Huge night for Women's World Cup hopes - how are home nations set?

England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland and the Republic of Ireland are under way in their Women's World Cup play-offs. How are their prospects looking?

England's Georgia Stanway, Northern Ireland's Rebecca McKenna, Scotland's Rachel McLauchlan and Wales' Lily Woodham went into the play-offs with hope of reaching the Women's World Cup

England came away from Greece with a valuable 3-1 lead in their first 2027 Women's World Cup play-off tie - a result they will look to convert into an aggregate win this week.

Georgia Stanway, Maya le Tissier and Alessia Russo were on the scoresheet in the away game.

The second leg will be played at home, at King Power Stadium in Leicester, on Tuesday, 13 October at 19:30 BST.

Should England beat Greece over two games, they will face the winners of Slovakia v Ukraine, with the away fixture played first.

The exact dates of the potential second-leg fixtures are to be confirmed, although they will take place between 26 November and 5 December 2026.

Source: BBC Sport