Lauren James starred as England beat Iceland 2-0 at a sold-out City Ground to maintain their 100 per cent start to their qualifying campaign for the 2027 Women’s World Cup.
Lucy Bronze, winning her 145th cap, opened the scoring with a looping header midway through the first half, the right back’s 22nd goal for her country.
The home side needed a second-half Hannah Hampton wonder save to preserve their slender lead, before Georgia Stanway calmed the Lionesses’ nerves by volleying home a second with 12 minutes to play.
As a result, Sarina Wiegman’s side stay in first place in Group A3 ahead of world champions Spain’s clash with Ukraine later on Saturday, with only one team qualifying automatically for the competition in Brazil.
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