FIFA Women's World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

FT Friday, October 9, 2026
England WWWLW 3
–
Greece LWWWW 1
1st2ndT
ENG123
GRE011
1st Leg · Pankritio Stadium · 3,942 att.

Match Report

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England take lead from playoff 1st leg in Greece

England will take a comfortable lead into the second leg of their Women's World Cup playoff semifinal after they earned a 3-1 victory over Greece in Crete.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
5
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
6
Offsides
2
7
Corner Kicks
0
0
Saves
4
73.8
Possession
26.2
26
SHOTS
3
7
ON GOAL
1
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
629
Accurate Passes
171
690
Passes
250
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.7
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
2
Blocked Shots
1
11
Effective Tackles
13
14
Tackles
18
0.8
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
0
Effective Clearances
0
5
Clearances
23

Highlights

00:56 Wiegman: The levels of Kelly and Toone weren't what I expected Watch on ESPN

Lineups

GRE · 4-3-3

  1. 13Rafaela-Dimitra PetalotiG
  2. 9Eleni MarkouCD-L
  3. 4Maria PapaioannouCD-R
  4. 22Maria PaternaLB
  5. 15Vasiliki GiannakaRB
  6. 17Athanasia MoraitouCM
  7. 18Efthimia BrameLM
  8. 8Eleftheria DrakogiannakiRM
  9. 7Ioanna PapatheodorouF
  10. 23Kallisti BrouksairLF
  11. 10Veatriki SarriRF

ENG · 4-3-3

  1. 1Hannah HamptonG
  2. 4Esme MorganCD-L
  3. 3Leah WilliamsonCD-R
  4. 5Alex GreenwoodLB
  5. 2Maya Le TissierRB
  6. 8Georgia StanwayCM
  7. 10Lauren JamesLM
  8. 6Keira WalshRM
  9. 9Alessia RussoF
  10. 11Lauren HempLF
  11. 7Laura Blindkilde BrownRF

Timeline

  1. 39' Georgia Stanway (England) Goal at 39'
  2. 45' Beth Mead (England) Substitution at 45'
  3. 63' Maya Le Tissier (England) Goal at 63'
  4. 67' Alessia Russo (England) Goal at 67'
  5. 68' Eleni Saich (Greece) Substitution at 68'
  6. 68' Georgía Chalatsogiánni (Greece) Substitution at 68'
  7. 73' Jess Park (England) Substitution at 73'
  8. 77' Kallisti Brouksair (Greece) Goal at 77'
  9. 78' Sophia Koggouli (Greece) Substitution at 78'
  10. 85' Erica Parkinson (England) Substitution at 85'
  11. 87' Grigoria Pouliou (Greece) Substitution at 87'
  12. 87' Ilektra Tzourtzevits (Greece) Substitution at 87'
  13. 90'+1' Grace Fisk (England) Substitution at 90'+1'

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