In the comment section of the official UAFA website, new head coach Yana Andrushak shared updates on the national women's team:

— 24 players have been called up to the squad. They gathered in Kyiv, and we will conduct direct training in Turkish Antalya, where as nominal hosts we will play against English and Spanish teams respectively on March 3rd and 7th.

Photo: Dan Balashov

— Are all the players from the delegation that arrived in Turkey among those we wanted to call up?

— No, due to injuries, Alina Savka from Vorskla and Yuliia Khryshchuk from Old Dominion are absent.

— Considering the previous matches involving the Ukrainian women's team, when did our players perform better?

— I think we shouldn’t focus on that. Previously, the level of preparation often varied. Now, however, we have matches against top teams in world football. We will see what we are truly worth. We are preparing to give a good fight against these top squads. I hope we can approach our next match with Spain in better form, as we already have experience behind us from the NHTZ and some game practice.

Photo: Dan Balashov

— Is there enough information about our opponents?

— There’s no need to complain. The English and Spanish teams play in different styles, but what matters is that they bring desired results. Playing against them will be a valuable experience. I have the information that some of their substitutes are injured, but they have a long bench. You know, it’s not only about playing in your usual manner or maintaining intensity; it’s also about being mentally strong.

Photo: Dan Balashov

Composition of the Ukrainian women's national team

Golekeepers: Katerina Boklach (Nantes, France), Daria Bondarchuk (Metallist 1925 Kharkiv), Katerina Samson (Sisters Odessa), Daria Kelyushyk (Kolos Kovalivka).

Defenders: Katerina Korshun (Slavia, Czech Republic), Lubov Shmatko (Fomget, Turkey), Solomiya Kop'ia (Kolos Kovalivka), Olena Basanska, Yana Kotyk, Lesia Olhova, Marina Shaynyuk (all from Metallist 1925 Kharkiv).

Midfielders: Dina Semkiv, Svitlana Kogut (both from Kolos Kovalivka), Yana Kalynina (Sisters Odessa), Lidia Zaborovets, Anna Petryk, Viktoriya Hyrin, Veronika Andrushiv (all from Metallist 1925 Kharkiv).

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

Schedule of matches for the Ukrainian women's national team in Group A3 of the 2027 World Cup qualifier

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 qualifier 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. 

We remind you that the 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 with this quota);
• Oceania — 1.

The three remaining teams will be determined in the playoff tournament involving 10 national teams. The tournament 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 qualifier for the 2027 World Cup

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

For the 2027 World Cup, the winners of four groups in League A qualify directly.

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

The eight teams from the bottom four places in League A and the eight winners of the groups in League B compete against each other accordingly. Eight winners advance to the next round.

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