UEFA Women’s World Cup play-off first legs set up 16 return fixtures

All 16 first legs in round one of UEFA qualifying play-offs for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup were completed on 9 October 2026. Republic of Ireland won 8-0 in Kazakhstan and the Netherlands matched that margin in Hungary; Switzerland won 7-3 away to Israel and Sweden beat Lithuania 5-0.

The other completed scores were Finland 3-1 Serbia, Kosovo 1-2 Austria, Albania 0-1 Wales, Türkiye 3-3 Slovenia, Slovakia 1-3 Ukraine, Belarus 0-2 Italy, Greece 1-3 England, Croatia 0-4 Iceland, Romania 0-2 Norway, Czechia 0-2 Scotland, Northern Ireland 0-4 Portugal and Belgium 1-0 Poland.

These were opening legs, not final aggregate decisions. The return matches are scheduled for 13 October, after which eight round-one winners will advance to the second play-off round. Denmark, France, Germany and Spain had already qualified directly as League A group winners.

UEFA states that the second round will determine seven direct European berths and one place in the inter-confederation play-offs. The Swedish federation separately confirmed its 5-0 win in Lithuania, including Felicia Schröder’s hat-trick, while this report keeps the round-level result as one underlying development rather than splitting 16 fixtures into filler stories.

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