"England have been drawn against world champions Spain in their qualifying group for the 2027 Women's World Cup, taking place in Brazil. The Lionesses lost out to Spain in the 2023 World Cup final, but England came out on top in the summer, as they retained their European title. Iceland and Ukraine join England and Spain in the World Cup qualifying group - but what does this all mean?"
"The European qualifiers will determine which teams qualify for the 32-team 2027 World Cup - UEFA has been allocated 11 spots, with an additional European team able to qualify through the inter-continental play-offs. The 53 UEFA teams have been split across three leagues, in a format similar to the Women's Nations League. Leagues A and B have 16 teams each (split in four groups of four teams) and League C has 21 teams (six groups of three or four teams)."
"What happens next? Every team in League A is guaranteed at least a place in the play-offs. The winners of each League A group gain an automatic place for the World Cup - meaning England would need to finish ahead of Spain in their group to avoid play-offs. The remaining seven spots (plus one additional inter-confederation play-off spot) is decided by two rounds of play-offs."
England, Spain, Iceland and Ukraine comprise the England qualifying group for the 2027 Women's World Cup in Brazil. England lost to Spain in the 2023 World Cup final but retained the European Championship that summer. UEFA received 11 direct World Cup spots plus one inter-confederation play-off place. The 53 UEFA teams are organized into three leagues: Leagues A and B with 16 teams each, and League C with 21 teams. Each team plays home-and-away matches across six matchdays. Every League A team is guaranteed a play-off place; group winners qualify automatically, and remaining berths are decided through two play-off rounds.
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