The location for the women's national team of Ukraine to play home matches in March 2026 during the first and second rounds of the UEFA qualifying tournament for the 2027 World Cup has been determined, against teams from England and Spain.

With the support of the Turkish Football Federation and with UEFA's agreement, the matches will take place in Antalya at the "Maradana" stadium. This arena can accommodate 7,428 spectators and meets all UEFA criteria.

The match against England will be on March 3rd. Ukraine will host Spain on March 7th. The start times for these matches will be announced later.

Schedule of Matches for the Women's National Team of Ukraine in Group A3 Qualifying for WC-2027

March 3, 2026. Ukraine — England

March 7, 2026. Ukraine — Spain

April 14, 2026. Iceland — Ukraine

April 18, 2026. Spain — Ukraine

June 5, 2026. Ukraine — Iceland

June 9, 2026. England — Ukraine

UEFA Qualifying for WC-2027

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.                  

Remember, the FIFA Council has approved that the women's World Cup 2027 in Brazil will take place from June 24 to July 25. The 29 direct qualifiers out of 32 will be distributed as follows:

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

The three remaining teams will be determined in the play-off round involving 10 national teams. This round consists of two stages with the following quotas:

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

The first stage of the play-off round will take place in October–December 2026, and the second one in February 2027.

UEFA Qualifying for WC-2027

The European qualification will take place in three stages. The group stage matches will be played on March 3rd and 7th, April 14th and 18th, June 5th and 9th, 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 Nations League 2025. Ukraine will play in League A.

The top four teams from Group A qualify directly for the World Cup-2027.

The remaining quotas will be distributed in the play-off rounds in October–December 2026. In the first round, teams that finish second and third in League A will play against winners of six groups from League C and the best teams that finished second there. Eight winners advance to the next round.

The last four teams from League A and the four winners from Group B will play against the third and fourth placed teams from Group B respectively. Eight winners advance to the next round.

In the second round, 16 teams will meet in eight pairs. Seven best winners advance to the World Cup, while the eighth has to participate in the intercontinental play-off.