England Women 2-0 Iceland: Lucy Bronze on target for Lionesses in World Cup qualifier win

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·7 marzo 2026

England Women 2-0 Iceland: Lucy Bronze on target for Lionesses in World Cup qualifier win

Back-to-back wins for Sarina Wiegman’s side

On target: Lucy Bronze

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Lucy Bronze and Georgia Stanway gave England a 2-0 victory over Iceland and back-to-back wins to start their Women's World Cup qualifying campaign.

Bronze went third in the all-time Lionesses appearance rankings with her 145th cap and she marked the occasion with England's opener following a commanding start by the home team at the City Ground.

Sarina Wiegman's side could have been out of sight with the dominance they showed in a one-sided first half but still only held a narrow 1-0 lead heading into the break.

It was England attack against Iceland defence for the majority of the contest, but the hosts were almost punished as Hannah Hampton stopped Sandra Jessen from equalising with their only shot of the game on the hour mark.

The Lionesses had 31 shots but lacked the clinical edge which saw them score six goals against Ukraine just four days ago.

But they finally doubled their advantage and made the result safe through Stanway's 32nd England goal, which continued their 100 per cent start in front of a sold-out Nottingham crowd.