Women's Nations League finals and promotion/relegation play-off draws: Germany vs France, Spain vs Sweden in semis

The ties have been set for the 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League finals and promotion/relegation play-offs after the draw in Nyon made by former Icelandic international Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir.

Germany take on France and holders Spain will face Sweden in October's semi-finals, now played over two legs. Meanwhile the play-off ties will determine promotion and relegation between the leagues ahead of next year's Women's European Qualifiers for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Women's Nations League finals draw

The four League A group winners will face off in a knockout competition to determine the 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League winners.

In a change to the first edition, both rounds will now be played over two legs. The semi-finals will be played in principle on 24 and 28 October. The final and the third-place play-off will both be played in principle on 28 November and 2 December.

How the Women's Nations League finals draw worked

The draw respected the following principles in accordance with paragraphs 19.03 and 19.04 of the Regulations of the 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League and 2026 Women's European Qualifiers for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup:

• No teams were seeded for the semi-final draw.
• For each semi-final pairing, the team drawn first plays the first leg of the tie at home.
• The two winners of the semi-finals play against one another in the two-legged final and the defeated teams play for third place in a two-legged tie.
• A draw between the semi-final pairings determines which teams play the first match of the final and the first match of the third-place tie at home.

Draw procedure: Semi-finals

The four balls containing the names of the four League A group winners were placed in one bowl. A ball was drawn and the team drawn placed as the home team in the semi-final 1 tie.

A second ball was drawn and the team drawn placed as the away team in the semi-final 1 tie.

A third ball was drawn and the team drawn placed as the home team in the semi-final 2 tie.

The remaining ball was drawn and the team drawn placed as the away team in the semi-final 2 tie.

Draw procedure: Final and third-place match

Two balls containing "semi-final 1" and "semi-final 2" were placed in the central bowl and shuffled.

The first ball drawn determined the team that will play the first match at home for the final (winners of that semi-final pairing) and for the third-place match (defeated team of that semi­-final pairing).

Women's Nations League promotion/relegation matches draw

After the league phase, four teams were automatically relegated from League A, four were automatically promoted from League B, six teams were automatically relegated from League B, and six teams were automatically promoted from League C.

In addition, the four teams finishing third in the League A groups will play off with the four League B group runners-up over two legs. The winners will play in League A for the European Qualifiers phase for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup; the defeated teams will play in League B

Similarly, the two best third-placed teams in the League B groups will play off with the two best League C group runners-up over two legs. The winners will play in League B for the European Qualifiers phase; the defeated teams will play in League C

All ties will be played in principle on 24 and 28 October.

How the Women's Nations League promotion and relegation matches draw works

As outlined in paragraphs 18.01 and 18.02 of the Regulations of the 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League and 2026 Women's European Qualifiers for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup:

• The third-placed teams in each group of League A play against the second-placed teams in each group of League B. The winner of each tie will play in League A for the Women's European Qualifiers phase; the defeated team will play in League B.
• The two best-ranked third-placed teams of League B, ranked 25 to 26 in the overall league rankings, play against the two best-ranked second-placed teams of League C, ranked 39 to 40 in the overall league rankings. The winner of each tie will play in League B for the Women's European Qualifiers phase; the defeated team will play in League C.
• The promotion and relegation ties are determined by means of a draw. The third-placed teams are seeded for the draw and play their respective second leg matches at home.

Draw procedure: League A vs League B

Four balls containing the names of the four League A third-placed teams (seeded) were placed in one bowl and four balls containing the names of the four League B second-placed teams (unseeded) were placed in another bowl.

A ball was drawn from the bowl with the League B second-placed teams and the team drawn placed as the home team in the first tie and will play the first leg of the tie at home.

A ball was drawn from the bowl with the League A third-placed teams and the team drawn placed as the away team in that tie.

The draw continued in a similar way until all eight balls had been drawn and all four ties completed.

Draw procedure: League B vs League C

Two balls containing the names of the two best-ranked third-placed teams of League B (seeded) were placed in one bowl and two balls containing the names of the two best-ranked second­ placed teams of League C (unseeded) were placed in another bowl.

A ball was drawn from the bowl with the League C second-placed teams and the team drawn placed as the home team in the fifth tie and will play the first leg of the tie at home.

A ball was drawn from the bowl with the League B third-placed teams and the team drawn placed as the away team in that tie.

The draw concluded in a similar way with the sixth tie.