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2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA preliminary round

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The 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification UEFA preliminary round was the UEFA qualifying preliminary round for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.

The eight lowest teams entered the tournament in the preliminary round were drawn into two groups of four. The two best placed teams in each group advanced to the next round where they competed among the other thirty-eight teams entered. The preliminary round was drawn on 18 December 2012.[1] Malta and Lithuania as hosts were the only seeded teams. Matches were played from 4 to 9 April 2013.

Tiebreakers

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If two or more teams were equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following tie-breaking criteria were applied:[2]

  1. Higher number of points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question;
  2. Superior goal difference resulting from the matches played between the teams in question;
  3. Higher number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question;
  4. If, after having applied criteria 1 to 3, teams still have an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 3 are reapplied exclusively to the matches between the teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 5 to 9 apply;
  5. Superior goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Higher number of goals scored in all group matches;
  7. If only two teams have the same number of points, and they are tied according to criteria 1–6 after having met in the last round of the group stage, their ranking is determined by a penalty shoot-out (this criterion is not used if more than two teams have the same number of points).
  8. Position in the UEFA national team coefficient ranking system.

All times are CEST (UTC+02:00).

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Malta (H) 3 2 1 0 9 1 +8 7 Group stage 6–0
2  Albania 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7 1–1 2–0
3  Latvia 3 0 1 2 0 4 −4 1 0–2
4  Luxembourg 3 0 1 2 1 8 −7 1 1–2 0–0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Albania 1–1 Malta
Curo 76' Report Theuma 80'
Attendance: 120
Referee: Petra Chudá (Slovakia)
Luxembourg 0–0 Latvia
Report
Attendance: 50
Referee: Floarea Ionescu (Romania)

Albania 2–0 Latvia
Memedov 17'
Velaj 41'
Report
Attendance: 40
Referee: Yuliya Medvedeva-Keldyusheva (Kazakhstan)
Malta 6–0 Luxembourg
Carabott 12'
Theuma 25' (pen.), 61'
Cuschieri 28'
Xuerreb 29'
Buttigieg 50'
Report
Attendance: 130
Referee: Floarea Ionescu (Romania)

Luxembourg 1–2 Albania
Maurer 45' Report Jashari 16'
Velaj 69'
Attendance: 40
Referee: Petra Chudá (Slovakia)
Latvia 0–2 Malta
Report Theuma 45+1'
Cuschieri 83'
Attendance: 210
Referee: Yuliya Medvedeva-Keldyusheva (Kazakhstan)

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Faroe Islands 3 2 1 0 6 4 +2 7 Group stage 3–3 2–1
2  Montenegro 3 1 2 0 6 4 +2 5 1–1
3  Georgia 3 1 0 2 5 7 −2 3 0–2 4–3
4  Lithuania (H) 3 0 1 2 4 6 −2 1 0–1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Faroe Islands 3–3 Montenegro
H. Sevdal 49', 76'
Magnussen 51'
Report Vukčević 18', 66'
Kuć 59'
Attendance: 30
Referee: Linn Andersson (Sweden)
Georgia 4–3 Lithuania
Pasikashvili 32', 85'
Chkonia 39'
Matveeva 60'
Report Vanagaitė 9'
Bložytė 17'
Mažukelyte 82'
Attendance: 250
Referee: Paloma Quintero Siles (Spain)

Georgia 0–2 Montenegro
Report Vukčević 38', 90+4'
Attendance: 10
Lithuania 0–1 Faroe Islands
Report Andreasen 61'
Attendance: 262
Referee: Paloma Quintero Siles (Spain)

Faroe Islands 2–1 Georgia
H. Sevdal 38', 73' Report Chichinadze 47'
Attendance: 12
Montenegro 1–1 Lithuania
Vukčević 60' Report Vanagaitė 90+1'
Attendance: 130
Referee: Linn Andersson (Sweden)

Goalscorers

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5 goals
4 goals
2 goals
1 goal

References

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  1. ^ "Albania, Montenegro learn debut opposition". UEFA. 18 December 2012. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
  2. ^ "Regulations of the UEFA European Qualifying Competition for the 7th FIFA Women's World Cup" (PDF). UEFA.com.
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