FIFA Women's World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

FT Tuesday, October 13, 2026
Greece WWWWL 0
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England WWLWW 5
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2nd Leg - England win 8-1 on aggregate · King Power Stadium

Match Report

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Sensational Lionesses thump Greece 5-0 in World Cup playoff

England ran riot with four first-half goals as they secured a safe passage through to the final round of the Women's World Cup playoffs with a 5-0 victory over Greece at the King Power Stadium, winning 8-1 on aggregate.

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Team Stats

5
Fouls
13
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
3
1
Corner Kicks
5
4
Saves
2
15.7
Possession
84.3
2
SHOTS
19
2
ON GOAL
9
1.0
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
100
Accurate Passes
814
161
Passes
877
0.6
Pass Completion %
0.9
0
Accurate Crosses
0
0
Crosses
0
0.0
Cross %
0.0
0
Long Balls
0
0
Accurate Long Balls
0
0.0
Long Balls %
0.0
0
Blocked Shots
3
7
Effective Tackles
18
20
Tackles
24
0.4
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
0
Effective Clearances
0
32
Clearances
8

Highlights

01:09 Krieger: England are favourites to win 2027 Women's World Cup Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

ENG leads series 1-0

Lineups

ENG · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Hannah HamptonG
  2. 4Jess CarterCD-L
  3. 3Leah WilliamsonCD-R
  4. 5Alex GreenwoodLB
  5. 2Maya Le TissierRB
  6. 10Lauren JamesAM
  7. 8Lexi PotterLM
  8. 6Keira WalshRM
  9. 9Alessia RussoF
  10. 11Lauren HempAM-L
  11. 7Georgia StanwayAM-R

GRE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 12Styliani KatergiannakiG
  2. 9Eleni MarkouCD-L
  3. 4Maria PapaioannouCD-R
  4. 22Maria PaternaLB
  5. 15Vasiliki GiannakaRB
  6. 10Veatriki SarriAM
  7. 17Athanasia MoraitouLM
  8. 18Efthimia BrameRM
  9. 7Ioanna PapatheodorouF
  10. 23Kallisti BrouksairAM-L
  11. 14Eleni SaichAM-R

Timeline

  1. 3' Alessia Russo (England) Goal at 3'
  2. 16' Lauren James (England) Goal at 16'
  3. 30' Georgia Stanway (England) Goal at 30'
  4. 34' Lauren James (England) Goal at 34'
  5. 45' Beth Mead (England) Substitution at 45'
  6. 45' Marianna Rapani (Greece) Substitution at 45'
  7. 45' Stamatia Ntarzanou (Greece) Substitution at 45'
  8. 45' Eleftheria Drakogiannaki (Greece) Substitution at 45'
  9. 59' Niamh Charles (England) Substitution at 59'
  10. 60' Jess Park (England) Substitution at 60'
  11. 60' Freya Godfrey (England) Substitution at 60'
  12. 70' Georgía Chalatsogiánni (Greece) Substitution at 70'
  13. 72' Grace Fisk (England) Substitution at 72'
  14. 75' Alessia Russo (England) Goal at 75'
  15. 81' Panagiota Argyriou (Greece) Substitution at 81'
  16. 86' Keira Walsh (England) Yellow Card at 86'

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