2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (CONCACAF–AFC play-off)

The CONCACAF–AFC play-off of the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification competition was a two-legged home-and-away tie that decided one spot in the final tournament in the United States. The play-off was contested by the third-placed team from CONCACAF, Mexico, and the fourth-placed team from the AFC, Japan.[1]

2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (CONCACAF–AFC play-off)
Event2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
Mexico Japan
2 4
on aggregate
First leg
Mexico Japan
2 2
Date5 July 2003 (2003-07-05)
VenueEstadio Azteca, Mexico City
RefereeMarta Liliana Toro Pardo (Colombia)
Attendance75,000
Second leg
Japan Mexico
2 0
Date12 July 2003 (2003-07-12)
VenueNational Stadium, Tokyo
RefereeKatriina Elovirta (Finland)
Attendance12,743

Qualified teams
Confederation Placement Team
CONCACAF 2002 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup 3rd place  Mexico
AFC 2003 AFC Women's Championship 4th place  Japan

Summary

The draw for the order of legs was held at the FIFA headquarters in Zürich, Switzerland on 4 March 2003. The matches were originally scheduled to take place on 10 and 17 May 2003.[1] However, due to the postponement of the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup, the matches instead took place on 5 and 12 July 2003.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Mexico  2–4  Japan 2–2 0–2

Matches
Mexico 2–2 Japan
 Report
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Marta Liliana Toro Pardo (Colombia)
Japan 2–0 Mexico
 Report
Attendance: 12,743

Japan won 4–2 on aggregate and qualified for the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Goalscorers

There were 6 goals scored in 2 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match.

1 goal

References
  1. "Draw for FIFA Women's World Cup 2003 to take place in Wuhan on 24 May". FIFA. 5 March 2003. Archived from the original on 16 August 2003. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
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