The UEFA play-offs of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification competition involved the runners-up from all nine groups in the group stage.
The play-offs consisted of two rounds of single-leg ties. The two best play-off winners, the Republic of Ireland and Switzerland, qualified for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, while the third winner, Portugal, advanced to the inter-confederation play-offs.[1][2]
Ranking of second-placed teams edit
Because some groups had six teams and others had five, matches against the sixth place team in each group are discounted. As a result, eight matches played by each team are counted for the purposes of determining the ranking.
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G |  Switzerland
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8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 4 | +19 | 19 | Play-offs round 2 |
| 2 | C |  Iceland
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8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 3 | +22 | 18 | |
| 3 | A |  Republic of Ireland
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8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 4 | +22 | 17 | |
| 4 | D |  Austria
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8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 6 | +28 | 16 | Play-offs round 1 |
| 5 | F |  Belgium
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8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 7 | +23 | 16 | |
| 6 | B |  Scotland
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8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 16 | |
| 7 | H |  Portugal
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8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 16 | |
| 8 | I |  Wales
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8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 14 | |
| 9 | E |  Bosnia and Herzegovina
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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.
Draw edit
The draw took place on 9 September 2022 at 13:30 CEST.[3][4] The nine teams were drawn into six ties without any seeding, with the first team drawn in each tie to be the home team of the single-leg matches.
- Round 1: The worst six runners-up will enter in round 1 and were drawn into three ties.
- Round 2: The best three runners-up will enter in round 2 and, together with the three winners of round 1, were drawn into three ties.
Bracket edit
| Round 1 | Round 2 | |||||||||||||
| 6 October 2022 – Vizela | ||||||||||||||
| Portugal | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 11 October 2022 – Paços de Ferreira | ||||||||||||||
| Belgium | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Portugal (a.e.t.) | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Iceland | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 6 October 2022 – Glasgow | ||||||||||||||
| Scotland (a.e.t.) | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 11 October 2022 – Glasgow | ||||||||||||||
| Austria | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Scotland | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Republic of Ireland | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 6 October 2022 – Cardiff | ||||||||||||||
| Wales (a.e.t.) | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 11 October 2022 – Zürich | ||||||||||||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Switzerland (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Wales | 1 | |||||||||||||
Round 1 edit
Times are CEST (UTC+2), as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).
Summary edit
The single-leg matches were played on 6 October 2022.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Scotland
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1–0 (a.e.t.) | Austria
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| Wales
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1–0 (a.e.t.) | Bosnia and Herzegovina
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| Portugal
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2–1 | Belgium
|
Matches edit
| Scotland | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Austria |
|---|---|---|
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Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
| Wales | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
|---|---|---|
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Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
Round 2 edit
Summary edit
The single-leg matches were played on 11 October 2022.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Portugal
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4–1 (a.e.t.) | Iceland
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| Scotland
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0–1 | Republic of Ireland
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Switzerland 
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2–1 (a.e.t.) | Wales
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Matches edit
| Switzerland | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Wales |
|---|---|---|
| Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
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Ranking of play-off winners edit
To rank the three play-off winners, their results in their respective groups and round 2 of the play-offs were combined. As some groups had five teams and others had six, any group matches against teams who finished sixth in their groups were discounted; also, as not all teams played in both play-off rounds, results in round 1 of play-offs were not counted either. As a result, nine matches played by each team (eight in the group stage and one in round 2 of the play-offs) were counted for the purposes of determining the ranking. The two higher-placed winners qualified for the Women's World Cup and the lowest-placed winner advanced to the inter-confederation play-offs.[1][2]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland
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9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 5 | +20 | 22 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup |
| 2 | Republic of Ireland
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9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 4 | +23 | 20 | |
| 3 | Portugal
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9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 10 | +12 | 19 | Inter-confederation play-offs |
Rules for classification: Counting only matches against teams ranked first to fifth in the group and in play-offs round 2, 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.
Goalscorers edit
There were 14 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 2.33 goals per match.
2 goals
1 goal
References edit
- ^ a b "Women's World Cup qualifying group stage draw". UEFA.com. UEFA. 20 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Regulations of the UEFA European Qualifying Competition for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup". UEFA. 2 March 2021.
- ^ "Women's World Cup play-off draw live on Friday". UEFA. 9 September 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
- ^ "Women's World Cup play-off draw live". UEFA. 9 September 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
- ^ "Scotland vs. Austria" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 6 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ "Wales vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 6 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ "Portugal vs. Belgium" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 6 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ Laezza, Miguel (11 October 2022). "Portugal goleia Islândia no prolongamento e está no play-off intercontinental de acesso ao Mundial" [Portugal thrashes Iceland in extra time and is in the intercontinental play-off to access the World Cup]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ "Scotland vs. Republic of Ireland" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 11 October 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ "Switzerland vs. Wales" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 11 October 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
External links edit
- FIFA Women's World Cup, UEFA.com