The head coach of the Ukrainian women's national team, Iya Andrushchak, announced the squad that will prepare for the 2027 World Cup qualifiers. In April, our team will play two away matches: on April 14 against Iceland and on April 18 against Spain.  

The composition of the Ukrainian women's national team

Goalkeepers: Kateryna Samson (Sisters Odesa), Kateryna Boklach (Nantes, France), Darya Keliushik (Kolos Kovalivka).

Defenders: Maryna Shayniuk ("Metalist 1925" Kharkiv), Kateryna Korsun ("Slavia" Czech Republic), Lyubov Shmatko ("Fomget" Turkey), Yana Kotyk ("Metalist 1925" Kharkiv), Olga Basanska ("Metalist 1925" Kharkiv), Anna Petryk ("Metalist 1925" Kharkiv), Lesya Olkhova ("Metalist 1925" Kharkiv), Darya Apanashchenko ("Metalist 1925" Kharkiv), Iryna Podolska ("Metalist 1925" Kharkiv).

Midfielders: Dayana Semkiv ("Kolos" Kovalivka), Iryna Kotyash ("Kolos" Kovalivka), Nadiya Kunina ("Metalist 1925" Kharkiv), Lidia Zaborovets ("Metalist 1925" Kharkiv), Victoria Radionova ("Vorskla" Poltava), Yana Kalinina ("Sisters" Odesa), Veronika Andrukhov ("Metalist 1925" Kharkiv).

Attackers: Elizaveta Molodyuk (Metalist 1925 Kharkiv), Roksolana Kravchuk (Slavia Czech Republic), Inna Glushchenko (Lille France), Olga Ovdiychuk (Vomget Turkey), Tanya Boychuk (Montreal Roses Canada).

Group A3 standings

Calendar and results matches in Group A3 of the 2027 World Cup qualification

1 round

Ukraine — England — 1:6

Spain — Iceland — 3:0

2 round

England — Iceland — 2:0

Ukraine — Spain — 1:3

3 round. 14.04.2026

Iceland — Ukraine

England — Spain

4 round. 18.04.2026

Spain — Ukraine

Iceland — England

5 round. 05.06.2026

Ukraine — Iceland

Spain — England

6 round. 09.06.2026

England — Ukraine

Iceland — Spain      

Women's World Cup 2027

The 2027 Women's World Cup will be held in Brazil from June 24 to July 25. The 29 direct berths out of 32 will be allocated as follows:

Europe — 11;

Asia — 6;

Africa — 4;

CONCACAF — 4;

South America — 3 (Brazil qualifies automatically from this quota);

Oceania — 1.

The final three teams will be determined in a playoff tournament involving 10 teams. It will consist of two stages with the following quota:

Europe — 1;

Asia — 2;

Africa — 2;

CONCACAF — 2;

South America — 2;

Oceania — 1.

The first stage of the playoff tournament will take place in October-December 2026, the second in February 2027.

European qualification for the 2027 World Cup

The European qualification will be held in three stages. The group round matches will be held on March 3 and 7, April 14 and 18, and June 5 and 9, 2026 in three leagues - A (16 teams), B (16) and C (21).

The starting position of each team in the leagues is determined based on the results of the 2025 Nations League. Ukraine will play in League A.

The winners of the four League A groups will qualify directly for the 2027 World Cup. 

The remaining places will be played in play-off rounds in October–December 2026. In the first round, the teams finishing second and third in League A will play the winners of the six League C groups and the best second-placed teams in each. The eight winners will advance to the second round.

The last four teams in League A and the four group winners in League B will play against the third and second placed teams in League B respectively. The eight winners will advance to the second round.