On Route to World Cup Qualification: the Lionesses Look to Overcome Greece at Halfway Point

The Lionesses travelled to face Greece for the first leg of their 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup Qualifiers, making this the first time each team have faced each-other. The two-legged tie kicked off in Heraklion, Crete on Friday. 

Sarina Wiegman’s Lionesses secured a 3-1 victory in the first leg, with clinical goals from Georgia Stanway, Maya Le Tissier and Alessia Russo. Both Liverpool Captain, Grace Fisk and North Carolina Courage’s Erica Meg Parkinson came on to make their debuts, inching closer to their dreams of World Cup football. However, Captain Kallisti Brouksair capitalised on a defensive error and pulled one back for Greece late on. The hosts played tactically and prevented England from finding pockets of space early on: the Lionesses had to adapt and fight for the win.