Women’s World Cup competition resumes in Europe

• Repeat of EURO 2017 quarter-final between Austria and Spain looms
• European champions Netherlands looking to continue excellent form
• England aiming to finish a tough year in style

While all 32 berths during a 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ have now been filled, gift for a FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019™ has usually recently begun. FIFA.com takes a demeanour during some of a early movers in Europe and some arriving fixtures to demeanour brazen to.

Iceland caused a sold stir with their 3-2 feat opposite Germany in October. The reigning Olympic champions had formerly not suffered a better in qualifying, possibly for a European Championship or for a Women’s World Cup, given going down 3-2 to Norway approach behind on 17 Jun 1998. Not usually that, they had also won any of their prior 14 matches opposite Iceland.

UEFA Women’s EURO 2017 winners a Netherlands continue to float a design of their stream call of success. The Oranje Leeuwinnen began gift with a 1-0 feat opposite Norway, a side they faced in a opening diversion of EURO 2017.

That winning feeling #SamenSterk #NEDNOR pic.twitter.com/2XpgwVEqL5

— OranjeLeeuwinnen (@oranjevrouwen) October 24, 2017

Group situation
Group 1: Wales (4 points), Bosnia and Herzegovina, England (3), Russia (1), Kazakhstan (0) 
Group 2: Scotland, Switzerland (6), Belarus, Poland (3), Albania (0) 
Group 3: Norway, Republic of Ireland (6), Netherlands (3), Northern Ireland, Slovakia (0) 
Group 4: Denmark, Sweden (6), Croatia (2), Hungary, Ukraine (1) 
Group 5: Germany (9), Czech Republic, Iceland (7) Faroe Islands, Slovenia (0) 
Group 6: Belgium, Italy (9), Moldova, Romania, Portugal (0) 
Group 7: Austria, Finland, Serbia, Spain (3), Israel (0)

Top matches
England-Bosnia-Herzegovina, 24 November, 20.05 internal time
England’s halt manager Mo Marley called adult dual newcomers – Keira Walsh and Leah Williamson – to a inhabitant group set-up for a Lionesses’ arriving qualifiers. “These dual matches [against Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kazakhstan] are massively critical in a bid to qualify,” pronounced Marley. “We’ll be aiming to try and get dual good formula to finish 2017 on a high.” The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women’s World Ranking, in that England now occupy third place, suggests her side are transparent favourites opposite antithesis ranked down in 61st spot, though an dissapoint is also not wholly out of a question.

The Netherlands–Republic of Ireland, 28 Nov 2017, 20.00 internal time
After feat on Matchday 1, a side led by The Best FIFA Women’s Coach Sarina Wiegman go in hunt of 3 some-more points opposite Republic of Ireland as they bid to stay in hold with Group 3’s tip two. However, a Republic have beaten both Northern Ireland and Slovakia by a 2-0 scoreline and will have each certainty of a certain outcome opposite a Dutch. “It’s been a good start to qualifying. Now we’re looking forward to a diversion opposite a Netherlands and we’ll take a certainty we’ve gained into a match,” pronounced Ireland manager Colin Bell after a win opposite Slovakia. “It will be another formidable diversion though we’ll try to once again rise a right strategy.”

FT | #FIFAWWC Qualifying
Slovakia 0-2 Republic of Ireland
Two wins from dual for Republic of Ireland in UEFA Group 3 after feat in Senec
: @FAIreland pic.twitter.com/H2Mgf79NaA

— #FIFAWWC (@FIFAWWC) October 24, 2017

Spain-Austria, 28 Nov 2017, 20.15 internal time
In Group 7, 3 teams began a debate with a win: Finland (1-0 opposite Serbia), Spain (6-0 opposite Israel) and Austria (4-0 opposite Serbia). The Iberians will now be looking to accurate punish on Austria after losing to them on penalties in a final 8 of EURO 2017.

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