- New format from 2023 as England win 20-0 and Belgium 19-0
- Uefa’s head of women’s football hits out at Fifa over calendar
The format of European qualification for the Women’s World Cup and Women’s Euros will change from 2023, Uefa’s head of women’s football, Nadine Kessler, has confirmed, after 29 games with margins of seven goals or more between September and November drew heavy criticism.
“We acknowledge that we absolutely don’t want to see that,” Kessler said of scorelines such as England’s 20-0 defeat of Latvia and Belgium’s 19-0 win over Armenia, which prompted widespread calls for change. “It’s not good for the development of women’s football, not for smaller or big associations, and it will change as of 2023.”
