2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA play-offs

The UEFA play-offs of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification competition involve the runners-up from all nine groups in the group stage.

The play-offs consist of two rounds of single-leg ties. The two best play-off winners qualify for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup and the third winner advances to the inter-confederation play-offs.^[1][2]

Ranking of second-placed teams[]

To rank the nine runners-up from the group stage, from which three enter the second round and the remaining six enter the first round, any group matches against sixth-placed teams (for runners-up from the groups which had six teams) are discounted. As a result, 8 matches played by each team are counted for the purposes of determining the ranking.

Pos	Grp	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	G	Italy	5	4	0	1	19	2	+17	12	Play-offs second round
2	D	Austria	5	3	1	1	21	3	+18	10
3	F	Belgium	5	3	1	1	19	5	+14	10
4	H	Portugal	5	3	1	1	12	5	+7	10	Play-offs first round
5	B	Scotland	5	3	1	1	12	11	+1	10
6	C	Iceland	4	3	0	1	13	2	+11	9
7	E	Russia	4	3	0	1	13	3	+10	9
8	A	Republic of Ireland	4	2	1	1	14	3	+11	7
9	I	Wales	4	2	1	1	12	3	+9	7

Draw[]

The draw date and details will be confirmed by UEFA.

• First round: The worst six runners-up will enter in the first round and will be drawn into three ties.
• Second round: The best three runners-up will enter in the second round and, together with the three winners of the first round, will be drawn into three ties.

First round[]

The single-leg matches will be played between 3 and 11 October 2022.

Second round[]

The single-leg matches will be played between 3 and 11 October 2022.

Ranking of play-off winners[]

To rank the three play-off winners, their results in their respective groups and the second round of the play-offs are combined. Any group matches against sixth-placed teams (for those from the groups which had six teams) are discounted. As a result, 9 matches played by each team (8 in the group stage and 1 in the second round of the play-offs) are counted for the purposes of determining the ranking. The two highest-placed winners qualify for the Women's World Cup and the lowest-placed winner will advance to the inter-confederation play-offs.^[1][2]

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