As of March 2026, only CAF and OFC had not announced their qualification processes.
AFC The
2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup quarter-finalists will be drawn into two groups of four teams to play a home-and-away
double round-robin tournament. The two group winners will qualify for the Olympics, and the higher-ranked group runner-up will advance to the
AFC–CONMEBOL play-off.
CAF Thirty-five nations will compete in five rounds of
two-legged ties to determine the two CAF qualifiers: •
Preliminary round – The six lowest-ranked teams will compete June 2026 to determine who will face the three highest-ranked teams in the first round. •
First round – Thirty-two teams will compete October 2026 to advance to the second round. •
Second round – Sixteen teams will compete February–March 2027 to advance to the third round. •
Third round – Eight teams will compete October 2027 to advance to the fourth round. •
Fourth round – Four teams will compete November–December 2027 to qualify for the Olympics.
Next round (Preliminary round) CONCACAF The top three teams of the
2026 CONCACAF W Championship tournament — the two finalists plus the winner of the third-place match — will qualify for the Olympics. (This follows a revision on 17 December 2025 of FIFA's earlier allocation of Olympic slots.) In addition the
United States, as the Olympic host, is automatically qualified, so that four CONCACAF teams will qualify in all. Should the US finish as one of the top four teams in the tournament —
i.e., reach the semifinals — then all four tournament semifinalists will qualify for the Olympics.
Most recent stage (qualification) Next stage (CONCACAF W Championship) CONMEBOL The finalists of the
2025 Copa América Femenina,
Brazil and
Colombia, qualified for the Olympics before FIFA had announced slot allocation. In December 2025, FIFA announced that one team each from
AFC and CONMEBOL would compete in a playoff for the last slot. The Olympic qualifiers will be the four semifinalists of the
2027 UEFA Nations League.
AFC–CONMEBOL play-off One team from AFC and
Argentina, as third-place team in the
2025 Copa América Femenina, will meet to determine the final Olympic qualifier. As of February 2026, no further details have been provided. ==References==