2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)

2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)

Tournament details
Dates	3 March 2026 (2026-03-03) – 5 December 2026 (2026-12-05)
Teams	53 (from 1 confederation)
Women's Nations League ← 2025 2027 → Women's World Cup qualifying ← 2023 2031→

The European qualifying tournament for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup to determine the UEFA teams that will qualify directly for the final tournament and for the inter-confederation play-offs will take place from February to December 2026. ^[1] The results from the first phase of qualification will also be used to determine the leagues for the 2027 UEFA Women's Nations League. ^{[1] [2]}

Format

On 24 September 2024, UEFA approved the initial regulations and tentative match schedule for qualification. Following FIFA's confirmation of qualification slots, UEFA finalized the regulations for qualification which will occur over two phases: ^[2]

• League phase: The teams entering qualification will be divided into three leagues based on the 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League overall phase rankings (Regulations Article 21): ^[2]
  • League A will consist of the teams ranked 1–16 to be drawn into four groups of four teams each.
  • League B will consist of the teams ranked 17–32 to be drawn into four groups of four teams each.
  • League C will consist of the remaining teams to be drawn into three groups of four teams each and three groups of three teams each; the number and sizes of groups may change based upon the number of teams entering qualification.

All groups will play a league format, playing all other teams at home and away (Regulations Article 22). ^[2] The League A group winners will qualify directly for the Women's World Cup, and two rounds of play-offs will determine the remaining direct qualification slots and the inter-confederation play-offs representatives (Regulations Articles 27.01–27.02). ^[2]

• Play-off phase: Teams will be drawn into paths to play two rounds of home-and-away knockout matches (Regulations Articles 27.03–27.08): ^[2]
  • Round 1:
    • Path 1 will consist of the runners-up and third-place teams from League A competing against the group winners and two best-ranked runners-up from League C. The League A teams will be seeded and will play the second leg at home.
    • Path 2 will consist of the fourth-place teams from League A and League B group winners competing against the runners-up and third-place teams from League B. The League A fourth-place teams and League B group winners will be seeded and play the second leg at home.
    • The winners of each two-legged tie will advance to Round 2.
  • Round 2: The round 1 path 1 winners will compete against the round 1 path 2 winners. The path 1 winners will be seeded and will play the second leg at home.

The seven round 2 winners with the best overall league-phase final rankings will qualify directly for the Women's World Cup, and the remaining round 2 winner will advance to the inter-confederation play-offs.

The league phase will also determine the composition of the 2027 UEFA Women's Nations League, which uses an identical league structure. The group winners of League B and League C will be promoted to the higher league for that competition, while the fourth-place teams in Leagues A and League B, as well as the two lowest-ranked third-place teams in League B, will be relegated to the lower league. ^{[1] [2]}

Tiebreakers

During the league phase, teams will be ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If teams are tied on points, tiebreaking criteria will be applied (Regulations Article 23): ^[2]

1. higher number of points obtained in matches among the tied teams;
2. greater goal difference obtained in matches among the tied teams;
3. greater number of goals scored in matches among the tied teams;
4. if teams remain tied, then criteria a–c are reapplied only to those teams that remain tied;

If teams still remain tied, then the following criteria are applied only to those teams that remain tied:

5. greater goal difference in all league phase matches;
6. greater number of goals scored in all league phase matches;
7. greater number of away goals scored in all league phase matches;
8. greater number of wins in all league phase matches;
9. greater number of away wins in all league phase matches;
10. lower total of disciplinary points obtained by players and team officials in all league phase matches:
    1. Yellow card: 1 point;
    2. Second yellow card/indirect red card: 3 points;
    3. Direct red card: 3 points;
11. higher position in the 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League overall phase rankings

Schedule

The draw and match schedule is below. ^{[1] [3]}

Stage	Round	Dates
League phase	Draw	4 November 2025
	Matchday 1	3 March 2026
	Matchday 2	7 March 2026
	Matchday 3	14 April 2026
	Matchday 4	18 April 2026
	Matchday 5	5 June 2026
	Matchday 6	9 June 2026
Play-offs	Round 1 & Round 2 draw	24 June 2026
	Round 1 (two legs)	7–13 October 2026
	Round 2 (two legs)	26 November – 5 December 2026

Teams

Fifty-three nations were eligible to submit entries to compete in qualification.

Gibraltar and Liechtenstein will enter World Cup qualifying for the first time, having participated in their first official competitive international tournament in the preceding Women's Nations League.

San Marino does not field a senior women's national team, ^[4] and Russia were suspended indefinitely in February 2022 from participating in UEFA and FIFA competitions due to their country's invasion of Ukraine ^[5] and were excluded by UEFA from the list of participants. ^[6]

Teams were split into leagues based on the 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League overall phase rankings. ^{[1] [2]}

Teams will be divided into four pots of four teams in Leagues A and B, and three pots of six teams and one pot of three teams in League C. The seedings, pots, and draw procedure were confirmed by UEFA on 30 October 2025. ^[3]

Key

	Promoted after 2025 Women's Nations League
	Relegated after 2025 Women's Nations League
*	Participated in promotion/relegation play-offs

League A Pot Team Prv Rank 1   France 1   Germany 2   Spain 3   Sweden 4 2   Netherlands 5   England 6   Italy 7   Norway 8 3   Denmark [a] * 9   Austria [a] * 10   Iceland [a] * 11   Poland 12 4   Slovenia 13   Serbia 14   Ukraine 15   Republic of Ireland [a] * 16	League B Pot Team Prv Rank 1   Belgium [a] * 17   Portugal 18   Wales 19   Switzerland 20 2   Scotland 21   Czech Republic [a] * 22   Finland [a] * 23   Northern Ireland [a] * 24 3   Albania [b] * 25   Turkey [b] * 26   Slovakia 27   Israel 28 4   Luxembourg 29   Malta 30   Montenegro 31   Latvia 32	League C Pot Team Prv Rank 1   Bosnia and Herzegovina 33   Hungary 34   Romania 35   Belarus 36   Croatia 37   Greece 38 2   Cyprus [b] * 39   Kosovo [b] * 40   Azerbaijan 41   Faroe Islands 42   Kazakhstan 43   Estonia 44 3   Lithuania 45   Armenia 46   Bulgaria 47   Moldova 48   North Macedonia 49   Georgia 50 4   Andorra 51   Liechtenstein 52   Gibraltar 53
Did not enter Team Rank   San Marino —	Banned from entering Team Rank   Russia —

1. Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Northern Ireland, and Republic of Ireland participated in the League A vs League B promotion/relegation matches in October 2025 to determine each team's league allocation.
2. Albania, Cyprus, Kosovo, and Turkey participated in the League B vs League C promotion/relegation matches in October 2025 to determine each team's league allocation.

League phase

Teams will play home-and-away matches against each other team in their group.

Draw

The league phase draw will take place at 13:00 CET on 4 November 2025. ^[3]

The following draw conditions were announced: ^{[2] [3]}

• For political reasons, matches between the pairs of Armenia–Azerbaijan and Bosnia and Herzegovina–Kosovo are prohibited. No other political prohibitions are required due to the involved teams being in different leagues.
• Teams that played in three-team groups in the 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League C — Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Estonia, Kosovo, Lithuania, and North Macedonia — will be drawn into four-team groups whenever possible.
• Due to winter venue restrictions, a maximum of two of Iceland (Pot A3), Norway (Pot A2), and Sweden (Pot A1) can be drawn into the same group.

The draw will proceed as follows: ^[3]

• League C: Teams from Pot 1 will be drawn into Groups C1 through C6, in order. The same procedure will occur with Pots 2 and 3, unless a draw condition requires placement in a different group. Pot 4 teams will then be drawn to Groups C1 through C3.
• League B: Teams from Pots 1 through 4 will be drawn into Groups B1 through B4, in order. There are no identified draw conditions for League B.
• League A: Teams from Pots 1 through 4 will be drawn into Groups A1 through A4, in order, unless the winter venue restriction requires Iceland be placed in a different group.

League A

Main article: 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA League A

Group winners will qualify for the final tournament in Brazil. All other teams will advance to the play-off phase. All fourth-place teams will be relegated to 2027 UEFA Women's Nations League B.

Group A1

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation		A1A	A1B	A1C	A1D
1	A1A	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification to 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup		—	TBD	TBD	TBD
2	A1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to play-offs		TBD	—	TBD	TBD
3	A1C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			TBD	TBD	—	TBD
4	A1D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to play-offs and relegation to League B		TBD	TBD	TBD	—

First match(es) will be played: 3 March 2026. Source: UEFA

Group A2

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation		A2A	A2B	A2C	A2D
1	A2A	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification to 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup		—	TBD	TBD	TBD
2	A2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to play-offs		TBD	—	TBD	TBD
3	A2C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			TBD	TBD	—	TBD
4	A2D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to play-offs and relegation to League B		TBD	TBD	TBD	—

First match(es) will be played: 3 March 2026. Source: UEFA

Group A3

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation		A3A	A3B	A3C	A3D
1	A3A	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification to 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup		—	TBD	TBD	TBD
2	A3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to play-offs		TBD	—	TBD	TBD
3	A3C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			TBD	TBD	—	TBD
4	A3D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to play-offs and relegation to League B		TBD	TBD	TBD	—

First match(es) will be played: 3 March 2026. Source: UEFA

Group A4

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation		A4A	A4B	A4C	A4D
1	A4A	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification to 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup		—	TBD	TBD	TBD
2	A4B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to play-offs		TBD	—	TBD	TBD
3	A4C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			TBD	TBD	—	TBD
4	A4D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to play-offs and relegation to League B		TBD	TBD	TBD	—

First match(es) will be played: 3 March 2026. Source: UEFA

League B

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

Group winners, runners-up, and third-place teams will advance to the play-off phase. All group winners will be promoted to 2027 UEFA Women's Nations League A, and all fourth-place teams and the two lowest-ranked third-place teams will be relegated to 2027 UEFA Women's Nations League C.

Group B1

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation		B1A	B1B	B1C	B1D
1	B1A	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to play-offs and promotion to League A		—	TBD	TBD	TBD
2	B1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to play-offs		TBD	—	TBD	TBD
3	B1C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to play-offs and possible relegation to League C		TBD	TBD	—	TBD
4	B1D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation to League C		TBD	TBD	TBD	—

First match(es) will be played: 3 March 2026. Source: UEFA

Group B2

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation		B2A	B2B	B2C	B2D
1	B2A	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to play-offs and promotion to League A		—	TBD	TBD	TBD
2	B2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to play-offs		TBD	—	TBD	TBD
3	B2C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to play-offs and possible relegation to League C		TBD	TBD	—	TBD
4	B2D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation to League C		TBD	TBD	TBD	—

First match(es) will be played: 3 March 2026. Source: UEFA

Group B3

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation		B3A	B3B	B3C	B3D
1	B3A	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to play-offs and promotion to League A		—	TBD	TBD	TBD
2	B3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to play-offs		TBD	—	TBD	TBD
3	B3C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to play-offs and possible relegation to League C		TBD	TBD	—	TBD
4	B3D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation to League C		TBD	TBD	TBD	—

First match(es) will be played: 3 March 2026. Source: UEFA

Group B4

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation		B4A	B4B	B4C	B4D
1	B4A	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to play-offs and promotion to League A		—	TBD	TBD	TBD
2	B4B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to play-offs		TBD	—	TBD	TBD
3	B4C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to play-offs and possible relegation to League C		TBD	TBD	—	TBD
4	B4D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation to League C		TBD	TBD	TBD	—

First match(es) will be played: 3 March 2026. Source: UEFA

Ranking of third-place teams

Pos	Grp	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Relegation
1	B1	Group B1 third place	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	B2	Group B2 third place	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	B3	Group B3 third place	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation to League C
4	B4	Group B4 third place	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: 3 March 2026. Source: UEFA

League C

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

Group winners and the two best-ranked runners-up will advance to the play-off phase. All group winners will also be promoted to 2027 UEFA Women's Nations League B.

Group C1

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or qualification		C1A	C1B	C1C	C1D
1	C1A	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to play-offs and promotion to League B		—	TBD	TBD	TBD
2	C1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Possibly advance to play-offs		TBD	—	TBD	TBD
3	C1C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			TBD	TBD	—	TBD
4	C1D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			TBD	TBD	TBD	—

First match(es) will be played: 3 March 2026. Source: UEFA

Group C2

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or qualification		C2A	C2B	C2C	C2D
1	C2A	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to play-offs and promotion to League B		—	TBD	TBD	TBD
2	C2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Possibly advance to play-offs		TBD	—	TBD	TBD
3	C2C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			TBD	TBD	—	TBD
4	C2D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			TBD	TBD	TBD	—

First match(es) will be played: 3 March 2026. Source: UEFA

Group C3

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or qualification		C3A	C3B	C3C	C3D
1	C3A	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to play-offs and promotion to League B		—	TBD	TBD	TBD
2	C3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Possibly advance to play-offs		TBD	—	TBD	TBD
3	C3C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			TBD	TBD	—	TBD
4	C3D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			TBD	TBD	TBD	—

First match(es) will be played: 3 March 2026. Source: UEFA

Group C4

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or qualification		C4A	C4B	C4C
1	C4A	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to play-offs and promotion to League B		—	TBD	TBD
2	C4B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Possibly advance to play-offs		TBD	—	TBD
3	C4C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			TBD	TBD	—

First match(es) will be played: 3 March 2026. Source: UEFA

Group C5

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or qualification		C5A	C5B	C5C
1	C5A	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to play-offs and promotion to League B		—	TBD	TBD
2	C5B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Possibly advance to play-offs		TBD	—	TBD
3	C5C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			TBD	TBD	—

First match(es) will be played: 3 March 2026. Source: UEFA

Group C6

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or qualification		C6A	C6B	C6C
1	C6A	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to play-offs and promotion to League B		—	TBD	TBD
2	C6B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Possibly advance to play-offs		TBD	—	TBD
3	C6C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			TBD	TBD	—

First match(es) will be played: 3 March 2026. Source: UEFA

Ranking of runners-up

Pos	Grp	Team [A] v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	C1	C1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to play-offs
2	C2	C2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	C3	C3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	C4	C4B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	C5	C5B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	C6	C6B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: 3 March 2026. Source: UEFA

1. Due to differing group sizes, matches against fourth-place teams are discounted.

Overall league rankings

At the conclusion of the league phase, teams will be ranked according to the following criteria (Regulations Article 24.01): ^[2]

1. group position (i.e. all group winners will be ranked above all group runners-up in the same league, etc.);
2. higher number of points;
3. greater goal difference in all league matches;
4. greater number of goals scored in all league matches;
5. greater number of away goals scored in all league matches;
6. greater number of wins in all league matches;
7. greater number of away wins in all league matches;
8. lower total of disciplinary points obtained by players and team officials in all league phase matches:
   1. Yellow card: 1 point;
   2. Second yellow card/indirect red card: 3 points;
   3. Direct red card: 3 points;
9. higher position in the 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League overall phase rankings

League A Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1 A1A 0 0 2 A2A 0 0 3 A3A 0 0 4 A4A 0 0 5 A1B 0 0 6 A2B 0 0 7 A3B 0 0 8 A4B 0 0 9 A1C 0 0 10 A2C 0 0 11 A3C 0 0 12 A4C 0 0 13 A1D 0 0 14 A2D 0 0 15 A3D 0 0 16 A4D 0 0 First match(es) will be played: 3 March 2026. Source: UEFA

League B Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 17 B1A 0 0 18 B2A 0 0 19 B3A 0 0 20 B4A 0 0 21 B1B 0 0 22 B2B 0 0 23 B3B 0 0 24 B4B 0 0 25 B1C 0 0 26 B2C 0 0 27 B3C 0 0 28 B4C 0 0 29 B1D 0 0 30 B2D 0 0 31 B3D 0 0 32 B4D 0 0 First match(es) will be played: 3 March 2026. Source: UEFA

League C [α] Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 33 C1A 0 0 34 C2A 0 0 35 C3A 0 0 36 C4A 0 0 37 C5A 0 0 38 C6A 0 0 39 C1B 0 0 40 C2B 0 0 41 C3B 0 0 42 C4B 0 0 43 C5B 0 0 44 C6B 0 0 45 C1C 0 0 46 C2C 0 0 47 C3C 0 0 48 C4C 0 0 49 C5C 0 0 50 C6C 0 0 51 C1D 0 0 52 C2D 0 0 53 C3D 0 0 First match(es) will be played: 3 March 2026. Source: UEFA

1. Due to differing group sizes in League C, matches against fourth-place teams are discounted when calculating the final rankings of the group winners, runners-up, and third-place teams.

Play-off phase

Main article: 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA play-offs

Draws

The draws for both play-off rounds are scheduled to take place on 24 June 2026, with draw procedures still to be announced. ^[1]

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