Katie McCabe volleyed in Republic of Ireland’s second goal of Tuesday’s 3-2 win away to Poland in the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup qualifiers.
The ball came out to her in the 20th minute and she rocketed it into the bottom right corner, going on to play the full 90 minutes as Republic of Ireland rose to third in Group B with their first win of the World Cup qualifiers.
Katie said on Instagram after the game: “All about the three points tonight. Big one Saturday – see you at the Aviva.”
At Wembley Stadium, Lotte Wubben-Moy and Alessia Russo both played 90 minutes of England’s 1-0 win at home to Spain, the latter providing a creative assist for Lauren Hemp’s third-minute opener as she scooped the ball forward while falling down.
Chloe Kelly came on in the 82nd minute, while Taylor Hinds and Beth Mead were unused substitutes, with Leah Williamson not included in the matchday squad.
Mariona Caldentey played all 90 minutes for Spain and Laia Codina remained on the bench.
The Lionesses are now top of Group C in the World Cup qualifiers with three wins from three, three points ahead of second-placed Spain.
It was also a successful Tuesday night for Netherlands, who won 2-1 at home to France to go top of Group B. Daphne van Domselaar played 90 minutes of the match, with Victoria Pelova playing 71 minutes.
Daphne said on Instagram after the game: “Proud to wear the badge again. Goosebumps stepping back on that pitch. Unreal support — felt you all with us every second. Passion. Fight. Big result. On to Saturday!”
Elsewhere in the World Cup qualifiers, Frida Maanum played 68 minutes of Norway’s convincing 5-0 win at home to Slovenia to rise to second in Group D, three points behind Germany.
In another 5-0 win, Barbora Votikova was on the bench as Czechia cruised to victory over Montenegro to go joint first with Wales in Group E, level on goals scored, goals conceded and points.
There was less to celebrate for Smilla Holmberg and Stina Blackstenius, who both played 90 minutes of Sweden’s 2-1 defeat at home to Denmark, falling to third in Group A with four points from three games.
In the inaugural FIFA Series, Olivia Smith played 60 minutes of Canada’s 3-1 win at home to Korea Republic on Tuesday, having come on in the 61st minute of Saturday’s 4-0 win over Zambia, in which she got the assist for the third goal of the game, scored by Annabelle Chukwu.
For USA, Emily Fox played 90 minutes of Saturday’s 2-1 friendly win at home to Japan, and was an unused substitute for Tuesday’s friendly with them.
At international youth level, Jessie Gale, Laila Harbert and Vivienne Lia all came off the bench for England U23s’ 1-0 win against Netherlands on Monday to progress to the final of the WU23 European Competition.
With the under-19s, Niamh Peacock and Cecily Wellesley-Smith both played 60 minutes of Thursday’s 5-0 win against Latvia to take a step closer to the 2026 UEFA Women’s Under-19 European Championship.
Wellesley-Smith then played 90 minutes of Sunday’s 3-2 defeat to Wales, with Peacock an unused substitute.
The young Lionesses are now third in Group A1 ahead of their final EURO qualifier against leaders Switzerland on Wednesday at 12pm BST.
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