U-20 Women's Championship 2027: Calendar of matches for the Ukraine national women's under-20 team

On November 4, the draw for the next cycle of the women's Nations League took place, which will serve as a qualifier in the UEFA zone for the 2027 World Cup.

U-20 Women's Championship 2027: Calendar of matches for the Ukraine national women's under-20 team

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According to the draw results, Ukraine's team participating in League A has been placed in Group 3 along with Spain, England, and Iceland. The match schedule for the blue-and-yellow team is already known.

Match Schedule of the Women's National Team of Ukraine in Group 3 of the 2027 World Cup Qualifiers

03.03.2026. Ukraine — England

07.03.2026. Ukraine — Spain

14.04.2026. Iceland — Ukraine

18.04.2026. Spain — Ukraine

05.06.2026. Ukraine — Iceland

09.06.2026. England — Ukraine

European Qualifiers for the 2027 World Cup

League A

Group 1: Sweden, Italy, Denmark, Serbia.

Group 2: France, Netherlands, Poland, Ireland.

Group 3: Spain, England, Iceland, Ukraine.

Group 4: Germany, Norway, Austria, Slovenia. 

League B

Group 1: Wales, Czech Republic, Albania, Montenegro.

Group 2: Switzerland, Northern Ireland, Turkey, Malta.

Group 3: Portugal, Finland, Slovakia, Latvia.

Group 4: Belgium, Scotland, Israel, Luxembourg.                

League C

Group 1: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Estonia, Lithuania, Liechtenstein.

Group 2: Croatia, Kosovo, Bulgaria, Gibraltar. 

Group 3: Hungary, Azerbaijan, North Macedonia, Andorra.

Group 4: Greece, Faroe Islands, Georgia. 

Group 5: Romania, Cyprus, Moldova. 

Group 6: Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia.                  

As a reminder, the FIFA Council has approved that the women's World Cup in 2027 will take place in Brazil from June 24 to July 25. Of the 32 spots available, 29 direct qualifiers will be distributed as follows:

  • Europe — 11;
  • Asia — 6;
  • Africa — 4;
  • CONCACAF — 4;
  • Southern America — 3 (Brazil qualifies automatically from this quota);
  • Oceania — 1.

The three remaining spots will be determined in a playoff tournament involving ten national teams. It consists of two stages with the following quotas:

  • Europe — 1;
  • Asia — 2;
  • Africa — 2;
  • CONCACAF — 2;
  • Southern America — 2;
  • Oceania — 1.

The first stage of the playoff tournament will take place in October—December 2026, and the second — in February 2027.

European Qualifiers for the 2027 World Cup

The European qualifiers will take place over three stages. Group stage matches will be held on March 3 and 7, April 14 and 18, and June 5 and 9, 2026 in three leagues — A (16 teams), B (16) and C (21).

The starting position of each team in the leagues is determined based on the results of the Nations League-2025. Ukraine will participate in League A.

Direct qualifiers for the 2027 World Cup are the winners of four groups in League A. 

The remaining spots will be contested in playoff rounds in October—December 2026. In the first round, teams that finish second and third in League A will play against the winners of six groups in League C and the best teams finishing second there. Eight winners advance to the second round.

The four lowest-ranked teams from League A and the four group winners from League B will face off against the runners-up and third-placed teams from League B, respectively. Eight winners advance to the second round.

In the second round, 16 teams will meet in eight pairs. Seven of the best winners qualify for the World Cup, while the eighth must participate in a continental playoff.