Article 53 Match equipment - Women's World Cup Qualifiers

53.01

Balls must comply with the IFAB Laws of the Game as well as with the UEFA Equipment Regulations.

53.02

The host association must provide the visiting team with balls of excellent quality for its training session on the day before the match as well as for warming up before the match. These balls must be of the same type and quality as those used for the match.

53.03

Specific competition phase pitch perimeter boards must be installed at all matches as follows, in line with the rules applicable to its their production, position, installation and visibility communicated by UEFA.

1. UEFA Women’s Nations League phase: UEFA Women’s Nations League centre board

2. Women’s European Qualifiers phase:

   1. if the artwork is distributed by FIFA and mandated by UEFA, a 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup Qualifiers centre board and one Women’s European Qualifiers board situated on each side of the centre board;

   2. otherwise the Women’s European Qualifiers centre board.

53.04

The use of two-sided substitution boards (preferably electronic) is compulsory for all matches. For each match a minimum of two boards must be provided by the host association.