The Ukrainian women's national team announced the players for the training camp and European qualification matches for the 2027 World Cup.

Preparations will begin today, February 22, in Ukraine. The blue-and-yellow team will face their opponents on neutral ground in Turkey: March 3 against England's national team, and March 7 against Spain's national team.

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

The head coach of the national team, Iya Andrushak, called up 24 players for the camp.

Composition of the Ukrainian women's national team

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

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

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

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

Match schedule for the Ukrainian women's national team in Group A3 of the 2027 World Cup qualifiers

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

European qualifiers 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.  

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

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

The remaining three teams will be determined in a playoff involving ten national teams. The playoff 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 will take place in October–December 2026, and the second one in February 2027.

European qualifiers for the 2027 World Cup

The European qualification will take place in three stages. The group stage matches will be held 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 compete in League A.

The top four teams from Group A of League A will qualify directly for the World Cup 2027.

The remaining spots will be distributed in playoff rounds in October–December 2026. In the first round, teams that finished 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 will advance to the next round.

The four bottom teams from Group A and four winners from Group B will compete against third and fourth-placed teams from Group B respectively. Eight winners will advance to the next round.

In the second round, 16 teams will meet in eight pairs. Seven best winners will qualify for the World Cup, while the eighth will have to participate in an intercontinental playoff.