The head coach of Ukraine's women's national team, Volodymyr Pyatenko, has announced the names of the football players called up for friendly matches against Scotland and Austria.

In November, Ukrainian players will participate in their final training camp this year during which they will test their strength in friendly matches with the national teams of Scotland and Austria. The matches will take place within the She Plays tournament held in Spain and will bring together eight national women's teams.

In these encounters, Volodymyr Pyatenko is counting on 24 players.

Roster of Ukraine's Women's National Team

Goalkeepers: Kateryna Samson («Vorskla» Poltava), Daryna Bondarchuk («Metalist 1925» Kharkiv), Kateryna Boklach («Nantes», France).

Defenders: Solomiia Kupiak («Kolos» Kovalevka), Kateryna Korsun, Marina Shainyuk (both — «Vorskla» Poltava), Yana Kotyk, Olha Basans'ka, Anna Petrik (all — «Metalist 1925» Kharkiv), Lyubov Shmatko («Fomget», Turkey).

Midfielders: Daiana Semkiv, Svitlana Kogut (both — «Kolos» Kovalevka), Nati Panticulaia («Sisters» Odessa), Daria Apanaschenko, Victoria Hryin, Lidia Zaborovets (all — «Metalist 1925» Kharkiv), Victoria Radionova, Yana Kalynina (both — «Vorskla» Poltava), Yulia Khrystyuk («Old Dominion», USA).

Forwards: Roksolana Kravchuk («Vorskla» Poltava), Olha Ovdiychuk («Fomget», Turkey), Inna Hlushchenko («Lille», France), Nicole Kozlova («Glasgow City», Scotland), Tanya Boytschuk («Montreal Roses», Canada).

The first match for Pyatenko's protégés will be on November 28 against the Scottish national team at Municipal Stadium «Chapin» (Jerez, Spain). The start is scheduled for 13:00 Kyiv time.

In just three days, the Ukrainian team will face a new challenge — a match against Austria's national team, a representative of League A in the Nations League. The game will take place on December 1 at the «El Palmer» Stadium (Cadiz, Spain). Kick-off is set for 13:00 Kyiv time.

She Plays Tournament Schedule

27.11. Finland — Austria

28.11. Scotland — Ukraine

28.11. Switzerland — Belgium

01.12. Austria — Ukraine

01.12. Belgium — Finland

02.12. Wales — Switzerland

02.12. Scotland — China

Schedule of Women's National Team Matches in Group 3 for the 2027 WC 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 WC

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 2027 Women's World Cup in Brazil will take place from June 24 to July 25. A total of 29 direct slots out of 32 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 teams will be determined in a playoff tournament featuring 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 one in February 2027.

European Qualifiers for the 2027 WC

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 compete in League A.

Teams that win their groups in League A will qualify directly for the 2027 WC.

The remaining slots will be contested in playoff rounds in October–December 2026. In the first round, teams finishing second and third in League A will play against winners of six groups from League C and the best runners-up in those groups. Eight winners advance to the second round.

Teams finishing fourth through seventh in League A and four group winners from League B will face off against second- and third-place finishers in League B, respectively. Eight winners advance to the second round.

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