"Northern Ireland manager Tanya Oxtoby says she is looking forward to "a great challenge" in their qualifying group for the 2027 World Cup. Switzerland, Turkey and Malta will provide the opposition in Group B2 for the qualifiers that begin on 3 March, with the teams playing each other home and away. Euro 2025 hosts Switzerland reached the second phase of the competition before falling to Spain, yet they since suffered relegation from National League A."
""I am really happy with the draw. It's a really exciting variety of opponents for us," Oxtoby said. "It will be great to challenge ourselves against a really exciting young Swiss team that I had the pleasure of watching at the Euros (in Switzerland back in the summer). It will be a great challenge for us to pit ourselves against them."
Northern Ireland will face Switzerland, Turkey and Malta in Group B2 of 2027 World Cup qualifying, with home-and-away fixtures starting on 3 March. Switzerland, Euro 2025 hosts, reached the competition's second phase before losing to Spain and have since been relegated from Nations League A. Northern Ireland missed out on Euro 2025 qualification but previously drew 0-0 with Malta and later won 2-0 away in that qualifying meeting. Turkey kept their place in League B after a relegation play-off victory over Kosovo. Group winners gain promotion to League A and a first-round play-off; bottom teams are eliminated.
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