England Crush Greece In Women's World Cup Playoff

In a dominant display at Wembley, Lauren James scored twice to help England secure a decisive victory over Greece in their second leg of the Women's World Cup qualifying playoff. The match saw England extend their aggregate lead significantly after Georgia Stanway added another goal earlier in the game.

The first half featured an injury break when Russo was struck on the head by Katergiannaki and required concussion testing before play resumed. Despite a remarkable miss over the bar late in the period, James capitalized on Hemp's cross to level the score at 2-0 against Greece. She followed this up with another goal from a half-volley after William swept a shot straight into the net.

By halftime, England had already established an insurmountable aggregate lead of 7-1 following goals from both Stanway and James in previous matches. The performance highlighted James's confidence as she glided around the pitch to find space repeatedly against her opponents.