Spain again for England as 2027 World Cup qualifying draw made
Irene Paredes and Leah Williamson at UEFA Euro 2025 (Photo by Eddie Keogh/Getty Images)

England and Spain will lock horns again during UEFA qualifying for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup.

The teams have met at each of last three major tournaments. The Lionesses have beaten Spain twice on their way to consecutive Euros titles, while La Roja claimed victory in the 2023 World Cup final.

They also met twice in the 2025 Nations League, both winning once. Iceland and Ukraine round off their group.

Elsewhere in Great Britain and Ireland, the Republic of Ireland will start their bid to reach a second World Cup in a row against against France, Poland and the Netherlands.

Scotland are aiming to regain a ticket to football's grandest stage, having qualified for their only World Cup in 2019. They will play Belgium, Israel and Luxembourg.

Wales and Northern Ireland are seeking to qualify for their first ever World Cups. Rhian Wilkinson's side will face Czechia, Albania and Montenegro, while Tanya Oxtoby's team will take on Switzerland, Türkiye and Malta.

Other notable fixtures include Sweden encountering Euros semi-finalists Italy and former World Cup winners Germany and Norway battling it out.

  • Draw mechanics

The 53 teams competing are divided into three Leagues (A, B and C), which are determined by their ranking at the end of the 2025 Nations League.

League A has four groups - the winners of which will qualify automatically for the World Cup. Second and third will go to the play-offs, while fourth will also go to the play-offs but will be relegated to League B for the next Nations League.

Group winners in League B will, in turn, be promoted alongside reaching the play-offs. Second place will also book a play-off spot. Third place teams will be ranked based on their performances in their own mini table at the end of qualifying - the top two would be in the play-offs, the bottom two relegated to League C. Fourth place will be automatically relegated to League C.

League C has six groups, with group winners also earning play-off spots and promotion to B. Two runners-up from the six groups could also reach the play-offs based on their performances.

  • Full Women's World Cup qualifying draw

League A

Group A1:

Sweden

Italy

Denmark

Serbia

Group A2:

France

Netherlands

Poland

Republic of Ireland

Group A3:

Spain

England

Iceland

Ukraine

Group A4:

Germany

Norway

Austria

Slovenia

League B

Group B1:

Wales

Czechia

Albania

Montenegro

Group B2:

Switzerland

Northern Ireland

Türkiye

Malta

Group B3:

Portugal

Finland

Slovakia

Latvia

Group B4:

Belgium

Scotland

Israel

Luxembourg

League C

Group C1:

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Estonia

Lithuania

Liechtenstein

Group C2:

Croatia

Kosovo

Bulgaria

Gibraltar

Group C3:

Hungary

Azerbaijan

North Macedonia

Andorra

Group C4:

Greece

Faroe Islands

Georgia

Group C5:

Romania

Cyprus

Moldova

Group C6:

Belarus

Kazakhstan

Armenia