- FIFA Women's World Cup 1999 qualification
The qualification process for the 1999 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,Central America & theCaribbean -CONCACAF : 2.5 (USA qualified automatically as hosts)
*Oceania - OFC: 1
*South America -CONMEBOL : 1.5Qualified teams
Qualification groups
Africa (CAF)
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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)
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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)
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The 16 teams belonging to Class A of European women's football were drawn into five 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 & the Caribbean (CONCACAF)
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The
1998 CONCACAF's Women's Championship winner Canada qualified for theFIFA Women's World Cup 1999 . The runner-up Mexico qualified in two playoff-matches against the second-placed team ofCONMEBOL - Argentina. The United States qualified as hosts.Oceania (OFC)
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The
1998 OFC Women's Championship determined the OFC's one qualifier for theFIFA Women's World Cup 1999 — the winner Australia.outh America (CONMEBOL)
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The third edition of the
Sudamericano Femenino (Women's South American Championship) in1998 determined theCONMEBOL 's qualifier. Brazil won the tournament.Play-offs
The runner-ups of COMNEBOL's and CONCACAF's qualifications played for one berth.footballbox
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* [http://rsssf.com/tablesw/wwc99f.html Tables & results] at RSSSF.com
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