The 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup finals will be held in Germany, with the host nation aiming to win the competition for the third time in a row.
Finals venues
Games run from 26 June until 17 July 2011, with the opening match at the Olympiastadion in Berlin. Fixtures will continue in Augsburg, Bochum, Dresden, Leverkusen, Monchengladbach, Sinsheim, Wolfsburg and the Frankfurt Arena, where the final is scheduled to be held. It will be the second time the World Cup has been held in Europe after the 1995 edition in Sweden, in which Norway defeated Germany in the final. More details can be seen on FIFA's official website here.
UEFA qualifying
In all 16 teams will compete in the final tournament, including Germany, with four sides to earn places directly through UEFA qualifying, and a further European nation to play off with CONCACAF representatives for another berth. The 41 UEFA qualifying entrants will compete in eight groups from until 25 August 2010. The winners of the pools will progress to the play-offs on 11/12 and 15/16 September 2010, producing four qualifiers for the finals. The defeated sides will then compete in further two-legged ties for a chance to enter the UEFA-CONCACAF play-off. Full regulations can be found here.
Past finals
2007: Germany 2-0 Brazil; Shanghai, China
2003: Germany 1-0 Sweden (aet, golden goal); Carson, United States
1999: United States 0-0 China (aet, 5-4 pens); Pasadena, United States
1995: Norway 2-0 Germany; Stockholm, Sweden
1991: United States 2-1 Norway; Guangzhou, China
2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying groups
Group 1 (teams in bold will play at UEFA WOMEN'S EURO 2009™) | | France | | Iceland | | Serbia | | Northern Ireland | | Croatia | | Estonia |
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| Group 2 | | Norway | | Netherlands | | Belarus | | Slovakia | | FYR Macedonia |
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| Group 3 | | Denmark | | Scotland | | Greece | | Bulgaria | | Georgia |
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| Group 4 | | Ukraine | | Poland | | Hungary | | Romania | | Bosnia-Herzegovina |
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| Group 5 | | England | | Spain | | Austria | | Turkey | | Malta |
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| Group 6 | | Russia | | Republic of Ireland | | Switzerland | | Israel | | Kazakhstan |
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| Group 7 | | Italy | | Finland | | Portugal | | Slovenia | | Armenia |
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| Group 8 | | Sweden | | Czech Republic | | Belgium | | Wales | | Azerbaijan |
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