Ukraine 1–6 England England won
England: Russo 47', Russo 51', Stanway 64' pen, Stanway 70', Park 78', Park 89'
Ukraine: Kalinina 58'
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Football / FIFA Women's World Cup
The FIFA Women's World Cup is held every four years. The Lionesses reached their first final in 2023 and the 2027 tournament is in Brazil.
England fixtures
Ukraine 1–6 England England won
England: Russo 47', Russo 51', Stanway 64' pen, Stanway 70', Park 78', Park 89'
Ukraine: Kalinina 58'
England 2–0 Iceland England won
England: Bronze 22', Stanway 78'
Iceland: None
England 1–0 Spain England won
England: Hemp 3'
Spain: None
Iceland 0–1 England England won
England: Russo 21'
Iceland: None
Spain 4–0 England England lost
England: None
Spain: Guijarro 19', Putellas 38', Putellas 55', Pina 78'
England 3–0 Ukraine England won
England: Carter 14', Stanway 37', Mead 67'
Ukraine: None
Greece 1–3 England England won
England: Stanway 39', Le Tissier 63', Russo 67'
Greece: Brookshire 77'
England 5–0 Greece England won
England: A. Russo 3', L. James 16', G. Stanway 30', L. James 34', A. Russo 75'
Greece: None
England statistics
The story so far
The Lionesses have appeared at six Women's World Cups on our records and reached their first final in 2023, finishing runners-up in Australia and New Zealand under Sarina Wiegman. That followed third place in Canada in 2015 under Mark Sampson and fourth place in France in 2019 under Phil Neville, making three successive tournaments with a top-four finish under three different coaches. In the matches on our records White is the leading scorer with seven goals, ahead of Williams on five and Russo and K. Smith on four each.
The earlier record was steadier but more modest. Each of the first three appearances on our records ended in the quarter-finals: in Sweden in 1995 under Ted Copeland, then in China in 2007 and Germany in 2011 under Hope Powell, after a gap with no England entry between 1995 and 2007. The 2011 exit came without a defeat, with two wins and two draws from four matches. The step up came in 2015, when Sampson's side won five of their seven matches to finish third, and it has been sustained at every tournament since.
The 2023 campaign brought five wins, a draw and a defeat from seven matches, and the runners-up finish is England's best at a Women's World Cup on our records. The next tournament is in Brazil in 2027, where the Lionesses will aim to go one step further than in 2023.
England's past performance
2023 · Australia & New Zealand
Runners-up
Fourth place
Third place
Quarter-finals
Quarter-finals
Quarter-finals
Tournament archive
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