2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup Groups

Qualifying groups for FIFA Women’s World Cup Germany 2011


Groups Qualifying

The 41 UEFA qualifying entrants will compete in eight groups from until 25 August 2010. The winners of the pools will progress to the play-offs on 11/12 and 15/16 September 2010, producing four qualifiers for the finals. The defeated sides will then compete in further two-legged ties for a chance to enter the UEFA-CONCACAF play-off. Full regulations can be found here.

A total of 41 European hopefuls were allotted to seven groups of five and one group of six. The eight group winners then go into a round of home and away play-offs on 11/12 and 15/16 September 2010, with the four winners booking places at the FIFA Women's World Cup 2011. The four losers go into a further series of play-offs to determine which nation faces a representative from the North, Central America and the Caribbean for one further place at the finals. FIFA Women's World Cup holders Germany qualify automatically for the 2011 event as host nation.


European qualifying groups for the FIFA Women’s World Cup Germany 2011:

- Group 1:France,Iceland,Serbia,Northern Ireland,Croatia,Estonia.

- Group 2:Norway,Netherlands,Belarus,Slovakia,FYR Macedonia.

- Group 3:Denmark,Scotland,Greece,Bulgaria,Georgia.

- Group 4:Ukraine,Poland,Hungary,Romania,Bosnia Herzegovina.

- Group 5:England,Spain,Austria,Turkey,Malta.

- Group 6:Russia,Republic of Ireland,Switzerland,Israel,Kazakhstan.

- Group 7:Italy,Finland,Portugal,Slovenia,Armenia.

- Group 8:Sweden,Czech Republic,Belgium,Wales,Azerbaijan.

The 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup finals will be held in Germany, with the host nation aiming to win the competition for the third time in a row.