Having earned their first ever FIFA Women's World Cup win en route to a maiden knockout stage appearance in Canada three years ago, Korea Republic have now qualified for successive World Cups for the first time.

They will return to the global stage with a relative wealth of experience. The nine most capped players in the team's history are all still active, and team leaders like Cho So-hyun and Ji So-yun have broken the 100-game barrier despite being aged just 30 and 27 respectively.

Cho and Ji are the team's key duo, but Lee Min-a - the 2017 Korean Player of the Year now plying her trade in Japan - also enjoyed a terrific AFC Women's Asian Cup Jordan 2018, contributing three memorable goals.

Crowned the AFC Women's Player of the Year 2018 on Wednesday, Wang Shuang said the award has motivated her to aim higher.

"This is just the beginning. I am highly motivated after winning the AFC Player of the Year award.

"There is still so much to do and I will take it step-by-step," said Wang Shuang upon returning to her club Paris St Germain.

New Zealand became the 24th and final nation to seal their ticket to the global Finals after they defeated Fiji 8-0 to lift the OFC Women's Nations Cup on Saturday.

They are joined by Cameroon, who defeated Mali 4-2 on Friday to secure qualification with a third place finish at the Women's Africa Cup of Nations in Ghana.

A fruitful 36-minute period in the second half produced all five goals, three of which were supplied by an imperious Caitlin Foord, with Sam Kerr and substitute Emily Gielnik adding one apiece to end a three-game winless run for Asia's highest ranked side,

The victory ensured Australia ended their 2018 schedule with a win, with the FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 official draw to come next month.