England V Spain: Women’s World Cup 2027 Qualifying – Live

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Hello! Gird thy loins, world – it’s a hugely massively tremendous World Cup qualifier!

Involved are nan sides classed first (that’ll beryllium Spain) and 4th successful nan world by Fifa (no different group successful League A has much than 1 apical 10 side, notably), and nan 2 finalists of past year’s Euros. Unlike England, downed 2-1 by Brazil successful a friends successful their first crippled aft winning that title, Spain haven’t mislaid since, but nan 2 teams’ aggregate scores successful six post-Euros matches – England 22-3 Opponents; Spain 14-2 Opponents (and pinch a overmuch higher modular of opposition) uncover nan value of these sides.

The 2 teams are competing for 1 nonstop qualifying spot for adjacent year’s finals successful Brazil, pinch nan different 3 sides – Iceland and Ukraine information retired nan group, some of them presently pointless aft 2 matches – booted into various parts of a analyzable play-off system. They’ll some want to debar that if astatine each possible, and ergo would ideally triumph tonight. The mobility is whether 1 aliases so some of them will ore not connected winning but connected not losing.

Pre-match reading! Here’s Tom Garry’s preview:

Eight-and-a-half months aft they locked horns successful nan last of Euro 2025, England and Spain meet again connected Tuesday nighttime successful beforehand of much than 70,000 astatine Wembley. This clip it is successful qualifiers for nan Women’s World Cup, different tourney successful which they met successful nan last past clip out.

Despite nan comparatively little play since nan crippled successful Basel, Spain person a noticeably caller look pinch a caller caput coach and a harvest of emerging young players. They person already won a trophy nether Sonia Bermúdez, who led them to nan Nations League title aft replacing Montse Tomé, and, dissimilar England, are unbeaten since nan Euros pinch 5 wins and a tie successful six matches.

“They person immoderate different players, but their DNA stays nan same,” said nan England caput coach, Sarina Wiegman. “I don’t deliberation that’s going to change.”

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