England vs Greece, 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Playoff Phase - First Round

· 2nd Leg - England win 8-1 on aggregate

England

3': Alessia Russo
16': Lauren James
30': Georgia Stanway
34': Lauren James
75': Alessia Russo

FT
5 - 0
2nd Leg - England win 8-1 on aggregate

Greece

Sensational Lionesses thump Greece 5-0 in World Cup playoff

England ran riot with four first-half goals as they secured a safe passage through to the final round of the Women's World Cup playoffs with a 5-0 victory over Greece at the King Power Stadium, winning 8-1 on aggregate.

Match Commentary

3': Alessia Russo (England) Goal at 3'
16': Lauren James (England) Goal at 16'
30': Georgia Stanway (England) Goal at 30'
34': Lauren James (England) Goal at 34'
45': Beth Mead (England) Substitution at 45'
45': Marianna Rapani (Greece) Substitution at 45'
45': Stamatia Ntarzanou (Greece) Substitution at 45'
45': Eleftheria Drakogiannaki (Greece) Substitution at 45'
59': Niamh Charles (England) Substitution at 59'
60': Jess Park (England) Substitution at 60'
60': Freya Godfrey (England) Substitution at 60'
70': Georgía Chalatsogiánni (Greece) Substitution at 70'
72': Grace Fisk (England) Substitution at 72'
75': Alessia Russo (England) Goal at 75'
81': Panagiota Argyriou (Greece) Substitution at 81'
86': Keira Walsh (England) Yellow Card at 86'

Statistics

GRE		ENG
5	Fouls	13
0	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	3
1	Corner Kicks	5
4	Saves	2
15.7	Possession	84.3
2	SHOTS	19
2	ON GOAL	9
1.0	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
100	Accurate Passes	814
161	Passes	877
0.6	Pass Completion %	0.9
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
0	Blocked Shots	3
7	Effective Tackles	18
20	Tackles	24
0.4	Tackle %	0.8
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
32	Clearances	8

Game Information

Competition: FIFA Women's World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England

Line-Ups

England (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Hannah Hampton (GK)
4	Jess Carter
3	Leah Williamson
5	Alex Greenwood
2	Maya Le Tissier
10	Lauren James
8	Lexi Potter
6	Keira Walsh
9	Alessia Russo
11	Lauren Hemp
7	Georgia Stanway

England Substitutes:

Freya Godfrey, Niamh Charles, Erica Parkinson, Khiara Keating, Grace Clinton, Grace Fisk, Ella Toone, Laura Blindkilde Brown, Jess Park, Beth Mead, Esme Morgan, Anna Moorhouse.

Greece (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
12	Styliani Katergiannaki (GK)
9	Eleni Markou
4	Maria Papaioannou
22	Maria Paterna
15	Vasiliki Giannaka
10	Veatriki Sarri
17	Athanasia Moraitou
18	Efthimia Brame
7	Ioanna Papatheodorou
23	Kallisti Brouksair
14	Eleni Saich

Greece Substitutes:

Argyro Fakinou, Eleftheria Drakogiannaki, Ilektra Tzourtzevits, Rafaela-Dimitra Petaloti, Stamatia Ntarzanou, Marianna Rapani, Dimitra Giannakouli, Georgía Chalatsogiánni, Sophia Koggouli, Maria Kapnisi, Panagiota Argyriou, Maria Palama.

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