List of teams that have qualified for 2027 Women's World Cup play-offs

South Africa end Nigeria’s World Cup dreams, join Ghana in international playoffs The five other teams already confirmed for the play-off tournament are Chinese Taipei, Uzbekistan, Ecuador, Venezuela and Papua New Guinea.

FIFA's official qualification format confirms that ten teams will eventually contest the play-off tournament for the three remaining World Cup places, with the final three participants set to emerge from the UEFA, Concacaf and CONMEBOL qualifying processes later in the qualification cycle.

As the qualification picture continues to take shape over the coming months, all eyes in Ghana will remain fixed on the Black Queens' play-off draw and the fixtures that could determine whether the team returns to the World Cup stage for the first time in two decades.