The Draw for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup Qualifiers takes place on Tuesday, November 4th with the Ireland Women's National Team set to discover their opponents.

Technically, UEFA refer to these fixtures as the Women's European Qualifiers as they are connected to the 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League but it all leads towards qualification for the next World Cup in Brazil.

Ireland are aiming to make it to back-to-back FIFA Women's World Cups tournaments after making their debut in 2023.

The Draw to find out who they will meet takes place at 12:00 on Tuesday, November 4th and will be live streamed on UEFA.com.

What did winning the UEFA Nations League Promotion / Relegation Play-Off mean for Ireland?
After finishing second in Group B2 - only behind Slovenia on goal difference - Ireland were drawn against Belgium in a two-legged Play-Off, which they won 5-4 on aggregate. This means that they were promoted into League A for these FIFA Women's World Cup Qualifiers and it secures a Play-Off spot should Ireland not qualify automatically.

Where are Ireland ranked going into the Draw?
In the FIFA Women's World Rankings, Ireland are 27th but for these League Allocations they are 16th - which is the final spot in League A and means that they will be in Pot 4, alongside Slovenia, Serbia & Ukraine.

Who could Ireland be drawn against?
Ireland will face one team - over two games - from each of Pot 1, 2 & 3.
Pot 1 | France, Germany, Spain, Sweden
Pot 2 | Netherlands, England, Italy, Norway
Pot 3 | Denmark, Austria, Iceland, Poland

How does qualification work?
In qualifying, as per the Nations League league stage, teams compete in groups of four or three (League C) and over six match days between February and June 2026, with each team playing one home match and one away match against all the other teams in their group

For qualifying itself, the winners of each League A group will gain automatic places in Brazil. The remaining seven direct spots in Brazil, and a further berth in the Inter-confederation Play-Offs in February 2027, will be decided by two rounds of Play-Offs in October and November/December 2026.

Play-Offs 

Round 1
Round 1 of the play-offs is in two paths.

Path 1
The teams finishing second and third in League A groups will play the six group winners and two best-ranked runners-up in League C. The teams from League A will be seeded and play the second legs at home. The eight winners progress to Round 2.

Path 2
The four fourth-placed League A teams and four League B group winners will be drawn into eight ties against the teams finishing second and third in the League B groups. The teams from League A and the League B group winners will be seeded and play the second legs at home. The eight winners progress to Round 2.

Round 2
In Round 2, the teams from both paths come together and will be drawn into eight ties, with seeding for the Round 1 path 1 winners, who will be at home in the second leg. 

The seven best-ranked round 2 Play-Off winners according to the 2026 Women’s European Qualifiers overall league rankings qualify directly for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup. The one remaining Round 2 Play-Off winner qualifies for the World Cup Inter-confederation Play-Offs. The European contenders will directly enter the Inter-confederation Play-Offs in the second phase in February 2027.

Promotion and relegation
Promotion and relegation will also be at stake ahead of the next UEFA Women's Nations League, beginning the 2027–29 competition cycle, leading to UEFA Women's EURO 2029:

• The winners, runners-up and third-placed teams of League A stay in League A

• The runners-up and two best third-placed teams in League B stay in League B

• The runners-up, third-placed and fourth-placed teams in League C stay in League C

• The group winners of Leagues B and C will be promoted to the next league

• All fourth-placed teams in Leagues A and B, as well as the two lowest-ranked third-placed teams in League B, will be relegated to the next league.

When will the games be played?
Tuesday, March 3rd | Match Day 1
Saturday, March 7th | Match Day 2
Tuesday, April 14th | Match Day 3 
Saturday, April 18th | Match Day 4
Friday, June 5th | Match Day 5
Tuesday, June 9th | Match Day 6 

When will the fixtures, venues & ticket details be confirmed?
The details on which opponent Ireland will play on specific dates, in which venue and the ticket details will be announced in due course.

When will the Play-Offs take place?
The Round 1 games are scheduled, to be played over two legs, for October, while the Round 2 games will be played, also over two legs, in November and December. The Draw for these games will take place on Friday, June 12th.

Anything else to know?
VAR will not be used during the group games but will be active for the Play-Offs.