The European qualifiers are split into groups based on the results of the 2025 Women’s Nations League, with 16 teams in League A, 16 teams in League B and 21 teams in League C.

The draw will put teams into groups of four or three (League C), with each nation playing one home match and one away match against the other countries in their group.

The winners of each League A group will automatically qualify for the World Cup, while the remaining seven direct spots, and a further berth in the inter-confederation play-offs, will be decided by two rounds of play-offs in October and November 2026.

England will be in League A, while Scotland and Wales will be in League B. Northern Ireland are yet to discover their league after making the Nations League play-offs. They will be in League A if they beat Iceland over two legs in October.