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

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Qualified teams

CAF Logo The 53 member Confederation of African Football (CAF; French: Confédération Africaine de Football) represents international football in Africa, and organises the African Cup of Nations as well as the African Champions League. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Nigeria. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ghana. ... Asian Football Confederation Logo The 46 member Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is the governing body of football in Asia, excluding Cyprus and Israel. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_North_Korea. ... First International ? Largest win ? Worst defeat ? World Cup Appearances ? (First in ?) Best result ? Olympic Games Appearances ? (First in ?) Best result ? ? Appearances ? (First in ?) Best result ? edit The Korea DPR womens national football team represents North Korea in international womens football. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Peoples_Republic_of_China. ... First International - Largest win - Worst defeat - World Cup Appearances Best result - Olympic Games Appearances Best result - - Appearances Best result - edit The China womens national football team represents the Peoples Republic of China in international womens football. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan_(bordered). ... CONMEBOL or CSF (CONfederación sudaMEricana de FútBOL, South American Football Confederation) is the governing body of football in South America. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Oceania Football Confederation logo since 1998 The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) is one of the six continental confederations of international football. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Australia. ... The Union of European Football Associations, almost always referred to by the acronym UEFA (pronounced (you-AY-fuh) or (oo-Ay-fuh) or ), is the administrative and controlling body for European football. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Norway. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... CONCACAF (the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football) is the continent-wide governing body for association football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mexico. ...

Qualification groups

Africa (CAF)

Main article: 1998 Women's African Football Championship

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. Image File history File links Flag_of_Nigeria. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ghana. ...

Asia (AFC)

Main article: 1997 AFC Women's Championship

Qualified: China PR -- Japan -- Korea DPR

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. The 1997 AFC Womens Championship was a womens football tournament held in the province Guangdong, China between December 5 & 14 1997. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Peoples_Republic_of_China. ... First International - Largest win - Worst defeat - World Cup Appearances Best result - Olympic Games Appearances Best result - - Appearances Best result - edit The China womens national football team represents the Peoples Republic of China in international womens football. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_North_Korea. ... First International ? Largest win ? Worst defeat ? World Cup Appearances ? (First in ?) Best result ? Olympic Games Appearances ? (First in ?) Best result ? ? Appearances ? (First in ?) Best result ? edit The Korea DPR womens national football team represents North Korea in international womens football. ... The 1997 AFC Womens Championship was a womens football tournament held in the province Guangdong, China between December 5 & 14 1997. ...

Europe (UEFA)

Main article: FIFA Women's World Cup 1999 qualification (UEFA)

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

The 16 teams belonging to Class A of European women's football were drawn into five 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. Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Norway. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ...

North, Central America & the Caribbean (CONCACAF)

Main article: 1998 CONCACAF's Women's Championship

Qualified: USA -- 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. Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mexico. ... The FIFA Womens World Cup 1999 was held in the United States and won by the host team. ... CONMEBOL or CSF (CONfederación sudaMEricana de FútBOL, South American Football Confederation) is the governing body of football in South America. ...

Oceania (OFC)

Main article: 1998 OFC Women's Championship

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. Image File history File links Flag_of_Australia. ... Oceania Football Confederation logo since 1998 The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) is one of the six continental confederations of international football. ... The FIFA Womens World Cup 1999 was held in the United States and won by the host team. ...

South America (CONMEBOL)

Main article: 1998 Sudamericano Femenino

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. The 1998 Sudamericano Femenino was held in Mar del Plata, Argentina between March 2 & 15. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... The Sudamericano Femenino is the main competition in womens football (soccer) between national teams of the CONMEBOL Confederation. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... CONMEBOL or CSF (CONfederación sudaMEricana de FútBOL, South American Football Confederation) is the governing body of football in South America. ...

Play-offs

The runner-ups of COMNEBOL's and CONCACAF's qualifications played for one berth.

December 14, 1998
	Mexico	3–1	Argentina
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December 19, 1998
	Argentina	2–3	Mexico
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External links

• Tables & results at RSSSF.com

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