2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)
The European qualifying competition to decide which women's football teams from Europe would go to the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand happened. There were eleven spots available for European teams to go directly to the World Cup, and one team had a chance to go through more matches in the inter-confederation play-offs.[1]
Out of the 55 European countries that are part of UEFA, 51 of them took part in this competition.[2] It was the first time Cyprus tried to qualify for the World Cup, and Luxembourg played in a group stage for the first time ever.
Group stage
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
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1 | ![]() | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 2 | +30 | 22 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | |
2 | ![]() | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 4 | +22 | 17 | Play-offs | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 11–0 | |
3 | ![]() | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 10 | 0–5 | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | 6–0 | ||
4 | ![]() | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | ||
5 | ![]() | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 54 | −54 | 0 | 0–15 | 0–9 | 0–3 | 0–4 | — |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
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1 | ![]() | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 0 | +53 | 24 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup | — | 8–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 12–0 | |
2 | ![]() | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 16 | Play-offs | 0–2 | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 7–1 | |
3 | ![]() | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 20 | −8 | 10 | 0–6 | 0–4 | — | 2–0 | 4–0 | ||
4 | ![]() | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 0–7 | 0–2 | 4–2 | — | 7–0 | ||
5 | ![]() | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 56 | −54 | 0 | 0–10 | 0–6 | 0–3 | 1–7 | — |
Group C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
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1 | ![]() | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 3 | +28 | 20 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 12–0 | |
2 | ![]() | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 3 | +22 | 18 | Play-offs | 0–2 | — | 4–0 | 6–0 | 5–0 | |
3 | ![]() | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 10 | +15 | 11 | 2–2 | 0–1 | — | 7–0 | 8–0 | ||
4 | ![]() | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 26 | −19 | 7 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 2–1 | — | 4–1 | ||
5 | ![]() | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 48 | −46 | 1 | 0–8 | 0–4 | 0–6 | 1–1 | — |
Group D
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 0 | +80 | 30 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup | — | 1–0 | 4–0 | 10–0 | 8–0 | 20–0 | |
2 | ![]() | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 50 | 7 | +43 | 22 | Play-offs | 0–2 | — | 3–1 | 5–0 | 10–0 | 8–0 | |
3 | ![]() | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 16 | +20 | 19 | 0–5 | 2–2 | — | 4–0 | 9–0 | 4–0 | ||
4 | ![]() | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 45 | −36 | 9 | 0–10 | 0–8 | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | 3–2 | ||
5 | ![]() | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 62 | −52 | 6 | 0–10 | 0–6 | 0–11 | 2–3 | — | 3–2 | ||
6 | ![]() | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 63 | −55 | 3 | 0–10 | 1–8 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–4 | — |
Group E
On 28 February 2022, FIFA and UEFA announced that Russia was suspended from all competitions.[3] On 2 May 2022, UEFA announced that Russia would no longer be allowed to take part in the competition, that their previous results were nullified, and that Group E would continue with five teams.[4][5]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
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1 | ![]() | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 2 | +38 | 24 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup | — | 8–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 7–0 | ||
2 | ![]() | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 11 | Play-offs | 0–3 | — | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||
3 | ![]() | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 9 | 1–5 | 0–2 | — | 2–0 | 0–2 | Canc. | ||
4 | ![]() | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 16 | −11 | 7[a] | 0–8 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–2 | |||
5 | ![]() | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 17 | −11 | 7[a] | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — | Canc. | ||
6 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Disqualified | Canc. | Canc. | — |
Notes:
Group F
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
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1 | ![]() | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 2 | +45 | 28 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup | — | 4–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 5–1 | 10–0 | |
2 | ![]() | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 56 | 7 | +49 | 22 | Play-offs | 0–1 | — | 4–0 | 7–0 | 7–0 | 19–0 | |
3 | ![]() | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 9 | +19 | 20 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 7–0 | 12–0 | ||
4 | ![]() | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 30 | −16 | 10 | 0–7 | 0–5 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 5–0 | ||
5 | ![]() | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 35 | −27 | 7 | 0–3 | 1–6 | 1–2 | 1–3 | — | 2–1 | ||
6 | ![]() | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 71 | −70 | 0 | 0–10 | 0–7 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 0–1 | — |
Group G
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 2 | +38 | 27 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup | — | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 7–0 | 3–0 | |
2 | ![]() | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 4 | +40 | 25 | Play-offs | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 15–0 | |
3 | ![]() | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 11 | +10 | 19 | 0–5 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | ||
4 | ![]() | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 18 | −12 | 10 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | 4–0 | ||
5 | ![]() | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 35 | −28 | 5 | 0–5 | 0–7 | 1–7 | 0–1 | — | 4–0 | ||
6 | ![]() | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 49 | −48 | 1 | 0–8 | 0–6 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — |
Group H
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
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1 | ![]() | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 5 | +42 | 27 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup | — | 3–0 | 5–1 | 8–0 | 7–0 | 7–0 | |
2 | ![]() | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 9 | +17 | 22 | Play-offs | 1–3 | — | 2–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | |
3 | ![]() | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 14 | +12 | 21 | 3–2 | 1–2 | — | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | ||
4 | ![]() | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 26 | −17 | 10 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–5 | — | 3–2 | 1–0 | ||
5 | ![]() | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 25 | −18 | 9 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | ||
6 | ![]() | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 37 | −36 | 0 | 0–8 | 0–5 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — |
Group I
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
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1 | ![]() | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 4 | +50 | 30 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 11–0 | 6–0 | |
2 | ![]() | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 5 | +17 | 20 | Play-offs | 1–2 | — | 0–0 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 6–0 | |
3 | ![]() | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 6 | +15 | 18 | 2–3 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | 6–0 | 2–0 | ||
4 | ![]() | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 28 | −16 | 13 | 0–10 | 0–1 | 1–4 | — | 3–0 | 3–2 | ||
5 | ![]() | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 43 | −36 | 6 | 0–9 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 1–3 | — | 4–2 | ||
6 | ![]() | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 34 | −30 | 0 | 0–5 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | — |
Ranking of second-placed teams
Since some groups had six teams and others had five, matches against the sixth-placed team in the groups with six teams were not counted.
Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | G | ![]() | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 4 | +19 | 19 | Play-offs round 2 |
2 | C | ![]() | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 3 | +22 | 18 | |
3 | A | ![]() | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 4 | +22 | 17 | |
4 | D | ![]() | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 6 | +28 | 16 | Play-offs round 1 |
5 | F | ![]() | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 7 | +23 | 16 | |
6 | B | ![]() | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 16 | |
7 | H | ![]() | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 16 | |
8 | I | ![]() | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 14 | |
9 | E | ![]() | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 11 |
Rules for classification: Counting only matches against teams ranked first to fifth in the group, 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Wins; 6) Away wins; 7) Lower disciplinary points total; 8) UEFA national team coefficient ranking.
Qualified teams
Here is a list of twelve teams from Europe (UEFA) that made it to the World Cup.
Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA Women's World Cup1 |
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![]() | Group A winners | 12 April 2022 | 8 (1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019) |
![]() | Group B winners | 12 April 2022 | 2 (2015, 2019) |
![]() | Group C winners | 6 September 2022 | 2 (2015, 2019) |
![]() | Group D winners | 3 September 2022 | 5 (1995, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019) |
![]() | Group E winners | 2 May 2022[a] | 4 (1991, 1995, 1999, 2007) |
![]() | Group F winners | 2 September 2022 | 8 (1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019) |
![]() | Group G winners | 6 September 2022 | 3 (1991, 1999, 2019) |
![]() | Group H winners | 3 September 2022 | 8 (1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019) |
![]() | Group I winners | 12 April 2022 | 4 (2003, 2011, 2015, 2019) |
![]() | Best play-off winners | 11 October 2022 | 1 (2015) |
![]() | Second best play-off winners | 11 October 2022 | 0 (debut) |
![]() | Inter-confederation play-offs Group A winners | 22 February 2023 | 0 (debut) |
- 1 Bold shows champions for that year. Italic shows hosts for that year.
Top goalscorers
There were 1086 goals scored in 242 matches, for an average of 4.49 goals per match.
17 goals
15 goals
13 goals
Nicole Billa
Signe Bruun
Beth Mead
11 goals
10 goals
Tine De Caigny
Ella Toone
Ellen White
Marie-Antoinette Katoto
9 goals
8 goals
Bethany England
Georgia Stanway
Cristiana Girelli
Vivianne Miedema
Jovana Damnjanović
Lara Prašnikar
Mariona Caldentey
Ana-Maria Crnogorčević
7 goals
Stine Larsen
Lauren Hemp
Arianna Caruso
Valentina Giacinti
Jill Roord
Rachel Furness
Nikola Karczewska
Katie McCabe
6 goals
Source: UEFA.com