Women's European Qualifiers for 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup: Play-off draw
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
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Two rounds of ties drawn at 12:00 CET on Thursday 18 June will decide seven World Cup berths and one inter-confederation play-off place.
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The play-offs for the Women's European Qualifiers will involve 32 teams playing in two rounds of home-and-away ties, all drawn at 12:00 CET on Thursday 18 June.
Play-off contenders
Round 1 Path 1
Seeded (League A 2nd and 3rd place): England, Norway, Netherlands, Italy, Republic of Ireland, Sweden, Iceland, Austria
Unseeded (Group C 1st place and two best runners-up): Hungary, Greece, Romania, Belarus, Kosovo, Lithuania, Croatia, Kazakhstan
Round 1 Path 2
Seeded (League A 4th place and League B 1st place): Slovenia, Poland, Serbia, Ukraine, Switzerland, Portugal, Scotland, Wales
Unseeded (League B 2nd and 3rd place): Finland, Belgium, Türkiye, Czechia, Albania, Northern Ireland, Slovakia, Israel
While the four League A winners (Denmark, France, Germany and Spain) qualify directly for the finals in Brazil from 24 June to 25 July 2027, Europe's other seven berths plus a slot in February's inter-confederation play-offs will be settled by ties in October and November/December, all set in this draw.
Women's European Qualifier play-off calendar
Play-off round 1 and round 2 draw: 18 June 2026
Play-off round 1 (2 legs): 7–13 October 2026
Play-off round 2 (2 legs): 26 November–5 December 2026
Inter-confederation play-offs: February 2027
How the play-offs work
Round 1
Round 1 of the play-offs is in two paths.
Path 1
The teams finishing second and third in League A groups will play the six group winners and two best-ranked runners-up in League C.
The teams from League A will be seeded and play the second legs at home. The eight winners progress to round 2.
Path 2
The four fourth-placed League A teams and four League B group winners will be drawn into eight ties against the teams finishing second and third in the League B groups.
The teams from League A and the League B group winners will be seeded and play the second legs at home. The eight winners progress to round 2.
Round 2
In round 2, the teams from both paths come together and will be drawn into eight ties, with seeding for the round 1 path 1 winners, who will be at home in the second leg.
The seven best-ranked round 2 play-off winners according to the 2026 Women’s European Qualifiers overall league rankings qualify directly for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup. The one remaining round 2 play-off winner qualifies for the World Cup inter-confederation play-offs. The European contenders will directly enter the inter-confederation play-offs in the second phase in February 2027.
Women's European Qualifiers for 2027 Women's World Cup
Number of UEFA places in the finals: 11
Number of UEFA places in the inter-confederation play-offs: 1
Women's European Qualifiers league stage direct qualifiers: 4 (League A group winners)
Women's European Qualifiers play-off winners: 8 (7 qualify directly, 1 team enters the inter-continental play-offs)
Qualifying slots by confederation
AFC: 6
CAF: 4
CONCACAF: 4
CONMEBOL: 3 (including hosts Brazil)
OFC: 1
UEFA: 11
Inter-confederation play-offs: 3
Inter-confederation play-off slots by confederation
AFC: 2
CAF: 2
CONCACAF: 2
CONMEBOL: 2
OFC: 1
UEFA: 1
Both CONCACAF entrants, the best-ranked CONMEBOL entrant and the UEFA entrant will enter in the second of the two phases.