Lionesses will face Greece in World Cup play-offs

England have been drawn to play Greece in round one of the 2027 Women's World Cup play-offs.

The Lionesses must get through two rounds of home and away ties to qualify for the tournament in Brazil.

Should England beat Greece, they will face the winners of Slovakia v Ukraine with the away fixture played first.

Fixture dates are to be confirmed, but matches will take place in October, November and December.

Despite England securing five wins from their six qualifying matches, Spain finished top of the group and secured the one automatic spot.

"We knew what the play-offs would look like and, while we're pleased with the draw against Greece, the focus now is on making sure we're really well prepared," said England manager Sarina Wiegman.

"We want to dominate games and have a lot of the ball and that's something we will prepare for carefully.

"There's still time with players on holiday and then returning to their clubs, but we're looking forward to coming together again and performing with England."