Lucia Kendall shone on her first competitive start for England last night.
The midfielder donned the number 10 shirt for the Lionesses as they defeated Spain 1-0 at Wembley Stadium.
Kendall racked 72 minutes as Lauren Hemp's goal within the first three minutes made it three consecutive wins over the reigning world champions.
It was also only the 21-year-old's third start for England after making her senior debut in October 2025.
Ellie Roebuck was an unused substitute for the fixture.
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Anna Patten also helped Republic of Ireland to an important FIFA World Cup 2027 qualifying win.
The defender played the full 90 for the Girls in Green as they defeated Poland 3-2 away from home.
The three points lifted Ireland from the bottom of League A Group 2 and pulled them closer to France who occupy second place.
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Lynn Wilms, Chasity Grant and Oriane Jean-François came face-to-face last night as the Netherlands took on France.
Wilms and Jean-François both started the contest and played the full 90 for their respective nations as the Netherlands defeated France 2-1 on home soil.
Grant was introduced in the 60th minute, to earn her 25th cap, with the Oranje Leeuwinnen finding their match winner eight minutes later.
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Noelle Maritz and Switzerland were also victorious yesterday evening as they cruised to a 3-1 win at home to Turkey.
A stalwart in the Swiss defence, Maritz played the full 90 to extend their lead at the top of League B Group 2.
Miri Taylor earnt her fifth cap for Scotland yesterday as they were also in FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifying action.
The midfielder played 87 minutes as Scotland found a late equaliser to drew 1-1 with Belgium at home.
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Maya Hijikata started for Japan in the early hours of the morning as they continued their trio of fixtures against USA in the States.
The forward assisted Japan's only goal of the game as she set up Maika Hamano in the 27th minute.
The side held onto their lead and went on to beat the USA 1-0.
Rachel Maltby was on England under-19s duty on Sunday as they took on Wales in their second 2026 UEFA Women’s U19 European Championship qualifier.
The Young Lionesses fell to a 3-2 defeat with Soffia Kelly, who is spending the second-half of the 25/26 season on loan to Rangers, lining up in goal for Wales.
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