1999 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
# 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

The qualification process for the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup saw 67 teams from the six FIFA confederations compete for the 16 places in the tournament's finals. The places were divided as follows:

* Africa – represented by the CAF: 2 berths
* Asia – AFC: 3
* Europe – UEFA: 6
* North America, Central American and the Caribbean – CONCACAF: 2.5 (USA qualified automatically as hosts)
* Oceania – OFC: 1
* South America – CONMEBOL: 1.5

Dates : August 16, 1997 - December 19, 1998

## Qualified teams

| Team | Qualified as | Qualification date | Appearance in finals | Last appearance | Consecutive streak |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| United States | Hosts | 31 May 1996 | 3rd | 1995 | 3 |
| China | 1997 AFC Women's Championship champions | December 12, 1997 | 3rd | 1995 | 3 |
| North Korea | 1997 AFC Women's Championship runner-up | December 12, 1997 | 1st | – | 1 |
| Japan | 1997 AFC Women's Championship 3rd place | December 14, 1997 | 3rd | 1995 | 3 |
| Brazil | 1998 South American Women's Football Championship champions | March 15, 1998 | 3rd | 1995 | 3 |
| Italy | UEFA qualification Group 2 winners | June 27, 1998 | 2nd | 1991 | 1 |
| Sweden | UEFA qualification Group 1 winners | August 8, 1998 | 3rd | 1995 | 3 |
| Norway | UEFA qualification Group 3 winners | August 15, 1998 | 3rd | 1995 | 3 |
| Denmark | UEFA qualification Group 4 winners | August 22, 1998 | 3rd | 1995 | 3 |
| Canada | 1998 CONCACAF Women's Championship champions | September 6, 1998 | 2nd | 1995 | 2 |
| Russia | UEFA qualification Play-off winners | October 11, 1998 | 1st | – | 1 |
| Germany | UEFA qualification Play-off winners | October 11, 1998 | 3rd | 1995 | 3 |
| Australia | 1998 OFC Women's Championship champions | October 17, 1998 | 2nd | 1995 | 2 |
| Nigeria | 1998 African Women's Championship champions | October 27, 1998 | 3rd | 1995 | 3 |
| Ghana | 1998 African Women's Championship runner-up | October 27, 1998 | 1st | – | 1 |
| Mexico | CONCACAF–CONMEBOL play-off winners | December 19, 1998 | 1st | – | 1 |

## Qualification groups

### Africa (CAF)

       Qualified: Nigeria – Ghana

The two African teams to qualify to the World Cup were the two finalists of the 1998 CAF Women's Championship, Nigeria and Ghana.

### Asia (AFC)

       Qualified: China – Japan – North Korea

The three Asian teams to qualify to the World Cup were the two finalists and the third-placed of the 1997 AFC Women's Championship.

### Europe (UEFA)

       Qualified: Sweden – Russia – Germany – Norway – Denmark – Italy

The 16 teams belonging to Class A of European women's football were drawn into four groups, from which the group winners qualify for the World Cup. The four runners-up were drawn into two home-and-away knock-out matches, winners of those matches also qualifying.

### North, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF)

       Qualified: United States – Canada – Mexico

The 1998 CONCACAF's Women's Championship winner Canada qualified for the FIFA Women's World Cup 1999. The runner-up Mexico qualified in two playoff-matches against the second-placed team of CONMEBOL – Argentina. The United States qualified as hosts.

### Oceania (OFC)

       Qualified: Australia

The 1998 OFC Women's Championship determined the OFC's one qualifier for the FIFA Women's World Cup 1999 – the winner Australia.

### South America (CONMEBOL)

       Qualified: Brazil

The third edition of the Sudamericano Femenino (Women's South American Championship) in 1998 determined the CONMEBOL's qualifier. Brazil won the tournament.

## CONCACAF–CONMEBOL play-off

The runners-up of the CONMEBOL and CONCACAF qualification tournaments played for one berth.

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Mexico | 6–3 | Argentina | 3–1 | 3–2 |
