UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 qualifying: Northern Ireland to face Portugal, Bosnia & Herzegovina and Malta in Group B3 to reach finals

The draw was made this afternoon to see who will join tournament hosts Switzerland at Euro 2025.

Tanya Oxtoby’s side will face Portugal, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Malta for a spot at the finals.

Meanwhile, the Republic of Ireland have been drawn in Group A3 alongside France, England and Sweden.

In qualifying, as per the league stage of the Nations League, teams will compete in groups of four or three teams (League C only) and over six matchdays between April and July, with each team playing one home match and one away match against all the other teams in their group.

The top two teams in each League A group will gain places in the July 2025 finals alongside hosts Switzerland (who will compete in League B although their automatic qualification is assured). The remaining seven spots will be decided by two rounds of play-offs in October and November/December.

The first round of the play-offs is split into two paths.

In one path the teams finishing third and fourth in League A will play the five group winners and three best-ranked runners-up in League C. The eight winners progress to the second round.

In the other first round path the four group winners and two best-ranked runners-up in League B will be drawn into six ties against the remaining two runners-up and four third-placed teams in League B. The six winners progress to the second round.

In the second round the teams from both paths come together and will be drawn into seven ties, with seeding for the seven highest-ranked teams based on the European Qualifiers overall league rankings. The seven winners progress to the final tournament which starts on July 2, 2025.