2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA League A

League A of the Women's European Qualifiers will determine four of the European teams to qualify for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup and twelve of the teams to advance to the play-off phase.[1]

Format

The sixteen highest-ranked teams in the 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League overall phase ranking will be drawn into four groups of four teams each. Each group will be contested in a league format where each team plays each other team at home and away. Group winners will qualify directly to the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup, and all other teams will advance to the play-off phase.

Schedule

The match schedule is expected to be as follows:[2]

Round Dates
Matchdays 1 & 2 26 February – 7 March 2026
Matchdays 3 & 4 9–18 April 2026
Matchdays 5 & 6 3–9 June 2026

Group A1

Standings

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification A1A A1B A1C A1D
1 A1A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup — TBD TBD TBD
2 A1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Play-off phase TBD — TBD TBD
3 A1C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TBD TBD — TBD
4 A1D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TBD TBD TBD —
First match(es) will be played: February 2026. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

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Group A2

Standings

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification A2A A2B A2C A2D
1 A2A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup — TBD TBD TBD
2 A2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Play-off phase TBD — TBD TBD
3 A2C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TBD TBD — TBD
4 A2D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TBD TBD TBD —
First match(es) will be played: February 2026. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

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Group A3

Standings

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification A3A A3B A3C A3D
1 A3A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup — TBD TBD TBD
2 A3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Play-off phase TBD — TBD TBD
3 A3C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TBD TBD — TBD
4 A3D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TBD TBD TBD —
First match(es) will be played: February 2026. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Matches

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Group A4

Standings

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification A4A A4B A4C A4D
1 A4A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup — TBD TBD TBD
2 A4B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Play-off phase TBD — TBD TBD
3 A4C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TBD TBD — TBD
4 A4D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TBD TBD TBD —
First match(es) will be played: February 2026. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

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Overall standings

Pos Grp Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 A1 A1A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 A2 A2A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 A3 A3A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 A4 A4A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 A1 A1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 A2 A2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 A3 A3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 A4 A4B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 A1 A1C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 A2 A2C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 A3 A3C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 A4 A4C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 A1 A1D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 A2 A2D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 A3 A3D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 A4 A4D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: February 2026. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

References

  1. ^ "Regulations of the 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League and 2026 Women's European Qualifiers for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup". UEFA. 16 December 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  2. ^ "2025 UEFA Women's Nations League and 2026 Women's European Qualifiers for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup" (ZIP). UEFA Circular Letter. No. 53/2024. UEFA. 30 September 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.