2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA League B

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2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA League B
Tournament details
Dates3 March 2026 (2026-03-03) – 9 June 2026 (2026-06-09)
Teams16
Women's Nations League
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Women's World Cup qualifying
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League B of the Women's European Qualifiers will determine twelve of the teams to advance to the play-off phase. [1]

Contents

Format

The teams ranked 17–32 in the 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League overall phase ranking will be drawn into four groups of four teams each. Each group will be contested in a league format where each team plays each other team at home and away.

All group winners, runners-up, and third-place teams will advance to the play-off phase. In addition, the four group winners will be promoted to League A, while all fourth-place teams and the two lowest-ranked third-place teams will be relegated to League C, for the following 2027 UEFA Women's Nations League. [1] [2]

Schedule

The match schedule will be as follows: [2]

MatchdayDate
Matchday 13 March 2026
Matchday 27 March 2026
Matchday 314 April 2026
Matchday 418 April 2026
Matchday 55 June 2026
Matchday 69 June 2026

Seeding

Teams were allocated to League B according to the 2025 Women's Nations League overall phase rankings and were seeded into four pots of four teams. The draw for the league phase took place on 4 November 2025 at 13:00 CET. [2]

Pot 1
TeamRank
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium [a] 17
Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal 18
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 19
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 20
Pot 2
TeamRank
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 21
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic [a] 22
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland [a] 23
Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland [a] 24
Pot 3
TeamRank
Flag of Albania.svg  Albania [b] 25
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey [b] 26
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 27
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 28
Pot 4
TeamRank
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 29
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 30
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 31
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 32
  1. 1 2 3 4 Belgium, Czech Republic, Finland, and Northern Ireland participated in the League A vs League B promotion/relegation matches in October 2025 to determine each team's league allocation.
  2. 1 2 Albania and Turkey participated in the League B vs League C promotion/relegation matches in October 2025 to determine each team's league allocation.

Groups

The fixture list will be confirmed by UEFA following the draw. Times are CET/CEST, [note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Group B1

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Flag of Albania.svg Flag of Montenegro.svg
1Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 00000000Advance to play-offs and promotion to League A — 9 Jun 14 Apr 7 Mar
2Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 00000000Advance to play-offs 3 Mar — 5 Jun 14 Apr
3Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 00000000Advance to play-offs and possible relegation to League C 18 Apr 7 Mar — 9 Jun
4Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 00000000Relegation to League C 5 Jun 18 Apr 3 Mar —
First match(es) will be played: 3 March 2026. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svgvFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Montenegro  Flag of Montenegro.svgvFlag of Albania.svg  Albania
Albania  Flag of Albania.svgvFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svgvFlag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro
Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svgvFlag of Albania.svg  Albania
Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svgvFlag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro
Montenegro  Flag of Montenegro.svgvFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Albania  Flag of Albania.svgvFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Montenegro  Flag of Montenegro.svgvFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svgvFlag of Albania.svg  Albania
Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svgvFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Albania  Flag of Albania.svgvFlag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro

Group B2

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Ulster Banner.svg Flag of Turkey.svg Flag of Malta.svg
1Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 00000000Advance to play-offs and promotion to League A — 3 Mar 14 Apr 5 Jun
2Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 00000000Advance to play-offs 9 Jun — 7 Mar 14 Apr
3Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 00000000Advance to play-offs and possible relegation to League C 18 Apr 5 Jun — 3 Mar
4Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 00000000Relegation to League C 7 Mar 18 Apr 9 Jun —
First match(es) will be played: 3 March 2026. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svgvUlster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svgvFlag of Malta.svg  Malta
Northern Ireland  Ulster Banner.svgvFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Malta  Flag of Malta.svgvFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svgvFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Northern Ireland  Ulster Banner.svgvFlag of Malta.svg  Malta
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svgvFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Malta  Flag of Malta.svgvUlster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svgvFlag of Malta.svg  Malta
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svgvUlster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland  Ulster Banner.svgvFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Malta  Flag of Malta.svgvFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey

Group B3

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation Flag of Portugal (official).svg Flag of Finland.svg Flag of Slovakia.svg Flag of Latvia.svg
1Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal 00000000Advance to play-offs and promotion to League A — 3 Mar 7 Mar 5 Jun
2Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 00000000Advance to play-offs 9 Jun — 14 Apr 7 Mar
3Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 00000000Advance to play-offs and possible relegation to League C 18 Apr 5 Jun — 3 Mar
4Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 00000000Relegation to League C 14 Apr 18 Apr 9 Jun —
First match(es) will be played: 3 March 2026. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Portugal  Flag of Portugal (official).svgvFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svgvFlag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
Portugal  Flag of Portugal (official).svgvFlag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
Finland  Flag of Finland.svgvFlag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
Finland  Flag of Finland.svgvFlag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svgvFlag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal
Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svgvFlag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal
Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svgvFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
Portugal  Flag of Portugal (official).svgvFlag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svgvFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
Finland  Flag of Finland.svgvFlag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal
Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svgvFlag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia

Group B4

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Flag of Scotland.svg Flag of Israel.svg Flag of Luxembourg.svg
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 00000000Advance to play-offs and promotion to League A — 18 Apr 7 Mar 5 Jun
2Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 00000000Advance to play-offs 14 Apr — 5 Jun 7 Mar
3Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 00000000Advance to play-offs and possible relegation to League C 3 Mar 9 Jun — 14 Apr
4Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 00000000Relegation to League C 9 Jun 3 Mar 18 Apr —
First match(es) will be played: 3 March 2026. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Israel  Flag of Israel.svgvFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
[note 2]
Luxembourg  Flag of Luxembourg.svgvFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svgvFlag of Israel.svg  Israel
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svgvFlag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svgvFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Israel  Flag of Israel.svgvFlag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svgvFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Luxembourg  Flag of Luxembourg.svgvFlag of Israel.svg  Israel
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svgvFlag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svgvFlag of Israel.svg  Israel
Israel  Flag of Israel.svgvFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Luxembourg  Flag of Luxembourg.svgvFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium

Ranking of third-placed teams

PosGrpTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsRelegation
1 B1 Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 00000000
2 B2 Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 00000000
3 B3 Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 00000000Relegation to League C
4 B4 Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 00000000
First match(es) will be played: 3 March 2026. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Overall standings

PosGrpTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPts
17 B1 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 00000000
18 B2 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 00000000
19 B3 Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal 00000000
20 B4 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 00000000
21 B1 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 00000000
22 B2 Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 00000000
23 B3 Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 00000000
24 B4 Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 00000000
25 B1 Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 00000000
26 B2 Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 00000000
27 B3 Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 00000000
28 B4 Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 00000000
29 B1 Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 00000000
30 B2 Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 00000000
31 B3 Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 00000000
32 B4 Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 00000000
First match(es) will be played: 3 March 2026. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Notes

  1. ↑ CET (UTC+1) for matches until 29 March 2026 (matchdays 1–2), and CEST (UTC+2) for matches thereafter (matchdays 3–6).
  2. 1 2 3 Due to the Gaza war, Israel are required to play their home matches at neutral venues until further notice. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Regulations of the 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League and 2026 Women's European Qualifiers for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup". UEFA. 16 December 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 "Women's European Qualifiers for 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup: League stage draw". UEFA.com. 30 October 2025. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
  3. ↑ "European Qualifier match between Belgium and Sweden declared abandoned with half-time result confirmed as final". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
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