Alessia Russo on target as England squeeze past Iceland in World Cup qualifier

SportFootballAlessia Russo clinches tight World Cup qualifier as England squeeze past IcelandIceland 0-1 England: The Lionesses remain top of the group as they target a direct passage to next year’s World Cup in BrazilRachel Steinberg Saturday 18 April 2026 19:47 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"CF1:2960398To1","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/england-iceland-alessia-russo-goals-world-cup-qualifying-result-b2960401.html","title":"Alessia Russo clinches tight World Cup qualifier as England squeeze past Iceland"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-8593","index":0}(Getty)Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sportGet our free Inside Sport newsletterGet our free Inside Sport newsletterEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Inside_Sport_CDP","regTitle":"Inside Sport","subscriptionGroup":"inside_sport","subscriptionGroupId":"9cec95c5-a973-40ac-9b05-03d636c07853","type":"sport","pathPrefix":["/sport","/f1"],"associatedAuthors":["Lawrence Ostlere","Kieran Jackson"],"title":"Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sport","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Sport newsletter","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/InsideSport1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideSportNews","regSourceSection":"Football","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}England maintained a three-point lead over Spain in their World Cup qualifying group after securing a narrow 1-0 victory against Iceland in Reykjavik.Alessia Russo opened the scoring...