Greece vs. England LIVE: Women's World Cup playoff semifinal updates

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Wiegman: The levels of Kelly and Toone weren't what I expected (0:56)

England face Greece in the first leg of their 2027 World Cup qualifying playoff tie, and you can follow the action live with ESPN.

The Lionesses missed out on automatic qualification after finishing second in the group stage and need a win over two legs to progress to the final round of qualifying.

England won five from six games in qualifying, including a 1-0 victory over Spain at Wembley before falling to a 4-0 defeat in the reverse fixture.

The Lionesses finished level on points with Spain but the reigning world champions won the group due to a superior goal difference, meaning England need to book their World Cup spot via the playoffs.

The road to Brazil begins against Greece in Crete tonight, with the reverse fixture taking place at the King Power Stadium on Tuesday.

Should England win the tie, they will face either Ukraine or Slovakia in the final round of qualifying.

Sarina Wiegman's 23-player roster included the in-form Alexia Potter who received her first senior call up after making a bright start to the season.

Chloe Kelly and Ella Toone were left out as Wiegman explained the high-profile players' "levels" on the pitch this season were not up to standard.

However, Toone has since been called up to replace Lucy Bronze who left camp with a minor injury and the Manchester United forward will be keen to repay the faith in the all-important playoffs.

This is the first meeting between England and Greece.