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2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
Tournament details
Dates19 February 2025 (2025-02-19) – February 2027 (2027-02)
Teams179 (from 6 confederations)
Tournament statistics
Matches played420
Goals scored1,574 (3.75 per match)
Top scorer(s)Mexico Charlyn Corral
North Korea Kim Kyong-yong
(13 goals each)
← 2023
2031 →
All statistics correct as of 13 August 2026.

The 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification process determines the 31 teams joining hosts Brazil in the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup. It is the tenth FIFA Women's World Cup, the quadrennial international women's football world championship tournament. The tournament is the first Women's World Cup to be hosted by a CONMEBOL member association and the second to be held in the Southern Hemisphere, after the previous edition in 2023.

Qualification began on 19 February 2025 with two matches of the CAF zone played that day. The first goal of the qualification series was scored by Algerian player Laura Taleb Muller against South Sudan.

Slot allocation

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The allocation of slots for the final tournament was approved by the FIFA Council on 10 December 2024.[1] The slot for the host nation was taken directly from CONMEBOL's allocation.

Qualified teams

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  Team qualified
  Team still able to qualify
  Team eliminated
  Team withdrew or suspended
  Did not enter
  Country has no women's team or is not a FIFA member
Team Method of qualification Date of
qualification		 Total
times
qualified		 Last
time
qualified		 Current
consecutive
appearances		 Previous best
performance
 Brazil Hosts17 May 202410202310Runners-up (2007)
 Australia 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup quarter-final winners13 March 2026920239Fourth place (2023)
 China 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup quarter-final winners14 March 2026920234Runners-up (1999)
 South Korea 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup quarter-final winners14 March 2026520234Round of 16 (2015)
 Japan 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup quarter-final winners15 March 202610202310Champions (2011)
 Philippines 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup play-in winners19 March 2026220232Group stage (2023)
 North Korea 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup play-in winners19 March 2026520111Quarter-finals (2007)
 New Zealand OFC qualification winners15 April 2026720236Group stage (1991, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023)
 Germany UEFA qualification Group A4 winners5 June 202610202310Champions (2003, 2007)
 Argentina 2025–26 CONMEBOL Women's Nations League runners-up5 June 2026520233Group stage (2003, 2007, 2019, 2023)
 Colombia 2025–26 CONMEBOL Women's Nations League winners5 June 2026420232Quarter-finals (2023)
 Denmark UEFA qualification Group A1 winners9 June 2026620232Quarter-finals (1991, 1995)
 Spain UEFA qualification Group A3 winners9 June 2026420234Champions (2023)
 France UEFA qualification Group A2 winners9 June 2026620235Fourth place (2011)
 Algeria 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final winners8 August 20261—1Debut
 Morocco 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final winners8 August 2026220232Round of 16 (2023)
 Cameroon 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final winners9 August 2026320191Round of 16 (2015, 2019)
 Malawi 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final winners9 August 20261—1Debut

Qualification process

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Summary of qualification

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FIFA's confederations organise their qualifications either through continental championships or separate qualifying competitions. Hosts Brazil qualified automatically for the tournament, and all eligible remaining FIFA member associations could enter qualification if they chose to do so.

Qualifying matches began on 19 February 2025 and are scheduled to end in February 2027.

Confederation Direct slots Play-off slots Teams started Teams eliminated Teams can still qualify Teams qualified Qualifying start date Qualifying next match date Qualifying end date
AFC 6 2 38 30 2 6 23 June 2025 N/a 19 March 2026
CAF 4 2 37 31 2 4 19 February 2025 N/a 13 August 2026
CONCACAF 4 2 31 23 8 0 27 November 2025 27 November 2026 2 December 2026
CONMEBOL 2+1 (host) 2 9+1 (host) 5 2 2+1 24 October 2025 N/a 9 June 2026
OFC 1 1 11 9 1 1 28 November 2025 N/a 15 April 2026
UEFA 11 1 53 17 32 4 3 March 2026 9 October 2026 December 2026
Play-offs 3 N/a (10) 0 (10) 0 November 2026 November 2026 February 2027
Total 31+1 (host) 10 179+1 (host) 115 47 17+1 19 February 2025 9 October 2026 February 2027

Suspensions and withdrawals

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Russia were suspended indefinitely on 28 February 2022 from participating in UEFA and FIFA competitions due to their country's invasion of Ukraine.[2][3] The suspension was still in effect when UEFA finalised its qualifying process, and Russia were excluded from European qualification.[4]

Congo withdrew prior to playing any matches, citing a lack of preparation.[5]

Chad withdrew prior to playing any matches, citing delays in the disbursement process of the funds needed for match preparations and a lack of funding.[6]

Confederation qualification

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FIFA retained the slot allocation from the previous edition. Brazil automatically qualified as hosts, and they took one of the slots allocated to CONMEBOL.

AFC

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As in 2023, the AFC Women's Asian Cup served as the qualifying competition to determine the Asian representatives at the Women's World Cup. The qualifying process was as follows:

  • Qualifying stage: Nations were drawn into eight groups of four or five teams to determine the eight nations joining the three top-ranked teams from the 2022 edition (China, South Korea and Japan) and hosts Australia for the final tournament. Groups B–H competed from 23 June – 5 July 2025, while Group A was postponed until 7–19 July due to the Twelve-Day War.[7][8]
  • Final tournament: The final tournament took place from 1–21 March 2026. Twelve nations were drawn into groups of four teams each to play single round-robin matches. The group winners and runners-up and the two best-ranked third-place teams advanced to the knockout phase. The four quarter-final winners qualified directly for the 2027 Women's World Cup, while the four quarter-final losers competed to determine the final two direct qualifiers, and the two Asian representatives in the inter-confederation play-offs.

Final positions (Women's Asian Cup knockout stage)

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 14 March – Sydney (SA)
 
 
  South Korea 6
 
 18 March – Sydney (SA)
 
  Uzbekistan 0
 
  South Korea 1
 
 15 March – Sydney (SA)
 
  Japan 4
 
  Japan 7
 
 21 March – Sydney (SA)
 
  Philippines 0
 
  Japan 1
 
 14 March – Perth (PRS)
 
  Australia 0
 
  China (a.e.t.) 2
 
 17 March – Perth (PS)
 
  Chinese Taipei 0
 
  China 1
 
 13 March – Perth (PRS)
 
  Australia 2
 
  Australia 2
 
 
  North Korea 1
 
19 March – Gold Coast
 Uzbekistan 0
 Philippines 2
19 March – Gold Coast
 Chinese Taipei 0
 North Korea 4

CAF

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As in 2023, the Women's Africa Cup of Nations serves as the qualifying competition to determine the African representatives at the Women's World Cup. The qualifying process is as follows:

  • Qualifying stage: Qualification for the 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations took place over two rounds during the international windows of 19–26 February 2025 and 22–28 October 2025. Eleven nations advanced to join hosts Morocco in the final tournament.[9] After the conclusion of qualifying, CAF announced four teams defeated in the second round had advanced based on the FIFA Women's World Ranking.[10]
  • Final tournament: The final tournament will be held 26 July – 16 August 2026.[11] Sixteen nations were drawn into four groups of four teams each to play single round-robin matches. The group winners and runners-up will advance to the knockout phase, with the four quarter-final winners qualifying directly for the 2027 Women's World Cup, while the four quarter-final losers will compete to determine the two African representatives in the inter-confederation play-offs.

Final positions (Women's Africa Cup of Nations knockout stage)

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 8 August 2026 (2026-08-08)
 
 
  Morocco 2
 
 12 August 2026 (2026-08-12)
 
  South Africa 1
 
  Morocco 0 (1)
 
 9 August 2026 (2026-08-09)
 
  Cameroon (p) 0 (3)
 
  Cameroon 1
 
 16 August 2026 (2026-08-16)
 
  Nigeria 0
 
  Cameroon 3
 
 8 August 2026 (2026-08-08)
 
  Malawi 0
 
  Ivory Coast 1
 
 12 August 2026 (2026-08-12)
 
  Algeria 2
 
  Algeria 1
 
 9 August 2026 (2026-08-09)
 
  Malawi 3 Third place
 
  Malawi 2
 
 15 August 2026 (2026-08-15)
 
  Ghana 1
 
  Morocco 1 (2)
 
 
  Algeria 1 (3)
 
13 August 2026 (2026-08-13)
 South Africa 2
 Nigeria 1
13 August 2026 (2026-08-13)
 Ivory Coast 1
 Ghana 2

CONCACAF

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As in 2023, the CONCACAF W Championship serves as the qualifying competition to determine the North American, Central American, and Caribbean representatives at the Women's World Cup. The qualifying process is as follows:[12]

  • Qualifying stage: Twenty-nine nations were drawn into five groups of five teams each and one group of four teams to play matches during the international windows in November/December 2025, and February/March and April 2026. The six group winners advanced to join the top two CONCACAF teams in the FIFA Women's World Ranking[13] – Canada and the United States – for the final tournament.
  • Final tournament: Eight nations will compete in a single-elimination knockout tournament in November 2026. The four quarter-final winners will qualify directly for the 2027 Women's World Cup, and the four quarter-final losers will compete to determine the two CONCACAF representatives in the inter-confederation play-offs.

Most recent stage (CONCACAF W Championship qualification)

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Legend
  Qualified for the 2026 CONCACAF W Championship

Group A
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Mexico 4 12
2  Puerto Rico 4 9
3  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4 6
4  U.S. Virgin Islands 4 3
5  Saint Lucia 4 0
Source: CONCACAF

Group B
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Jamaica 4 12
2  Nicaragua 4 9
3  Guyana 4 6
4  Antigua and Barbuda 4 1
5  Dominica 4 1
Source: CONCACAF

Group C
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Costa Rica 4 12
2  Guatemala 4 9
3  Bermuda 4 6
4  Grenada 4 3
5  Cayman Islands 4 0
Source: CONCACAF

Group D
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Haiti 4 10
2  Dominican Republic 4 8
3  Belize 4 6
4  Suriname 4 4
5  Anguilla 4 0
Source: CONCACAF

Group E
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Panama 4 12
2  Cuba 4 7
3  Aruba 4 6
4  Curaçao 4 3
5  Saint Kitts and Nevis 4 1
Source: CONCACAF

Group F
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  El Salvador 3 9
2  Trinidad and Tobago 3 4
3  Honduras 3 4
4  Barbados 3 0
Source: CONCACAF

Next stage (CONCACAF W Championship)

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 27 November 2026 (2026-11-27) – Mansfield
 
 
  United States
 
 1 December 2026 (2026-12-01) – Mansfield
 
  El Salvador
 
 
 
 27 November 2026 (2026-11-27) – Mansfield
 
 
 
  Jamaica
 
 5 December 2026 (2026-12-05) – Houston
 
  Costa Rica
 
 
 
 28 November 2026 (2026-11-28) – Mansfield
 
 
 
  Canada
 
 1 December 2026 (2026-12-01) – Mansfield
 
  Panama
 
 
 
 28 November 2026 (2026-11-28) – Mansfield
 
 Third place
 
  Mexico
 
 5 December 2026 (2026-12-05) – Houston
 
  Haiti
 
 
 
 
 
 
2 December 2026 (2026-12-02) – Mansfield
 
 
2 December 2026 (2026-12-02) – Mansfield
 
 

CONMEBOL

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For the first time, CONMEBOL hosted a stand-alone tournament for FIFA Women's World Cup qualification. Nine teams competed in a round-robin tournament playing four matches at home and four matches away; Brazil qualified as hosts and did not participate. The tournament was held from 24 October 2025 to 9 June 2026. Two teams qualified for the Women's World Cup and two teams advanced to the inter-confederation playoffs.[14]

Legend
  Qualify for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Colombia (C) 8 20
2  Argentina 8 18
3  Venezuela 8 12
4  Ecuador 8 11
5  Peru 8 11
6  Paraguay 8 10
7  Chile 8 10
8  Uruguay 8 6
9  Bolivia 8 1
Source: CONMEBOL
(C) Champions

OFC

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The OFC held its first stand-alone qualification tournament. The qualification format was announced on 8 August 2025:[15]

  • The four lowest-ranked teams competed in a single-elimination tournament in the Cook Islands on 28 November and 1 December 2025. The winner advanced to the second round.
  • The first round winner joined the seven highest-ranked teams in the second round. In August 2025, the eight teams were divided into two groups of four teams to play a single-leg round-robin tournament between 27 February and 8 March 2026. The group winners and runners-up advanced to the third round.
  • The four teams advancing from the second round competed in a single-elimination tournament between 12 and 15 April 2026. The winner qualified for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup, and the runner-up advanced to the inter-confederation play-offs.

Final positions (third round)

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 11 April 2026
 
 
  Papua New Guinea 1
 
 15 April 2026
 
  American Samoa 0
 
  Papua New Guinea 0
 
 11 April 2026
 
  New Zealand 1
 
  New Zealand 5
 
 
  Fiji 0
 

UEFA

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As in 2023, UEFA is holding a stand-alone qualification tournament to determine the European representatives at the Women's World Cup. The qualifying process is as follows:

  • League phase: Fifty-three nations were divided into three leagues based on the 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League overall phase ranking. Each league consisted of groups of three or four teams playing a league format from 3 March to 9 June 2026. Four teams qualified directly for the 2027 Women's World Cup and 32 advanced to the play-off phase.
  • Play-off phase: Thirty-two teams will play two rounds of home-and-away elimination matches to determine the final seven European nations qualifying directly for the Women's World Cup and the European representative in the inter-confederation play-offs. Round 1 matches will be held between 7 and 13 October 2026 and round 2 matches will be held between 26 November and 5 December 2026.

Most recent stage (league phase)

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Legend
  Qualify for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup
  
  Advance to the UEFA play-offs
  
Group A1
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Denmark 6 14
2  Italy 6 9
3  Sweden 6 8
4  Serbia (R) 6 1
Source: UEFA
(R) Relegated
Group A2
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  France 6 13
2  Netherlands 6 11
3  Republic of Ireland 6 9
4  Poland (R) 6 1
Source: UEFA
(R) Relegated
Group A3
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Spain 6 15
2  England 6 15
3  Iceland 6 6
4  Ukraine (R) 6 0
Source: UEFA
(R) Relegated
Group A4
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Germany 6 16
2  Norway 6 12
3  Austria 6 4
4  Slovenia (R) 6 3
Source: UEFA
(R) Relegated
Group B1
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Wales (P) 6 14
2  Czech Republic 6 11
3  Albania 6 7
4  Montenegro (R) 6 1
Source: UEFA
(P) Promoted;
(R) Relegated
Group B2
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Switzerland (P) 6 16
2  Turkey 6 13
3  Northern Ireland 6 6
4  Malta (R) 6 0
Source: UEFA
(P) Promoted;
(R) Relegated
Group B3
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Portugal (P) 6 15
2  Finland 6 15
3  Slovakia (R) 6 6
4  Latvia (R) 6 0
Source: UEFA
(P) Promoted;
(R) Relegated
Group B4
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Scotland (P) 6 14
2  Belgium 6 14
3  Israel (R) 6 6
4  Luxembourg (R) 6 0
Source: UEFA
(P) Promoted;
(R) Relegated
Group C1
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Lithuania (P) 6 11
2  Bosnia and Herzegovina 6 11
3  Estonia 6 11
4  Liechtenstein 6 0
Source: UEFA
(P) Promoted
Group C2
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Kosovo (P) 6 15
2  Croatia 6 15
3  Bulgaria 6 6
4  Gibraltar 6 0
Source: UEFA
(P) Promoted
Group C3
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Hungary (P) 6 16
2  Azerbaijan 6 12
3  North Macedonia 6 6
4  Andorra 6 1
Source: UEFA
(P) Promoted
Group C4
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Greece (P) 4 12
2  Faroe Islands 4 6
3  Georgia 4 0
Source: UEFA
(P) Promoted
Group C5
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Romania (P) 4 10
2  Moldova 4 5
3  Cyprus 4 1
Source: UEFA
(P) Promoted
Group C6
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Belarus (P) 4 9
2  Kazakhstan 4 7
3  Armenia 4 1
Source: UEFA
(P) Promoted
League C runners-up table legend
  Advance to the UEFA play-offs
Ranking of League C runners-up
Pos Team[a]
 Pld Pts
1  Croatia 4 9
2  Kazakhstan 4 7
3  Azerbaijan 4 6
4  Faroe Islands 4 6
5  Moldova 4 5
6  Bosnia and Herzegovina 4 5
Source: UEFA
  1. ↑ Due to differing group sizes, results against fourth-place teams are not considered when ranking runners-up.

Next stage (play-offs round 1)

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Path 1
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Lithuania Tie 1 Sweden9 Oct13 Oct
Romania Tie 2 Norway9 Oct13 Oct
Greece Tie 3 England9 Oct13 Oct
Croatia Tie 4 Iceland9 Oct13 Oct
Kazakhstan Tie 5 Republic of Ireland9 Oct13 Oct
Kosovo Tie 6 Austria9 Oct13 Oct
Hungary Tie 7 Netherlands9 Oct13 Oct
Belarus Tie 8 Italy9 Oct13 Oct
Path 2
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Albania Tie 9 Wales9 Oct13 Oct
Turkey Tie 10 Slovenia9 Oct13 Oct
Slovakia Tie 11 Ukraine9 Oct13 Oct
Israel Tie 12 Switzerland9 Oct13 Oct
Belgium Tie 13 Poland9 Oct13 Oct
Czech Republic Tie 14 Scotland9 Oct13 Oct
Northern Ireland Tie 15 Portugal9 Oct13 Oct
Finland Tie 16 Serbia9 Oct13 Oct

Inter-confederation play-offs

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Ten teams will advance to a play-off tournament to determine the final three teams to qualify for the Women's World Cup: two teams each from AFC, CAF, CONCACAF, and CONMEBOL, and one team each from OFC and UEFA. Two rounds of matches will take place, with the teams from CONCACAF and UEFA receiving a bye based on the results of the 2023 play-offs and the CONMEBOL team ranked higher in the FIFA Women's World Ranking receiving a bye based on Brazil hosting the final tournament. The lower-ranked team from CONMEBOL and the teams from AFC, CAF, and OFC will play a series of matches in November–December 2026 with the top two teams advancing to the second round. The second round will consist of three single-elimination matches in February 2027 with teams from the same confederation barred from facing each other. The winners of these matches will qualify for the final tournament.[1]

Next stage (preliminary phase)

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Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Uzbekistan 0 0
2  South Africa 0 0
3  Papua New Guinea 0 0
4  Chinese Taipei 0 0
5  Ghana 0 0
6  Ecuador 0 0
First match(es) will be played: November 2026.
Source: FIFA

Top goalscorers

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There have been 1,574 goals scored in 420 matches, for an average of 3.75 goals per match (as of 13 August 2026). Players highlighted in bold are still active in the competition.

13 goals

12 goals

10 goals

9 goals

8 goals

7 goals

6 goals

Below are goalscorer lists for all confederations:

See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 "FIFA Women's World Cup Brazil 2027 dates confirmed". FIFA. 10 December 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  2. ↑ "FIFA/UEFA suspend Russian clubs and national teams from all competitions" (Press release). FIFA. 28 February 2022.
  3. ↑ "UEFA decisions for upcoming competitions relating to the ongoing suspension of Russian national teams and clubs". UEFA. 2 May 2022.
  4. ↑ "2025 UEFA Women's Nations League and 2026 Women's European Qualifiers for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup" (ZIP). UEFA Circular Letter. No. 53/2024. UEFA. 30 September 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  5. ↑ Kegengo, Dennis (4 February 2025). "WAFCON Qualifiers: Malawi through to next round after Congo confirm exit". Pan-Africa Football.
  6. ↑ "Football: The FTFA announces the withdrawal of the Sao women's team from the qualifiers for the 2026 Africa Cup of Nations". Toumaï Web Médias (in French). 16 February 2025. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  7. ↑ "AFC Women's Asian Cup Australia 2026: Stage set for #WAC2026 Qualifiers kick-off". Asian Football Confederation. 20 June 2025. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  8. ↑ Kwek, Kimberly (19 June 2025). "Lionesses' Asian Cup qualifiers in Jordan postponed amid escalating Middle East tensions". The Straits Times. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  9. ↑ "Women's AFCON 2026: Who Will Join Morocco?". cafonline.com. CAF. 25 October 2025. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
  10. ↑ Defly, Edinam Franck (4 November 2025). "CAN Féminine 2026 : La CAF repêche quatre équipes pourtant éliminées". africatopsports.com (in French). Archived from the original on 15 November 2025. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
  11. ↑ "FIFA Council highlights power of football and the FIFA World Cup to build bridges and promote peace". FIFA. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
  12. ↑ "Concacaf announces 2025 to 2029 women's national team competitions". concacaf.com. CONCACAF. 16 September 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  13. ↑ "FIFA/Coca Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 7 August 2026.
  14. ↑ "Conmebol adds Women's World Cup 2027 qualifying tournament to calendar". Inside World Football. 13 December 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
  15. ↑ "Match Schedule confirmed for FIFA Women's World Cup 2027 Qualifiers of the Oceanian Zone". OFC. 8 August 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
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