2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA League B
International football competition
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League B of the Women's European Qualifiers will determine twelve of the teams to advance to the play-off phase.[1]
Dates3 March – 9 June 2026
Teams16
Matchesplayed48
Goals scored194 (4.04 per match)
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| Dates | 3 March – 9 June 2026 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 48 |
| Goals scored | 194 (4.04 per match) |
| Attendance | 67,900 (1,415 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Caroline Weir(10 goals) |
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Format
The teams ranked 17–32 in the 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League overall phase ranking were drawn into four groups of four teams each. Each group will be contested in a league format where each team plays each other team at home and away.
All group winners, runners-up, and third-place teams will advance to the play-off phase. In addition, the four group winners will be promoted to League A, while all fourth-place teams and the two lowest-ranked third-place teams will be relegated to League C, for the following 2027 UEFA Women's Nations League.[1][2]
Schedule
The match schedule will be as follows:[2]
| Matchday | Date |
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| Matchday 1 | 3 March 2026 |
| Matchday 2 | 7 March 2026 |
| Matchday 3 | 14 April 2026 |
| Matchday 4 | 18 April 2026 |
| Matchday 5 | 5 June 2026 |
| Matchday 6 | 9 June 2026 |
Seeding
Teams were allocated to League B according to the 2025 Women's Nations League overall phase rankings and were seeded into four pots of four teams. The draw for the league phase took place on 4 November 2025 at 13:00 CET.[2]
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- Belgium, Czech Republic, Finland, and Northern Ireland participated in the League A vs League B promotion/relegation matches in October 2025 to determine each team's league allocation.
- Albania and Turkey participated in the League B vs League C promotion/relegation matches in October 2025 to determine each team's league allocation.
Groups
The fixture list was confirmed by UEFA following the draw. Times are CET/CEST,[note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).
Group B1
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| 1 | Wales (P) |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 5 | +12 | 14 | Advance to play-offs and promotion to League A | — | 3–1 | 4–0 | 6–1 | |
| 2 | Czech Republic |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 11 | Advance to play-offs | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | 5–0 | |
| 3 | Albania |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 7 | 0–1 | 1–5 | — | 5–2 | ||
| 4 | Montenegro (R) |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 23 | −17 | 1 | Relegation to League C | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–2 | — |
| Montenegro | 1–2 | Albania |
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| Czech Republic | 2–2 | Wales |
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| Wales | 6–1 | Montenegro |
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| Albania | 1–5 | Czech Republic |
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| Montenegro | 1–4 | Czech Republic |
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| Czech Republic | 1–1 | Albania |
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Referee: Deborah Bianchi (Italy)
| Albania | 5−2 | Montenegro |
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Referee: Emily Heaslip (England)
Group B2
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |  |
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| 1 | Switzerland (P) |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | +13 | 16 | Advance to play-offs and promotion to League A | — | 3–1 | 2–0 | 6–1 | |
| 2 | Turkey |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 13 | Advance to play-offs | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
| 3 | Northern Ireland |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 6 | 1–2 | 0–1 | — | 4–0 | ||
| 4 | Malta (R) |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 24 | −20 | 0 | Relegation to League C | 1–4 | 0–3 | 2–4 | — |
| Malta | 1–4 | Switzerland |
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| Switzerland | 3–1 | Turkey |
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| Malta | 2–4 | Northern Ireland |
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| Switzerland | 6–1 | Malta |
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| Northern Ireland | 1–2 | Switzerland |
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Referee: Anastasia Mylopoulou (Greece)
| Malta | 0–3 | Turkey |
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Referee: Sabina Bolić (Croatia)
Group B3
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |  |
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| 1 | Portugal (P) |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 4 | +13 | 15 | Advance to play-offs and promotion to League A | — | 2–0 | 4–0 | 5–0 | |
| 2 | Finland |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 15 | Advance to play-offs | 3–1 | — | 4–2 | 3–1 | |
| 3 | Slovakia (R) |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 17 | −9 | 6 | Advance to play-offs and relegation to League C | 1–2 | 0–4 | — | 3–2 | |
| 4 | Latvia (R) |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 17 | −13 | 0 | Relegation to League C | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — |
| Slovakia | 3–2 | Latvia |
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| Finland | 3–1 | Latvia |
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| Finland | 4–2 | Slovakia |
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Referee: Merima Čelik (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
| Latvia | 1–2 | Slovakia |
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Referee: Nanna Løf Andersen (Denmark)
Group B4
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation | |
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| 1 | Scotland (P) |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 2 | +22 | 14 | Advance to play-offs and promotion to League A | — | 1–1 | 6–0 | 7–0 | |
| 2 | Belgium |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 1 | +21 | 14 | Advance to play-offs | 0–0 | — | 5–0 | 6–0 | |
| 3 | Israel (R) |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 20 | −10 | 6 | Advance to play-offs and relegation to League C | 1–5 | 0–3 | — | 6–0 | |
| 4 | Luxembourg (R) |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 34 | −33 | 0 | Relegation to League C | 0–5 | 0–7 | 1–3 | — |
| Israel | 6–0 | Luxembourg |
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| Scotland | 1–1 | Belgium |
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| Luxembourg | 1–3 | Israel |
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| Israel | 1–5 | Scotland |
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Bozsik Aréna, Budapest (Hungary)[note 2]
Referee: Karoline Marie Jensen (Norway)
Referee: Aleksandra Česen (Slovenia)
Ranking of third-placed teams
Overall standings
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 17 | B2 | Switzerland |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | +13 | 16 |
| 18 | B3 | Portugal |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 4 | +13 | 15 |
| 19 | B4 | Scotland |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 2 | +22 | 14 |
| 20 | B1 | Wales |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 5 | +12 | 14 |
| 21 | B3 | Finland |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 15 |
| 22 | B4 | Belgium |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 1 | +21 | 14 |
| 23 | B2 | Turkey |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 13 |
| 24 | B1 | Czech Republic |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 11 |
| 25 | B1 | Albania |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 7 |
| 26 | B2 | Northern Ireland |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 6 |
| 27 | B3 | Slovakia |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 17 | −9 | 6 |
| 28 | B4 | Israel |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 20 | −10 | 6 |
| 29 | B1 | Montenegro |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 23 | −17 | 1 |
| 30 | B3 | Latvia |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 17 | −13 | 0 |
| 31 | B2 | Malta |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 24 | −20 | 0 |
| 32 | B4 | Luxembourg |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 34 | −33 | 0 |
Goalscorers
There were 194 goals scored in 48 matches, for an average of 4.04 goals per match.
10 goals
8 goals
6 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
Fortesa Berisha
Jill Janssens- Amber Tysiak
Franny Černá- Klára Cvrčková
Nea Lehtola- Paulina Nyström
- Oona Sevenius
Maayan Ben Israel- Noa Selimhodzic
Maria Farrugia
Jasna Đoković- Armisa Kuč
Keri Halliday- Ellie Mason
Lauren Davidson
Klaudia Fabová- Patrícia Hmírová
Svenja Fölmli- Géraldine Reuteler
- Sydney Schertenleib
Selen Altunkulak- Ebru Topçu
- Ece Türkoğlu
Elise Hughes- Rhiannon Roberts
1 goal
- Arbiona Bajraktari
- Gresa Berisha
- Vanesa Levenaj
- Marie Detruyer
- Isabelle Iliano
- Saar Janssen
- Sari Kees
- Zenia Mertens
- Kassandra Missipo
- Eva Bartoňová
- Kamila Dubcová
- Aneta Polášková
- Andrea Švíbková
- Jana Žufánková
- Adelina Engman
- Katariina Kosola
- Eva Nyström
Annija Andersone- Karlīna Miksone
- Anastasija Poļuhoviča
- Olga Ševcova
Kimberley Dos Santos- Leah Ayres
- Kailey Willis
- Slađana Bulatović
- Medina Dešić
- Joely Andrews
- Megan Bell
- Emily Cassap
- Natalie Johnson
- Danielle Maxwell
- Leyla McFarland
Lúcia Alves- Tatiana Pinto
- Dolores Silva
- Jéssica Silva
- Erin Cuthbert
- Kirsty Hanson
- Emma Lawton
- Maria McAneny
- Dominika Gondová
- Kristína Košíková
- Diana Lemešová
- Martina Šurnovská
- Iman Beney
- Viola Calligaris
- Ana-Maria Crnogorčević
- Alisha Lehmann
- Seraina Piubel
- Smilla Vallotto
- Arzu Karabulut
- Melike Pekel
- Busem Şeker
- Gemma Evans
- Sophie Ingle
- Rachel Rowe
- Lily Woodham
1 own goal
- Lexine Farrugia (against Turkey)
- Alexandra Gatt (against Turkey)
- Ajša Kalač (against Czech Republic)