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Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland preparing for Euros qualifiers
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Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland's national teams are going through their final preparations ahead of their European Championship qualifiers, which start on Friday.
The seven best teams during these hotly contested play-off games will book their place in the finals in Switzerland in 2025.
England's Lionesses, who won the tournament in 2022, have already qualified through the group stage.
But who will each of the other home nations face on their journey to Euro 2025?
And how do the play-offs work?
How do the Euros play-offs work?
There will be 16 nations at the tournament next year.
Nine have already qualified. They are:
England, France, Spain, Denmark, Italy, Netherlands, Germany, Iceland and Switzerland (who automatically qualify as the host nation).
The other seven spots will be decided via the play-offs, and with 28 nations in the running, it's going to be highly competitive.
Each play-off game will be contested over two legs - a home and an away tie, to be played on the 25 and 29 October.
The 14 winners after those games will go through to a second round of matches.
The 14 losers will be out of the competition.
Round two will be played between 27 November and 3 December.
The triumphant teams after those games will be heading to Switzerland next year.
Who will Scotland face?
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Scotland head to Budapest to take on Hungary on Friday 25 October for their away leg.
The Scots are ranked 23 places above their opponents and are boosted by the return of their star midfielder, Caroline Weir, who has been injured for the last year.
The 29-year-old Real Madrid player tore her anterior cruciate ligament while on international duty in 2023 but says there "were some positives to take" from her time out.
If they win, the Scots will face Montenegro or Finland in round two for a place in next summer's finals.
Northern Ireland take on Croatia
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Head coach Tanya Oxtoby took over the Northern Ireland women's team 14 months ago and hopes to help the team qualify for their second Euros in a row.
They have won four of their last five games against Croatia, and based on recent form, the home nation have a good chance to make it five out of six.
However, the side is down a number of key player through injury and the sides haven't met since 2016, so it's all to play for on Friday.
If Northern Ireland are successful in beating their opponents over both legs, they would take on Albania or Norway in round two later in the year.
Wales legend to face Slovakia
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Wales have been drawn against Slovakia and will have their all-time top scorer, Jess Fishlock, available for selection.
Walesβ most-capped player has not played since sustaining a leg injury in early September, but manager Rhian Wilkinson says the midfielder will be in the squad.
If Wales beat Slovakia, they could face the Republic of Ireland in the second round of play-offs.
All three ties will be shown live on the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ.
Scotland's trip to Hungary on 25 October (17:15 BST kick-off) will be broadcast live on ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Alba. The visit of Hungary to Easter Road on 29 October (19:35 GMT) will be broadcast live on ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Scotland.
Wales' first leg in Slovakia on 25 October (16:30 BST) and second leg in Cardiff (19:15 GMT) will be broadcast live on the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Sport website and app.
Northern Ireland head to Croatia for their first leg on 25 October (16:30 BST), with the return leg at Windsor Park on 29 October (19:00 GMT). Both legs will be streamed live on the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Sport website and app, along with a live text commentary.