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qualification for the

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, 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

Match schedule & results

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Group 2

Match schedule & results

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Group 3

Match schedule & results

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Group 4

Match schedule & results

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CLASS B

Group 5

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Group 6

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Group 7

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Group 8

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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

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Status Playoffs

Matches cancelled as UEFA decided to extend Class A to 21 teams, meaning

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FR Yugoslavia The State Union of Serbia and Montenegro or simply Serbia and Montenegro, known until 2003 as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and commonly referred to as FR Yugoslavia (FRY) or simply Yugoslavia, was a country in Southeast Europe locate ...

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...

and

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are promoted automatically.

Belgium Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Countries, it is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeas ...

were additionally promoted, apparently as best runners-up, due to

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receiving a bye to the 2005 European championship, which they will host. ---- ---- ---- ----

External links

2003 Women's World Cup Preliminaries
at FIFA.com

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