Kosovo in a group with Croatia and Bulgaria

The draw for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup European qualifiers was held on Tuesday.

The qualifiers are organized in three tiers, just like the Nations League.

Kosovo will compete in League C, the third tier, and will be in a group with Croatia, Bulgaria and Gibraltar.

The group winner advances to the play-offs for qualification for the World Cup and is also “promoted” to League B for the next Nations League campaign.

The two best-placed teams among the six runners-up in League C also advance to the play-offs for World Cup qualification.

The 2027 World Cup qualifying competition in League C begins on March 3 next year and ends on June 9.

Kosovo was in Pot 2 for the draw. Consequently, Croatia, which was in Pot 1, is considered the group favorite.

Albania is in League B, and the draw placed it in a group with Wales, Czechia and Montenegro.

From League B, too, qualification is possible only through the play-offs and not directly for the World Cup.