# 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA play-offs

The play-off phase of UEFA qualification will determine the final seven European teams to directly qualify for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup and the European representative at the inter-confederation play-offs.

## Format

Two rounds of home-and-away knockout matches will be held during the international windows in October 2026 and November–December 2026.
* Round 1: Thirty-two teams will advance from the league phase and be drawn into two paths to compete 7–13 October 2026.
** Path 1: The runners-up and third-place teams from League A will be drawn against the group winners and two best-ranked runners-up from League C. The League A teams will be seeded and host the second legs of their respective ties.
** Path 2: The fourth-place teams from League A and the group winners from League B will be drawn against the runners-up and third-place teams from League B. The fourth-place League A teams and League B group winners will be seeded and host the second legs of their respective ties.
* Round 2: Sixteen teams will advance from Round 1. The winners from Path 1 will be drawn against the winners from Path 2 to compete 26 November – 5 December 2026. The Path 1 winners will be seeded and host the second legs of their respective ties.
The team scoring the most goals after two matches will win the tie. If the scores are even after regulation in the second leg, two 15-minute extra time periods will be played. If the scores are still even after extra time, the tie will be decided by kicks from the penalty spot (Regulations Article 28).

## Qualified teams

The following teams qualified for the play-offs. They are ordered according to their overall league rank:
| Seeded teams | Seeded teams | Unseeded teams | Unseeded teams |
| Round 1 Path 1 | Round 1 Path 2 | Round 1 Path 2 | Round 1 Path 1 |
| 1st League A runner-up2nd League A runner-up3rd League A runner-up4th League A runner-up1st League A third-place2nd League A third-place3rd League A third-place4th League A third-place | 1st League A fourth-place2nd League A fourth-place3rd League A fourth-place4th League A fourth-place1st League B winner2nd League B winner3rd League B winner4th League B winner | 1st League B runner-up2nd League B runner-up3rd League B runner-up4th League B runner-up1st League B third-place2nd League B third-place3rd League B third-place4th League B third-place | 1st League C winner2nd League C winner3rd League C winner4th League C winner5th League C winner6th League C winner1st League C runner-up2nd League C runner-up |

## Round 1
### Draw

The draws for rounds 1 and 2 are scheduled to take place 22 June 2026. The exact procedures and any restrictions will be published at a later date.

### Path 1
#### Summary

| Team 1 | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| League C 1st/2nd | League A 2nd/3rd | Oct '26 | Oct '26 |
| League C 1st/2nd | League A 2nd/3rd | Oct '26 | Oct '26 |
| League C 1st/2nd | League A 2nd/3rd | Oct '26 | Oct '26 |
| League C 1st/2nd | League A 2nd/3rd | Oct '26 | Oct '26 |
| League C 1st/2nd | League A 2nd/3rd | Oct '26 | Oct '26 |
| League C 1st/2nd | League A 2nd/3rd | Oct '26 | Oct '26 |
| League C 1st/2nd | League A 2nd/3rd | Oct '26 | Oct '26 |
| League C 1st/2nd | League A 2nd/3rd | Oct '26 | Oct '26 |

#### Matches
### Path 2
#### Summary

| Team 1 | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| League B 2nd/3rd | League A 4th/League B 1st | Oct '26 | Oct '26 |
| League B 2nd/3rd | League A 4th/League B 1st | Oct '26 | Oct '26 |
| League B 2nd/3rd | League A 4th/League B 1st | Oct '26 | Oct '26 |
| League B 2nd/3rd | League A 4th/League B 1st | Oct '26 | Oct '26 |
| League B 2nd/3rd | League A 4th/League B 1st | Oct '26 | Oct '26 |
| League B 2nd/3rd | League A 4th/League B 1st | Oct '26 | Oct '26 |
| League B 2nd/3rd | League A 4th/League B 1st | Oct '26 | Oct '26 |
| League B 2nd/3rd | League A 4th/League B 1st | Oct '26 | Oct '26 |

#### Matches
## Round 2
### Draw

If needed to prevent prohibited clashes, the Round 2 draw will be held 16 October 2026.

### Summary

| Team 1 | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Path 2 winner | Path 1 winner | Nov '26 | Nov/Dec '26 |
| Path 2 winner | Path 1 winner | Nov '26 | Nov/Dec '26 |
| Path 2 winner | Path 1 winner | Nov '26 | Nov/Dec '26 |
| Path 2 winner | Path 1 winner | Nov '26 | Nov/Dec '26 |
| Path 2 winner | Path 1 winner | Nov '26 | Nov/Dec '26 |
| Path 2 winner | Path 1 winner | Nov '26 | Nov/Dec '26 |
| Path 2 winner | Path 1 winner | Nov '26 | Nov/Dec '26 |
| Path 2 winner | Path 1 winner | Nov '26 | Nov/Dec '26 |