Spain turned the Women’s World Cup 2027 qualifying group on its head on Tuesday night, beating England 4-0 in Mallorca and moving top of the standings. Patri Guijarro, Alexia Putellas and Clàudia Pina all scored as England were left without a shot on target and with their heaviest defeat under Sarina Wiegman.
That scoreline is why the Spain Women's National Football Team Vs England Women's National Football Team Standings were being searched in the first place: the result did more than hand Spain three points, it pushed them ahead in a group England had expected to keep under control. Spain finished with 17 attempts to England’s two, and the gap showed in the kind of night it was for England from start to finish.
Keira Walsh did not hide from that. She said England had “a lot of areas where we weren’t good enough” and that Spain made it “really difficult” for them, adding that the visitors managed only two total attempts and none on target. Walsh said England still have a chance to qualify automatically in their next game against Ukraine, but she also made clear that their fate is now out of their hands and depends on Iceland doing them a favour.
That is the part that changes the feel of the group. England can still get themselves back in position on Tuesday against Ukraine, but they no longer control the final outcome. Spain, meanwhile, head into the last match of the group phase away to Iceland with the top spot in their grasp, and the standings now hinge on what happens in both games rather than only one.
Wiegman called it a very difficult night and said the team started well before losing its rhythm, while also insisting there was no excuse for a 4-0 loss. She said England tried to hurt Spain in behind but ended up playing short balls into the home side’s game, before urging her players to stick together for the final push. For England, the margin matters as much as the defeat itself: this was their biggest loss under Wiegman, larger than the 2-0 friendly defeat to Australia that came in the build-up to the 2023 World Cup.
What happens next is simple enough to write and hard enough to live through. England need to beat Ukraine on Tuesday and hope the result in Iceland goes their way when Spain close the group in Reykjavik, because automatic qualification is no longer theirs to decide.
