Spain v England: Women’s World Cup 2027 qualifying – live

Key events

Permutations: The league stage of the Uefa’s Women’s World Cup qualifiers runs until 9 June.

Four direct qualification spots for the 2027 World Cup in Brazil will be decided by then while 32 slots in the playoffs (drawn on 18 June) are also up for grabs. Teams are also competing for promotion and relegation ahead of the next edition of the Nations League.

England will qualify as group winners if they avoid defeat by Spain today while Spain will be confirmed in the playoffs if they do not beat England.

Should Spain beat England today, the two teams will both be on 12 points. From there, qualification will be based on goal difference.

Iceland and Ukraine make up the other two teams in the group. Both are confirmed in the playoffs and the former will be safe from relegation if they avoid defeat by the latter.

Team news

Spain (4-3-3): Coll; Batlle, Paredes, León, Corrales; Caldentey, Guijarro, Putellas; López, Imade, Paralluelo.
Subs: Rodríguez, Nanclares, Méndez, Carmona, Codina, Serrajordi, Bonmatí, Benítez, González, Del Castillo, Navarro, Pina.

England (4-3-3): Hampton; Bronze, Wubben-Moy, Morgan, Greenwood; Toone, Walsh, Stanway; Hemp, Russo, James.
Subs: Moorhouse, Baggaley, Le Tissier, Carter, Charles, Fisk, Kendall, Mead, Park, Godfrey, Blindkilde, Kelly.

Referee: Ivana Martincic (Croatia)

Preamble

The newest chapter of the Spain-England rivalry will be written today in Mallorca where the World Cup holders host the European champions.

The two teams have met six times since Sarina Wiegman’s side beat Spain 2-1 during the quarter-finals of the Women’s Euro 2022. Most recently, England beat Spain 1-0 at Wembley and, with the only perfect record remaining in Group A3, will qualify for next summer’s showpiece event in Brazil with a game to spare if they avoid defeat.

Spain have been here before – back in the 2025 Nations League, Spain lost 1-0 at Wembley before beating England 2-1 to qualify – and eventually win – the World Cup in Australia.

Permutations and team news to come. Join me for the 8pm BST kick-off.