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The FIFA Women's World Cup kicks off in Brazil on June 24, 2027, and, so far, 14 out of the 32 teams have secured their ticket already.

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England will face Greece in the opening round of the 2027 Women's World Cup qualifiers, while the Republic of Ireland have been drawn against 100th ranked Kazakhstan.

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Sarina Wiegman has said that she is "very positive" England will qualify for the 2027 World Cup finals despite being made to go through the playoffs following their 3-0 victory over Ukraine at the Hill Dickinson Stadium.

Spain thumped Iceland 6-1 on Tuesday to book their place at next summer's World Cup in Brazil ahead of England, who must now come through the playoffs.

England strolled to a comfortable win over Ukraine on Merseyside but it wasn't enough to secure automatic qualification for next year's World Cup in Brazil.

England returned to winning ways with a comfortable 3-0 victory over Ukraine in their final World Cup qualifier at the Hill Dickinson Stadium but will be forced to go through the playoffs to make next year's finals.

England coach Sarina Wiegman said it was "hard to see" the Lionesses taken apart by Spain on Friday as they lost 4-0 in Mallorca to leave them facing the prospect of the playoffs to qualify for next year's World Cup.