England drawn with France, Austria and Portugal in 2027 Women's Nations League

England were drawn to play France, Austria and Portugal in next year's Women's Nations League in a draw held in Nyon, Switzerland on 3 November 2026. All Uefa Nations League ties will be contested over two legs.

The Lionesses have been placed in Group A2 and will begin their campaign across three international windows in February-March, April and June 2027, with each team playing home and away fixtures. Sarina Wiegman's side were drawn alongside familiar opponents, having faced Portugal in the previous Nations League campaign, while France and Austria have both been recent rivals in major tournament qualifying campaigns.

"[France are] a world-class team," said Wiegman. "They have so much quality, they have power, they have technique and they have some players, of course, also playing in the WSL [Women's Super League] and at other top clubs."

"So it's exciting to play them because you will be challenged in the highest possible way and that's what makes us better," Wiegman added.

"We played Portugal before the last Euros, when we tied with them away and at home we beat them. "They're a team who can change their style from playing a possession game to being a little more direct, and they have some players that bring lots of quality on the pitch, but are also powerful in duels," Wiegman said.

Now in its third edition, the Nations League also forms part of the qualification pathway for the 2028 Olympic Games and Euro 2029. The four League A group winners will progress to the semi-finals in October 2027, before the final is played to decide the Nations League champions.

Scotland were drawn with Germany, the Netherlands and Sweden, while the Republic of Ireland were placed in a group with Spain, Norway and Switzerland. Wales will play Denmark, Italy and Iceland, and Northern Ireland, in Group B3, will face Poland, Finland and Belarus.

League A Group 1: Spain, Norway, Republic of Ireland, Switzerland. Group 2: France, England, Austria, Portugal. Group 3: Denmark, Italy, Iceland, Wales. Group 4: Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, Scotland.

League B Group 1: Serbia, Belgium, Albania, Romania. Group 2: Ukraine, Czechia, Greece, Lithuania. Group 3: Poland, Finland, Northern Ireland, Belarus. Group 4: Slovenia, Türkiye, Hungary, Kosovo.

League C Group 1: Slovakia, Croatia, Bulgaria, Gibraltar. Group 2: Latvia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Liechtenstein. Group 3: Israel, Faroe Islands, North Macedonia, Andorra. Group 4: Luxembourg, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Estonia.

League D Group 5: Malta, Moldova, Cyprus, San Marino. Group 6: Montenegro, Kazakhstan, Armenia.

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