Lionesses will face Greece in World Cup play-offs

England won five of their six World Cup qualifiers but missed out on automatic qualification by losing 4-0 to Spain earlier this month [PA Media] England have been drawn to play Greece in round one of the 2027 Women's World Cup play-offs. The Lionesses must get through two rounds of home and away ties to qualify for the tournament in Brazil. Should England beat Greece, they will face the winners of Slovakia v Ukraine with the away fixture played first. Fixture dates are to be confirmed, but matches will take place in October, November and December. Despite England securing five wins from their six qualifying matches, Spain finished top of the group and secured the one automatic spot. Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and the Republic of Ireland also found out who they will be playing for a place at the World Cup. In round one, Wales face Albania, Scotland play the Czech Republic and Northern Ireland take on Portugal. Meanwhile, the Republic of Ireland will play Kazakhstan. The full draw is: Round 1, 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 Round 1, 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 Round 2 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 Head here to get involved