"England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland will discover who they will face in qualifying for the 2027 Women's World Cup in Tuesday's draw. Qualifying for the tournament, which will be held in Brazil, follows the same format as the Nations League and is split into three tiers. Only the four winners in League A will automatically qualify for the finals, and the remaining teams will have to go through the play-offs for the remaining eight places."
"England and the Republic of Ireland will be in League A for World Cup qualifying, and will head into the campaign knowing that they are already guaranteed a play-off. Despite winning the Euros, the Lionesses are in the second tier and that could mean the latest chapter in their rivalry with Spain. Sarina Wiegman's side also faced France and Sweden on their way to victory in July, and will back themselves to win automatic qualification no matter who they are drawn against from pot one."
The qualifying draw for the 2027 Women's World Cup will place England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland into groups under a Nations League-style, three-tier system ahead of the tournament in Brazil. Each qualifying group will contain one team from each seeded pot, with pots including France, Germany, Spain and Sweden in Pot One and England in Pot Two. Only the four League A group winners earn automatic World Cup places; remaining teams advance to play-offs for eight additional slots. The Republic of Ireland returned to League A after a promotion play-off win over Belgium, while England remain in the second tier despite winning the Euros.
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