2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)

In the UEFA qualification for the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup, the 25 teams belonging to the First Category of European women's football were drawn into five groups, from which the group winners qualified for the World Cup finals. The qualifiers begun on 9 July 2005 and concluded on 30 September 2006, with five teams qualified: Denmark, England, Germany, Norway and Sweden. Of these, the latter three had qualified for the 2003 World Cup, while Denmark and England qualified over France (second in England's group) and Russia (second in Germany's group).

First Category

Group 1

TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD
 Norway228710223+19Qualified for 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup
 Ukraine1685122011+9
 Italy158503256+19
 Serbia and Montenegro68206627−21
 Greece08008228−26

Match schedule & results

Norway  4–1  Ukraine
Mellgren 28', 54' (pen)
Christensen 47'
Klaveness 58'
(Report)Verezoubova 45'
Referee: Doneva-Hristova (Bulgaria)


Italy  3–1  Ukraine
Zorri 20'
Panico 47'
Marsico 78'
(Report)Zinchenko 8'
Referee: De Jong (Netherlands)

Norway  1–0  Italy
Klaveness 60'(Report)

Greece  0–2  Serbia and Montenegro
(Report)Podovac 85', 91'

Italy  6–0  Serbia and Montenegro
Boni 21', 29'
Panico 41', 85'
Marsico 75'
Zorri 83'
(Report)
Referee: Brohet (Belgium)

Serbia and Montenegro  0–4  Ukraine
(Report)Zinchenko 34', 84'
Apanashenko 47'
Frisco 73'

Greece  1–3  Ukraine
Papadopoulou 64'(Report)Korniyevets 13', 37'
Frisco 83'
Referee: Schett (Austria)

Greece  0–3  Norway
(Report)R. Gulbrandsen 2', 92+'
Lehn 81'

Italy  2–0  Greece
Zorri 38'
Greco 69'
(Report)
Comunale Rinascita, Aversa
Referee: Milanova Djaleva (Bulgaria)

Serbia and Montenegro  3–1  Greece
Jovanovic 13'
Stojanovic 68', 79'
(Report)Arvanitaki 26'

Greece  0–5  Italy
(Report)Panico 15' (pen), 83', 86', 89'
Di Filippo 37'
Kesariani, Athens
Referee: Quintero Siles (Spain)

Ukraine  2–1  Serbia and Montenegro
Frisco 35'
Pekur 81'
(Report)Stojanovic 15'
Referee: Hänninen (Finland)

Norway  3–0  Serbia and Montenegro
Lehn 11'
Stangeland 16'
Følstad 21'
(Report)

Ukraine  2–1  Italy
Hodyreva 47'
Frisco 57'
(Report)Marsico 75'

Norway  4–0  Greece
R. Gulbrandsen 14', 45'
Knutsen 59'
Giske 85'
(Report)
Referee: Blahova (Czech Republic)

Serbia and Montenegro  0–7  Italy
(Report)Zorri 4', 15'
Di Filippo 26'
Marsico 56', 63', 68'
Pini 73'

Ukraine  6–0  Greece
Frisco 17', 42' (pen)
Verezoubova 49', 58'
Soukhoroukova 51'
Pekur 86'
(Report)
Referee: Grigoryan (Armenia)

Ukraine  1–1  Norway
Verezoubova 28'(Report)Lehn 45'

Italy  1–2  Norway
Panico 83'(Report)R. Gulbrandsen 60'
Knutsen 63'

Group 2

TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD
 Sweden228710326+26Qualified for 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup
 Czech Republic168512208+12
 Iceland1384131812+6
 Belarus78215623−17
 Portugal08008431−27

Match schedule & results

Iceland  3–0  Belarus
Lárusdóttir 31', 58'
M. L. Viðarsdóttir 56'
(Report)
Attendance: 500
Referee: Sinabova (Bulgaria)

Belarus  1–1  Czech Republic
Tatarynova 73'(Report)Hejlova 76'
Attendance: 800
Referee: Albon (Romania)


Czech Republic  1–0  Iceland
Pěničková 8'(Report)
Stadion SK Kravare
Referee: Skogvang (Norway)

Sweden  6–0  Belarus
Ljungberg 15', 25', 90', 90+1'
Schelin 30'
Lundin 83'
(Report)
SvFF Report (in Swedish)
Norrvalla, Skellefteå
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: McDermott (Rep. of Ireland)

Portugal  1–4  Sweden
Fernandes 71'(Report)
SvFF Report (in Swedish)
Ljungberg 9', 53'
Sjöström 49'
Moström 92'
Alcochetense, Setúbal
Referee: Kuzmanovic (Serbia and Montenegro)

Portugal  0–3  Czech Republic
(Report)Martinkova 15'
Chlumecka 38'
Pěničková 87'
Primero de Maio, Lisbon
Referee: Robin (France)

Czech Republic  2–3  Sweden
Šcasná 4'
Mouchová 67'
(Report)
SvFF Report (in Swedish)
Larsson 23'
Schelin 62', 69'
Referee: Avdonchenko (Russia)

Belarus  1–2  Iceland
Aniskoutsava 54'(Report)K. Jónsdóttir[2] 27'
A. Helgadóttir 51'
Attendance: 800
Referee: Monzul (Ukraine)

Sweden  5–1  Portugal
Lundin 10', 64', 79'
Schelin 30'
Sjögran 72'
(Report)
SvFF Report (in Swedish)
Fernandes 17'
Referee: Girard-Fautrel (France)

Portugal  0–1  Belarus
(Report)Ryzhevich 11'
Estadio Municipal, Beja
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Mitsi (Greece)

Czech Republic  6–0  Portugal
Knavova 9'
Ščasná 16', 24'
Martínková 29'
Chlumecká 35'
Pěničková 46'
(Report)
Referee: Brohet (Belgium)

Belarus  0–6  Sweden
(Report)
SvFF Report (in Swedish)
Schelin 45'
Svensson 48', 82', 86'
Seger 52'
Öqvist 75'
Attendance: 505
Referee: Robin (France)




Czech Republic  3–0  Belarus
Ščasná 5'
Chlumecká 48'
Kladrubská 79'
(Report)
Městský stadion, Čelákovice
Referee: Olander (Estonia)

Belarus  3–2  Portugal
Aniskoutsava 17', 20' (pen)
Tatarynova 34'
(Report)Martins 5'
Azavedo 46'
Referee: Muradova (Azerbaijan)

Sweden  2–0  Czech Republic
Ljungberg 5', 30'(Report)
SvFF Report (in Swedish)
Referee: De Toni (Italy)

Portugal  0–6  Iceland
(Report)K. Jónsdóttir 9', 55'
M. L. Viðarsdóttir 21', 67', 79', 86'
Primero de Maio, Lisbon
Referee: Remy (France)

Group 3

TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD
 Denmark198611226+16Qualified for 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup
 Finland168512165+11
 Spain1484221914+5
 Poland983051429−15
 Belgium08008825−17

Match schedule & results

Poland  1–5  Denmark
Gawronska 74'(Report)M. Pedersen 8', 10', 39, 67'
Sørensen 13'
Stadion Miejski, Słupsk
Referee: Ulyanovskaya (Russia)

Belgium  0–3  Finland
(Report)Kackur 3'
Kalmari 45'
Mustonen 64'
Sportcomplex de Singel, Strombeek
Referee: Rachel Cohen (Israel)

Finland  3–1  Poland
Salmén 45'
Kalmari 69'
Talonen 84'
(Report)Gawronska 68'

Denmark  3–0  Belgium
M. Pedersen 13', 24'
Eggers Nielsen 34'
(Report)
Referee: Blahova (Czech Republic)

Poland  3–2  Spain
Rytwinska 49'
Gurrutxaga 53 (o.g.)
Pozerska 61'
(Report)del Rio 6', 40'
City Stadium, Kutno
Referee: Ionescu (Romania)

Finland  0–1  Spain
(Report)Cabezón 34'

Belgium  2–3  Poland
Van Humbeeck 43'
Zeler 68'
(Report)Gawronska 13'
Nazarczyk 31'[3]
Otrebska 60'
Referee: Ostervold (Norway)

Spain  3–2  Belgium
Cabezón 2'
De Cock 91+'
Gimbert 92+'
(Report)Maes[4] 67'
Verelst 81'

Spain  2–2  Denmark
Vilanova 13'
Martín 31'
(Report)Sørensen 18'
Rasmussen 52'

Belgium  0–2  Denmark
(Report)M. Pedersen 63', 72'
Des Géants, Ath
Referee: Steinhaus (Germany)

Spain  7–0  Poland
Martín 9', 28', 52', 63', 85'
Cabezón 32'
Azagra 54'
(Report)
Referee: Basimamovic (Croatia)

Poland  1–5  Finland
Żelazko 55'(Report)Kalmari 23', 49', 74'
Talonen 27', 36'
Miejski, Jaworzno
Referee: Ihringova (Slovakia)

Belgium  2–4  Spain
Maes 64
Callebaut 75'
(Report)Martín 5', 40'
Gurrutxaga 16'
del Rio 29'
Referee: Mamayeva (Russia)

Denmark  5–0  Spain
M. Pedersen 50'
Pape 62' (pen), 88'
Sørensen 68'
Rasmussen 75'
(Report)
Referee: De Toni (Italy)

Finland  3–0  Belgium
Kalmari 8', 18'
Sjölund 82'
(Report)

Denmark  3–1  Poland
M. Pedersen 40'
Pape 47'
Madsen 71'
(Report)Zelazko 66'



Poland  4–2  Belgium
Żelazko 35', 67'
Rytwińska 46'
Makowska 87' (pen)
(Report)Heiremans 26', 72'
City Stadium, Kutno
Referee: Bastos (Portugal)

Denmark  1–0  Finland
Pape 56'(Report)

Group 4

TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD
 Germany248800313+28Qualified for 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup
 Russia188602249+15
 Scotland88224420−16
 Republic of Ireland48116315−12
 Switzerland48116318−15

Match schedule & results

Russia  5–1  Republic of Ireland
Kurochkina 2'
Zaitseva 33'
Boyle 35' (o.g.)
Mokshanova 42'
Barbashina 48'
(Report)O'Brien 70'
Moskvich, Moscow
Referee: Schett (Austria)

Russia  6–0  Scotland
Morozova 13'
Barbashina 24'
Skotnikova 25'
Danilova 52'
Letyushova 82'
Savchenkova 84'
(Report)
Moskvich, Moscow
Referee: Svendsen (Denmark)

Switzerland  0–2  Russia
(Report)Morozova 3'
Kurochkina 54'
Referee: Arwedahl (Sweden)

Germany  5–1  Russia
Lingor 6' (pen)
Grings 8'
Minnert 43'
Prinz 87'
Smisek 90'
(Report)Komarova 60'
Referee: Fodic (Croatia)

Scotland  0–0  Republic of Ireland
(Report)
Referee: Spinelli (Italy)

Germany  4–0  Scotland
Grings 24'
Stegemann 57'
Prinz 61', 78'
(Report)

Germany  4–0  Switzerland
Jones 10'
Carlson 20', 62'
Wimbersky 36'
(Report)
Referee: De Toni (Italy)

Switzerland  2–0  Republic of Ireland
Dickenmann 23', 44'(Report)

Republic of Ireland  2–0  Switzerland
Grant 23'
O'Toole 90'
(Report)

Scotland  1–0  Switzerland
Grant 61'(Report)
Referee: Thörn (Sweden)

Republic of Ireland  0–2  Scotland
(Report)Love 47'
Fleeting 81'




Switzerland  1–1  Scotland
Gailard 17' (pen)(Report)Fleeting 71'
Schlossfeld, Willisau
Referee: Martinez (Spain)


Switzerland  0–6  Germany
(Report)Pohlers 1'
Prinz 57'
Wimbersky 73'
Lingor 78'
M. Müller 89'
Garefrekes 90+2'

Scotland  0–5  Germany
(Report)Prinz 26', 53'
Lingor 36'
Garefrekes 44'
Smisek 67'
Referee: Basimamovic (Croatia)

Russia  2–0  Switzerland
Kremleva 27' (pen)
Morozova 68'
(Report)
Moskvich, Moscow
Referee: Gordana Kuzmanovic (Serbia)

Russia  2–3  Germany
Barbashina 83'
Kremleva 90'
(Report)Smisek 32'
Garefrekes 36'
Prinz 45'

Group 5

TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD
 England208620292+27Qualified for 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup
 France178521154+11
 Netherlands158503157+8
 Austria48116719−12
 Hungary18017135−34

Match schedule & results

Austria  1–4  England
Celouch 21'(Report)Williams 23' (pen)
K. Smith 35', 92+'
Barr 56'
Ertl Glas, Amstetten
Referee: Tvarijonaite (Lithuania)

France  0–1  Netherlands
(Report)de Boer 65'

Hungary  0–3  Austria
(Report)Burger 10', 79'
Aigner 32'
Buk Stadium
Referee: Tosun (Turkey)

Hungary  0–13  England
(Report)K. Smith 3', 43', 80'
Yankey 5'
Aluko 12', 50'
Scott 15', 38'
Chapman 30'
Williams 61', 88' (pen)
Potter 75'
Handley 79'
Tapolcia Stadium


Austria  1–3  France
Aigner 7' (pen)(Report)Pichon 24'
Soubeyrand 42', 56'
Neue Sportanlage Langenrohr
Referee: Antonia Kokotou (Greece)

France  2–0  Hungary
Soubeyrand 67'
Tonazzi 81'
(Report)
Les Allées, Blois
Referee: Basimamovic (Croatia)

Netherlands  0–1  England
(Report)Williams 55' (pen)
Referee: Frai (Germany)

Hungary  0–5  Netherlands
(Report)Louwaars 21', 61
Smith 33'
Delies 41'
Hoogendijk 55'
Municipal, Andrashida
Referee: Ann-Helen Ostervold (Norway)

England  0–0  France
(Report)
Attendance: 12,164
Referee: Skogvang (Norway)

England  4–0  Austria
Carney 36'
Williams 85'
K. Smith 87'
Handley 92+'
(Report)
Attendance: 8.068
Referee: Fodic (Croatia)

Hungary  0–5  France
(Report)Pichon 17', 27'
Bompastor 19'
Soubeyrand 36'
Lattaf 66'

England  2–0  Hungary
Exley 40'
Scott 91+'
(Report)
Attendance: 8,817
Referee: Arwedahl (Sweden)


Austria  1–1  Hungary
Burger 85'(Report)Nagy 55'
Parkstadion, Bruckneudorf
Referee: Vitulano (Italy)

England  4–0  Netherlands
K. Smith 9', 24' (pen), 65'
Yankey 67'
(Report)
Attendance: 7,931
Referee: Ionescu (Romania)

Netherlands  4–0  Austria
Demarteau 58'
Delies 88'
Smit 91', 94'
(Report)
Referee: Raatikainen (Finland)

France  2–1  Austria
Bussaglia 31', 38'(Report)Burger 35'

Netherlands  4–0  Hungary
Stevens 26', 36', 89'
Smit 90'
(Report)

France  1–1  England
Diguelman 88'(Report)Lattaf 63' (og)

Second Category

Teams in this Category had no chance to qualify to the World Cup. Originally, the winners of the second category, along with the two best runners-up (Israel and Romania), were to contest play-off matches against the bottom-placed teams of the first category. The play-off winners would then participate in the first category of UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying. However, the play-offs were cancelled after UEFA changed the qualifying format to no longer be split into two divisions.[5]

Group 6

Armenia and Lithuania withdrew.[6]

TeamPtsPldWDLGFGA
 Slovenia186600236
 Croatia963031111
 Bosnia and Herzegovina76213512
 Malta16015414
Slovenia  2–0  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Milenkovič 62'
Vais 68'
Attendance: 300
Referee: Correia (POR)

Malta  1–4  Croatia
D'Agostino 9'Baban 5'
Gabrić 25'
Tatjana Solaja 30'
Koljenik 90+4'
Attendance: 55
Referee: Gavilán (ESP)

Croatia  3–5  Slovenia
Leskovac 7'
Jakšić 15'
Pavlek 69'
Zver 11'
Nikl 22'
Vais 49', 75', 87'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Gökcek (TUR)

Croatia  2–0  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Kurjak 57'
Koljenik 90+1'
Attendance: 250
Referee: Pavlova (RUS)

Slovenia  4–1  Malta
Grad 17'
Vais 69'
Nikl 78', 85'
Tonna 65'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Kahrij (AZE)

Bosnia and Herzegovina  1–0  Malta
Pehić 70'
Attendance: 150
Referee: Medvedeva (KAZ)

Croatia  1–0  Malta
Koljenik 43'
Attendance: 300
Referee: Mamaeva (RUS)

Malta  1–3  Slovenia
Theuma 87'Maleševič 63', 65'
Vais 75'
Attendance: 120
Referee: Aseeva (UKR)

Bosnia and Herzegovina  1–6  Slovenia
Pehić 10'Nikl 22', 85', 89'
Vais 46'
Milenkovič 62'
Petrovič 83'
Attendance: 130
Referee: Quintero (ESP)

Slovenia  3–0  Croatia
Vais 11', 90'
Milenkovič 26'
Matija Grubec, Krško
Attendance: 260
Referee: Spinelli (ITA)

Bosnia and Herzegovina  2–1  Croatia
Kapetanović 30', 74'Pirsa 49'
Attendance: 700
Referee: Sinabova (BUL)

Malta  1–1  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Theuma 23'Skrbić 77'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Bango (AUT)

Group 7

Azerbaijan withdrew.[6]

TeamPtsPldWDLGFGA
 Slovakia156501145
 Romania963031410
 Northern Ireland76213711
 Kazakhstan46114312
Slovakia  2–1  Romania
Budosová 34'
Stroková 45'
Spanu 17'
Attendance: 580
Referee: Grigoryan (ARM)

Romania  4–1  Kazakhstan
Pufulete 22', 66'
Striblea 45'
Amza 78'
Yalova 44'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Marković (SRB)

Kazakhstan  0–4  Slovakia
Budusová 8', 32', 63'
Zubková 79'
Attendance: 550
Referee: Kulcsár (HUN)

Romania  3–2  Northern Ireland
Pufulete 3'
Spanu 45'
Enache 81'
Furness 70'
Hall 90+1'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Kiriou (GRE)

Northern Ireland  2–1  Slovakia
O'Neil 2'
Furness 75'
Dugovicová 35'
Attendance: 350
Referee: Wnuk (POL)

Slovakia  2–0  Northern Ireland
Izová 22'
Budosová 49'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Remy (FRA)

Northern Ireland  1–0  Kazakhstan
Hall 89'
0
Attendance: 366
Referee: Subotić (SRB)

Slovakia  2–0  Kazakhstan

Northern Ireland  1–4  Romania

Kazakhstan  1–1  Northern Ireland

Romania  2–3  Slovakia

Kazakhstan  1–0  Romania

Group 8

TeamPtsPldWDLGFGA
 Wales146420172
 Israel136411116
 Estonia46114618
 Moldova36105513
Estonia  2–5  Israel
Morkovkina 19', 39'Jan 12', 20', 54'
Shino 70'
Shenar 90+3'
Attendance: 200
Referee: De Boeck (Belgium)

Moldova  3–1  Estonia
Slonova 8'
Ninicu 53'
Toma 70'
Morkovkina 59'
Attendance: 250
Referee: Heikkinen (Finland)

Israel  2–0  Moldova
Dayan 90+2'
Cohen 90+3'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Remy (France)

Wales  3–0  Moldova
Foster 11'
Hopkins 24'
Ludlow 62'
Attendance: 660
Referee: Teixeira (Portugal)

Wales  1–1  Israel

Wales  0–0  Estonia

Israel  1–0  Estonia

Moldova  0–3  Wales

Moldova  0–1  Israel

Estonia  3–2  Moldova

Israel  1–3  Wales

Estonia  0–7  Wales

References and notes