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

League C of the Women's European Qualifiers will determine eight of the teams to advance to the play-off phase.[1]

Format

The teams ranked 33–53 in the 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League overall phase ranking will be drawn into six groups of three or 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 and the two highest-ranked runners-up 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 C1

Standings

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification C1A C1B C1C C1D
1 C1A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Play-off phase — TBD TBD TBD
2 C1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible play-off phase TBD — TBD TBD
3 C1C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TBD TBD — TBD
4 C1D 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 C2

Standings

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification C2A C2B C2C C2D
1 C2A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Play-off phase — TBD TBD TBD
2 C2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible play-off phase TBD — TBD TBD
3 C2C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TBD TBD — TBD
4 C2D 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 C3

Standings

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification C3A C3B C3C C3D
1 C3A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Play-off phase — TBD TBD TBD
2 C3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible play-off phase TBD — TBD TBD
3 C3C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TBD TBD — TBD
4 C3D 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 C4

Standings

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification C4A C4B C4C
1 C4A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Play-off phase — TBD TBD
2 C4B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible play-off phase TBD — TBD
3 C4C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TBD TBD —
First match(es) will be played: February 2026. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Matches

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Group C5

Standings

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification C5A C5B C5C
1 C5A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Play-off phase — TBD TBD
2 C5B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible play-off phase TBD — TBD
3 C5C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TBD TBD —
First match(es) will be played: February 2026. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Matches

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Group C6

Standings

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification C6A C6B C6C
1 C6A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Play-off phase — TBD TBD
2 C6B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible play-off phase TBD — TBD
3 C6C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TBD TBD —
First match(es) will be played: February 2026. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Matches

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Overall standings

Pos Grp Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
33 C1 C1A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 C2 C2A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 C3 C3A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 C4 C4A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 C5 C5A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 C6 C6A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 C1 C1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 C2 C2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
41 C3 C3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
42 C4 C4B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
43 C5 C5B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 C6 C6B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
45 C1 C1C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
46 C2 C2C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
47 C3 C3C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
48 C4 C4C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
49 C5 C5C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
50 C6 C6C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
51 C1 C1D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
52 C2 C2D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
53 C3 C3D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: February 2026. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Note: Due to differing group sizes in League C, matches against fourth-place teams are discounted when calculating the final rankings of the group winners, runners-up, and third-place teams.

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.