England's 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup European qualifying draw

England will face Spain, Iceland and Ukraine in the European Qualifiers for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup, following the draw on Tuesday 4 November 2025

Sarina Wiegman’s team were placed in League A, Group 3 and will play each of the teams home and away between March and June 2026, with another clash against current world champions Spain to look forward to, as well as renewing acquaintances with both Iceland and Ukraine. England last faced Ukraine in a World Cup Qualifier in 2014, while the last meeting with Iceland was a friendly fixture in 2009.

The Lionesses know that if they finish top of their group, then they will automatically secure their spot at the World Cup Finals in Brazil. 

A total of eleven nations from Europe will head to South America, with the four League A group winners qualifying automatically, while the remaining seven direct spots, and a further berth in the inter-confederation play-offs, will be decided by two rounds of play-offs in October and November 2026.

A total of 32 nations will play at the 2027 edition in South America, with the tournament set to expand to 48 teams for the 2031 World Cup and qualification for Brazil is already underway in Asia and Africa.
 
The draw was made at UEFA’s headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland and you can see all of the details below.

England’s fixture dates will be confirmed in due course.

League A

Group A1: Sweden, Italy, Denmark, Serbia
Group A2: France, Netherlands, Poland, Republic of Ireland
Group A3: Spain, England, Iceland, Ukraine
Group A4: Germany, Norway, Austria, Slovenia

League B

Group B1: Wales, Czechia, Albania, Montenegro
Group B2: Switzerland, Northern Ireland, Turkiye, Malta
Group B3: Portugal, Finland, Slovakia, Latvia
Group B4: Belgium, Scotland, Israel, Luxembourg

League C

Group C1: Bosnia & Herzegovina, Estonia, Lithuania, Liechtenstein
Group C2: Croatia, Kosovo, Bulgaria, Gibraltar
Group C3: Hungary, Azerbaijan, North Macedonia,
Group C4: Greece, Faroe Islands, Georgia, Andorra
Group C5: Romania, Cyprus, Moldova
Group C6: Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia