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

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2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA League C
Tournament details
Dates3 March – 9 June 2026 (2026-03-03 – 2026-06-09)
Teams21
Women's Nations League
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League C of the Women's European Qualifiers will determine eight of the teams to advance to the play-off phase. [1]

Contents

Format

The teams ranked 33–53 in the 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League overall phase ranking will be drawn into three groups of four teams each and three groups of three teams each. Each group will be contested in a league format where each team plays each other team at home and away.

Group winners and the two highest-ranked runners-up will advance to the play-off phase. In addition, the six group winners will be promoted to League B 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 C according to the 2025 Women's Nations League overall phase rankings and were seeded into three pots of six teams and one pot of three teams. The draw for the league phase took place on 4 November 2025 at 13:00 CET. [2]

Pot 1
TeamRank
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 33
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 34
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 35
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 36
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 37
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 38
Pot 2
TeamRank
Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus [a] 39
Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo [a] 40
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 41
Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands 42
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 43
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 44
Pot 3
TeamRank
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 45
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 46
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 47
Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 48
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 49
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 50
Pot 4
TeamRank
Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra 51
Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein 52
Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar 53
  1. 1 2 Cyprus and Kosovo 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 C1

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or qualification Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Flag of Estonia.svg Flag of Lithuania.svg Flag of Liechtenstein.svg
1Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 00000000Advance to play-offs and promotion to League B — 3 Mar 5 Jun 7 Mar
2Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 00000000Possibly advance to play-offs 9 Jun — 18 Apr 14 Apr
3Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 00000000 14 Apr 7 Mar — 9 Jun
4Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein 00000000 18 Apr 5 Jun 3 Mar —
First match(es) will be played: 3 March 2026. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Bosnia and Herzegovina  Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svgvFlag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
Liechtenstein  Flag of Liechtenstein.svgvFlag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
Bosnia and Herzegovina  Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svgvFlag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein
Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania.svgvFlag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
Estonia  Flag of Estonia.svgvFlag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein
Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania.svgvFlag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Estonia  Flag of Estonia.svgvFlag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
Liechtenstein  Flag of Liechtenstein.svgvFlag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina  Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svgvFlag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
Liechtenstein  Flag of Liechtenstein.svgvFlag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
Estonia  Flag of Estonia.svgvFlag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania.svgvFlag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein

Group C2

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or qualification Flag of Croatia.svg Flag of Kosovo.svg Flag of Bulgaria.svg Flag of Gibraltar.svg
1Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 00000000Advance to play-offs and promotion to League B — 7 Mar 9 Jun 18 Apr
2Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo 00000000Possibly advance to play-offs 5 Jun — 18 Apr 3 Mar
3Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 00000000 3 Mar 14 Apr — 5 Jun
4Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar 00000000 14 Apr 9 Jun 7 Mar —
First match(es) will be played: 3 March 2026. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Kosovo  Flag of Kosovo.svgvFlag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar
Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svgvFlag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svgvFlag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo
Gibraltar  Flag of Gibraltar.svgvFlag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svgvFlag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo
Gibraltar  Flag of Gibraltar.svgvFlag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svgvFlag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar
Kosovo  Flag of Kosovo.svgvFlag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Kosovo  Flag of Kosovo.svgvFlag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svgvFlag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar
Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svgvFlag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Gibraltar  Flag of Gibraltar.svgvFlag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo

Group C3

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or qualification Flag of Hungary.svg Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Flag of North Macedonia.svg Flag of Andorra.svg
1Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 00000000Advance to play-offs and promotion to League B — 7 Mar 18 Apr 9 Jun
2Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 00000000Possibly advance to play-offs 5 Jun — 3 Mar 18 Apr
3Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 00000000 14 Apr 9 Jun — 7 Mar
4Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra 00000000 3 Mar 14 Apr 5 Jun —
First match(es) will be played: 3 March 2026. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Azerbaijan  Flag of Azerbaijan.svgvFlag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia
Andorra  Flag of Andorra.svgvFlag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svgvFlag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
North Macedonia  Flag of North Macedonia.svgvFlag of Andorra.svg  Andorra
North Macedonia  Flag of North Macedonia.svgvFlag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Andorra  Flag of Andorra.svgvFlag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svgvFlag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia
Azerbaijan  Flag of Azerbaijan.svgvFlag of Andorra.svg  Andorra
Azerbaijan  Flag of Azerbaijan.svgvFlag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Andorra  Flag of Andorra.svgvFlag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svgvFlag of Andorra.svg  Andorra
North Macedonia  Flag of North Macedonia.svgvFlag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan

Group C4

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or qualification Flag of Greece.svg Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Flag of Georgia.svg
1Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 00000000Advance to play-offs and promotion to League B — 7 Mar 3 Mar
2Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands 00000000Possibly advance to play-offs 14 Apr — 18 Apr
3Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 00000000 9 Jun 5 Jun —
First match(es) will be played: 3 March 2026. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Greece  Flag of Greece.svgvFlag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
Greece  Flag of Greece.svgvFlag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands  Flag of the Faroe Islands.svgvFlag of Greece.svg  Greece
Faroe Islands  Flag of the Faroe Islands.svgvFlag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
Georgia  Flag of Georgia.svgvFlag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands
Georgia  Flag of Georgia.svgvFlag of Greece.svg  Greece

Group C5

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or qualification Flag of Romania.svg Flag of Cyprus.svg Flag of Moldova.svg
1Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 00000000Advance to play-offs and promotion to League B — 18 Apr 3 Mar
2Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 00000000Possibly advance to play-offs 7 Mar — 9 Jun
3Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 00000000 5 Jun 14 Apr —
First match(es) will be played: 3 March 2026. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Romania  Flag of Romania.svgvFlag of Moldova.svg  Moldova
Cyprus  Flag of Cyprus.svgvFlag of Romania.svg  Romania
Moldova  Flag of Moldova.svgvFlag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus
Romania  Flag of Romania.svgvFlag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus
Moldova  Flag of Moldova.svgvFlag of Romania.svg  Romania
Cyprus  Flag of Cyprus.svgvFlag of Moldova.svg  Moldova

Group C6

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or qualification Flag of Belarus.svg Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Flag of Armenia.svg
1Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 00000000Advance to play-offs and promotion to League B — 18 Apr 9 Jun
2Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 00000000Possibly advance to play-offs 7 Mar — 3 Mar
3Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 00000000 14 Apr 5 Jun —
First match(es) will be played: 3 March 2026. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svgvFlag of Armenia.svg  Armenia
Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svgvFlag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
Armenia  Flag of Armenia.svgvFlag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
Belarus  Flag of Belarus.svgvFlag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Attendance: 0 [note 2]
Armenia  Flag of Armenia.svgvFlag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Belarus  Flag of Belarus.svgvFlag of Armenia.svg  Armenia
Attendance: 0 [note 2]

Ranking of runners-up

PosGrpTeam [a]
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 C1 Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 00000000Advance to play-offs
2 C2 Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo 00000000
3 C3 Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 00000000
4 C4 Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands 00000000
5 C5 Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 00000000
6 C6 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 00000000
First match(es) will be played: 3 March 2026. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
  1. ↑ Due to differing group sizes, results against fourth-place teams are not considered when ranking runners-up.

Overall standings

PosGrpTeam [A]
PldWDLGFGAGDPts
33 C1 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 00000000
34 C2 Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 00000000
35 C3 Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 00000000
36 C4 Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 00000000
37 C5 Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 00000000
38 C6 Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 00000000
39 C1 Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 00000000
40 C2 Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo 00000000
41 C3 Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 00000000
42 C4 Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands 00000000
43 C5 Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 00000000
44 C6 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 00000000
45 C1 Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 00000000
46 C2 Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 00000000
47 C3 Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 00000000
48 C4 Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 00000000
49 C5 Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 00000000
50 C6 Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 00000000
51 C1 Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein 00000000
52 C2 Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar 00000000
53 C3 Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra 00000000
First match(es) will be played: 3 March 2026. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
  1. ↑ Due to differing group sizes in League C, results against fourth-place teams are not considered when ranking group winners, runners-up, and third-place teams.

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 4 Due to Belarusian involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Belarus are required to play their home matches at neutral venues, and behind closed doors, 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. ↑ "Belarus teams to play on neutral ground in UEFA competitions". UEFA . Union of European Football Associations. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
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