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.

Schedule of Matches for the Women's National Team of Ukraine in Group 3 of the 2027 World Cup Qualification

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 Qualification 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.                  

Recall that the FIFA Council has approved that the women's World Cup in 2027 will take place in Brazil from June 24 to July 25. 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 last three teams 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 one — in February 2027.

European Qualification for the 2027 World Cup

The European qualification 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.

Teams that win four groups in League A qualify directly for the 2027 World Cup. 

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 best runners-up there. Eight winners advance to the second round.

The last four teams from League A and four group winners from League B will face off against second-place finishers and third-place finishers from League B, respectively. Eight winners advance to the second round.

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