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Sarina Wiegman emphasizes the need for England to secure a win against Iceland in their World Cup qualifier to enhance the value of their recent victory over Spain. With three wins from three matches, England aims to maintain their lead in the qualifying group.
Sarina Wiegman has said it is important England get the right result against Iceland in Saturday’s World Cup qualifier to make the win against Spain at Wembley on Tuesday “even more valuable”.
England put themselves in pole position in their qualifying group with the tight 1-0 victory over Spain, with Lauren Hemp’s early goal the difference. The European champions have three wins from three and with only the top team from each group in League A securing automatic qualification and avoiding the playoffs, the incentive to keep winning is high.
Iceland are next up and a positive result at the Laugardalsvöllur Stadium with two games remaining in early June – Spain in Mallorca and Ukraine at the Hill Dickinson Stadium – is “what we want”, according to Wiegman. She said: “It will be a different challenge but we need to make the win on Tuesday even more valuable by having a good result tomorrow. That’s absolutely what we want to go for, it’s different circumstances and with a different opponent, but we’re ready.”
Iceland are undeniably England’s easiest opponent in this international window. However, teams of a similar level have posed challenges to them in the Nations League in recent years, which the World Cup qualifying format mirrors. The Lionesses lost to Belgium in 2023 and 2025 and a draw with Portugal in 2025 also proved costly.
Wiegman concurred there are “always learnings” to take from these types of games, saying: “Of course in those Nations League campaigns we were really disappointed that we didn’t get the wins. We thought we could have done better and we could have got them across the line. So yes, we are absolutely aware this is again a new game, a new situation with Iceland in front of us here in Reykjavik, and we’re going to get ready in the best possible way and are going for a very good performance and a win.”
Keira Barry is the only absence for Wiegman, with the 20-year-old forward having to leave the squad as she has “had some ankle problems and she didn’t get ready in time to be available for tomorrow.” The manager also confirmed that Leah Williamson, who has not played since mid-March due to a thigh injury, is fit. “She will train and the final decisions we always make after the session,” Wiegman said.

England needs to win against Iceland to solidify their position at the top of their qualifying group and secure automatic qualification for the World Cup.
Lauren Hemp scored the only goal in England's 1-0 victory over Spain.
England has previously lost to Belgium and drawn with Portugal in the Nations League, highlighting potential challenges against teams like Iceland.
The match will be held at the Laugardalsvöllur Stadium in Reykjavik, Iceland.

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England players train in Reykjavik with mountains in the distance. Photograph: Naomi Baker/The FA/Getty Images
Training took place in a stadium overlooked by snow-capped mountains in Reykjavik on Friday before what is the 500th game in Lionesses history. Lucy Bronze said the milestone fixture, which was celebrated at Wembley and for which the Football Association has released a limited edition warm-up shirt, “is insane” to think about. “It’s crazy in two ways,” said Bronze, who has 146 caps for England. “On the one hand it’s only been 500, but at the same time – oh my God – it’s 500 games.”
“It’s amazing to be a part of the history of the Lionesses,” Bronze added. “It’s something that we’ve actually spoken a lot about at camp this week. We had some of the older Lionesses come in and speak to us and share the history of what it means from the very first game. It’s just nice to share these stories so that when you’re putting on the England jersey you know how much it means to so many people. To be part of the 500 games is really special for us.”
Bronze is also positive about England’s future. “It’s really exciting. I really enjoy all the young players who are coming in at the minute, the likes of Lucia [Kendall], they’re so confident, they’re so talented and I think the future of the team’s in very good hands with the talent that we’ve got coming through,” she said.
“It’s not only the players that are currently in this squad, our under-23s are doing really well in Spain at the minute and there’s a lot of players who are coming up in different teams in the league too. There’s a lot of talent and it’s only going to be good and bode well for future lineups.”