The draw for the qualifying round of the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup was held at the UEFA’s administrative headquarters in Nyon. Moldova will play in Group 6, alongside Italy, Belgium, Romania and Portugal, IPN reports.

The matches will take place between September 11, 2017 and September 4, 2018. The team trained by Alina Stetsenko plays the first match against Italy on September 15. All the home matches of Moldova will be played in 2018. Moldova qualified for the second round after beating Andorra and Lithuania and drawing with Israel.

The winners of the seven groups qualify for the final. The best four teams ranked second will compete for the right to play in the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup in France.