Lionesses learn Nations League draw

England will face France, Austria and Portugal, in the 2027 UEFA Women’s Nations League group stage, following Tuesday’s draw in Switzerland.

The Lionesses were drawn out in League A, Group 2 during the draw at UEFA’s headquarters in Nyon and will kick-off the new campaign next year across the three international windows in February/March, April and June with teams playing each other home and away.

It means Sarina Wiegman and her squad will renew acquaintances with Portugal, who they played in the last Nations League campaign in 2025-26 while both France and Austria have also been our opponents in qualification games in recent years.

Now in its third campaign, the Women’s Nations League forms part of a European nation’s qualification campaign towards forthcoming major competitions, in this case for UEFA Women’s EURO 2029 and the 2028 Summer Olympic Games.

Following the conclusion of the league stage, the four League A group winners will meet in the semi-finals next October, accompanied by a third-place play-off and final in November and December, which will crown the Nations League winner.

Fixture details will be confirmed in due course.

The Draw in full

League A

Group 1: Spain, Norway, Republic of Ireland, Switzerland
Group 2: France, England, Austria, Portugal
Group 3: Denmark, Italy, Iceland, Wales
Group 4: Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, Scotland

League B

Group 1: Serbia, Belgium, Albania, Romania
Group 2: Ukraine, Czechia, Greece, Lithuania
Group 3: Poland, Finland, Northern Ireland, Belarus
Group 4: Slovenia, Türkiye, Hungary, Kosovo

League C

Group 1: Slovakia, Croatia, Bulgaria, Gibraltar
Group 2: Latvia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Liechtenstein
Group 3: Israel, Faroe Islands, North Macedonia, Andorra
Group 4: Luxembourg, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Estonia
Group 5: Malta, Moldova, Cyprus, San Marino
Group 6: Montenegro, Kazakhstan, Armenia

Fixture dates

Matchdays 1 and 2: 23 February 2027 – 6 March 2027
Matchdays 3 and 4: 13 April 2027 – 24 April 2027
Matchdays 5 and 6: 7 June 2027 – 15 June 2027

Semi-finals: 4 October 2027 12 October 2027

Third Place Play-Off and Final: 23 November 2027 – 4 December 2027