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Qualifiers

AFC

The first qualification round took place from 25 April to 3 May 2009 in Kuala Lumpur with Jordan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan proceeding to a second round which took place 4 to 14 July 2009. The three teams were joined by Chinese Taipei, Myanmar, Thailand, Iran, Vietnam and Hong Kong in three groups and the group winners (Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam) advanced to the final round, which will run from 19 to 30 May 2010. The final round will also feature Korea DPR, China PR, Japan, Australia and Korea Republic. The top three teams will qualify for Germany.

      CAF

      The preliminary round (home and away matches) will be played from 27-29 November and 11-13 December 2009. The first round will take place between 5-7 and 19-21 March 2010 and the second round will run between 21-23 May and 4-6 June 2010. The dates of the final tournament are not yet confirmed. The two finalists from the region will qualify for the FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011.

          UEFA

          41 teams will compete in eight groups from 19-20 September 2009 through25 August 2010. The group winners will progress to the play-offs on 11-12 and 15-16 September 2010, producing four qualifiers for the finals. A fifth European side will be determined via further play-offs and they will meet a team from the CONCACAF zone in a play-off for one more berth in Germany.

              CONCACAF

              The dates and venues for this competition are still under review and a determination will be made in the second half of 2009. The two finalists from the North, Central American and Caribbean zone will qualify for the FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011. The third-place team will play-off against the fifth-place finisher from the European zone.

                  OFC

                  The OFC Women's Nation Cup 2010 will take place in Auckland, New Zealand from 7 to 17 October. The winner will qualify for the FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011 to represent the Oceania zone.

                      CONMEBOL

                      The dates and venues for the South American qualifying competition are still under review and a determination will be made in July 2009. The two finalists from the region will qualify for the FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011.

                          Host Country

                          As the host country, Germany qualifies automatically.
                          • Germany (GER)