2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 3 facts for kids
The 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 3 was an exciting part of the journey for European teams hoping to play in the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. In the end, the Switzerland team played incredibly well and won the group! A player from Switzerland, Lara Dickenmann, was the top scorer in this group with 10 goals.
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What is the Women's World Cup?
The FIFA Women's World Cup is a super important international football tournament. It's like the Olympics for football teams! Teams from all over the world compete to see who is the best. It happens every four years, and it's a huge event for women's football.
How Teams Qualify for the World Cup
Before teams can play in the World Cup, they have to go through a special competition called "qualification." This is how teams earn their spot. In Europe, many national teams are divided into different groups. They play against each other, and only the best teams from these groups get to go to the World Cup.
Group 3: The Teams and Their Journey
Group 3 was one of these European qualification groups. Six teams played in this group:
- Switzerland
- Iceland
- Denmark
- Israel
- Serbia
- Malta
Each team played every other team twice, once at home and once away. This meant each team played 10 matches in total. They earned points for winning or drawing games. A win gave them 3 points, a draw gave 1 point, and a loss gave 0 points. The team with the most points at the end of all the games would win the group and qualify for the World Cup.
Group 3 Standings: Who Made It?
Here's how the teams finished in Group 3. This table shows how many games they played, won, drew, and lost, along with their goals and total points.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Switzerland |
10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 1 | +52 | 28 |
 Iceland |
10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 9 | +20 | 19 |
 Denmark |
10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 6 | +19 | 18 |
 Israel |
10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 27 | –18 | 12 |
 Serbia |
10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 34 | –18 | 10 |
 Malta |
10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 55 | –55 | 0 |
As you can see, Switzerland was the clear winner of Group 3! They won 9 out of their 10 games and only had one draw. They scored a lot of goals (53) and let in very few (only 1!). This amazing performance meant they earned their spot in the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.
