England top Iceland in Women's World Cup qualifying as Germany and France cruise

[p]After thrashing [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ukraine/KUOwt2r3/"]Ukraine[/a] 6-1 earlier in the week, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/england/KI2O8L8F/"]England[/a] top group A3 ahead of world champions [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/spain/t6OJR9UG/"]Spain[/a], who were made to work hard by the Ukrainians [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/spain-t6OJR9UG/ukraine-KUOwt2r3/?mid=AmwHdn0E"]for their 3-1 win[/a] in Antalya, Turkey.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bronze-lucia/SxntgHta/"]Lucy Bronze[/a], earning her 145th cap, powered England ahead [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/england-KI2O8L8F/iceland-ziYx1IA7/?mid=rDJZq9G8"]midway through the first half[/a] after a cross from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/james-lauren/nR4k89xo/"]Lauren James[/a] on the left.[/p][p]Goalkeeper [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hampton-hannah/hI89NEeP/"]Hannah Hampton[/a] needed to make a superb save to deny [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gimenez-jose/IgRLzKhM/"]Sandra Maria Jessen[/a], whose header was angling into the top corner, before [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/stanway-georgia/nskaaZK1/"]Georgia Stanway[/a] sealed the win in the 78th minute.[/p][p]"[b]An important win. I think we played well, we know they're very disciplined, very powerful and really dangerous on the counter,[/b]" England coach Sarina Wiegman told ITV.[/p][p]"[b]For the most part, we took that out so they didn't become dangerous. They had that one chance where Hannah Hampton did really well.[/b][/p][p]"[b]Overall, we showed some good football. Of course, we want to score more goals but it starts with winning the game.[/b]"[/p][embed guid="98cd482b-5250-4ce3-abf0-8df35c30a74a" url="https://x.com/WEURO2025/status/2030268863640739952?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]England head the group on goal difference ahead of Spain, who were made to wait until the 44th minute before Bayern Munich striker [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/imade-edna/OziAvlFQ/"]Edna Imadel[/a] put them ahead against Ukraine.[/p][p]In the third minute of added time in the first half they added a second through London City Lionesses' [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/corrales-alvarez-lucia/88nzC4YE/"]Lucia Corrales[/a].[/p][p]Barcelona forward [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lopez-vicky/Kd1wCvQl/"]Vicky Lopez[/a] added a third from the penalty spot in the second half before [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ovdiychuk-olha/nwTR0D79/"]Olha Ovdiychuk[/a] rescued a late consolation for the Ukrainians, who are playing in Turkey because they have not been able to host games in Ukraine since the Russian invasion in 2022.[/p][p]England and Spain meet in a repeat of the Euro 2025 final and the 2023 World Cup final next month.[/p][h2]Bosnia score 13[/h2][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/germany/4CDRh3hH/"]Germany[/a] top Group A4 [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/germany-4CDRh3hH/norway-0pWo9t3R/?mid=GMLc5Grn"]after a 4-0 win[/a] in [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/norway/0pWo9t3R/"]Norway[/a] while [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/slovenia/EVCJsRNt/"]Slovenia[/a] kept their hopes alive [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/austria-lzWQ3KQl/slovenia-EVCJsRNt/?mid=juztIgSi"]with a 1-0 victory at home[/a] against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/austria/lzWQ3KQl/"]Austria[/a], who have now lost their opening two matches.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/france/G0E4tMc9/"]France[/a] made it two wins from two in Group A2 as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/karchaoui-sakina/8SsQep0S/"]Sakina Karchaoui[/a] scored twice [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/france-G0E4tMc9/poland-d0ZY1be1/?mid=fghoMp74"]in a 4-1 victory[/a] over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/poland/d0ZY1be1/"]Poland[/a].[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/katoto-marie-antoinette/KpbJkAtJ/"]Marie-Antoinette Katoto[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/diani-kadidiatou/Q3WjSC52/"]Kadidiatou Diani[/a] also netted for [i]Les Bleues[/i], as Poland paid for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/krezyman-nadia/6ZoTGYE0/"]Nadia Krezyman[/a]'s red card shortly before half-time when only 2-1 down.[/p][embed guid="0b47744f-4c24-4aa9-a8d8-4ac5945b71a5" url="https://x.com/WEURO2025/status/2030393727600996606?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]France sit two points clear of the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/netherlands/Gb7JYPgA/"]Netherlands[/a] who edged out [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ireland/xA7wAfOl/"]Ireland[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/ireland-xA7wAfOl/netherlands-Gb7JYPgA/?mid=hlzYCtUj"]2-1[/a].[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sweden/hGWL8MmL/"]Sweden[/a] were [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/serbia-nysgULwS/sweden-hGWL8MmL/?mid=nVqJIB0C"]held to a 0-0 draw[/a] by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/serbia/nysgULwS/"]Serbia[/a] in Group A1 and sit second in the standings, behind [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/denmark/W0rDArJ8/"]Denmark[/a] on goal difference after their fellow Scandinavians' [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/denmark-W0rDArJ8/italy-fiD8utDF/?mid=xdYmGXd4"]1-1 draw[/a] with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/italy/fiD8utDF/"]Italy[/a].[/p][p]In Group C1, meanwhile, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/bosnia-herzegovina/jZx9jOzd/"]Bosnia and Herzegovina[/a] hammered [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/liechtenstein/hzBtP2rO/"]Liechtenstein[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/bosnia-herzegovina-jZx9jOzd/liechtenstein-hzBtP2rO/?mid=GvNkXvjn"]13-1 in Zenica[/a].[/p][p]In spite of the scoreline, it was still a long way short of the women's international record of 21-0 which has occurred five times, most recently when Haiti saw off British Virgin Islands in 2022.[/p][p]Only the winners of each of the four European 'League A' groups will qualify automatically for the World Cup.[/p][p]The other 12 teams go into play-offs, which will also involve the four League B group winners and the six group winners and two best runners-up from League C.[/p]