Black Queens to face Ecuador, Uzbekistan and Papua New Guinea in FIFA World Cup Play-Offs • Sahara Soccer

Ghana’s Black Queens have obtained their fixtures for the preliminary section of the FIFA Ladies’s World Cup Brazil 2027 Play-Off Event as they proceed their quest to return to the worldwide stage.

Following their spectacular escape route on the Ladies’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) Morocco 2026, the place they defeated Côte d’Ivoire 2-1 within the play-in match, Ghana has been paired with Ecuador, Uzbekistan and Papua New Guinea within the opening section of the inter-confederation play-offs.

The Black Queens will start their marketing campaign in opposition to Ecuador earlier than going through Uzbekistan and concluding the preliminary section in opposition to Papua New Guinea.

Ghana’s Preliminary Part Fixtures:

Ghana vs Ecuador
Matchday 1

Uzbekistan vs Ghana
Matchday 2

Papua New Guinea vs Ghana
Matchday 3

The preliminary section entails six groups — together with Ghana, Ecuador, Uzbekistan, Papua New Guinea, South Africa and Chinese language Taipei — competing in a league format. Every group will play three matches, and on the finish of the competitors, the highest two groups on the general standings will qualify for the ultimate section of the play-offs.

The ultimate section will convey collectively the 2 groups that advance from the preliminary stage alongside 4 different nations from totally different confederations. The six groups will then compete in a knockout format, with the three winners incomes qualification to the FIFA Ladies’s World Cup Brazil 2027.

For the Black Queens, this presents one other alternative to finish Ghana’s lengthy look ahead to a return to the Ladies’s World Cup, having final featured on the event in 2007.

After lacking out on computerized qualification at WAFCON 2026 following their quarterfinal defeat to Malawi, Ghana has saved their hopes alive and can now deal with navigating the play-off path to Brazil.

The journey begins with Ecuador, Uzbekistan and Papua New Guinea standing between the Black Queens and one other probability to compete on soccer’s greatest stage.