Carmona's Spain make winning start to World Cup qualifying campaign
Women's football•
Olga Carmona's Spain ran out 3-0 winners over Iceland in Castellón de la Plana on Matchday 1 of FIFA Women's World Cup 2027 qualifying yesterday.
SPAIN 3-0 ICELAND (1-0 at HT)
FIFA Women's World Cup 2027 qualifying (UEFA) – Group A3 – Matchday 1
Estadio Municipal de Castalia (Castellón de la Plana, Spain)
Goals: Pina (39', 54') and Imade (76').
SPAIN: Nanclares, Batlle, Méndez, Codina, Carmona (Paralluelo, 59'), Mariona, Guijarro, Putellas (c) (Fiamma, 74'), López (Athenea, 82'), Gabarro (Imade, 46'), Pina (J. Fernández, 82'). Coach: Sonia Bermúdez.
ICELAND: Rúnarsdóttir, Arnardóttir, Viggósdóttir (c), Sigurðardóttir, Heiðarsdóttir (Ólafsdóttir Grós, 78'), Hermannsdóttir, Vilhjálmsdóttir (Ásgeirsdóttir, 64'), Antonsdóttir, Eiríksdóttir (Zomers, 64'), Jessen (Pálmadóttir, 78'), Jónsdóttir. Coach: Þorsteinn Halldórsson.
1. England / 3 points, +5 (1 match played)
2. Spain / 3 points, +3 (1 match played)
3. Iceland / 0 points, -3 (1 match played)
4. Ukraine / 0 points, -5 (1 match played)