England must get through two rounds of home and away ties to qualify for the Women's World Cup in Brazil. Sarina Wiegman's European champions will play Greece in Crete in round one of the play-offs, with the first leg on Friday, 9 October at . The second leg will be played at home, at King Power Stadium in Leicester, on Tuesday, 13 October at .
Commentary for both England matches will be on BBC Radio 5 Live. Should England beat Greece over two games, they will face the winners of Slovakia v Ukraine, with the away fixture played first. The exact dates of the potential second-leg fixtures are to be confirmed, although they will take place between 26 November and 5 December 2026.
England head coach Wiegman named her initial squad last month, with Ella Toone and Chloe Kelly notable absentees. When asked why they were left out, Wiegman said: "They have not been playing to their full potential. "Of course, I still believe in these players.
They are really good and have shown so much for us." Wiegman told BBC Radio 5 Live: "That is also why I didn't pick them this time, because they have not played to their potential in my opinion in the last couple of weeks. "I had those conversations with them and that was very hard to take. They took it well and, of course, they want to work on that." All you need to know about 2027 Women's World Cup Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and the Republic of Ireland are also involved in the play-offs as they chase World Cup places.
As with England, they are in action on Friday. In round one, Wales face Albania at - with coverage on BBC Two Wales from . Scotland play the Czech Republic at , available to watch on BBC iPlayer and BBC Alba.
Northern Ireland take on Portugal at , available on BBC iPlayer. The Republic of Ireland will play Kazakhstan at . Despite England securing five wins from their six qualifying matches, world champions Spain finished top of the Lionesses' group and secured the one automatic spot.
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