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England Women beat Spain in World Cup warm-upA much-changed England side beat Spain 2-1 in a Women’s World Cup warm-up match on Tuesday. Can we play you every week? England v russia women’s football Sampson’s side’s most recent home game was 10 April’s friendly with Austria at Stadium MKEngland will begin their 2019 Women’s World Cup qualifying campaign against Russia at Tranmere Rovers’ Prenton Park on 19 September.

Herzegovina and Kazakhstan in April’s draw. England’s former Tranmere striker Jodie Taylor told the Football Association’s website: “I can’t wait to go back. It’s been a dream of mine for a long time. England are ranked fifth in the world. Russia’s visit to Merseyside will be England’s first match following this summer’s European Championships in the Netherlands, which start on Sunday. In the Euros, Mark Sampson’s side face Scotland on Wednesday 19 July, then Spain on Sunday 23 July and Portugal on Thursday 27 July. Match dates are subject to change.

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Read about our approach to external linking. FULL-TIME offers you an easy way to manage your football leagues online. Local girls Nikita Parris, Jodie Taylor and Toni Duggan were all on target as England opened their World Cup qualifying campaign with an impressive 6-0 dismissal of Russia at Tranmere Rovers. Liverpool-born Parris opened the scoring and Birkenhead sharp-shooter Taylor doubled the lead just two minutes later.

Jordan Nobbs added a third after the influential Fran Kirby saw a penalty saved by Tatyana Shcherbak. Lucy Bronze made it 4-0 before half-time while Merseyside favourite Duggan hit a second-half brace to complete the scoring. Mark Sampson’s side might have won by an even more comfortable scoreline but for a number of interventions by the Russia goalkeeper. The visitors had Ksenia Tsybutovich sent off in the first half, but it mattered not.

They had been outplayed with 11 players and were totally outclassed with just 10. There were only two changes from the Euro 2017 semi-final defeat by Netherlands last month, with Parris and Duggan coming in for Fara Williams and Ellen White. There was panache mixed with urgency and Russia were simply not able to keep up with their illustrious hosts. After half-hearted claims for a penalty, when Kirby’s shot appeared to hit Anna Kozhnikova’s arm, Sampson’s charges took the lead.

The Lionesses worked the ball well down the left before Kirby found Parris inside the box, and the 23-year-old slotted home her fifth international goal to break the deadlock. Kirby was at it again when she played in Taylor, who was presented with her Euro 2017 Golden Boot before kick-off, to make it 2-0 from close range just two minutes later. The only response Russia could muster was a 30-yard free-kick from Tsybutovich which flew just over the top of Siobhan Chamberlain’s goal. Kirby’s spot-kick was saved by Shcherbak. Sampson’s charges didn’t have to wait long for that third goal, however.