017342391
  Bulgaria Denmark Georgia (country) Greece Scotland
Bulgaria  00 50 01 05
Denmark  90 150 70 00
Georgia  11 07 03 13
Greece  12 06 50 01
Scotland  81 01 31 41

Group 4

Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ukraine 8521249+1517
 Poland 8512189+916
 Hungary 84311510+515
 Romania 82241413+18
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 8008030300
  Bosnia and Herzegovina Hungary Poland Romania Ukraine
Bosnia and Herzegovina  02 04 05 05
Hungary  20 42 11 11
Poland  10 00 20 41
Romania  40 23 14 00
Ukraine  70 42 31 31

Group 5

Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 England 8710302+2822
 Spain 8611374+3319
 Austria 83141412+210
 Turkey 82151023137
 Malta 8008151500
  Austria England Malta Spain Turkey
Austria  04 60 01 40
England  30 80 10 30
Malta  02 06 013 02
Spain  20 22 90 51
Turkey  22 03 51 05

Group 6

Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Switzerland 8701286+2221
 Russia 8611306+2419
 Republic of Ireland 84131210+213
 Israel 8206424206
 Kazakhstan 8008432280
  Israel Kazakhstan Republic of Ireland Russia Switzerland
Israel  10 03 16 12
Kazakhstan  01 12 06 24
Republic of Ireland  30 21 11 12
Russia  40 80 30 03
Switzerland   60 80 20 12

Group 7

Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Italy 8710383+3522
 Finland 8611256+1919
 Portugal 84041710+712
 Slovenia 8206727206
 Armenia 8008142410
  Armenia Finland Italy Portugal Slovenia
Armenia  04 08 03 15
Finland  70 13 41 41
Italy  70 11 20 60
Portugal  70 01 13 10
Slovenia  10 03 08 04

Group 8

Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Sweden 8710363+3322
 Czech Republic 8413196+1313
 Belgium 83141813+510
 Wales 83052316+79
 Azerbaijan 8116260584
  Azerbaijan Belgium Czech Republic Sweden Wales
Azerbaijan  00 05 03 21
Belgium  110 03 14 23
Czech Republic  80 12 01 21
Sweden  170 21 00 51
Wales  150 01 20 04

Play-off stages

Seeding

The eight UEFA qualification group winners qualified for the play-offs. The play-off draw was seeded according to results in this qualifying competition and those for UEFA Women's EURO 2009.[2]

Legend
Seeded teams
Unseeded teams
Group Team Seeding coefficient
8 Sweden2.875
1 France2.833
2 Norway2.750
5 England2.625
3 Denmark2.563
7 Italy2.500
4 Ukraine2.250
6  Switzerland2.000

Direct qualification

Each seeded team was drawn against an unseeded opponent to play a two-legged tie. The four winners advanced to the finals in Germany. The four losers advanced to the repechage rounds for a chance to qualify against a CONCACAF opponent.

Ties were drawn on 30 August with the first legs scheduled for 11–12 September and the return legs on 15–16 September.[3]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
France  3–2  Italy 0–0 3–2
England  5–2   Switzerland 2–0 3–2
Ukraine  0–3  Norway 0–1 0–2
Sweden  4–3  Denmark 2–1 2–2

Repechage I

The four losers from the direct qualification play-offs met in two sets of two-legged ties on 2 and 6 October. The winners advanced to the second repechage round.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Denmark  13   Switzerland 13 00
Ukraine  03  Italy 03 00

Repechage II

The two winners from the first repechage round met in a two-legged tie on 23 and 27 October. The winner advanced to play the third-placed team from the CONCACAF qualification for a spot in the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup finals.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Italy  52   Switzerland 10 42

Italy won 5–2 on aggregate and advanced to the UEFA-CONCACAF play-off.

References and notes

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