England Women's 2026 Fixtures, Results & TV Info

England Women's 2026 Overview

The England women's national team entered 2025 aiming to defend their European Championship title. After a tough tournament in Switzerland, including penalty shootouts against Sweden and Spain and extra time against Italy, Sarina Wiegman's squad successfully retained the trophy, avenging their 2023 World Cup final loss to Spain.

In 2026, the focus shifted to qualifying for the 2027 Women’s World Cup in Brazil. England faced Spain again in their qualifying group, with only the group winner securing automatic qualification. Spain reversed the earlier defeat, beating England and sending the Lionesses into play-offs scheduled for late 2026.

2026 Match Results for England Women

England started their 2027 World Cup qualifiers strongly, winning the first four matches, including a home win over Spain at Wembley. This put them in a commanding position atop the group, needing just a draw away at Spain on June 5 to qualify directly. Unfortunately, England suffered a heavy 4-0 loss in Mallorca — their worst under Wiegman and the worst in 17 years — handing Spain the top spot.

This defeat meant England’s fate depended on Iceland defeating Spain, but Iceland lost 6-1, ending England’s chance for direct qualification despite a solid victory over Ukraine.

Upcoming Fixtures in 2026

England must now get through two play-off rounds, each over two legs, to secure a World Cup berth. In October, they defeated Greece, ranked 59th globally, with an aggregate score of 8-1. Their next challenge is Ukraine, whom they've already beaten twice this year. The winner of this tie will qualify for the 2027 World Cup.

The World Cup group stage draw will take place on December 11, revealing England’s opponents if they qualify.

How to Watch England Women’s Games in 2026

ITV holds the broadcast rights for most England women’s games, airing matches live on ITV1, ITV4, and streaming via ITVX. Matches against Scotland, Wales, or Northern Ireland might be shown on BBC, as seen when England played Scotland in Glasgow in 2023.

For fans in the United States, fuboTV offers coverage of Lionesses games, with FOX, FS1, and occasionally ESPN broadcasting European Championship matches.