Iceland v England: Women’s World Cup 2027 qualifier – live

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⚽️ https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/apr/17/sarina-wiegman-iceland-england-spain-womens-world-cup-qualifier">England face landmark 500th game | Mail Xaymaca

Hello and welcome to minute-by-minute coverage of Iceland v England in the Women’s World Cup qualifier at the Laugardalsvöllur Stadium.

Today’s game is the Lionesses’ 500th of all time.

In the build up to this one, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7jylT4fDVk">the players have paid tribute to and heard from some of the pioneers who came before them. Lucy Bronze, who has 146 caps for England, said: “It’s crazy in two ways.

On the one hand it’s only been 500, but at the same time - oh my God - it’s 500 games.” A win today would maintain a 100% record in Group A3 for Sarina Wiegman’s side as they push for automatic qualification for next year’s World Cup in Brazil.


Iceland need to put in a strong performance to bounce back from their 2-0 defeat against England six weeks ago.

Their only win in the group came four days ago in the form of a 1-0 victory over Ukraine.

Thorsteinn Halldórsson’s side will take heart from England’s previous struggles against similarly ranked teams such as Belgium and Portugal.