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
Dates26 February – 9 June 2026
Teams16
Women's Nations League
2025
2027
Women's World Cup qualifying
2031

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. Group winners, runners-up, and third-place teams will advance to the play-off phase.

Schedule

The match schedule is expected to be as follows: [2]

RoundDates
Matchdays 1 & 226 February – 7 March 2026
Matchdays 3 & 49–18 April 2026
Matchdays 5 & 63–9 June 2026

Group B1

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegationB1AB1BB1CB1D
1B1A00000000Advance to play-offs and promotion to League A TBD TBD TBD
2B1B00000000Advance to play-offs TBD TBD TBD
3B1C00000000Advance to play-offs and possible relegation to League C TBD TBD TBD
4B1D00000000Relegation to League C TBD TBD TBD
First match(es) will be played: February 2026. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Matches

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Group B2

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegationB2AB2BB2CB2D
1B2A00000000Advance to play-offs and promotion to League A TBD TBD TBD
2B2B00000000Advance to play-offs TBD TBD TBD
3B2C00000000Advance to play-offs and possible relegation to League C TBD TBD TBD
4B2D00000000Relegation to League C TBD TBD TBD
First match(es) will be played: February 2026. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Matches

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Group B3

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegationB3AB3BB3CB3D
1B3A00000000Advance to play-offs and promotion to League A TBD TBD TBD
2B3B00000000Advance to play-offs TBD TBD TBD
3B3C00000000Advance to play-offs and possible relegation to League C TBD TBD TBD
4B3D00000000Relegation to League C TBD TBD TBD
First match(es) will be played: February 2026. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Matches

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Group B4

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegationB4AB4BB4CB4D
1B4A00000000Advance to play-offs and promotion to League A TBD TBD TBD
2B4B00000000Advance to play-offs TBD TBD TBD
3B4C00000000Advance to play-offs and possible relegation to League C TBD TBD TBD
4B4D00000000Relegation to League C TBD TBD TBD
First match(es) will be played: February 2026. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Matches

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Ranking of third-placed teams

PosGrpTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsRelegation
1 B1 Group B1 third place00000000
2 B2 Group B2 third place00000000
3 B3 Group B3 third place00000000Relegation to League C
4 B4 Group B4 third place00000000
First match(es) will be played: February 2026. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Overall standings

PosGrpTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
17 B1 B1A00000000
18 B2 B2A00000000
19 B3 B3A00000000
20 B4 B4A00000000
21 B1 B1B00000000
22 B2 B2B00000000
23 B3 B3B00000000
24 B4 B4B00000000
25 B1 B1C00000000
26 B2 B2C00000000
27 B3 B3C00000000
28 B4 B4C00000000
29 B1 B1D00000000
30 B2 B2D00000000
31 B3 B3D00000000
32 B4 B4D00000000
First match(es) will be played: February 2026. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

References

  1. "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. "2025 UEFA Women's Nations League and 2026 Women's European Qualifiers for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup" (ZIP). UEFA Circular Letter. No. 53/2024. UEFA. 30 September 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.