Published 22 June 2026 2 min read
Women's Senior
Lionesses' World Cup play-off dates confirmed
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The Lionesses will face Greece over two legs in October as they look to qualify for FIFA Women's World Cup 2027
The dates for England’s FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027 qualifying play-off first round against Greece have been confirmed.
Sarina Wiegman’s squad will travel to Greece for the Round 1 first leg on Friday 9 October 2026, before the return fixture in England will be staged four days later on Tuesday 13 October.
The venues and kick-off time will be confirmed in due course, along with ticket information.
England were paired with Greece for what will be a first-ever senior meeting between the nations’ women’s teams at the draw for Rounds 1 and 2 of the qualification play-offs on Thursday 18 June.
Sarina Wiegman’s squad will travel to Greece for the Round 1 first leg on Friday 9 October 2026, before the return fixture in England will be staged four days later on Tuesday 13 October.
The venues and kick-off time will be confirmed in due course, along with ticket information.
England were paired with Greece for what will be a first-ever senior meeting between the nations’ women’s teams at the draw for Rounds 1 and 2 of the qualification play-offs on Thursday 18 June.
Should England progress through Round 1 they will then take the winner of Slovakia's tie with Ukraine, also over two legs, in Round 2 in the international window from 26 November to 5 December 2026. The winners at that stage will seal qualification for next summer’s FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027 in Brazil.
There are eleven European spots at the World Cup, with four nations in Germany, Denmark, France and Spain already qualified after topping their groups and the rest to be taken up following the play-offs.
The FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027 will be held between 24 June and 25 July 2027 across eight host cities in Brazil.
Here's the FIFA Women's World Cup play-off format explained.