# 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 Runners-up 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 | Qualified for 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup |
| France | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 | Advanced to play-off |
| Ukraine | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | −3 | |
| Czech Republic | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 23 | −17 | |

#### Match schedule & results
### Group 2

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
| Sweden | 15 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 4 | +23 | Qualified for 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup |
| Denmark | 15 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 8 | +13 | Advanced to play-off |
| Switzerland | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 18 | −16 | |
| Finland | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 24 | −20 | |

#### Match schedule & results
### Group 3

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
| Russia | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | Qualified for 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup |
| Iceland | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | −1 | Advanced to play-off |
| Italy | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | |
| Spain | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | −3 | |

#### Match schedule & results
### Group 4

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
| Germany | 18 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | +29 | Qualified for 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup |
| England | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | Advanced to play-off |
| Netherlands | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 16 | −10 | |
| Portugal | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 26 | −22 | |

#### Match schedule & results

Germany qualified for 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup.

## CLASS B
### Group 5

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| Scotland | 15 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 5 |
| Belgium | 15 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 |
| Austria | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 15 |
| Wales | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 13 |

### Group 6

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| FR Yugoslavia | 18 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 |
| Republic of Ireland | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 7 |
| Greece | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 19 |
| Moldova | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 22 |

### Group 7

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| Poland | 24 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
| Croatia | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 11 |
| Israel | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 14 |
| Romania | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 13 |
| Estonia | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 36 |

### Group 8

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| Hungary | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 5 | 24 |
| Slovakia | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 11 | 15 |
| Belarus | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 15 |
| Turkey | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 27 | 3 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 46 | 3 |

## World Cup Qualifying Play-off
### Semi-finals

France won 3-1 on aggregate.
England won 3-2 on aggregate.

### Final

France won 2-0 on aggregate and qualified for 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup.

## Status Playoffs

Matches cancelled as UEFA decided to extend Class A to 21 teams, meaning Scotland, FR Yugoslavia, Poland and Hungary are promoted automatically. Belgium were additionally promoted, apparently as best runners-up, due to England receiving a bye to the 2005 European championship, which they will host.