dailyloe.com – England faces Spain in a major Women’s World Cup 2027 qualifying match at Wembley Stadium. The Group A3 qualifier kicked off at 7pm BST. Over 70,000 fans are in attendance for this high-stakes encounter. The match pits the world’s first and fourth-ranked teams against each other.
This is a rematch of the Euro 2025 final held in Basel eight and a half months ago. Both teams were finalists in the last Women’s World Cup. They are competing for one direct qualifying spot for next year’s finals in Brazil. The other group teams, Iceland and Ukraine, are currently pointless after two matches.
Keira Walsh is making her 100th appearance for England. This match is also England’s 499th game. The teams are likely lining up in a 4-3-3 formation. The referee for the match is Tess Olofsson from Sweden.
England’s starting lineup includes Hampton, Bronze, Wubben-Moy, Morgan, and Greenwood. The midfield features Kendall, Walsh, and Stanway. The forward line is Hemp, Russo, and James. Spain’s starting lineup is Coll, Batlle, Paredes, Mapi Leon, and Carmona.
Spain’s midfield consists of Caldentey, Guijarro, and Putellas. Their forwards are Lopez, Gonzalez, and Pina. Spain has a new head coach, Sonia Bermúdez. She replaced Montse Tomé and has already led Spain to a Nations League title.
Spain is unbeaten since the Euros with five wins. England lost 2-1 to Brazil in a friendly after winning the Euros. The aggregate scores for both teams post-Euros are impressive. England scored 22 goals and conceded 3 in six matches.
Spain scored 14 goals and conceded 2 in their post-Euros matches. Spain faced a higher standard of opposition in those games. No other group in League A has more than one top 10 side. This highlights the quality of this specific matchup.
The loser of this match faces a complicated play-off system. Both teams will want to avoid that scenario. The question is whether they will play to win or not to lose. The match is a hugely massively enormous World Cup qualifier.[]
Source: The Guardian
