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

2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA play-offs
Tournament details
Dates7 October – 5 December 2026 (2026-10-07 – 2026-12-05)
Teams32 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Goals scored0
Attendance0
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The play-off phase of UEFA qualification will determine the final seven European teams to directly qualify for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup and the single European representative at the inter-confederation play-offs.[1]

Format

Two rounds of home-and-away knockout matches will be held during the international windows in October 2026 and November–December 2026.[2]

  • Round 1: Thirty-two teams will advance from the league phase and be drawn into two paths to compete 7–13 October 2026.
    • Path 1: The runners-up and third-place teams from League A will be drawn against the group winners and two best-ranked runners-up from League C. The League A teams will be seeded and host the second legs of their respective ties.
    • Path 2: The fourth-place teams from League A and the group winners from League B will be drawn against the runners-up and third-place teams from League B. The fourth-place League A teams and League B group winners will be seeded and host the second legs of their respective ties.
  • Round 2: Sixteen teams will advance from Round 1. The winners from Path 1 will be drawn against the winners from Path 2 to compete 26 November – 5 December 2026. The Path 1 winners will be seeded and host the second legs of their respective ties. The winners will be sorted based on their overall league ranking, with the top seven winners qualifying for the Women's World Cup, and the lowest-ranked winner advancing to the inter-confederation play-offs.

The team scoring the most goals after two matches will win the tie. If the scores are even after normal time in the second leg, two 15-minute extra time periods will be played. If the scores are still even after extra time, the tie will be decided by kicks from the penalty spot (Regulations Article 28).[2]

Qualified teams

The following teams qualified for the play-offs. They are ordered according to their overall league ranking:

Round 1 Path 1

Seeded teams Unseeded teams
  1. 1st League A runner-up
  2. 2nd League A runner-up
  3. 3rd League A runner-up
  4. 4th League A runner-up
  5. 1st League A third-place
  6. 2nd League A third-place
  7. 3rd League A third-place
  8. 4th League A third-place
  1. 1st League C winner
  2. 2nd League C winner
  3. 3rd League C winner
  4. 4th League C winner
  5. 5th League C winner
  6. 6th League C winner
  7. 1st League C runner-up
  8. 2nd League C runner-up

Round 1 Path 2

Seeded teams Unseeded teams
  1. 1st League A fourth-place
  2. 2nd League A fourth-place
  3. 3rd League A fourth-place
  4. 4th League A fourth-place
  5. 1st League B winner
  6. 2nd League B winner
  7. 3rd League B winner
  8. 4th League B winner
  1. 1st League B runner-up
  2. 2nd League B runner-up
  3. 3rd League B runner-up
  4. 4th League B runner-up
  5. 1st League B third-place
  6. 2nd League B third-place
  7. 3rd League B third-place
  8. 4th League B third-place


Draw

The draws for rounds 1 and 2 are scheduled to take place 24 June 2026.[1] The exact procedures and any restrictions will be published at a later date.

Times are CET/CEST,[note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Round 1

Path 1

Summary

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
League C 1st/2ndLeague A 2nd/3rdOct '26Oct '26
League C 1st/2ndLeague A 2nd/3rdOct '26Oct '26
League C 1st/2ndLeague A 2nd/3rdOct '26Oct '26
League C 1st/2ndLeague A 2nd/3rdOct '26Oct '26
League C 1st/2ndLeague A 2nd/3rdOct '26Oct '26
League C 1st/2ndLeague A 2nd/3rdOct '26Oct '26
League C 1st/2ndLeague A 2nd/3rdOct '26Oct '26
League C 1st/2ndLeague A 2nd/3rdOct '26Oct '26

Matches

League C 1st/2ndvLeague A 2nd/3rd
League A 2nd/3rdvLeague C 1st/2nd
League C 1st/2ndvLeague A 2nd/3rd
League A 2nd/3rdvLeague C 1st/2nd
League C 1st/2ndvLeague A 2nd/3rd
League A 2nd/3rdvLeague C 1st/2nd
League C 1st/2ndvLeague A 2nd/3rd
League A 2nd/3rdvLeague C 1st/2nd
League C 1st/2ndvLeague A 2nd/3rd
League A 2nd/3rdvLeague C 1st/2nd
League C 1st/2ndvLeague A 2nd/3rd
League A 2nd/3rdvLeague C 1st/2nd
League C 1st/2ndvLeague A 2nd/3rd
League A 2nd/3rdvLeague C 1st/2nd
League C 1st/2ndvLeague A 2nd/3rd
League A 2nd/3rdvLeague C 1st/2nd

Path 2

Summary

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
League B 2nd/3rdLeague A 4th/League B 1stOct '26Oct '26
League B 2nd/3rdLeague A 4th/League B 1stOct '26Oct '26
League B 2nd/3rdLeague A 4th/League B 1stOct '26Oct '26
League B 2nd/3rdLeague A 4th/League B 1stOct '26Oct '26
League B 2nd/3rdLeague A 4th/League B 1stOct '26Oct '26
League B 2nd/3rdLeague A 4th/League B 1stOct '26Oct '26
League B 2nd/3rdLeague A 4th/League B 1stOct '26Oct '26
League B 2nd/3rdLeague A 4th/League B 1stOct '26Oct '26

Matches

League B 2nd/3rdvLeague A 4th/League B 1st
League A 4th/League B 1stvLeague B 2nd/3rd
League B 2nd/3rdvLeague A 4th/League B 1st
League A 4th/League B 1stvLeague B 2nd/3rd
League B 2nd/3rdvLeague A 4th/League B 1st
League A 4th/League B 1stvLeague B 2nd/3rd
League B 2nd/3rdvLeague A 4th/League B 1st
League A 4th/League B 1stvLeague B 2nd/3rd
League B 2nd/3rdvLeague A 4th/League B 1st
League A 4th/League B 1stvLeague B 2nd/3rd
League B 2nd/3rdvLeague A 4th/League B 1st
League A 4th/League B 1stvLeague B 2nd/3rd
League B 2nd/3rdvLeague A 4th/League B 1st
League A 4th/League B 1stvLeague B 2nd/3rd
League B 2nd/3rdvLeague A 4th/League B 1st
League A 4th/League B 1stvLeague B 2nd/3rd

Round 2

Summary

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Path 2 winnerPath 1 winnerNov '26Dec '26
Path 2 winnerPath 1 winnerNov '26Dec '26
Path 2 winnerPath 1 winnerNov '26Dec '26
Path 2 winnerPath 1 winnerNov '26Dec '26
Path 2 winnerPath 1 winnerNov '26Dec '26
Path 2 winnerPath 1 winnerNov '26Dec '26
Path 2 winnerPath 1 winnerNov '26Dec '26
Path 2 winnerPath 1 winnerNov '26Dec '26

Matches

Path 2 winnervPath 1 winner
Path 1 winnervPath 2 winner
Path 2 winnervPath 1 winner
Path 1 winnervPath 2 winner
Path 2 winnervPath 1 winner
Path 1 winnervPath 2 winner
Path 2 winnervPath 1 winner
Path 1 winnervPath 2 winner
Path 2 winnervPath 1 winner
Path 1 winnervPath 2 winner
Path 2 winnervPath 1 winner
Path 1 winnervPath 2 winner
Path 2 winnervPath 1 winner
Path 1 winnervPath 2 winner
Path 2 winnervPath 1 winner
Path 1 winnervPath 2 winner

References

  1. ^ a b "Women's European Qualifiers for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup: How it works, who is in what league?". UEFA.com. 29 October 2025. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
  2. ^ a b "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.

Notes

  1. ^ CEST (UTC+2) for the Round 1, and CET (UTC+1) for the Round 2.
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