""It's a positive reaction [to the draw]," the head coach told BBC Scotland of being in Group B4. "It makes it much more real. "This group have a desire to make the nation proud, their friends and family proud of how they go about doing that and a team that, when they focus on their strengths, that they believe in themselves, anything's possible.""
"The qualifiers will be played across six matchdays, on a home and away basis, during 2026, starting on 3 March and finishing on 9 June. With no opportunity to qualify automatically for the tournament because they are in League B, Scotland will need to come through a play-off campaign after the group stage if they are to claim a place in Brazil in 2027."
"Scotland last played Israel in European Championship qualifying last year, when the away fixture was played in Hungary. The Scottish FA has been approached for comment about the likely arrangements this time. "It's all about football and for us, we'll focus on the football game and preparing ourselves and focussing on ourselves and what we can control to ensure that we perform on matchday," Andreatta said of the potential disruptions to preparations that could arise around the fixture."
Scotland have been drawn in Group B4 with Belgium, Israel and Luxembourg for 2027 Women's World Cup qualifying and view the draw as a motivating challenge. Qualifying matches will be played home and away across six matchdays in 2026, from 3 March to 9 June. Scotland sit in League B and therefore cannot qualify automatically, requiring a play-off campaign after the group stage to reach Brazil 2027. Belgium are the highest-ranked opponent in the group, Israel and Luxembourg are lower-ranked, and the squad and coach plan to concentrate on preparation and controllable performance factors.
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