Women's World Cup 2027 qualified teams: who is in so far
Eighteen of the 32 places at the FIFA Women's World Cup Brazil 2027 are filled. Hosts Brazil are joined by four European sides, six from Asia, four from Africa, two more from South America and New Zealand from Oceania. The remaining 14 places are decided between October 2026 and March 2027 through the UEFA play-offs (first legs on October 9), the Concacaf W Championship and a 10-team play-off tournament. This page is updated after each qualifying window.
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Qualified teams by confederation (18 of 32)
| Confederation | Teams | How they qualified |
|---|---|---|
| CONMEBOL (host) | Brazil | Automatic as host (awarded May 17, 2024) |
| UEFA | Denmark, France, Germany, Spain | League A group winners, June 2026 |
| AFC | Australia, China, Japan, North Korea, Philippines, South Korea | 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup, March 2026 |
| CAF | Algeria, Cameroon, Malawi, Morocco | 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations, August 2026 |
| CONMEBOL | Argentina, Colombia | CONMEBOL qualifying, confirmed June 2026 |
| OFC | New Zealand | OFC Women's Nations Cup, April 2026 |
Reigning champions Spain qualified as League A group winners in the new UEFA format, alongside Germany, France and Denmark. Asia's six places all went at the 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup in March: Australia, Japan, China, South Korea, North Korea and the Philippines. Africa's four qualifiers — Morocco, Algeria, Cameroon and Malawi — came through the 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations in August. Argentina and Colombia took South America's two open places, and New Zealand won the OFC Women's Nations Cup in April.
Places per confederation
| Confederation | Direct places | Play-off places | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA | 11 | 1 | 4 qualified — 7 more via play-offs, October–December 2026 |
| AFC | 6 | 2 | All 6 qualified — Uzbekistan and Chinese Taipei in the play-off tournament |
| CAF | 4 | 2 | All 4 qualified — Ghana and South Africa in the play-off tournament |
| CONCACAF | 4 | 2 | None yet — W Championship, November 27 – December 5, 2026 |
| CONMEBOL | 2 + host | 2 | Brazil, Argentina and Colombia qualified — Venezuela and Ecuador in the play-off tournament |
| OFC | 1 | 1 | New Zealand qualified — Papua New Guinea in the play-off tournament |
| Play-off tournament | 3 | — | 10 teams: preliminary phase November 24 – December 5, 2026, final phase February 23 – March 6, 2027 |
FIFA kept the 2023 allocation: 29 direct places including the host, plus three decided at a play-off tournament. Europe has the largest share with 11 direct places and one play-off entrant.
Europe: seven more places through the play-offs
UEFA's four League A group winners qualified directly. The other seven European places, plus one entry to the play-off tournament, are settled in two rounds of two-legged play-offs: round 1 with first legs on Friday, October 9 and second legs on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, and round 2 on November 26 – December 5, 2026. The seven best-ranked round-2 winners qualify; the lowest-ranked winner goes to the play-off tournament. Round 2 pairings are already set: the Greece/England winner meets Slovakia/Ukraine, Lithuania/Sweden play Czechia/Scotland, Hungary/Netherlands face Türkiye/Slovenia, Romania/Norway meet Albania/Wales, Belarus/Italy play Finland/Serbia, Croatia/Iceland face Northern Ireland/Portugal, Kosovo/Austria play Israel/Switzerland and Kazakhstan/Republic of Ireland meet Belgium/Poland. Path 1 pairs the League A second- and third-placed teams with League C winners and best runners-up; Path 2 pairs fourth-placed League A sides and League B winners with League B runners-up and third-placed teams. England, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway and Italy all have to come through the play-offs.
| Path 1, round 1 (first leg at home for the first-named team) |
|---|
| Lithuania v Sweden |
| Romania v Norway |
| Greece v England |
| Croatia v Iceland |
| Kazakhstan v Republic of Ireland |
| Kosovo v Austria |
| Hungary v Netherlands |
| Belarus v Italy |
| Path 2, round 1 (first leg at home for the first-named team) |
|---|
| Albania v Wales |
| Türkiye v Slovenia |
| Slovakia v Ukraine |
| Israel v Switzerland |
| Belgium v Poland |
| Czechia v Scotland |
| Northern Ireland v Portugal |
| Finland v Serbia |
North and Central America: the Concacaf W Championship
The eight-team Concacaf W Championship is played in Texas from November 27 to December 5, 2026 — quarter-finals at Texas Health Mansfield Stadium in Mansfield, then the semi-finals, third-place match and final at Shell Energy Stadium in Houston. The four semi-finalists qualify directly for Brazil; the four quarter-final losers meet in play-in matches on December 2, with the two winners going to the play-off tournament. The field is Canada, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama and the United States — so the four-time champions USA are not yet qualified.
The play-off tournament: the last three places
Ten teams contest the last three places: two each from Asia (Uzbekistan and Chinese Taipei), Africa (Ghana and South Africa), South America (Venezuela and Ecuador) and Concacaf (to be decided), plus Papua New Guinea from Oceania and the eighth-ranked UEFA play-off winner. A preliminary phase from November 24 to December 5, 2026 is a single round-robin of six teams — Uzbekistan, Chinese Taipei, Ghana, South Africa, Papua New Guinea and Ecuador — with the top two joining the four byes (Venezuela, the two Concacaf play-in winners and the UEFA entrant) in a final phase of three single-leg knockout matches on February 23 – March 6, 2027. FIFA drew the preliminary phase in Zurich on August 20, 2026 (matchday 1: Uzbekistan v Papua New Guinea, Chinese Taipei v South Africa, Ghana v Ecuador); the host venue had still not been announced by late September 2026. The three winners are the last teams into the eight groups, whose placeholders are drawn on December 11, 2026.
Women's World Cup 2027 qualified teams FAQ
How many teams have qualified for the 2027 Women's World Cup?
18 of 32: Brazil, Denmark, France, Germany, Spain, Australia, China, Japan, North Korea, the Philippines, South Korea, Algeria, Cameroon, Malawi, Morocco, Argentina, Colombia and New Zealand.
Has the USA qualified for the 2027 Women's World Cup?
Not yet. The United States play the Concacaf W Championship in Texas from November 27 to December 5, 2026; the four semi-finalists qualify directly.
Has England qualified for the 2027 Women's World Cup?
Not yet. England finished outside the automatic places in UEFA League A and play Greece in play-off round 1 — away in Heraklion on October 9 and at Leicester's King Power Stadium on October 13, 2026 — with round 2 against Slovakia or Ukraine on November 26 – December 5.
When are the last Women's World Cup 2027 places decided?
Between February 23 and March 6, 2027, at the final phase of the 10-team play-off tournament, after the UEFA play-offs and the Concacaf W Championship finish in early December 2026.
Who are the defending champions?
Spain, who beat England 1–0 in the 2023 final in Sydney and have qualified for Brazil.
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