Summary

  • World Cup play-off draw 11:00 BST

  • England, Northern Ireland, Wales, Scotland and Republic of Ireland will find out their play-off opponents

  • Round 1, path 1 - Greece v England, Kazakhstan v Republic of Ireland

  • Round 1, path 2 - Albania v Wales, Czech Republic v Scotland, Northern Ireland v Portugal

  • Round 2 - full draw

  • Four League A winners already qualified for 2027 World Cup in Brazil - Denmark, France, Germany and Spain

  • How the play-offs work, external

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  1. Postpublished at 11:56 BST

    That's all from us. You can read more on the 2027 Women's World Cup play-off draw across the BBC Sport website shortly.

    See you soon!

  2. Tricky but achievable for ROIpublished at 11:53 BST

    Andy Gray
    BBC Sport NI

    If the Republic of Ireland beat Kazakhstan, then they face a tricky second round against either Poland or Belgium.

    While there were easier draws available, Carla Ward's side can take confidence from having beaten both of those sides in the past year.

    Abbie Larkin scored a late goal to win promotion to League A in Belgium last year, and Poland didn't cause the Republic too many problems in their World Cup qualifying group earlier this year.

    It's tricky, but it's achievable.

  3. When are the ties being played?published at 11:50 BST

    Round one matches are being played in October, with the seeded teams playing the second legs at home.

    Round two matches take place in November and December.

  4. Can Wales crack their top-20 curse?published at 11:48 BST

    Ian Hunt
    Presenter on BBC Radio Wales

    And there we have it: Wales will almost certainly have to beat a top-20 side for the first time in a competitive game if they're to reach their first World Cup finals.

    Assuming Wales get past Albania, they'd expect to come up against Norway in round two...unless Romania can pull off a big shock and make a mockery of the 39 places between those two teams in the world rankings.

    Wales were beaten home and away by Norway the last time the sides met - in the qualifying campaign for Euro 2022.

    Norway are currently 14th in the world having come second to Germany in their qualifying group.

    It's a big challenge, but by no means impossible for Wales. One I'm sure head coach Rhian Wilkinson will embrace as she bids to get Wales to the second major tournament in their history.

  5. What was the draw for the home nations?published at 11:46 BST

    That's the end of the draw. To recap what the home nations will go through...

    England face Greece in round one and will host the second leg at home. If they win that match, they take on either Slovakia or Ukraine.

    The Republic of Ireland, who are on the same path as England, have to take on Kazakhstan - with an away leg first - in round one.

    They face tough opponents in round two if they get through with Belgium or Poland awaiting.

    It's also a tricky tie for Northern Ireland, who were unseeded so have a tough round one tie against Portugal.

    Croatia or Iceland will be their round two opponents if they get through.

    Scotland are up against the Czech Republic in round one, with major tournament big hitters Sweden or Lithuania in round two.

    Wales have yet another meeting with Albania in round one and would face Romania or Norway if they make it through.

  6. Postpublished at 11:41 BST

    Anita Asante: "I think the Lionesses have shown over the past three major tournaments that they are one of the favourites.

    "They will have to perform at their best but we should expect a squad full of players with character, leadership and hopefully some good performances."

  7. Full round two drawpublished at 11:39 BST

    Slovakia or Ukraine v Greece or England

    Finland or Serbia v Belarus or Italy

    Northern Ireland or Portugal v Croatia or Iceland

    Albania or Wales v Romania or Norway

    Israel or Switzerland v Kosovo or Austria

    Czech Republic or Scotland v Lithuania or Sweden

    Belgium or Poland v Kazakhstan or the Republic of Ireland

    Turkey or Slovenia v Hungary or Netherlands

  8. Postpublished at 11:39 BST

    Turkey or Slovenia v Hungary or Netherlands

  9. Postpublished at 11:38 BST

    Belgium or Poland v Kazakhstan or the Republic of Ireland

  10. Postpublished at 11:37 BST

    Czech Republic or Scotland v Lithuania or Sweden

  11. Postpublished at 11:37 BST

    Israel or Switzerland v Kosovo or Austria

  12. Postpublished at 11:36 BST

    Albania or Wales v Romania or Norway

  13. Familiar facespublished at 11:35 BST

    Andy Gray
    BBC Sport NI

    I know I said I didn't want to be too negative, but that's not a great draw for Northern Ireland.

    Portugal twice beat Northern Ireland in Euro 2025 qualifying, so they are familiar opponents with a 4-0 win in Liera, and a narrow 2-1 victory at Mourneview Park two years ago.

    At the very least, it will be a good bar to see how much Northern Ireland's young side have progressed.

    If they win, they could face Croatia, who they beat over two legs in the first round of the Euro 2025 play-offs, or Iceland, who won 5-0 on aggregate last year in a Nations League play-off.

  14. Postpublished at 11:35 BST

    Northern Ireland or Portugal v Croatia or Iceland

  15. Postpublished at 11:34 BST

    Finland or Serbia v Belarus or Italy

  16. Postpublished at 11:34 BST

    Round two:

    Slovakia or Ukraine v Greece or England

  17. Another Albanian double!published at 11:33 BST

    Ian Hunt
    Presenter on BBC Radio Wales

    You just can't get enough games against Albania, can you! Wales are reunited with a side they played in their qualifying campaign.

    Maybe the question is which Welsh team will turn up? The one that thrashed Albania 4-0 in Wrexham or scraped a 1-0 win in the away tie?

    Wales will certainly see this as a great chance to make round two of the play-offs, though - even if it means another long trek to south-east Europe.

  18. Postpublished at 11:32 BST

    We're moving onto round two now...

  19. Lionesses with kind away trippublished at 11:32 BST

    Emma Sanders
    BBC Sport women’s football news reporter

    England fans have been treated to a very enjoyable qualifying campaign with some fantastic away trips.

    From Reykjavik to Majorca, the group stages was kind and now they have been handed a trip to Greece.

    Of all the potential play-off opponents, I'm sure Lionesses fans will be delighted that they have a trip to Greece at the end of the year.

    Considering some of the distances other teams are travelling, that's a kind draw. England will be favourites on the pitch too, of course.

  20. Full play-off drawpublished at 11:31 BST

    Path 1:

    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:

    Albania v Wales

    Turkey v Slovenia

    Slovakia v Ukraine

    Israel v Switzerland

    Belgium v Poland

    Czech Republic v Scotland

    Northern Ireland v Portugal

    Finland v Serbia