The FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027 in Brazil is heating the road! The best women’s national teams are preparing to enjoy an exciting qualification process.
This time around, UEFA has provided a league-based system that ensures that every match counts. The qualifiers will also bring benefits such as promotion, relegation, and high-stakes playoffs that will keep fans across the world on the edge of their seats during FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027.
How the Qualifiers Work?
The qualifiers will commence in March 2026 up to December 2026. The division for FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027 is made on the basis of the results of the 2025 UEFA Women’s Nations League, which divides the teams into League A, B, and C.
- League A: There are 16 top teams, which will automatically qualify for the group wins, others move to the playoffs.
- League B: The average teams struggle to get promotion and a playoff position.
- League C: Weaker clubs striving to gain promotion and opportunities for playoffs.
Playoffs involve two rounds of home and away knockouts. With that the final direct qualifiers gets determined and the teams that will play the inter-confederation playoffs.
The 2027 UEFA Women’s Nations League is impacted by promotion and relegation.
Qualifying Groups for FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027
The qualifying groups for the 2027 tournament are:
Index:
- Rise – Promoted after the 2025 Women’s Nations League
- Fall – Relegated after 2025 Women’s Nations League
- * – Participated in promotion/relegation play-offs
League A
Pot | Team | Status | 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 | Rise | 12 | |
4 | Slovenia | Rise | 13 |
Serbia | Rise | 14 | |
Ukraine | Rise | 15 | |
Republic of Ireland[a] | Rise* | 16 |
League B
Pot | Team | Status | Rank |
1 | Belgium[a] | Fall* | 17 |
Portugal | Fall | 18 | |
Wales | Fall | 19 | |
Switzerland | Fall | 20 | |
2 | Scotland | Fall | 21 |
Czech Republic[a] | * | 22 | |
Finland[a] | * | 23 | |
Northern Ireland[a] | * | 24 | |
3 | Albania[b] | * | 25 |
Turkey[b] | * | 26 | |
Slovakia | Rise | 27 | |
Israel | Rise | 28 | |
4 | Luxembourg | Rise | 29 |
Malta | Rise | 30 | |
Montenegro | Rise | 31 | |
Latvia | Rise | 32 |
League C
Pot | Team | Status | Rank |
1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Fall | 33 |
Hungary | Fall | 34 | |
Romania | Fall | 35 | |
Belarus | Fall | 36 | |
Croatia | Fall | 37 | |
Greece | Fall | 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 | - |
Dates and Schedule
The UEFA qualifiers for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027 are scheduled as follows:
Stage | Round | Dates |
League phase | Draw | November 4, 2025 |
Matchday 1 | March 3, 2026 | |
Matchday 2 | March 7, 2026 | |
Matchday 3 | April 14, 2026 | |
Matchday 4 | April 18, 2026 | |
Matchday 5 | June 5, 2026 | |
Matchday 6 | June 9, 2026 | |
Play-offs | Round 1 & Round 2 draw | June 24, 2026 |
Round 1 (two legs) | 7-13 October 2026 | |
Round 2 (two legs) | 26 November - 5 December 2026 |
Amit Mishra’s Take
The road to the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027 is very exciting, thanks to the UEFA qualifiers. League play guarantees that all matches matter and nations on the rise, such as Poland, Slovenia, and Slovakia, get an opportunity to shine.
In the meantime, the elite English teams are competing to secure direct World Cup places, and both promotion and relegation are very competitive. It will be close and high-stakes games, and the finals will determine the real winners who deserve to be in Brazil.
These leagues also reward regular performance in the system, which keeps women’s football developing and competitive each season.
