Today, November 28 at the Municipal Stadium "Chapín" in the Spanish city of Jerez, the Ukrainian women's national team will play their first match within the She Plays tournament — against Scotland. Kick-off is scheduled for 13:00 Kyiv time. Live broadcast available on the UAFA YouTube channel.

Soon, the Ukrainian team will face another challenge — a match against Austria's national team, a representative of League A in the Nations League. The game is scheduled for December 1 at the "El Palmeral" Stadium (Cadiz, Spain). Kick-off time is set for 13:00 Kyiv time.

“We have already thoroughly analyzed these teams' games in theoretical sessions. It's important that they play in different styles, which provides us with valuable experience as we approach the March qualifying matches fully prepared. For us now, the main thing is playing practice matches against such strong national teams as Scotland and Austria”—noted head coach of Ukraine's women's national team Volodymyr Pyatenko.

Squad of the Ukrainian Women's National Team

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

Defenders: Solomiya Kup'jak ("Kolos" Kovalevka), Kateryna Korsun, Marina Shainyuk (both — "Vorskla" Poltava), Yana Kotyk, Anna Petrik (both — "Metalist 1925" Kharkiv), Lyubov Shmatko ("Fomget", Turkey).

Midfielders: Dayana Semkiv, Svitlana Kogut (both — "Kolos" Kovalevka), Nati Panticulaia ("Sisters" Odessa), Daria Apanshenko, Lidia Zaborovets (both — "Metalist 1925" Kharkiv), Viktoriya Radionova, Yana Kalinina (both — "Vorskla" Poltava), Yulia Khrystyuk ("Old Dominion", USA).

Forwards: Roksolana Kravchuk ("Vorskla" Poltava), Olha Ovdychuk ("Fomget", Turkey), Inna Hlushchenko ("Lille", France), Nicole Kozlova ("Glasgow City", Scotland), Tanya Boytsuk ("Montreal Roses", Canada).

Soon, the Ukrainian team will face another challenge — a match against Austria's national team, a representative of League A in the Nations League. The game is scheduled for December 1 at the "El Palmeral" Stadium (Cadiz, Spain). Kick-off time is set for 13:00 Kyiv time.

She Plays Tournament Match 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 Matches for the Ukrainian Women's National Team in Group 3 of 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 berths out of 32 will be distributed as follows:

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

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

• Europe — 1;
• Asia — 2;
• Africa — 2;
• CONCACAF — 2;
• South 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 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.

Four group winners from League A will qualify directly for the 2027 WC.

The remaining spots 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 six group winners from League C and the best runners-up from that league. Eight winners advance to the second round.

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

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