Africa
The 2006 Women's African Football Championship functioned as a qualifying tournament. Originally, this tournament was scheduled to be held in Gabon, but due to "organisational reasons" Gabon withdrew from hosting the competition. 32 teams entered the African Championships and competed for the two available spots, but six withdrew during the qualifying session.
On 7 November 2006, Nigeria and Ghana qualified by virtue of winning their semifinal matches.
Read more about this topic: 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup Qualification
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—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)