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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Tom Garry at the City Ground

England make it two out of two in Women’s World Cup qualifiers: what we learned

Georgia Stanway scores England’s second goal against Iceland.
Georgia Stanway scores England’s second goal against Iceland. Photograph: Nigel French/PA

There were few fireworks, but six points from six meant “job done” for England in their first two World Cup qualifiers. They might have preferred to score more goals to boost their goal difference, but these victories were essential in England’s quest to top this qualifying group before they face Spain.

With a warmly anticipated meeting with the world champions in April at Wembley, what will they have learned from these two competitive yet ever-so-slightly experimental qualifiers, a 6-1 win against Ukraine in Turkey on Tuesday and a 2-0 victory over Iceland in Nottingham on Saturday?

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