Spain crush England while Germany book spot at Women's World Cup finals

[p]With the top teams from each of the ‌four A groups qualifying automatically, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/germany/4CDRh3hH/"]Germany[/a]'s [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/germany-4CDRh3hH/norway-0pWo9t3R/?mid=vRkEYZDO"]2-0 win[/a] gave them an ‌unassailable four-point lead over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/norway/0pWo9t3R/"]Norway[/a] in Group A4 with ‌one game left, while [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/spain/t6OJR9UG/"]Spain[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/england/KI2O8L8F/"]England[/a] are both locked on 12 points at the top of Group A3.[/p][p]England's hopes of securing ‌a spot with a win in Mallorca ⁠were quickly snuffed out, ‌with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/guijarro-gutierrez/4v7cYzzC/"]Patri Guijarro[/a] giving the Spaniards the lead in the 19th ​minute and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/putellas-alexia/ChQLd9ci/"]Alexia Putellas[/a] making it 2-0 before the break.[/p][p]There appeared to be nothing England could do ​to stop the Spanish juggernaut, with Putellas adding a second goal 10 minutes after the break and Claudio Pina putting the ⁠icing on the cake ​with a goal from a superb pass by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bonmati-aitana/ngmvxmg9/"]Aitana Bonmati[/a] to make it [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/england-KI2O8L8F/spain-t6OJR9UG/?mid=ldeBqu5S"]4-0[/a].[/p][embed guid="a38db5f6-9b1b-404e-9f3f-4a7df6b3646e" url="https://x.com/FIFAWWC/status/2062992516765405296" social-type="twitter" /][p]England retain a chance of qualifying directly but they will have to get a better result, ‌when they host [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ukraine/KUOwt2r3/"]Ukraine[/a] next Tuesday, than Spain manage in their final fixture away to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/iceland/ziYx1IA7/"]Iceland[/a].[/p][p]There was late drama in Group A2 as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ireland/xA7wAfOl/"]Ireland[/a]'s [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/barrett-amber/Yoaer5jc/"]Amber Barrett[/a] netted a 90th-minute goal to snatch [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/ireland-xA7wAfOl/netherlands-Gb7JYPgA/?mid=KG3fmN53"]a 3-2 home win[/a] over the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/netherlands/Gb7JYPgA/"]Netherlands[/a] to move above the Dutch and into second place in the group, one point behind leaders [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/france/G0E4tMc9/"]France[/a], who beat [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/poland/d0ZY1be1/"]Poland[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/france-G0E4tMc9/poland-d0ZY1be1/?mid=xxAyX1LM"]2-0[/a].[/p][p]The Irish play France in their final game ‌in Grenoble, with the Dutch taking on Poland at ​home.[/p][p]Earlier, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/harder-pernille/EeZjNTdN/"]Pernille Harder[/a] came off the bench and scored ‌the winner for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/denmark/W0rDArJ8/"]Denmark[/a] as they downed neighbours [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sweden/hGWL8MmL/"]Sweden[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/denmark-W0rDArJ8/sweden-hGWL8MmL/?mid=v5tBKXVa"]2-1[/a] to end the Swedes' hopes of qualifying directly.[/p][p]The Danes top Group A1 on 11 points ahead of their final game against bottom side [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/serbia/nysgULwS/"]Serbia[/a], while second-placed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/italy/fiD8utDF/"]⁠Italy[/a], who are three ⁠points behind the leaders, ‌next host Sweden.[/p]