Here is a look at the current standings in European qualifying for the 1999 Women’s World Cup:
Group 1
| TEAM | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | P |
| *Sweden | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 15 |
| Ukraine | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 6 |
| Iceland | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| Spain | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 2 |
*-advances to USA ’99.
RESULTS Aug. 30, 1997 — Iceland 1 Sweden 3.
Sept. 7 — Iceland 3 Ukraine 2.
Sept. 28 — Sweden 3 Ukraine 2.
Nov. 2 — Spain 1 Ukraine 2.
May 3, 1998 — Spain 1 Sweden 2.
May 24 — Sweden 3 Spain 1.
June 7 — Ukraine 2 Spain 1.
June 14 — Iceland 1 Spain 1.
Aug. 8 — Ukraine 0 Sweden 5.
Aug. 26 — Sweden vs. Iceland.
Aug. 30 — Ukraine vs. Iceland.
Final Group 2 Standings
| TEAM | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | P |
| *Italy | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 16 |
| **Finland | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 |
| France | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
*-advances to USA ’99 **-advances to playoff vs. Group 4 runner-up
RESULTS Sept. 6, 1997 — Finland 1 Switzerland 0.
Oct. 4 — Switzerland 1 France 2.
Oct. 18 — France 2 Finland 2.
Nov. 1 — Switzerland 1 Italy 3.
Nov. 22 — Italy 0 France 0.
April 11, 1998 — France 2 Italy 3.
May 2 — France 3 Switzerland 0.
May 5 — Italy 1 Finland 0.
May 16 — Italy 2 Switzerland 0.
May 23 — Finland 1 France 0.
June 6 – – Switzerland 0 Finland 1.
June 27 — Finland 1 Italy 2.
Final Group 3 Standings
| TEAM | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | P |
| *Norway | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 13 |
| **Germany | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 12 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 7 |
| England | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 3 |
*-advances to USA ’99 **-advances to playoff with Group 1 runner-up
RESULTS Sept. 25, 1997 — Germany 3 England 0.
Oct. 1 — Norway 6 Netherlands 1.
Oct. 30 — England 1 Netherlands 0.
Nov. 6 — Germany 1 Norway 0.
Dec. 13 — Netherlands 1 Germany 0.
March 8, 1998 — England 0 Germany 1.
April 2 — Germany 2 Netherlands 1.
April 18 — Netherlands 0 Norway 0.
May 14 — England 1 Norway 2.
May 23 — Netherlands 2 England 1.
June 17 — Norway 3 Germany 2.
Aug. 15 — Norway 2 England 0.
Group 4
| TEAM | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | P |
| Denmark | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 12 |
| Russia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 12 |
| Portugal | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 6 |
| Belgium | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 0 |
RESULTS Aug. 21, 1997 — Denmark 3 Russia 1.
Sept. 27 — Belgium 1 Denmark 2.
Oct. 11 — Belgium 3 Russia 4.
Oct. 29 — Denmark 4 Portugal 0.
Nov. 8 — Portugal 0 Russia 2.
Feb. 28, 1998 — Portugal 2 Belgium 0.
April 4 — Belgium 0 Portugal 2.
April 25 — Russia 2 Portugal 0.
May 16 — Portugal 0 Denmark 7.
May 23 — Russia 5 Belgium 1.
Aug. 22 — Russia vs. Denmark.
Aug. 28 — Denmark vs. Belgium. The four group winners advance to the 1999 Women’s World Cup, while the four runners-up will be drawn into two home-and-away playoffs for the final two European berths at USA ’99. Sweden is the automatic qualifier from Group 1, while Italy is the automatic qualifier from Group 2 and defending WWC champion Norway from Group 3. They join Brazil, China, Japan, North Korea and the United States in the 16-team field.
