Asia
The 2006 AFC Women's Championship functioned as a qualifying tournament. The tournament was originally scheduled to be held in Japan, but after the Football Federation Australia moved from the Oceania Football Confederation to the Asian Football Confederation, the Australian team entered the qualifying series. They were awarded hosting rights in February 2006. The Championship took place between 16 July 2006 and 30 July 2006. Since China PR, the host nation of Women's World Cup 2007, proceeded to the final, another finalist, Australia and third-placed North Korea, were qualified for the World Cup finals. Fourth-placed Japan qualified for a play-off match with Mexico, the third-placed team from the 2006 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup.
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“I believe that the fundamental proposition is that we must recognize that the hostilities in Europe, in Africa, and in Asia are all parts of a single world conflict. We must, consequently, recognize that our interests are menaced both in Europe and in the Far East.”
—Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882–1945)
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—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
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—Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882–1945)