Cymru will discover their opponents for the 2027 UEFA Women’s Nations League when the draw takes place in Nyon, Switzerland at 12pm GMT on Tuesday 3 November.
Cymru finished bottom of Group A4 and were subsequently relegated to League B in the last edition of the competition, but Rhian Wilkinson’s side were promoted back to League A after finishing top of their 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup qualifying group in June.
How will the 2025 UEFA Women’s Nations League draw work?
The teams in each league are seeded according to their performances in the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup qualifiers.
Cymru have been placed in Pot 4 in League A with Portugal, Scotland and Switzerland, meaning they will not play against any of these three teams. Cymru’s opponents will therefore be drawn from Pots 1, 2 and 3.
One team from each pot will form each group within League A.
The pots will be drawn one at a time, ensuring each team from Pot 1 is drawn into four separate groups. Pot 2, Pot 3 and Pot 4 will then be drawn.
The draw starts with League C, followed by League B and League A.
Who could Cymru face in the 2025 UEFA Women’s Nations League draw?
Cymru will face one team from Pot 1, Pot 2 and Pot 3.
Pot 1: Germany, Spain, Denmark and France.
Pot 2: England*, Norway, Netherlands and Italy.
Pot 3: Republic of Ireland, Sweden, Iceland and Austria.
Pot 4: Switzerland, Portugal, Scotland and Cymru.
Since Cymru, Northern Ireland, Scotland and England compete as individual national teams in the UEFA Women’s Nations League, but compete as Team GB for the Olympics, a draw principle has been introduced to prevent England, as the association nominated to earn qualification, from being drawn into the same league phase group as any of the other three, thereby avoiding any potential perceived conflict of interest.
UEFA has been allocated four slots for the 2028 Olympics (previously three), the four League A group winners of the 2027 UEFA Women’s Nations League qualify.
What is the format of the 2025 UEFA Women’s Nations League in League A?
Teams in each group will play each other twice (home and away).
The top two teams in each group remain in League A for the qualifying stage for the 2029 UEFA Women’s Euros.
The four third-placed teams play off over two legs against the second-placed teams in each group of League B. The winner of each match play in League A for the European Qualifiers phase; the defeated teams will play in League B.
The fourth-placed teams are relegated to League B.
When does the 2025 UEFA Women’s Nations League take place?
The league phase of the Nations League will take place between February and June 2027.
Matchdays 1 & 2: 23 February – 6 March 2027
Matchdays 3 & 4: 13-24 April 2027
Matchdays 5 & 6: 7-15 June 2027
The finals and promotion/relegation matches will take place between October and December 2027.
How do the 2027 UEFA Women’s Nations League finals work?
They will be played as single-leg games, with two semi-finals, a third-place play-off and a final. A draw will determine the semi-final ties and the home team in each of the matches.
The final winners are declared the UEFA Nations League winners.
Where to watch the draw?
The draw will be live streamed across the Cymru social media channels and CymruFootball.TV.
