Spain beat Iceland 6-1 this Tuesday (9) and secured qualification for the 2027 Women’s World Cupin Brazil, where he will defend the title won three years ago in Australia and New Zealand. Goals from Vicky López (5′ and 50′), Edna Imade (37′), Salma Paralluelo (45′), Claudia Pina (68′) and Aitana Bonmatí (84′) guaranteed the Spanish team the leadership of Group A3 of the qualifiers, the the only position in the group that guarantees a direct place in the World Cup.
Spain consolidated the lead it had taken last Friday (05) by beating England, second in the group, 4-0, who will now have to play in a play-off to guarantee their place in Brazil.
‘La Roja’, which depended only on itself after the victory over the European champions last week, needed to equal or surpass the result achieved by England to qualify for the World Cup. The Islândia, which had Linda Boama scoring her only goal of the game (58′), will also compete in the playoff after finishing third in the group, ahead of Ukraine.
France also qualified this Tuesday, beating Ireland 1-0 in Grenoble. The French team finished top of its group in the Qualifiers (A2), ahead of the Netherlands.
Those who also secured a place were Denmark, who took their place in Group 1 after beating Serbia 4-1, away from home, and reached 14 points, five ahead of Italy, who drew 2-2 with Sweden.
The following are also already guaranteed, in addition to Brazil:
- Germany
- Argentina
- Colombia
- New Zealand
- Australia
- China
- North Korea
- South Korea
- Filipinas
- Japan
*With information from AFP
