2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
Tournament details
Dates4 April 2013 – 2 December 2014
Teams134 (from 6 confederations)
Tournament statistics
Matches played406
Goals scored1,686 (4.15 per match)
Top scorer(s)Netherlands Vivianne Miedema (16 goals)
2011
2019

The qualification for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup determined which 23 teams joined Canada, the hosts of the 2015 tournament, to play for the Women's World Cup.

The field was expanded from 16 teams in the 2011 edition to 24 in the 2015 edition. As a result, a new distribution of slots to each confederation was announced by FIFA on 11 June 2012:[1]

  • AFC (Asia): 5 slots (up from 3)
  • CAF (Africa): 3 slots (up from 2)
  • CONCACAF (North/Central America, Caribbean): 3.5+1 (host) slots (up from 2.5)
  • CONMEBOL (South America): 2.5 slots (up from 2)
  • OFC (Oceania): 1 slot (same as 2011)
  • UEFA (Europe): 8 slots (up from 4.5+1)

A record of 134 FIFA member nations (not counting Canada) entered the qualifying tournaments. Additionally two non-FIFA nations entered the CONCACAF qualifying. Four African teams withdrew before playing any match.

  Qualified
  Did not qualify
  Did not enter
  Not active women's team
  1. ^ "Qualification slots for Canada 2015 confirmed". FIFA.com. 11 June 2012. Archived from the original on 20 June 2012.