England vs Iceland, 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, League Phase

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England

22': Lucy Bronze
78': Georgia Stanway

FT
2 - 0

Iceland

Lucy Bronze, Georgia Stanway fire England to World Cup qualifying win over Iceland

Lucy Bronze and Georgia Stanway gave England a 2-0 victory over Iceland and back-to-back wins to start their Women's World Cup qualifying campaign.

Match Timeline

22': Lucy Bronze (England) Goal at 22'
45': María Grós (Iceland) Substitution at 45'
63': Alexandra Jóhannsdóttir (Iceland) Substitution at 63'
63': Emilía Ásgeirsdóttir (Iceland) Substitution at 63'
75': Chloe Kelly (England) Substitution at 75'
76': Diljá Ýr Zomers (Iceland) Substitution at 76'
78': Georgia Stanway (England) Goal at 78'
85': Laura Blindkilde Brown (England) Substitution at 85'
88': Berglind Rós Ágústsdóttir (Iceland) Substitution at 88'
90'+3': Lucia Kendall (England) Substitution at 93'

Statistics

ISL		ENG
10	Fouls	4
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
1	Corner Kicks	7
5	Saves	1
28.8	Possession	71.2
1	SHOTS	31
1	ON GOAL	7
1.0	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
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	6
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: FIFA Women's World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Venue: The City Ground
Location: Nottingham, England
Attendance: 27,474

WWCQ - UEFA Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Spain	6	+18	15
2	England	6	+8	15
3	Iceland	6	-9	6
4	Ukraine	6	-17	0

Full Table

Line-Ups

England (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Hannah Hampton (GK)
6	Esme Morgan
5	Leah Williamson
3	Taylor Hinds
2	Lucy Bronze
4	Keira Walsh
8	Georgia Stanway
10	Jess Park
9	Alessia Russo
7	Lauren James
11	Lauren Hemp

England Substitutes:

Ellie Roebuck, Grace Clinton, Laura Blindkilde Brown, Freya Godfrey, Maya Le Tissier, Chloe Kelly, Jess Carter, Aggie Beever-Jones, Poppy Pattinson, Lotte Wubben-Moy, Lucia Kendall, Anna Moorhouse.

Iceland (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Cecilía Rán Rúnarsdóttir (GK)
6	Ingibjörg Sigurdardóttir
4	Glódís Perla Viggósdóttir
19	Saedís Heidarsdóttir
18	Gudrún Arnardóttir
10	Karólína Lea Vilhjálmsdóttir
16	Hildur Antonsdóttir
17	Ída Hermannsdóttir
23	Sveindís Jónsdóttir
3	Sandra Jessen
14	Hlín Eiríksdóttir

Iceland Substitutes:

Thelma Pálmadóttir, María Grós, Diljá Ýr Zomers, Elín Karlsdóttir, Telma Ívarsdóttir, Alexandra Jóhannsdóttir, Karitas Tómasdóttir, Emilía Ásgeirsdóttir, Hafrún Rakel Halldórsdóttir, Berglind Rós Ágústsdóttir, Fanney Inga Birkisdóttir, Birta Georgsdóttir.

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