Mallorca (Spain), June 6 -- Spain's women's football team took a major step toward direct qualification for next summer's World Cup in Brazil with a 4-0 win over England at MallorcaSon Moix Stadium.
Now level on 12 points with England, Spain will be able to secure a place in Brazil without a play-off with a victory over Iceland on Tuesday.
England beat Spain 1-0 at Wembley in their first qualifying game but with head-to-head goals decisive if the two teams finish level on points, Spain knew it needed to win by two goals ormore in Friday's match to leapfrog the English in the qualifying group.
The host opened the scoring in the 19th minute. Patri Guijarro won the ball in midfield and her long-range shot took a big deflection, leaving Engl...