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In the UEFA qualification for the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup, the 16 teams belonging to the First Category of European women's football were drawn into four groups, from which the group winners qualify for the World Cup finals. The winner of the Qualifying Playoffs between the Runners-up of each four group will also qualify.

CLASS A

Group 1

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Norway	16	6	5	1	0	21	3	+18
France	12	6	4	0	2	11	9	+2
Ukraine	7	6	2	1	3	9	12	−3
Czech Republic	0	6	0	0	6	6	23	−17

Match schedule & results

25 August 2001

Ukraine	4–1	Czech Republic
Verezoubova 10' Pekur 31' Ivanova 51' Zinchenko 77'		Urbancová 83'

Kolos, Boryspil

Referee: Ödlund (Sweden)

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8 September 2001

Norway	4–0	Ukraine
Ørmen 23', 90' Gulbrandsen 27' Mellgren 47'

Åråsen, Lilleström

Referee: Peltola (Finland)

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11 September 2001

Norway	5–0	Czech Republic
Mellgren 26' Ørmen 38' Gulbrandsen 41' Riise 62' Bugge-Paulsen 90'

Gjemselund, Kongsvinger

Referee: Malzinskas (Lithuania)

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13 October 2001

France	0–3	Norway
		Lehn 2', 29' Mellgren 55'

Pierre de Coubertin, Cannes-la-Bocca

Referee: Petignat (Switzerland)

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28 October 2001

Ukraine	0–2	France
		Pichon 3', 7'

Kolos, Boryspil

Referee: Toms (England)

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17 November 2001

Czech Republic	1–2	France
Chlumecká 59'		Pichon 7', 28'

FK Drnovice, Dronvice

Referee: Frai (Germany)

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24 March 2002

Czech Republic	1–5	Norway
Dudová 18'		Papp 19' Gulbrandsen 23' Lehn 32' Sæthre 60' Ørmen 64'

TJ Slany, Slany

Referee: Trampusch (Austria)

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20 April 2002

France	4–1	Czech Republic
Soubeyrand 5' Pichon 30' Mugneret-Béghé 39' Blouin 48'		Šcasná 90' (pen)

La Meinau, Strasbourg

Referee: Jonsson (Sweden)

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9 May 2002

Norway	3–1	France
Mellgren 3', 25', 55'		Pichon 10'

Halden Stadion

Referee: De Toni (Italy)

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12 May 2002

Ukraine	1–1	Norway
Mykhailenko 60'		Gulbrandsen 53'

Kolos, Boryspil

Referee: Günthner (Germany)

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26 May 2002

Czech Republic	2–3	Ukraine
Chlumecká 12' Penicková 86'		Mykhailenko 32' Zinchenko 46' Frishko 76'

FK Chmel, Blšany

Referee: Quintero Siles (Spain)

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1 June 2002

France	2–1	Ukraine
Pichon 60' Soubeyrand 73'		Verezoubova 51'

Gaston Petit, Châteauroux

Referee: Elovirta (Finland)

Group 2

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Sweden	15	6	5	0	1	27	4	+23
Denmark	15	6	5	0	1	21	8	+13
Switzerland	3	6	1	0	5	2	18	−16
Finland	3	6	1	0	5	4	24	−20

Match schedule & results

4 September 2001

Switzerland	1–0	Finland
Di Fonzo 24'

Lättich, Baar

Referee: Brohet (Sweden)

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8 September 2001

Denmark	4–0	Switzerland
Bonde 5' (pen) Kjældgaard 20', 47' Madsen 90+3'

Odense Stadium

Referee: Hlavac (Czech Republic)

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9 September 2001

Sweden	8–1	Finland
Svensson 10', 45' Mostström 22' Andersson 25' (pen) Ljungberg 43' Bengtsson 72', 89' Sjöström 80'	SvFF Report (in Swedish)	Uusi-Luomalahti 19' (pen)

Gammliavallen, Umeå

Referee: Skjerven (Norway)

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30 September 2001

Sweden	4–1	Denmark
Bengtsson 5' Ljungberg 68' Andersson 71' Björn 75'	SvFF Report(in Swedish)	Pedersen 43'

Malmö IP

Referee: Toms (England)

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13 October 2001

Finland	0–6	Denmark
		Rydahl 7' Hansen 8' Pedersen 43', 89' Andersson 39' Bonde 85' (pen)

Pohjola, Vantaa

Referee: Frai (Germany)

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3 November 2001

Switzerland	0–5	Sweden
	SvFF Report(in Swedish)	Ljungberg 28' Björn 60' Larsson 68', 90+2' Sjöström 79'

Au-Stadion, Brugg

Referee: Ionescu (Romania)

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20 April 2002

Switzerland	1–4	Denmark
Di Fonzo 43'		Andersen 12' Bonde 42', 79' Pedersen 56'

Gemeinde Sportplatz, Gossau

Referee: Malek-Wybraniec (Poland)

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5 May 2002

Finland	1–0	Switzerland
Mustonen 65'

Pohjola, Vantaa

Referee: Avdonchenko (Russia)

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8 May 2002

Sweden	4–0	Switzerland
Svensson 2', 54' Ljungberg 42', 88'	SvFF Report (in Swedish)

Råsunda, Solna

Referee: Frai (Germany)

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26 May 2002

Denmark	4–2	Finland
Jensen 22', 61' Jokmusen 82', 90'		Heikari 16' Kalmari 84'

Odense Stadium

Referee: Ionescu (Romania)

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9 June 2002

Denmark	2–1	Sweden
Terp 75' Sørensen 88'	SvFF Report (in Swedish)	Andersson 60' (pen)

Ballerup Idrætspark, Copenhagen

Referee: Mulder (Netherlands)

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26 June 2002

Finland	0–5	Sweden
	SvFF Report (in Swedish)	Eriksson 20', 43' Ljungberg 46' Svensson 48', 78'

Centralplan, Jakobstad

Referee: Ihringova (Slovakia)

Group 3

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Russia	11	6	3	2	1	10	6	+4
Iceland	9	6	2	3	1	8	9	-1
Italy	7	6	2	1	3	7	7	0
Spain	6	6	2	0	4	8	11	−3

Match schedule & results

18 August 2001

Iceland	1–1	Russia
Færseth 49'		Barbachina 8'

KR-Völlur, Reykjavík

Referee: Hänninen (Finland)

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8 September 2001

Iceland	2–1	Italy
Færseth 40', 52'		Helgadóttir 80' (o.g.)

Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík

Referee: Stadgård (Denmark)

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30 September 2001

Spain	6–1	Iceland
Del Río 4', 30' Jiménez 43', 59' Gimbert 86' (pen) Ferreira 87'		Ólafsdóttir 63'

Pinilla, Teruel

Referee: Fielenbach (Germany)

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10 October 2001

Italy	1–3	Russia
Guarino 58'		Bosikova 31' Fomina 60'

Stadio Artemio Franchi, Siena

Referee: Jonsson (Sweden)

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28 October 2001

Russia	2–0	Spain
Svetlitskaia 11' Bosikova

Stroitel, Selyatino

Referee: Skogvang (Norway)

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28 November 2001

Italy	3–0	Spain

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24 March 2002

Spain	0–1	Italy

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29 April 2002

Spain	2–1	Russia
Jiménez 10' Del Río 33'		Saenko 62'

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18 May 2002

Russia	1–1	Iceland

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22 May 2002

Russia	2–1	Italy

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30 May 2002

Iceland	3–0	Spain

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8 June 2002

Italy	0–0	Iceland

Group 4

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Germany	18	6	6	0	0	30	1	+29
England	8	6	2	2	2	9	6	+3
Netherlands	4	6	1	1	4	6	16	−10
Portugal	4	6	1	1	4	4	26	−22

Match schedule & results

27 September 2001

Germany	3–1	England
M.Müller 3' Smisek 7', 11'		Yankey 49'

Auestadion, Kassel

Referee: Vibeke Karlsen (Norway)

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25 October 2001

Germany	9–0	Portugal
Pohlers  2', 25', 57', 63', 84' Künzer  6' M. Müller  12', 26', 90'	Report

VfL-Stadion, Wolfsburg

Referee: Alexandra Ihringova (Slovakia)

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4 November 2001

England	0–0	Netherlands
	Report (in Dutch)

Blundell Park, Cleethorpes

Attendance: 4,130

Referee: Katriina Elovirta (Finland)

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17 November 2001

Netherlands	0–3	Germany
	Report (in Dutch)	Wunderlich  9' Prinz  53' Mensink  62' (o.g.)

De Grolsch Veste, Enschede

Attendance: 9,300

Referee: Maria Persson (Sweden)

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24 November 2001

Portugal	1–1	England
Anabela  5'	Report	Walker  38'

Complexo Desportivo, Gafanha da Nazaré

Referee: Claudine Brohet (Belgium)

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8 December 2001

Portugal	2–1	Netherlands
Sónia  80', 90'	Report	Muller  14'

Estádio Municipal de Tábua, Tábua

Referee: Marta Atzori (Italy)

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24 February 2002

England	3–0	Portugal
Williams  20' Smith  58', 60'	Report

Fratton Park, Portsmouth

Attendance: 8,821 (British Record)

Referee: Anri Hänninen (Finland)

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23 March 2002

Netherlands	1–4	England
Kiesel-Griffioen  55'	Report (in Dutch)	Chapman  16' Burke  24' Smith  73' Walker  89'

Zuiderpark Stadion, The Hague

Referee: Ausra Tvarijonaite (Lithuania)

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18 April 2002

Germany	6–0	Netherlands
Wiegmann  4' (pen.), 32', 90' Prinz  41', 49', 84'	Report (in Dutch)

Stadion am Schönbusch, Aschaffenburg

Attendance: 9,050

Referee: Rita Ruiz Tacorante (Spain)

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4 May 2002

Portugal	0–8	Germany
	Report	Wunderlich  6', 59' Lingor  12', 56' Stegemann  40' Mónica  50' (o.g.) Grings  62' Prinz  85'

Estádio Adelino Ribeiro Novo, Barcelos

Referee: Eva Ödlund (Sweden)

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19 May 2002

Netherlands	4–1	Portugal
Smith  24' Ran  58' Noom  72' Burger  76'	Report	Bé  51'

Sportpark Molenbroek, Gemert

Attendance: 1,200

Referee: Dagmar Damková (Czech Republic)

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19 May 2002

England	0–1	Germany
		Gottschlich 41'

Selhurst Park, London

Attendance: 14,107 BRITISH RECORD

Referee: Rindali (Italy)

CLASS B

Group 5

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
Scotland	15	6	5	0	1	20	5
Belgium	15	6	5	0	1	13	9
Austria	4	6	1	1	4	7	15
Wales	1	6	0	1	5	2	13

September 29, 2001

Austria	1–2	Scotland
Stallinger  21'		James  51' Gilmour  74'

Austria

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October 10, 2001

Wales	0–2	Austria
		Stallinger  68' Schalkhammer-Hufnagl  80'

Wales

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October 28, 2001

Scotland	5–1	Wales
Fleeting  10', 34', 68', 75' James  47'		Ludlow  8'

Scotland

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October 28, 2001

Belgium	3–1	Austria
Carnol  55' Verelst  62' Vautmans  87'		Spieler  59'

Belgium

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November 17, 2001

Wales	0–2	Belgium
		Verelst  12' Ebhodaghe  84'

Wales

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November 25, 2001

Belgium	3–2	Scotland
Carnol  29', 33', 88'		Brown  88' Kerr  90'

Belgium

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March 24, 2002

Belgium	1–0	Wales
Jones  28' (o.g.)

Belgium

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April 6, 2002

Austria	2–4	Belgium
Szankovich  45' Fuhrmann  55'		Dermul  14' Verelst  28' Maes  45' Ebhodaghe  85'

Austria

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April 21, 2002

Scotland	4–0	Belgium
McWhinnie 20' Fleeting  42', 53' Cook  44'

Scotland

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May 5, 2002

Scotland	5–0	Austria
Fleeting  11', 19', 51' Cook  33' Hamill  89'

Scotland

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May 19, 2002

Wales	0–2	Scotland
		James  54' Fleeting  81'

Wales

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May 25, 2002

Austria	1–1	Wales
Spieler  45'		Foster  45'

Austria

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Group 6

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
FR Yugoslavia	18	6	6	0	0	23	3
Republic of Ireland	12	6	4	0	2	18	7
Greece	3	6	1	0	5	7	19
Moldova	3	6	1	0	5	3	22

September 8, 2001

FR Yugoslavia	5–0	Republic of Ireland
Stojanović  2', 53', 57' Stefanović  76' Stojiljković  88' (pen.)	Report

FK Rudar Alpos, Aleksinački Rudnik

Referee: Marian Dorobanțu (Romania)

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September 12, 2001

Moldova	0–4	Republic of Ireland
	Report	Hughes  21' Thorpe  30', 79' O'Toole  57'

Stadionul Republican, Chișinău

Referee: Zsolt Szabó (Hungary)

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September 29, 2001

Moldova	1–2	FR Yugoslavia

Moldova

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October 27, 2001

FR Yugoslavia	6–1	Greece

Yugoslavia

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November 17, 2001

Republic of Ireland	5–0	Greece
Scanlan  25' O'Toole  54', 73' Thorpe  56' Kierans  86'	Report

Dalymount Park, Dublin

Referee: Caroline De Boeck (Belgium)

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November 28, 2001

Greece	1–2	Moldova

Greece

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March 24, 2002

Greece	1–3	Republic of Ireland
Lazarou  89' (pen.)	Report	Hughes  16' O'Toole  46', 65'

Rethymno Gallos Stadium, Rethymno

Referee: Regina Belksma-Konink (Netherlands)

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April 6, 2002

Republic of Ireland	6–0	Moldova
O'Toole  11', 38' (pen.) Hughes  21' Thorpe  60' Saurin  67' Tracy  78'	Report

Flancare Park, Longford

Referee: Irina Pavlova

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April 20, 2002

Greece	1–3	FR Yugoslavia

Greece

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May 11, 2002

FR Yugoslavia	6–0	Moldova

Yugoslavia

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May 18, 2002

Moldova	0–3	Greece

Moldova

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May 18, 2002

Republic of Ireland	0–1	FR Yugoslavia
	Report	Smiljković  76'

Flancare Park, Longford

Referee: Tonje Overgaard Nordby

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Group 7

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
Poland	24	8	8	0	0	25	1
Croatia	13	8	4	1	3	16	11
Israel	13	8	4	1	3	12	14
Romania	8	8	2	2	4	18	13
Estonia	0	8	0	0	8	4	36

September 6, 2001

Estonia	2–5	Israel
Mletsin  87' Morkovkina  89'		Jan  28', 35', 38', 51' Shenar  32'

Estonia

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September 23, 2001

Estonia	0–5	Poland
		Leonowicz  1', 77' Gibek  9' Drozdowska  58' Otrębska  75'

Estonia

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September 23, 2001

Croatia	4–0	Israel
Jakšić  27', 89' Kozić  38' Kovač  47'

Croatia

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September 30, 2001

Croatia	2–2	Romania
Bešker  49' Jakšić  57'		Spanu  12' Anton  65'

Croatia

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October 13, 2001

Romania	6–1	Estonia
Spanu  16', 70' Anton  44', 56' Striblea  45' Laslo  61'		Kori  90'

Romania

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October 16, 2001

Croatia	3–0	Estonia

Croatia

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October 28, 2001

Poland	2–0	Croatia

Poland

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October 28, 2001

Israel	1–0	Romania
Jan  9'

Ramat Gan

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November 18, 2001

Israel	0–2	Poland

Kfar Saba

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April 7, 2002

Poland	5–0	Estonia

Poland

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April 18, 2002

Estonia	0–3	Croatia

Estonia

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April 21, 2002

Romania	0–1	Poland

Romania

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May 5, 2002

Poland	4–0	Israel

Poland

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May 18, 2002

Poland	3–1	Romania

Poland

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May 25, 2002

Croatia	0–3	Poland

Croatia

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May 26, 2002

Romania	1–1	Israel

Romania

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June 1, 2002

Romania	2–3	Croatia

Romania

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June 4, 2002

Israel	3–0	Estonia
Didich  48' (pen.) Jan  71' Shenar  90'

Kyiv

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June 6, 2002

Israel	2–1	Croatia
Ozeri  5' Didich  88'		Kovač  2'

Kyiv

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June 9, 2002

Estonia	1–6	Romania

Estonia

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Group 8

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Hungary	8	8	0	0	33	5	24
Slovakia	8	5	0	3	25	11	15
Belarus	8	5	0	3	27	16	15
Turkey	8	1	0	7	10	27	3
Bosnia and Herzegovina	8	1	0	7	10	46	3

August 16, 2001

Bosnia and Herzegovina	0–7	Slovakia

Bosnia and Herzegovina

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August 20, 2001

Belarus	5–2	Bosnia and Herzegovina

Spartak Stadium, Mogilev

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September 8, 2001

Hungary	3–0	Bosnia and Herzegovina

Hungary

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September 8, 2001

Belarus	3–2	Slovakia

Spartak Stadium, Mogilev

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September 26, 2001

Belarus	4–0	Turkey

Spartak Stadium, Mogilev

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September 29, 2001

Slovakia	0–2	Hungary

Slovakia

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October 13, 2001

Turkey	0–3	Slovakia

Turkey

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October 13, 2001

Hungary	2–0	Belarus

Hungary

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October 24, 2001

Turkey	5–1	Bosnia and Herzegovina

Turkey

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November 21, 2001

Turkey	1–4	Hungary

Turkey

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March 24, 2002

Turkey	1–5	Belarus

Turkey

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April 5, 2002

Slovakia	3–0	Turkey

Slovakia

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April 13, 2002

Bosnia and Herzegovina	0–11	Hungary

Bosnia and Herzegovina

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April 13, 2002

Slovakia	3–1	Belarus

Slovakia

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April 22, 2002

Belarus	2–4	Hungary

Torpedo Stadium, Minsk

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May 2, 2002

Bosnia and Herzegovina	3–2	Turkey

Bosnia and Herzegovina

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May 4, 2002

Hungary	3–1	Slovakia

Hungary

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May 14, 2002

Bosnia and Herzegovina	2–7	Belarus

Bosnia and Herzegovina

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May 23, 2002

Hungary	4–1	Turkey

Hungary

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June 22, 2002

Slovakia	6–2	Bosnia and Herzegovina

Slovakia

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Play-Off

Semi-Finals

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23 August 2002

France	2–0	Denmark
Pichon 32' Bompastor 36'

Stade Félix-Bollaert, Lens

Referee: Ruiz (Spain)

15 September 2002

Denmark	1–1	France
Hansen 9'		Lecouflé 89'

Odense Stadion

Referee: Günthner (Germany)

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16 September 2002

Iceland	2–2	England
Færseth 42' Hendriksdóttir 56'		Walker 44', 88'

Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavik

Referee: Elovirta (Finland)

22 September 2002

England	1–0	Iceland
Barr 87'

St. Andrews, Birmingham

Attendance: 3,442

Referee: Jonsson (Sweden)

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Final

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17 October 2002

England	0–1	France
		Pichon 75'

Selhurst Park, London

Attendance: 6,004

Referee: Karlsen (Norway)

16 November 2002

France	1–0	England
Diacre 54'

Stade Geoffroy Guichard, Saint-Étienne

Referee: Petignat (Switzerland)

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External links

• 2003 Women's World Cup Preliminaries at FIFA.com
• Results at RSSSF