Africa (CAF)

(8 teams competing for 1 berth)

Qualified:  Nigeria

The one African team to qualify to the World Cup was the winner of the 1995 CAF Women's Championship, Nigeria. Nigeria won the tournament by defeating South Africa 11–2 on aggregate in a two-leg final.

Final Round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Nigeria	11–2	South Africa	4–1	7–1

4 March 1995

Nigeria	4–1	South Africa

Ibadan, Nigeria

18 March 1995

South Africa	1–7	Nigeria

Johannesburg, South Africa

Nigeria qualified for the World Cup.

Asia (AFC)

(4 teams competing for 2 berths)

Qualified:  China –  Japan

The two Asian teams to qualify to the World Cup were the two finalists of the women's football tournament at the 1994 Asian Games. The tournament took place in Hiroshima, Japan from 3–12 October and consisted of 4 teams.

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD  Japan 7 3 2 1 0 9 1 8  China 7 3 2 1 0 8 1 7  Chinese Taipei 3 3 1 0 2 2 8 -6  South Korea 0 3 0 0 3 0 9 -9 Final 12 October 18:00 Japan  0–2  China Chen Yufeng 21' Sun Wen 47' Takegahana Stadium, Fukuyama

China and Japan qualified for the World Cup

Europe (UEFA)

(30 teams competing for 4 berths, host Sweden qualifies automatically)

Qualified:  Sweden –  England –  Germany –  Norway –  Denmark

The third official edition of the UEFA Women's Championship served also as UEFA's qualifying tournament for the World Cup. Out of the 29 teams participating in the tournament, the qualifiers were the four semi-finalists - Sweden (qualified as host of the World Cup), England, Germany and Norway - and the best quarter-final loser - Denmark.

Tournament bracket

	Semifinals							Final
	England		1	1	2
	Germany		4	2	6
								Germany		3	—1	3
								Sweden		2	—	2
	Norway		4	1	5
	Sweden		3	4	7

• ¹ No second leg was played.

Final

26 March 1995

Germany	3–2	Sweden
Meinert 33' Prinz 64' Wiegmann 85'		Andersson 6' Andelén 89'

Fritz-Walter-Stadion, Kaiserslautern

Attendance: 8 500

Referee: Ilkka Koho (Finland)

England, Germany, Norway and Denmark qualified for the World Cup. Sweden qualified automatically as hosts.

North, Central America & the Caribbean (CONCACAF)

(5 teams competing for 2 berths)

Qualified:  United States –  Canada

The 1994 CONCACAF's Women's Championship determined the CONCACAF's two qualifiers for the FIFA Women's World Cup 1995 — the winner the United States and the runner-up Canada. The tournament took place in Montreal, Quebec, Canada between 13 & 21 August 1994.

Final standings

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
United States	12	4	4	0	0	36	1
Canada	9	4	3	0	1	18	6
Mexico	4	4	1	1	2	6	19
Trinidad and Tobago	4	4	1	1	2	6	20
Jamaica	0	4	0	0	4	2	22

United States and Canada qualified for the World Cup.

Oceania (OFC)

Qualified:  Australia

The OFC was the only one of the six FIFA confederations to hold a specified qualifying competition.

Only three teams participated in the tournament which took place in Papua New Guinea between 14 & 20 October 1994: Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea. The teams played in a round-robin tournament in which each team played 2 matches against each opponent, and in which the qualifier would be the team who finished first.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Note
Australia	4	3	0	1	13	2	+11	9	Champions and qualified for 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup
New Zealand	4	3	0	1	10	2	+8	9
Papua New Guinea	4	0	0	4	0	19	–19	0

South America (CONMEBOL)

Qualified:  Brazil

The second edition of the Sudamericano Femenino (Women's South American Championship) in 1995 determined the CONMEBOL's qualifier. Brazil won the tournament.

Final standings

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
Brazil	12	4	4	0	0	42	1
Argentina	9	4	3	0	1	18	9
Chile	4	4	1	1	2	14	9
Ecuador	4	4	1	1	2	9	21
Bolivia	0	4	0	0	4	1	44

Final

22 January 1995

Brazil	2–0	Argentina

Brazil

Brazil qualified for the World Cup.