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The nearest matches for the blue-and-yellow team in the 2023 World Cup qualifiers, against the Faroe Islands and Spain, are scheduled for September 2nd and 6th respectively. The match with the Faroese will take place in Tórshavn at the local stadium "Tórsvøllur" and will start at 8:00 PM Kyiv time. The game against the Pyrenees will be held in Madrid on the field of Ciudad del Fútbol de Las Rozas — the Royal Spanish Football Federation Center (kickoff at 10:00 PM Kyiv time).

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Currently, the blue-and-yellow team is in Tórshavn where they have already started training. We remind you that head coach Luis Cortés has called up 23 players for this gathering.

Composition of Ukraine's Women's National Team

Goalkeepers: Kateryna Samson, Daryna Bondarchuk (both — "Zhitlobud-2" Kharkiv), Iryna Saniina ("Kolos" Kovalevka).

Defenders: Lyubov Shmatko ("Fomget", Turkey), Anna Petrik ("Breidablik", Iceland), Olha Basans'ka ("Hayasa", Armenia), Kateryna Korsun, Iryna Podolska (both — "Zhitlobud-2" Kharkiv), Daria Kravec ("Como", Italy), Tetiana Romanenko ("Saint-Etienne", France).

Midfielders: Yuliia Shevchuk, Daria Apanshenko (both — "Fomget", Turkey), Tetiana Kitaieva ("Skra", Poland), Natiya Pantzulaia ("Zhitlobud-2" Kharkiv), Tamila Khyymych (ETO, Hungary), Viktoriia Hryin ("Ladomyr" Volodymyr), Nikolina Kozlova ("Keghe", Denmark), Yana Malakhova ("Pradehon", Spain).

Forwards: Nadiya Kunina ("Austria", Austria), Inna Hlushchenko ("Reims", France), Olha Ovdiiychuk ("Fomget", Turkey), Roxolana Kravchuk, Yana Kaliina (both — "Zhitlobud-2" Kharkiv).

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2023 World Cup among women's teams. Qualifying tournament

European Zone. Group B

16.09.2021. Faroe Islands — Spain — 0:10

17.09.2021. Hungary — Scotland — 0:2

21.09.2021. Scotland — Faroe Islands — 7:1

21.09.2021. Hungary — Spain — 0:7

21.10.2021. Ukraine — Faroe Islands — 4:0

22.10.2021. Scotland — Hungary — 2:1

26.10.2021. Ukraine — Spain — 0:6

26.10.2021. Faroe Islands — Hungary — 1:7

25.11.2021. Spain — Faroe Islands — 12:0

26.11.2021 Scotland — Ukraine — 1:1

30.11.2021. Hungary — Ukraine — 4:2

30.11.2021. Spain — Scotland — 8:0

08.04.2022. Hungary — Faroe Islands — 7:0

12.04.2022. Scotland — Spain — 0:2

24.06.2022. Ukraine — Scotland — 0:4

28.06.2022. Ukraine — Hungary — 2:0

Table of standings

02.09.2022. Faroe Islands — Ukraine

02.09.2022. Spain — Hungary

06.09.2022. Spain — Ukraine

06.09.2022. Faroe Islands — Scotland

Play-off: 3—11 October 2022.

Intercontinental play-off: 7—15 November 2022, 13—25 February 2023, 3—11 April 2023.

Final tournament (Australia, New Zealand): 10 July — 20 August 2023.

Qualifying Tournament for the 2023 World Cup among Women's Teams. European Zone

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Group Stage

Europe has 11 direct slots for the 2023 World Cup, another team will participate in the intercontinental play-off.

The nine group winners will go directly to the 2023 World Cup. The second-placed teams in each group will continue their fight at the next stage.

Play-offs

Nine teams that finish second in their groups will compete in a two-stage play-off.

The top three among the second-placed teams will have an opportunity to play directly at the second stage of the UEFA play-offs. Six remaining participants will fight for three spots in one-legged matches at the first stage. Three winners from the first round and three teams that qualify directly to the second stage will compete in one-legged matches to determine the top three finishers in the UEFA play-off.

The two winners of the second-stage UEFA play-offs with the highest ranking (criteria applied to group stage results plus second-round playoff results) will receive automatic slots at the 2023 World Cup, while the third-place winner will continue their journey in the intercontinental play-off.