WC Qualifiers: Wins for England and Belgium
Georgia Stanway opened the scoring as England stayed in control, but Sarina Wiegman said the team must improve after missing a clean sheet.
- On Friday night, England defeated Greece 3-1 in Crete during their first-leg play-off match, positioning the European champions to advance toward Brazil.
- The Lionesses are competing in play-offs after finishing runners-up to world champions Spain, requiring a second-leg win against Greece to qualify.
- Scoring her first international goal in the 63rd minute, Maya le Tissier helped secure the victory; Wiegman handed debuts to 18-year-old Erica Meg Parkinson and Grace Fisk.
- Fewer than 4,000 fans attended the 26,000-capacity Heraklion stadium, creating an eerie atmosphere as Wiegman admitted frustration, stating, "We have to show up on Tuesday."
- The winner of this two-leg tie faces either Ukraine or Slovakia in the next round, with advancement to Brazil contingent on improving ruthlessness in the return fixture.
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WC qualifiers: Wins for England and Belgium
England will take a comfortable lead into the second leg of their Women's World Cup play-off semi-final after they earned a 3-1 victory over Greece in Crete, while Belgium recorded a 1-0 home win over Poland as they battle to potentially face Ireland.
England take 3-1 first-leg lead over Greece in Women's World Cup playoff
HERAKLION, Greece — England secured a 3-1 victory over Greece at Stadio Pankritio in Heraklion, moving a step closer to qualification for next year’s Women’s World Cup in Brazil, according to the match report. The result came in the first leg of the playoff semifinal, leaving England in charge ahead of the return on Tuesday. […]
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England will take a comfortable lead into the second leg of their Women’s World Cup play-off semi-final after they earned a 3-1 victory over Greece in Crete. Sarina Wiegman’s side will look to finish the job when the two teams meet in the return leg at the King Power Stadium [...] The post England win in Crete to take healthy lead into return play-off against Greece first appeared on Rother Radio.
The England team defeated the Greek national team in the first match of the first round of the Women's World Cup playoffs, 3-1 at the Pancretio Stadium.
Lost 3-1 at Pankritio, rematch at Leicester on Tuesday
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