
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.
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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.
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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

