2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (OFC)

2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (OFC)
Tournament details
DatesNovember 2025 - April 2026
Teams11 (from 1 confederation)
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The Oceanian section of the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification process is expected to take place from November 2025 to April 2026.

Format

All eleven nations are expected to enter qualification. The tournament will begin with a single-elimination knockout round among the four lowest-ranked teams in the FIFA Women's World Rankings. The winner will advance to join the seven highest-ranked teams in the second round of the tournament, which will be a group stage with two four-team groups with the top two from each group advancing to the third round. The third round will be played as a single-elimination knockout round with the winner qualifying for the 2027 World Cup and the runner-up advancing to the inter-confederation play-offs.[1]

First round

The first round will take place in September 2025. The four lowest-ranked teams will compete in a knockout series, and the winner will advance to join the seven highest-ranked teams in the second round.

 
Matchday 1Matchday 2
 
      
 
November 2025
 
 
Rank 8
 
November 2025
 
Rank 11
 
Winner Match 1
 
November 2025
 
Winner Match 2
 
Rank 9
 
 
Rank 10
 

Second round

The second round will take place in February 2026 with two groups of four teams playing in a league format.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 A1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to the third round
2 A2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 A3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 A4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: October 2024. Source: OFC


Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 B1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to the third round
2 B2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 B3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 B4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: October 2024. Source: OFC

Third round

The third round is expected to take place April 2026. The winner will qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup and the runner-up will advance to the inter-confederation play-offs.[1]

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
April 2026
 
 
Winner Group A
 
April 2026
 
Runner-up Group B
 
Winner Semi-final 1
 
April 2026
 
Winner Semi-final 2
 
Runner-up Group A
 
 
Winner Group B
 

Semi-finals

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Final

The winner qualifies for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup. The runner-up advances to the inter-confederation play-offs.

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References

  1. ^ a b "FIFA Women's World Cup Brazil 2027™ dates confirmed". inside.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 2024-12-30. Retrieved 2025-01-08.