The field is complete! New Zealand clinched the final spot in next summer’s FIFA Women’s World Cup in France on Saturday with an 8-0 win over Fiji in the final of the 2018 OFC Women’s Nations Cup.
Katie Bowen (Utah Royals FC), Rebekah Stott (Sky Blue FC) and Rosie White (Chicago Red Stars) feature on New Zealand’s roster, and all three started Saturday’s game. White scored the game’s first goal in the first minute and the final goal in the 91st.
Former Pride head coach Tom Sermanni is New Zealand’s new head coach, and this qualifying tournament marked his first games with the team. New Zealand’s win at the OFC Women’s Nations Cup also qualifies them for the 2020 Olympics.
MATCH REPORT | The #FootballFerns have claimed a well-deserved fourth consecutive title in the #OFCWNC after a big win over Fiji in the final https://t.co/K0c2kaAPIE pic.twitter.com/JSXYdkmXas
— New Zealand Football (@NZ_Football) December 1, 2018
Cameroon earned the second-to-last spot on Friday with a 4-2 win over Mali in the third-place game of the 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations.
Full list of qualified countries for the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, China PR, England, France (host nation), Germany, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Korea Republic, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Scotland, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Thailand and the United States.
The draw for the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup will take place on Saturday, December 8, at 11:30 a.m. ET. It will air on FS2, the Fox Sports app, Telemundo, and Universo. The pots for the draw will be finalized when the new world rankings are released on December 7. We’ll have more coverage of the draw next week.
2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup Teams
CAF: Cameroon, Nigeria, South Africa
AFC: Australia, China PR, Japan, Korea Republic, Thailand
UEFA: England, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Scotland, Spain, Sweden
Concacaf: Canada, Jamaica, United States
OFC: New Zealand
CONMEBOL: Argentina, Brazil, Chile
Seven teams have qualified for every Women’s World Cup: Brazil, Germany, Japan, Nigeria, Norway, Sweden, United States
Four teams are making their Women’s World Cup debuts: Chile, Jamaica, Scotland, South Africa
All 24 teams now confirmed for the 2019 #FIFAWWC ???ahead of next Saturday’s Draw.
Read more, including a link to ticketing, right here ? https://t.co/2nx3Iz1REl pic.twitter.com/r2mQFDsc9X
— FIFA Women's World Cup ?? (@FIFAWWC) December 1, 2018
