FIFA Women's World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

FT Saturday, April 18, 2026
England WWWWW 1
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Iceland WWLLW 0
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Match Report

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England edge Iceland to stay perfect in qualifying

England maintained a three-point lead over Spain in their World Cup qualifying group after securing a narrow 1-0 victory against Iceland in Reykjavik.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
10
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
8
Corner Kicks
6
4
Saves
3
65.4
Possession
34.6
11
SHOTS
10
4
ON GOAL
5
0.4
On Target %
0.5
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
5
Blocked Shots
2
0
Effective Tackles
0
0
Tackles
0
0.0
Tackle %
0.0
0
Interceptions
0
0
Effective Clearances
0
0
Clearances
0

Highlights

00:46 How England narrowly beat Iceland Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

ENG leads series 1-0

Lineups

ISL · 5-3-2

  1. 1Cecilía Rán RúnarsdóttirG
  2. 4Glódís Perla ViggósdóttirCD
  3. 6Ingibjörg SigurdardóttirCD-L
  4. 18Gudrún ArnardóttirCD-R
  5. 19Saedís HeidarsdóttirLB
  6. 9Diljá Ýr ZomersRB
  7. 5Emilía ÁsgeirsdóttirCM
  8. 8Alexandra JóhannsdóttirCM-L
  9. 17Ída HermannsdóttirCM-R
  10. 23Sveindís JónsdóttirCF-L
  11. 22Linda BoamaCF-R

ENG · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Hannah HamptonG
  2. 6Esme MorganCD-L
  3. 5Leah WilliamsonCD-R
  4. 3Alex GreenwoodLB
  5. 2Lucy BronzeRB
  6. 10Laura Blindkilde BrownAM
  7. 8Georgia StanwayLM
  8. 4Keira WalshRM
  9. 9Alessia RussoF
  10. 7Lauren JamesAM-L
  11. 11Lauren HempAM-R

Timeline

  1. 21' Alessia Russo (England) Goal at 21'
  2. 45' Lotte Wubben-Moy (England) Substitution at 45'
  3. 61' Sandra Jessen (Iceland) Substitution at 61'
  4. 61' Hildur Antonsdóttir (Iceland) Substitution at 61'
  5. 61' Hafrún Rakel Halldórsdóttir (Iceland) Substitution at 61'
  6. 63' Beth Mead (England) Substitution at 63'
  7. 63' Jess Park (England) Substitution at 63'
  8. 70' Katla Tryggvadóttir (Iceland) Substitution at 70'
  9. 78' Niamh Charles (England) Substitution at 78'
  10. 86' Hlín Eiríksdóttir (Iceland) Substitution at 86'
  11. 89' Jess Carter (England) Substitution at 89'

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