1999 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

The qualification process for the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup saw 67 teams from the six FIFA confederations compete for the 16 places in the tournament's finals. The places were divided as follows:

  • Africa – represented by the CAF: 2 berths
  • Asia – AFC: 3
  • Europe – UEFA: 6
  • North America, Central American and the Caribbean – CONCACAF: 2.5 (USA qualified automatically as hosts)
  • Oceania – OFC: 1
  • South America – CONMEBOL: 1.5

Qualified teams
Team Qualified as Qualification date Appearance
in finals		 Last
appearance		 Consecutive
streak
 United StatesHosts31 May 19963rd19953
 China PR1997 AFC Women's Championship champions12 December 19973rd19953
 North Korea1997 AFC Women's Championship runner-up12 December 19971st–1
 Japan1997 AFC Women's Championship 3rd place14 December 19973rd19953
 Brazil1998 South American Women's Football Championship champions15 March 19983rd19953
 ItalyUEFA qualification Group 2 winners27 June 19982nd19911
 SwedenUEFA qualification Group 1 winners8 August 19983rd19953
 NorwayUEFA qualification Group 3 winners15 August 19983rd19953
 DenmarkUEFA qualification Group 4 winners22 August 19983rd19953
 Canada1998 CONCACAF Women's Championship champions6 September 19982nd19952
 RussiaUEFA qualification Play-off winners11 October 19981st–1
 GermanyUEFA qualification Play-off winners11 October 19983rd19953
 Australia1998 OFC Women's Championship champions17 October 19982nd19952
 Nigeria1998 African Women's Championship champions27 October 19983rd19953
 Ghana1998 African Women's Championship runner-up27 October 19981st–1
 MexicoCONCACAF–CONMEBOL play-off winners19 December 19981st–1

Qualification groups

Africa (CAF)
Qualified:  Nigeria –  Ghana

The two African teams to qualify to the World Cup were the two finalists of the 1998 CAF Women's Championship, Nigeria and Ghana.

Asia (AFC)
Main article: 1997 AFC Women's Championship
Qualified:  China PR –  Japan –  North Korea

The three Asian teams to qualify to the World Cup were the two finalists and the third-placed of the 1997 AFC Women's Championship.

Europe (UEFA)
Main article: 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)
Qualified:  Sweden –  Russia –  Germany –  Norway –  Denmark –  Italy

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 drawn into two home-and-away knock-out matches, winners of those matches also qualifying.

North, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF)
Qualified:  United States –  Canada –  Mexico

The 1998 CONCACAF's Women's Championship winner Canada qualified for the FIFA Women's World Cup 1999. The runner-up Mexico qualified in two playoff-matches against the second-placed team of CONMEBOL – Argentina. The United States qualified as hosts.

Oceania (OFC)
Main article: 1998 OFC Women's Championship
Qualified:  Australia

The 1998 OFC Women's Championship determined the OFC's one qualifier for the FIFA Women's World Cup 1999 – the winner Australia.

South America (CONMEBOL)
Qualified:  Brazil

The third edition of the Sudamericano Femenino (Women's South American Championship) in 1998 determined the CONMEBOL's qualifier. Brazil won the tournament.

Play-offs

The runners-up of CONMEBOL's and CONCACAF's qualifications played for one berth.

Mexico 3–1 Argentina
Argentina 2–3 Mexico

Mexico win 6–3 on aggregate.

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