– – – – The first official edition of the UEFA Women's Championship served also as UEFA's qualifying tournament for the World Cup. Out of the 18 teams participating in the tournament, the qualifiers were the four semi-finalists—Denmark, Germany, Italy, and Norway—and the best quarter-final loser, Sweden, who lost their two-leg quarter-final clash against Italy on a single away goal. The UEFA Women's Championship had held its own qualifying campaign. It began in September 1989, and ended with a final four–style tournament in Denmark, held in July 1991, only four months before the World Cup. Germany won the tournament by beating Norway 3–1 in extra time. Second round |} 3 Italy won based on the away goals rule and qualified; Sweden qualified for being the best quarter-final loser. Knockout stage Denmark, Germany, Italy, Norway, and Sweden qualified for the World Cup. North, Central America & the Caribbean (CONCACAF) (7 teams competing for 1 berth) 5 Qualified: The 1991 CONCACAF's Women's Championship, despite being an unofficial competition, determined the CONCACAF's single qualifier for the World Cup – the winner, the United States. The tournament took place in Port-au-Prince, Haiti in April 1991 and consisted of 8 teams. Knockout Stage 5Martinique were not members of FIFA United States qualified for the World Cup. Oceania (OFC) (3 teams competing for 1 berth) Qualified: Only three teams participated in the tournament which took place in Sydney, Australia in May 1991: Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea. The teams played in a round-robin tournament in which each team played 2 matches against each opponent, with the first placed team qualifying. The competition was eventually decided through goal-difference, as the matches between Australia and New Zealand ended with one win to each side, and both teams won all matches against Papua New Guinea. Final standings South America (CONMEBOL) (3 teams competing for 1 berth) Qualified: The first edition of the Sudamericano Femenino (Women's South American Championship), held in April–May 1991 determined CONMEBOL's qualifier. The host of the tournament Brazil won the tournament and with it the right to represent South America in the World Cup. Final standings Brazil qualified for the World Cup. External links Tables & results at RSSSF.com Qualification FIFA Women's World Cup qualification