England Women and Greece
9 October 2026
England secured a 3-1 away victory over Greece in the first leg of their Women’s World Cup qualifying play-off. Georgia Stanway opened the scoring, while Maya Le Tissier registered her first senior international goal.
England built a two-goal advantage before Greece scored through Kallisti Brouksair. The Lionesses responded to restore their lead and will host the second leg in Leicester on 13 October. The aggregate winners advance to face Ukraine or Slovakia.