2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA–CONCACAF play-off)

In the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification process, one spot was allocated to the winner of a two-legged play-off between the winner of the UEFA repechage play-offs and the winner of the third-place qualification match in the 2010 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup.

2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA–CONCACAF play-off)
Event2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
on aggregate
First leg
Date20 November 2010 (2010-11-20)
VenueStadio Euganeo, Padua
RefereeSilvia Reyes (Peru)
Attendance5,000
Second leg
Date27 November 2010 (2010-11-27)
VenueToyota Park, Bridgeview
RefereeCha Sung-mi (South Korea)
Attendance9,508
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2015

Qualified teams edit

From UEFA, Italy qualified by defeating Ukraine and Switzerland in repechage play-offs. Italy had been defeated by France in the direct qualification stage in UEFA.

From CONCACAF, the United States qualified by defeating Costa Rica in the third-place play-off. The U.S. had been defeated by Mexico in the semi-finals, their first ever loss in the Women's Gold Cup and their first loss ever to Mexico.

Confederation Placement Team
UEFA Play-off repechage II winners   Italy
CONCACAF 2010 CONCACAF Women's World Cup Qualifying 3rd place   United States

Summary edit

The draw for the order of legs was held at the FIFA headquarters in Zürich, Switzerland on 17 March 2010. The matches were played on 20 and 27 November 2010.[1]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Italy   0–2   United States 0–1 0–1

Matches edit

Italy  0–1  United States
Report Morgan   90+4'
Attendance: 5,000[2]
Referee: Silvia Reyes (Peru)
United States  1–0  Italy
Rodriguez   40' Report
Attendance: 9,508[3]

United States won 2–0 on aggregate and qualified for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Goalscorers edit

There were 2 goals scored in 2 matches, for an average of 1 goal per match.

1 goal

References and notes edit

  1. ^ "CONCACAF to host second leg of WWC playoff". CONCACAF. 17 March 2010. Archived from the original on 10 June 2011. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
  2. ^ "Goal in Waning Seconds Gives USA 1–0 Away Win Against Italy". United States Soccer Federation. 20 November 2010. Archived from the original on 22 November 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  3. ^ "U.S. Women Qualify For 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup with 1–0 Victory Against Italy in Chicago". United States Soccer Federation. 27 November 2010. Archived from the original on 30 November 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2021.