The matches will be available on OTT-platforms «Sport» subscriptions and in all MEGOPACK packages, as well as on the MEGOGO SPORT channel via terrestrial T2 and cable networks. Additionally, live streams of the matches will also be available on the UEFA YouTube channel.

At the start of the qualification, Ukraine's national women's team will play against England (March 3) and Spain (March 7). The matches will take place at the «Maradana» stadium in Antalya (Turkey). Both games will begin at approximately 19:00 Kyiv time.

The matches will be commented by Vadym Shevyanin and Pavlo Posokhov. Pre-match studios will start at 18:30, and they will also work during the breaks and after the games end.

Spain's national team leads the FIFA world ranking, while England's team is consistently among the top teams in world football and currently holds fourth place in the rankings. Both teams are finalists of the UEFA Euro 2025. The English women won Euro 2025 and Euro 2022, becoming silver medalists of the 2023 World Cup, which was won by Spain.

Ukraine's Women's National Team Squad

Golekeepers: Katerina Boklach («Nantes», France), Daria Bondarchuk («Metallist 1925» Kharkiv), Katerina Samson («Sisters» Odessa), Daria Kelyushyk («Colos» Kovalevka).

Defenders: Katerina Korzun («Slavia», Czech Republic), Lyubov Shmatko («Fomget», Turkey), Solomiya Kup'iak («Colos» Kovalevka), Olena Basanska, Yana Kotyk, Lesia Olihova, Marina Shainyuk (all from «Metallist 1925» Kharkiv).

Midfielders: Diana Semkiv, Svitlana Kogut (both from «Colos» Kovalevka), Yana Kalinina («Sisters» Odessa), Lidiia Zaborovets, Anna Petryk, Viktoriia Gyrin, Veronika Andriyuk (all from «Metallist 1925» Kharkiv).

Forwards: Roksolana Krawchuk («Slavia», Czech Republic), Inna Gluschenko («Lille», France), Olena Ovdiiychuk («Fomget», Turkey), Nikolay Kozlova («Glasgow City», Scotland), Tanya Boychuk («Montreal Roses», Canada), Daria Ivkova («Sisters» Odessa).

Ukraine's Women's National Team Match Schedule in Group A3 Qualification 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 Qualification for WC-2027

Group 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.                  

Group 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.                         

Group 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.                        

Reminder, FIFA Council approved that the 2027 Women's World Cup 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;
• CONCACAF — 4;
• Southern America — 3 (Brazil qualifies automatically from this quota);
• Oceania — 1.

The three remaining teams will be determined in the play-off round involving 10 national teams. The round 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 play-off round will take place in October–December 2026, and the second one in February 2027.

UEFA Qualification for WC-2027

The European qualification will take place in three stages. The group stage matches will be played on March 3 and 7, April 14 and 18, May 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 Nations League 2025. Ukraine will participate in League A.

The top four teams from Group A of League 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 occupy second and third places in League A will play against winners of six groups from League C and the best teams that occupy second place there. Eight winners advance to the next round.

The four bottom teams from Group A and the four winners of Groups B will play against the third and fourth teams from Group B respectively. Eight winners advance to the next round.

In the second round, 16 teams meet in eight pairs. Seven best winners qualify for the World Cup, while the eighth has to participate in a continental play-off.