Greece v England: Women’s World Cup playoff semi-final, first leg – live

The Guardian UK Friday 09 October 2026, 15:03 UTC By Rob Smyth 1 min read

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⚽ World Cup qualifying news , 5.30pm BST kick-off in Crete⚽ Wiegman hails Toone | And read Moving the GoalpostsSarina Wiegman heaped praise on Ella Toone for her positive reaction to being left out of England’s initial squad for their Women’s World Cup playoff against Greece, after recalling the Manchester United midfielder for Friday’s first leg in Heraklion, Crete. An injury sustained by Lucy Bronze, described by Wiegman as “really small”, prompted the England right-back to return to...

⚽ World Cup qualifying news, 5.30pm BST kick-off in Crete
⚽ Wiegman hails Toone | And read Moving the Goalposts

Sarina Wiegman heaped praise on Ella Toone for her positive reaction to being left out of England’s initial squad for their Women’s World Cup playoff against Greece, after recalling the Manchester United midfielder for Friday’s first leg in Heraklion, Crete.

An injury sustained by Lucy Bronze, described by Wiegman as “really small”, prompted the England right-back to return to Chelsea and Wiegman called up Toone, who travelled to Greece from Spain, where she had organised a training routine during the international window.

Greece (LOCATION) World Cup (EVENT) BST (ORG) Crete (LOCATION) Toone (ORG) Ella Toone (PERSON) England (LOCATION) their Women’s World Cup (ORG) Manchester (LOCATION) United (ORG) Heraklion (LOCATION) Lucy Bronze (PERSON) Wiegman (ORG) Chelsea (ORG) Spain (LOCATION)

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Greece v England: Women’s World Cup playoff semi-final, first leg – live

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