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England lead Greece 4-0 at half-time in World Cup play-off
England are playing Greece in the second leg of a Women’s World Cup qualifying play-off at Leicester’s King Power Stadium.
At half-time, England lead 4-0 and are 7-1 ahead on aggregate, combining the scores from both legs.
Alessia Russo scored in the third minute, and Lauren James added two goals; Georgia Stanway also scored.
The strong first half was a more confident display after England had struggled to finish chances in an earlier qualifying match against Greece.
England’s lead puts them in a strong position to progress, though the match is still under way.
If England win the tie, they will face Ukraine.
England led Greece 4-0 at half-time in the second leg of their Women’s World Cup qualifying play-off.
England held a 7-1 aggregate lead after the first half at King Power Stadium.
Alessia Russo scored in the third minute, and Lauren James scored twice.
Georgia Stanway also scored for England, making it 3-0 in the 30th minute.
Lexi Potter’s debut goal was disallowed after a VAR review upheld a foul by Stanway earlier in the move.
- Who
- England and Greece’s women’s national teams.
- What
- England led 4-0 at half-time in the second leg of their Women’s World Cup qualifying play-off, leading 7-1 on aggregate.
- When
- Tuesday 13 October 2026.
- Where
- King Power Stadium, Leicester.
- Why
- The teams were playing the second leg of a Women’s World Cup qualifying play-off.
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Alessia Russo scored to put England 1-0 ahead.
Lauren James scored England’s second goal.
Georgia Stanway made it 3-0.
Lauren James scored her second goal to put England 4-0 ahead.
England led 4-0, with a 7-1 aggregate advantage.
- Half-time score
- England 4-0 Greece
- Aggregate score
- England 7-1 Greece
- Venue
- King Power Stadium
- England goalscorers
- Alessia Russo, Lauren James (two), Georgia Stanway
- Disallowed goal
- Lexi Potter’s debut goal was ruled out after a VAR review
What people are saying
In these [qualifying] games, the worrying thing would be if we were not arriving in the final third. That would be a bigger problem.
We got in good positions but then it's staying onside, having the final pass, the right pass at the right moment, the run at the right time and deciding what cross, what cutback and whether to go for the far post.
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