Women’s World Cup play-off: Switzerland and Ireland through, Portugal in the intercontinental play-off
Switzerland and the Republic of Ireland guaranteed their presence in the 2023 Women’s World Cup after winning in the 2-player play-off, while Portugal moves on to the intercontinental play-off, scheduled for February.
On Thursday, Portugal, Scotland and Wales won in round 1, joining Iceland, Ireland and Switzerland in the second round. Switzerland thrilledly beat Wales and Ireland beat Scotland to qualify as the top two play-off winners. Portugal already beat Iceland, after still having one more extension to Australia, to beat Australia and Nova Julho, between 20 August and 20 August.
Who is already qualified for the World Cup?
qualified
Hostesses: 2 (Australia, New Zealand)
AFC: 5 (China, Japan, Philippines*, South Korea, Vietnam*)
CAF: 4 (Morocco*, Nigeria, South Africa, Zambia*)
CONCACAF: 4 (Canada, Costa Rica, Jamaica, United States of America)
CONMEBOL: 3 (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia)
UEFA: 11 (Denmark, England, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Republic of Ireland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland)
Intercontinental play-off: 3 to confirm
*Debut
Intercontinental “Play-off”
A ten-team tournament in New Zealand will have between 7 and 23 in order to decide as berths for the finals, three with UEFA being Feb-1 for the third third playoff winner.
Vacancies by Confederation/Participants
AFC: 2 (Chinese Taipei, Thailand)
CAF: 2 (Cameroon, Senegal)
CONCACAF: 2 (Haiti, Panama)
CONMEBOL: 2 (Chile, Paraguay)
OFC: 1 (Papua New Guinea)
UEFA: 1 (Portugal)
The teams will likely be in three groups: two of three and one of four, with the ordering being decided by the FIFA rankings. All three groups will be played as separate countries each separate, with the winner qualifying for the World Cup final. In the two groups of three teams, the seeded selection will go directly to the final (after playing a friendly against New Zealand or a guest country) and the winner of the semi-final between the other two groups in the group.
Round 2: Tuesday, October 11
Portugal 4-1 Iceland (ap)
Portugal qualified for the intercontinental play-off after, as in round 1, having triumphed in extra time. The Portuguese team controlled from the start in Paços de Ferreira but the first half ended goalless. At the beginning of the second half, Áslaug Munda Gunnlaugsdóttir brought down Jessica Silva in the area and was sent off, with Carole Costa converting the penalty. However, Glódís Viggósdóttir quickly equalized, heading in a free-kick.
In extra time, the advantage ended up making the difference, with Diana Silva scoring, as she had done in the previous game, followed by goals from Tatiana Pinto and substitute Kika Nazareth, which sealed the victory. But Portugal is still not guaranteed its first Women’s World Cup, as Switzerland and Ireland both had superior records in qualifying.
“Pay”
Who inquired directly?
The two highest ranked play-off stage winners – based on the results of the first, third and fifth ranked groups in respect of round 2 – Switzerland and Ireland – qualified for the finals in Australia and New Zealand, between the 20th of July and the 20th of August. Portugal, the winner of the play-off, will compete in the intercontinental play-off, scheduled for New Zealand between the 17th and 23rd of February. The draw takes place at 11:00 am (Mainland Portugal) on Friday. The draw for the finals is on the 20th of October in Auckland.
Round 1: Thursday, October 6th
Portugal 2-1 Belgium
Fátima Pinto’s goal in the 89th minute saw Portugal through. In a frenzy, Belgium was without Amber Tysiak, who had come on during the game and was sent off, and Carole Costa hit the post before Fátima Pinto appeared at the far post to finish the corner taken by Joana Marchão.
In the first half, in the 29th minute, Marchão had crossed for the opening goal in Vizela, scored by Diana Silva, but Belgium equalized before the break, in a move in which minutes the ball touched the ball with his hand in the area and Tessa Wullaert converted the penalty. UEFA’s advanced women’s qualification campaign, captured by Célia Šašć at UEFA Women’s EURO 2013.
How the ranking of the play-off winners was decided
To determine the ranking of the play-off winners, results from round 2 of the play-off (three points awarded for a draw and none for a loss; result after extra time taken into account but not in penalties) have been added. to the results of the group stage games used to determine the “ranking” of the runners-up in the group (see Paragraph 14.04 of the official regulations). The following are applied in the order indicated:
1: Highest number of points
2: Best goal difference
3: Most goals scored
4: Most goals scored away
5: Most wins
6: Most win forums
7: Yellow disciplinary points only on cards and base points received by two players and other yellow team members (yellow card = 3, yellow card = 1 point, yellow card sending off = 3)
8: Highest position in the UEFA women’s national team coefficient ranking used for the group stage draw (see Annex B.1.2 of the official regulations)