UEFA/Women's National Teams: Nations League & new qualifying systems for the Euro and World Cup

"A new and innovative national team competition system that ultimately leads to qualification for the UEFA Women's Euro or the FIFA Women's World Cup" was adopted by the UEFA executive committee on 02/11/2022, "In line with UEFA's Women's football strategy 2019-2024: Time For Action."

"The new format will be played is in the lead-up to UEFA Women's Euro 2025. Starting in autumn 2023, the new national team competition system connects a Nations League with European Qualifiers; offers promotion, relegation and Nations League finals in between; and adds exciting European Qualifiers play-off matches at the end," explained UEFA.

"The new league-style format will divide national associations into three tiers. Within each tier, national teams will play in groups of four (or three) and on a home-and-away basis against each opponent in their group," added the European body.

"I said this summer that we would continue to invest in women's football, and we are. Off the back of a historic UEFA Women's Euro, it is now time to further develop women’s national team football. We have built an open…