 After China won the second semi, the third-place play-off would see South Korea qualify with a 1-0 victory over Japan which meant Japan had to qualify via play-off against the third place team from CONCACAF (Mexico).Group A
Group B
Group C
Knockout stage (top two teams qualify for World Cup)

Like the previous edition, the Africa Women's Championship served as the tournament qualification for CAF members.The seven winners of the second qualifying round advanced to the final tournament