TUESDAY 17th. March 2009 - The draw for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifiers was made today in Nyon.

Scotland will be up against Denmark, Greece, Bulgaria and Georgia, Wales face Sweden, Czech Republic, Belgium and Azerbaijan, Northern Ireland are in a six-strong group including France, Iceland, Serbia, Croatia and Estonia, while the Republic of Ireland play Russia, Switzerland, Israel and Kazakhstan. England have been grouped with Spain, Austria, Turkey and Malta. in the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifiers at today's draw in Nyon.

The eight qualifying groups will run from 19th September 2009 until 25th August 2010. Group winners progress to two-legged play-offs in September 2010, leaving the four nations to head for the finals in Germany.

Those eliminated in the play-offs will have one last chance to qualify, with one such side facing a CONCACAF opponent for an additonal berth at the finals.

Speaking after the draw in Nyon this afternoon, National Coach Anna Signeul said: “I think this is a very interesting group. Denmark are seventh in the FIFA World Rankings, so there’s no doubt that they are a very strong side. But, of course, we know them well after facing them in last year’s European Championships qualifying group. Greece, Bulgaria and Georgia we don’t know quite as much about, but we certainly face some intriguing matches.”

England Head Coach Hope Powell is upbeat about her side’s chances of qualifying for Germany but told the FA.com "We cannot afford to be complacent. There’s such a wide spectrum of teams of varying abilities and we have a varying level of knowledge about them, but we feel that the new FA Women’s Super League will be much more conducive to international success, linking positively to the international calendar. "It’s interesting to have drawn Spain again," she continued. "They will undoubtedly be our biggest challenge in the group having had two very keenly contested matches in qualifying for Euro 2009. "We played Austria in qualifying for the World Cup in China so we know something about them, and added to the mix are Turkey and Malta about whom we have much to learn."