Do you agree with England's squad for World Cup play-offs?
Do you agree with England's squad for World Cup play-offs?
Sat, October 3, 2026 at 6:21 PM UTC
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When England boss Sarina Wiegman made her squad announcement for the Women's World Cup qualifying play-off matches against Greece on Tuesday, two big names were missing; Ella Toone and Chloe Kelly.
Toone played the first 67 minutes for Manchester United as they beat Liverpool 1-0 to record back-to-back league wins for the first time this season.
Speaking after the match, Toone said: "It's been a really difficult week - not the news any footballer wants. But I've got good people around me. The manager played me today so that shows the belief she has.
"It's about me now. I've got to keep working hard and use it as fuel to come back even better."
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On this week's episode of The Women's Football Fallout, former England captain Steph Houghton recognised Toone's disappointment but says Wiegman has lots of quality to choose from.
"The competition in a World Cup year heats up and there's no denying that," she said. "People are starting to take their game to another level because they want to be in Brazil."
What do you think of Wiegman's decision not to select Toone for the Lionesses squad?
And with Freya Godfrey and Lexi Potter among the uncapped players named in the squad, who would you like to see given a chance by Wiegman in the two games?
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Source: “AOL Sports”
