"An important win. I think we played well, we know they're very disciplined, very powerful and really dangerous on the counter. For the most part, we took them out so they didn't become dangerous. Overall, we showed some good football. Of course, we want to score more goals, but it starts with winning the game, and we created so many chances."
"If we're so dominant, we'd like to score more. What you saw on Tuesday against Ukraine, and now Iceland, they're just so disciplined in defence, it's really hard to break through. If I look at the development of the team, how do we do better in the final third? Even from Tuesday to today, I saw some things we added."
England defeated Iceland 2-0 in their second World Cup qualifier, maintaining their perfect record with two wins from two matches. Lucy Bronze scored in the 22nd minute with a header, and Georgia Stanway added a second goal late in the game. Despite dominating possession and creating numerous chances, England finished with an expected goals total of 2.93 compared to Iceland's 0.24. Manager Sarina Wiegman acknowledged the importance of the victory but expressed disappointment at the team's finishing, noting that Iceland's disciplined defensive approach made it difficult to break through. Lauren James impressed on her first start since the Euros final, creating five chances and demonstrating improved attacking play.
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