FIFA Confirm Qualification slots for the Women’s World Cup in Canada 2015

The FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015 will be the first female final tournament with 24 teams participating.

Due to the addition of eight additional teams for the final competition, the qualification criteria has been revised and the FIFA Executive Committee has decided on the new slot allocation for the six confederations.

These following slots have been confirmed:

AFC: 5 slots

CAF: 3 slots

CONCACAF: 3.5 slots

CONMEBOL: 2.5 Slots

OFC: 1 Slot

UEFA: 8 Slots

HOST 1 Slot (Canada)

Tags: 2015, AFC, CAF, CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, Canada, Cup, FIFA, Football, OFC, More…Soccer, UEFA, Women’s, World

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Comment by William on June 18, 2012 at 1:01: Because they are in the OFC they have a great chance to be in the World Cup 2015. Australia used to be in the OFC but switched because they wanted greater competition. I am not sure whether it was a request from the men's or women's but given the fact that the men's faction carries greater weight ( at least that is my guess).

Comment by Kat Neyer on June 18, 2012 at 0:14: My bad. SHOULD have kept the thought to myself after all, lol. We don't get much soccer coverage here in the US so I'm not as up on the info as I should be.

Comment by William on June 17, 2012 at 13:13: The kiwis are in the OFC which they always win given the competition they face.

Comment by William on June 17, 2012 at 12:52: The Kiwis are not in the AFC.

Comment by Kat Neyer on June 17, 2012 at 12:24: I didn't want to comment before on the team I thought would go in that open slot Korea DPR left open because I thought the team was a dark horse and didn't feel like a debate at the time, lol. Now, after the Kiwi's win over China, I'm going out on a limb and saying they're one of the contenders from AFC.

Comment by William on June 13, 2012 at 19:12: For the 5th choice from the AFC I would have to pick Thailand. They seem to be improving quite a bit.

Comment by Håkon Mørk on June 13, 2012 at 11:40: That's not too bad at all. I guess the good performance of Mexico helped CONCACAF get 3.5 spots, because the 4th team in CONCACAF is really weak.

Good to see Europe recognised for their strength in depth, too.

Comment by Women's Soccer United on June 12, 2012 at 15:16: Good prediction @Crystal. I would go with your selection... The only thing is Korea DPR are banned from playing in this World Cup because of the players failing drug tests at Germany 2011, more details here

Comment by Kat Neyer on June 12, 2012 at 12:22: Lars--It's probably similar to the men's WC in that the defending champions do NOT have an automatic berth in the tournament; only the host team does. This means that the champions must compete for a slot like everyone else.

Comment by Women's Soccer United on June 12, 2012 at 10:46: Join the FIFA Women's World Cup 2015 group to keep up with all the latest news.