'Dominant' England must score more, says Wiegman after Iceland win

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'Dominant' England must score more, says Wiegman after Iceland winShareEngland's perfect start to qualifying for the 2027 World Cup continued with their win over Iceland, but Sarina Wiegman wanted more.Sarina Wiegman conceded that England should have scored more goals despite making it two wins from two in their World Cup qualifying campaign on Saturday. Wiegman watched on as England followed up their opening win over Ukraine with a 2-0 win over Iceland at The City Ground, with Lucy Bronze and Georgia Stanway on target.On her 145th cap for the Lionesses, Bronze put her team ahead in the 22nd minute with a looping header over Cecilia Runarsdottir after being teed up by Lauren James. And with 12 minutes left to play, Bronze turned provider for Stanway, who volleyed into the bottom-right corner to see England take maximum points in Group 3. But Wiegman was left wanting more from her team, who finished the contest with an expected goals (xG) total of 2.93 from their 31 shots, to Iceland's 0.24 from one on-target attempt. "An important win. I think we played well, we know they're very disciplined, very powerful and really dangerous on the counter," Wiegman told ITV. "For the most part, we took them out so they didn't become dangerous. They had that one chance when Hannah Hampton did really well."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."It was also a landmark day for James, who played an impressive role in England's win on her first start for her country since the Euros final last year. Indeed, James finished with team-high totals for chances created (five), while only Alessia Russo had more shots (eight to seven) and touches in the opposition box (14 to nine) than the Chelsea midfielder. "We know she has something special," Wiegman said of James."It's really good for her that she's fit and can play games, she's back with Chelsea now and us, and you can see that she can make a difference."We put her in positions where she can make a difference, so don't underestimate the other players too, I would say."Bronze's milestone outing saw her become the third-most capped England player, with only Jill Scott (161) and Fara Williams (172) making more appearances for the Lionesses. "It's really nice to get the extra cap past Karen Carney, a huge Lioness legend and to be behind Fara Williams and Jill Scott," Bronze said."The three of them are close friends of mine, team-mates from the past. I'm just really proud to represent my country so many times."'Dominant' England must score more, says Wiegman after Iceland winEngland's perfect start to qualifying for the 2027 World Cup continued with their win over Iceland, but Sarina Wiegman wanted more.Sarina Wiegman conceded that England should have scored more goals despite making it two wins from two in their World Cup qualifying campaign on Saturday. Wiegman watched on as England followed up their opening win over Ukraine with a 2-0 win over Iceland at The City Ground, with Lucy Bronze and Georgia Stanway on target.On her 145th cap for the Lionesses, Bronze put her team ahead in the 22nd minute with a looping header over Cecilia Runarsdottir after being teed up by Lauren James. And with 12 minutes left to play, Bronze turned provider for Stanway, who volleyed into the bottom-right corner to see England take maximum points in Group 3. But Wiegman was left wanting more from her team, who finished the contest with an expected goals (xG) total of 2.93 from their 31 shots, to Iceland's 0.24 from one on-target attempt. "An important win. I think we played well, we know they're very disciplined, very powerful and really dangerous on the counter," Wiegman told ITV. "For the most part, we took them out so they didn't become dangerous. They had that one chance when Hannah Hampton did really well."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."It was also a landmark day for James, who played an impressive role in England's win on her first start for her country since the Euros final last year. Indeed, James finished with team-high totals for chances created (five), while only Alessia Russo had more shots (eight to seven) and touches in the opposition box (14 to nine) than the Chelsea midfielder. "We know she has something special," Wiegman said of James."It's really good for her that she's fit and can play games, she's back with Chelsea now and us, and you can see that she can make a difference."We put her in positions where she can make a difference, so don't underestimate the other players too, I would say."Bronze's milestone outing saw her become the third-most capped England player, with only Jill Scott (161) and Fara Williams (172) making more appearances for the Lionesses. "It's really nice to get the extra cap past Karen Carney, a huge Lioness legend and to be behind Fara Williams and Jill Scott," Bronze said."The three of them are close friends of mine, team-mates from the past. I'm just really proud to represent my country so many times."