2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)

In the UEFA qualification for the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup, the 16 teams belonging to the First Category of European women's football were drawn into four groups, from which the group winners qualify for the World Cup finals. The winner of the Qualifying Playoffs between the Runner-ups of each four group will also qualify.

CLASS A

Group 1

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Norway 16 6 5 1 0 21 3 +18
 France 12 6 4 0 2 11 9 +2
 Ukraine 7 6 2 1 3 9 12 −3
 Czech Republic 0 6 0 0 6 6 23 −17

Match schedule & results

25 August 2001
Ukraine  4–1  Czech Republic
Verezoubova 10'
Pekur 31'
Ivanova 51'
Zinchenko 77' 		Urbancová 83'
Kolos, Boryspil
Referee: Ödlund (Sweden)

8 September 2001
Norway  4–0  Ukraine
Ørmen 23', 90'
Gulbrandsen 27'
Mellgren 47'
Åråsen, Lilleström
Referee: Peltola (Finland)

11 September 2001
Norway  5–0  Czech Republic
Mellgren 26'
Ørmen 38'
Gulbrandsen 41'
Riise 62'
Bugge-Paulsen 90'
Gjemselund, Kongsvinger
Referee: Malzinskas (Lithuania)

13 October 2001
France  0–3  Norway
Lehn 2', 29'
Mellgren 55'

28 October 2001
Ukraine  0–2  France
Pichon 3', 7'
Kolos, Boryspil
Referee: Toms (England)

17 November 2001
Czech Republic  1–2  France
Chlumecká 59' Pichon 7', 28'
FK Drnovice, Dronvice
Referee: Frai (Germany)

24 March 2002
Czech Republic  1–5  Norway
Dudová 18' Papp 19'
Gulbrandsen 23'
Lehn 32'
Sæthre 60'
Ørmen 64'
TJ Slany, Slany
Referee: Trampusch (Austria)

20 April 2002
France  4–1  Czech Republic
Soubeyrand 5'
Pichon 30'
Mugneret-Béghé 39'
Blouin 48' 		Šcasná 90' (pen)
La Meinau, Strasbourg
Referee: Jonsson (Sweden)

9 May 2002
Norway  3–1  France
Mellgren 3', 25', 55' Pichon 10'
Halden Stadion
Referee: De Toni (Italy)

12 May 2002
Ukraine  1–1  Norway
Mykhailenko 60' Gulbrandsen 53'
Kolos, Boryspil
Referee: Günthner (Germany)

26 May 2002
Czech Republic  2–3  Ukraine
Chlumecká 12'
Penicková 86' 		Mykhailenko 32'
Zinchenko 46'
Frishko 76'
FK Chmel, Blšany
Referee: Quintero Siles (Spain)

1 June 2002
France  2–1  Ukraine
Pichon 60'
Soubeyrand 73' 		Verezoubova 51'

Group 2

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Sweden 15 6 5 0 1 27 4 +23
 Denmark 15 6 5 0 1 21 8 +13
  Switzerland 3 6 1 0 5 2 18 −16
 Finland 3 6 1 0 5 4 24 −20

Match schedule & results

4 September 2001
Switzerland   1–0  Finland
Di Fonzo 24'
Lättich, Baar
Referee: Brohet (Sweden)

8 September 2001
Denmark  4–0   Switzerland
Bonde 5' (pen)
Kjældgaard 20', 47'
Madsen 90+3'
Odense Stadion
Referee: Hlavac (Czech Republic)

9 September 2001
Sweden  8–1  Finland
Svensson 10', 45'
Mostström 22'
Andersson 25' (pen)
Ljungberg 43'
Bengtsson 72', 89'
Sjöström 80' 		Uusi-Luomalahti 19' (pen)
Gammliavallen, Umeå
Referee: Skjerven (Norway)

30 September 2001
Sweden  4–1  Denmark
Bengtsson 5'
Ljungberg 68'
Andersson 71'
Björn 75' 		Pedersen 43'
Idrottsplats, Malmö
Referee: Toms (England)

13 October 2001
Finland  0–6  Denmark
Rydahl 7'
Hansen 8'
Pedersen 43', 89'
Andersson 39'
Bonde 85' (pen)
Pohjola, Vantaa
Referee: Frai (Germany)

3 November 2001
Switzerland   0–5  Sweden
Ljungberg 28'
Björn 60'
Larsson 68', 90+2'
Sjöström 79'
Au-Stadion, Brugg
Referee: Ionescu (Romania)

20 April 2002
Switzerland   1–4  Denmark
Di Fonzo 43' Andersen 12'
Bonde 42', 79'
Pedersen 56'
Gemeinde Sportplatz, Gossau
Referee: Malek-Wybraniec (Poland)

5 May 2002
Finland  1–0   Switzerland
Mustonen 65'
Pohjola, Vantaa
Referee: Avdonchenko (Russia)

8 May 2002
Sweden  4–0   Switzerland
Svensson 2', 54'
Ljungberg 42', 88'
Råsunda, Solna
Referee: Frai (Germany)

26 May 2002
Denmark  4–2  Finland
Jensen 22', 61'
Jokmusen 82', 90' 		Heikari 16'
Kalmari 84'
Råsunda, Solna
Referee: Ionescu (Romania)

9 June 2002
Denmark  2–1  Sweden
Terp 75'
Sørensen 88' 		Andersson 60' (pen)
Ballerup Idrætspark, Copenhagen
Referee: Mulder (Netherlands)

26 June 2002
Finland  0–5  Sweden
Eriksson 20', 43'
Ljungberg 46'
Svensson 48', 78'
Centralplan, Jakobstad
Referee: Ihringova (Slovakia)

Group 3

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Russia 11 6 3 2 1 10 6 +4
 Iceland 9 6 2 3 1 8 9 -1
 Italy 7 6 2 1 3 7 7 0
 Spain 6 6 2 0 4 8 11 −3

Match schedule & results

18 August 2001
Iceland  1–1  Russia
Færseth 49' Barbachina 8'
KR-Völlur, Reykjavík
Referee: Hänninen (Finland)

8 September 2001
Iceland  2–1  Italy
Færseth 40', 52' Helgadóttir 80' (o.g.)
Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík
Referee: Stadgård (Denmark)

30 September 2001
Spain  6–1  Iceland
Del Río 4', 30'
Jiménez 43', 59'
Gimbert 86' (pen)
Ferreira 87' 		Ólafsdóttir 63'
Pinilla, Teruel
Referee: Fielenbach (Germany)

10 October 2001
Italy  1–3  Russia
Guarino 58' Bosikova 31'
Fomina 60'
Stadio Artemio Franchi, Siena
Referee: Jonsson (Sweden)

28 October 2001
Russia  2–0  Spain
Svetlitskaia 11'
Bosikova
Stroitel, Selyatino
Referee: Skogvang (Norway)

28 November 2001
Italy  3–0  Spain

24 March 2002
Spain  0–1  Italy

29 April 2002
Spain  2–1  Russia
Jiménez 10'
Del Río 33' 		Saenko 62'

18 May 2002
Russia  1–1  Iceland

22 May 2002
Russia  2–1  Italy

30 May 2002
Iceland  3–0  Spain

8 June 2002
Italy  0–0  Iceland

Group 4

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Germany 18 6 6 0 0 30 1 +29
 England 8 6 2 2 2 9 6 +3
 Netherlands 4 6 1 1 4 6 16 −10
 Portugal 4 6 1 1 4 4 26 −22

Match schedule & results

27 September 2001
Germany  3–1  England
M.Müller 3'
Smisek 7', 11' 		Yankey 49'
Auestadion, Kassel
Referee: Karlsen (Norway)

25 October 2001
Germany  9–0  Portugal
Pohlers 2', 25', 57', 63', 84'
Künzer 6'
M.Müller 12', 26', 90' 		Report

4 November 2001
England  0–0  Netherlands
Blundell Park, Grimsby Town
Attendance: 4,130
Referee: Elovirta (Finland)

17 November 2001
Netherlands  0–3  Germany
Wunderlich 9'
Prinz 53'
Mensink 62' (o.g.)
Arke-Stadion, Enschende
Referee: Persson (Sweden)

24 November 2001
Portugal  1–1  England
Anabela 5' Report Walker 38'
Complexo Desportivo, Gafanha da Nazaré
Referee: Claudine Brohet (Belgium)

8 December 2001
Portugal  2–1  Netherlands
Sónia 80', 90' Report Muller 14'
Estádio Municipal de Tábua, Tábua
Referee: Marta Atzori (Italy)

24 February 2002
England  3–0  Portugal
Williams 20'
Smith 58', 60' 		Report
Fratton Park, Portsmouth
Attendance: 8,821 (British Record)
Referee: Anri Hänninen (Finland)

23 March 2002
Netherlands  1–4  England
Griffioen 55' Chapman 16'
Burke 24'
Smith 73'
Walker 89'
Zuiderparkstadion, Den Haag
Referee: Tvarijonate (Lithuania)

18 April 2002
Germany  6–0  Netherlands
Wiegmann 4' (pen), 32', 90'
Prinz 41', 49', 84'
Schönbuschstadion, Aschaffenburg
Referee: Ruiz (Spain)

4 May 2002
Portugal  0–8  Germany
Report Wunderlich 6', 59'
Lingor 12', 56'
Stegemann 40'
Mónica 50' (o.g.)
Grings 62'
Prinz 85'

19 May 2002
Netherlands  4–1  Portugal
Smith 24'
Ran 58'
Noom 72'
Burger 76' 		Report Mónica 51'
Sportpark Molenbroek, Gemert
Referee: Dagmar Damková (Czech Republic)

19 May 2002
England  0–1  Germany
Gottschlich 41'
Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 14,107 BRITISH RECORD
Referee: Rindali (Italy)

CLASS B

Group 5

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
 Scotland 156501205
 Belgium 156501139
 Austria 46114715
 Wales 16015213

September 29, 2001
Austria  1–2  Scotland
Stallinger  21' James  51'
Gilmour  74'
Austria

October 10, 2001
Wales  0–2  Austria
Stallinger  68'
Schalkhammer-Hufnagl  80'

October 28, 2001
Scotland  5–1  Wales
Fleeting  10', 34', 68', 75'
James  47' 		Ludlow  8'

October 28, 2001
Belgium  3–1  Austria
Carnol  55'
Verelst  62'
Vautmans  87' 		Spieler  59'
Belgium

November 17, 2001
Wales  0–2  Belgium
Verelst  12'
Ebhodaghe  84'

November 25, 2001
Belgium  3–2  Scotland
Carnol  29', 33', 88' Brown  88'
Kerr  90'
Belgium

March 24, 2002
Belgium  1–0  Wales
Jones  28' (o.g.)
Belgium

April 6, 2002
Austria  2–4  Belgium
Szankovich  45'
Fuhrmann  55' 		Dermul  14'
Verelst  28'
Maes  45'
Ebhodaghe  85'
Austria

April 21, 2002
Scotland  4–0  Belgium
McWhinnie 20'
Fleeting  42', 53'
Cook  44'

May 5, 2002
Scotland  5–0  Austria
Fleeting  11', 19', 51'
Cook  33'
Hamill  89'

May 19, 2002
Wales  0–2  Scotland
James  54'
Fleeting  81'

May 25, 2002
Austria  1–1  Wales
Spieler  45' Foster  45'
Austria

Group 6

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
 Yugoslavia 186600233
 Republic of Ireland 126402187
 Greece 36105719
 Moldova 36105322

September 8, 2001
Yugoslavia  5–0  Republic of Ireland
Stojanović  2', 53', 57'
Stefanović  76'
Stojiljković  88' (pen.) 		Report
FK Rudar Alpos, Aleksinački Rudnik
Referee: Marian Dorobanțu (Romania)

September 12, 2001
Moldova  0–4  Republic of Ireland
Report Hughes  21'
Thorpe  30', 79'
O'Toole  57'

September 29, 2001
Moldova  1–2  Yugoslavia

October 27, 2001
Yugoslavia  6–1  Greece

November 17, 2001
Republic of Ireland  5–0  Greece
Scanlan  25'
O'Toole  54', 73'
Thorpe  56'
Kierans  86' 		Report
Dalymount Park, Dublin
Referee: Caroline De Boeck (Belgium)

November 28, 2001
Greece  1–2  Moldova
Greece

March 24, 2002
Greece  1–3  Republic of Ireland
Lazarou  89' (pen.) Report Hughes  16'
O'Toole  46', 65'
Rethymno Gallos Stadium, Rethymno
Referee: Regina Belksma-Konink (Netherlands)

April 6, 2002
Republic of Ireland  6–0  Moldova
O'Toole  11', 38' (pen.)
Hughes  21'
Thorpe  60'
Saurin  67'
Tracy  78' 		Report
Flancare Park, Longford
Referee: Irina Pavlova

April 20, 2002
Greece  1–3  Yugoslavia
Greece

May 11, 2002
Yugoslavia  6–0  Moldova

May 18, 2002
Moldova  0–3  Greece

May 18, 2002
Republic of Ireland  0–1  Yugoslavia
Report Smiljković  76'
Flancare Park, Longford
Referee: Tonje Overgaard Nordby

Group 7

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
 Poland 248800251
 Croatia 1384131611
 Israel 1384131214
 Romania 882241813
 Estonia 08008436

September 6, 2001
Estonia  2–5  Israel
Mletsin  87'
Morkovkina  89' 		Jan  28', 35', 38', 51'
Shenar  32'

September 23, 2001
Estonia  0–5  Poland
Leonowicz  1', 77'
Gibek  9'
Drozdowska  58'
Otrębska  75'

September 23, 2001
Croatia  4–0  Israel
Jakšić  27', 89'
Kozić  38'
Kovač  47'

September 30, 2001
Croatia  2–2  Romania
Bešker  49'
Jakšić  57' 		Spanu  12'
Anton  65'

October 13, 2001
Romania  6–1  Estonia
Spanu  16', 70'
Anton  44', 56'
Striblea  45'
Laslo  61' 		Kori  90'

October 16, 2001
Croatia  3–0  Estonia

October 28, 2001
Poland  2–0  Croatia
Poland

October 28, 2001
Israel  1–0  Romania
Jan  9'

November 18, 2001
Israel  0–2  Poland

April 7, 2002
Poland  5–0  Estonia
Poland

April 18, 2002
Estonia  0–3  Croatia

April 21, 2002
Romania  0–1  Poland

May 5, 2002
Poland  4–0  Israel
Poland

May 18, 2002
Poland  3–1  Romania
Poland

May 25, 2002
Croatia  0–3  Poland

May 26, 2002
Romania  1–1  Israel

June 1, 2002
Romania  2–3  Croatia

June 4, 2002
Israel  3–0  Estonia
Didich  48' (pen.)
Jan  71'
Shenar  90'

June 6, 2002
Israel  2–1  Croatia
Ozeri  5'
Didich  88' 		Kovač  2'

June 9, 2002
Estonia  1–6  Romania

Group 8

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
 Hungary 248800335
 Slovakia 1585032511
 Belarus 1585032716
 Turkey 381071027
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 381071046

September 8, 2001
Hungary  3–0  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Hungary

September 8, 2001
Belarus  3–2  Slovakia

September 26, 2001
Belarus  4–0  Turkey

September 29, 2001
Slovakia  0–2  Hungary

October 13, 2001
Turkey  0–3  Slovakia
Turkey

October 13, 2001
Hungary  2–0  Belarus
Hungary

October 24, 2001
Turkey  5–1  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Turkey

November 21, 2001
Turkey  1–4  Hungary
Turkey

March 24, 2002
Turkey  1–5  Belarus
Turkey

April 5, 2002
Slovakia  3–0  Turkey

April 13, 2002
Slovakia  3–1  Belarus

April 22, 2002
Belarus  2–4  Hungary

May 4, 2002
Hungary  3–1  Slovakia
Hungary

May 23, 2002
Hungary  4–1  Turkey
Hungary

Play-Off

Semi-Finals

23 August 2002
France  2–0  Denmark
Pichon 32'
Bompastor 36'
Stade Félix-Bollaert, Lens
Referee: Ruiz (Spain)

15 September 2002
Denmark  1–1  France
Hansen 9' Lecouflé 89'
Odense Stadion
Referee: Günthner (Germany)

16 September 2002
Iceland  2–2  England
Færseth 42'
Hendriksdóttir 56' 		Walker 44', 88'
Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavik
Referee: Elovirta (Finland)

22 September 2002
England  1–0  Iceland
Barr 87'
St. Andrews, Birmingham
Attendance: 3,442
Referee: Jonsson (Sweden)

Final

17 October 2002
England  0–1  France
Pichon 75'
Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 6,004
Referee: Karlsen (Norway)

16 November 2002
France  1–0  England
Diacre 54'
Stade Geoffroy Guichard, Saint-Étienne
Referee: Petignat (Switzerland)

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