1999 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)
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.
| Qualification for women's championships (UEFA) |
|---|
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
| Sweden | 3–2 | Ukraine |
|---|---|---|
| Tornqvist Andersson ? (o.g.) |
SvFF Report (in Swedish) | Mazourenko Verezubova |
Attendance: 3430
| Sweden | 3–1 | Spain |
|---|---|---|
| Törnqvist Svensson ? |
SvFF Report (in Swedish) | ? |
Attendance: 3,302
| 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) |
Norrvalla Stadium, Skellefteå
Attendance: 2614
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 |
| Switzerland | 1–2 | France |
|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 1–3 | Italy |
|---|---|---|
| Italy | 2–0 | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
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 |
| England | 1–0 | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
| Smith 60' |
Report (in Dutch) |
| Netherlands | 1–0 | Germany |
|---|---|---|
| Noom 64' |
Report (in Dutch) |
| Germany | 2–1 | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
| Voss 80' Koning 82' (o.g.) |
Report (in Dutch) | Migchelsen 45' |
| Netherlands | 0–0 | Norway |
|---|---|---|
| Report (in Dutch) |
| Netherlands | 2–1 | England |
|---|---|---|
| Noom 1', 46' |
Report (in Dutch) | ??? 2' |
Referee: Mammedov Khagani (Azerbaijan)
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 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium |
0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 19 |
| Denmark | 4–0 | Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| Krogh 28', 87' Flæng 48'Anne Nielsen 78' |
Report |
Referee: Gerard Perry (Republic of Ireland)
| Portugal | 0–2 | Russia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Barbashina 12' Kamarova 90' |
| Portugal | 2–0 | Belgium |
|---|---|---|
| Carla Couto 8' Paula Reis 68' |
Report |
Estádio Municipal de Cantanhede, Cantanhede
Referee: Tiziana Calamosca (Italy)
| Russia | 2–0 | Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| Barbashina 10' Kamarova 24' |
Report |
Referee: Benedik Bolidan
| Portugal | 0–7 | Denmark |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Christina B. Petersen 1' Merete Pedersen 4', 62'Monica 24' (o.g.)Anne Nielsen 38'Krogh 69'Rasmussen 76' |
Estádio-João-Paulo-II, Angra do Heroísmo (Azores)
Referee: Michael Ross (Northern Ireland)
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 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Lithuania |
3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 48 |
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 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belarus |
5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 |
 Wales |
2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 21 |
| Republic of Ireland | 0–1 | Poland |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Szondermajer 44' |
Referee: Niklas á Liðarenda (Faroe Islands)
| Wales | 0–3 | Republic of Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Report | O'Shea 2' McNally 28', 90' |
Referee: Katriina Elovirta (Finland)
| Republic of Ireland | 4–0 | Wales |
|---|---|---|
| Reilly 29' Kierans 57'Saurin 68', 90' |
Report |
Referee: Maria Patrascu (Romania)
| Poland | 3–0 | Republic of Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Nieczypor 10', 57' Szondermajer 30' |
Report |
| Republic of Ireland | 0–0 | Belarus |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Referee: Andrei Iacovlev
Group 7
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Georgia |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Georgia withdrew after two matches.
| FR Yugoslavia | 11–0 Annulled | Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 0–5 | FR Yugoslavia |
|---|---|---|
| Greece | 2–3 | FR Yugoslavia |
|---|---|---|
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 |
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| Israel | 0–4 | Slovakia |
|---|---|---|
| IFA report (in Hebrew) |
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| Israel | 5–0 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
|---|---|---|
| IFA Report (in Hebrew) |
Playoff A
Russia qualified for 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup.
Germany qualified for 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup.
External links
- Tables & results at RSSSF.com
- FIFA Women's World Cup USA 1999 – Preliminaries – European Zone at FIFA.com
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