North Macedonia 0-10 England: Ellen White nets 50th goal to reach another landmark

England maintained their 100% record in Women's World Cup qualifying with a thrashing of North Macedonia as Ellen White moved outright second in the country's all-time goalscoring records.

White, who netted her 50th goal in Skopje, overtakes Harry Kane and Bobby Charlton and is three behind Wayne Rooney's England record of 53.

In a ruthless display, Beth Mead scored four and Ella Toone bagged a hat-trick.

The Lionesses remain top of Group D with three qualifying games remaining.

Victory means England move to within touching distance of qualification before Tuesday's match against Northern Ireland in Belfast.

They opened the scoring through Arsenal forward Mead, who netted two goals in seven minutes in the first half, before doubling her tally after the break.

Toone scored England's third before setting up White, who headed powerfully across the keeper in the 41st minute to reach another landmark.

The Lionesses, who won 8-0 in the last meeting with North Macedonia in September, were 5-0 up at half-time against the side ranked 132nd in the world.

But with only eight shots on target from 22 efforts in the first half, England had room to improve, and they reached double figures within 78 minutes.

Lauren Hemp was heavily involved as usual - providing two assists in the process - before coming off on the hour, while Manchester City team-mate Georgia Stanway grabbed a brace.

With three games remaining, England sit comfortably top of Group D and still have not conceded a goal in World Cup qualifying under Sarina Wiegman.

White grabs 50th as Mead scores again

Having become the Lionesses' all-time top goalscorer in November, White is closing in on Rooney's England record - for both men and women - of 53 goals.

She had plenty of opportunities in Skopje to add to her tally, after hitting the crossbar earlier in the first half.

Hemp was often the provider with her pacey runs down the left but it was Toone who delivered the perfect cross for White's header.

With White substituted in the 71st minute, it was Toone who stepped up to extend England's tally and bring up double figures, capping off another good performance from the Manchester United youngster.

Arsenal forward Mead showed her attacking threat once again too - scoring at least three goals in a World Cup qualifying match for the third time in this campaign.

It took her tally to 12 overall in qualification as England notched up their seventh win, having scored 63 goals without reply.

They travel to a sold-out Windsor Park next week to take on third-placed Northern Ireland hoping to extend their unbeaten record under Wiegman in all competitions.

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North Macedonia

Squad number1Player namePanchurova

Squad number4Player nameBoseska

Squad number18Player namePetrovska

Squad number5Player nameNikolovska

Squad number14Player nameJoshevska

Squad number15Player nameVelkova

Squad number21Player nameJakovska

Squad number16Player nameMustafa

Squad number10Player nameAndonova

Squad number9Player nameMaksuti

Squad number7Player nameRochi

Squad number6Player nameShemsovikj

Squad number8Player nameMarkovska

Squad number11Player nameSaliihi

Squad number17Player nameStojkovska

Squad number19Player namePetrushevska

Line-ups

North Macedonia

Formation 5-4-1

1Panchurova

4Boseska18Petrovska5Nikolovska14Joshevska15Velkova

21Jakovska16Mustafa10Andonova9Maksuti

7Rochi

Substitutes

England

Formation 4-3-3

13Hampton

2Bronze6Bright5Carter3Stokes

8Stanway4Walsh10Toone

7Mead9White11Hemp

Substitutes

Live Text

Match ends, North Macedonia Women 0, England 10.

Second Half ends, North Macedonia Women 0, England 10.

Attempt missed. Alessia Russo (England) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Katie Zelem with a cross following a corner.

Corner, England. Conceded by Sara Velkova.

Attempt saved. Alessia Russo (England) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Beth Mead with a cross.

Attempt missed. Katie Zelem (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jill Scott.

Attempt missed. Ella Toone (England) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.

Aleksandra Markovska (North Macedonia Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Foul by Aleksandra Markovska (North Macedonia Women).

Nikita Parris (England) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Attempt saved. Alessia Russo (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.

Offside, England. Jill Scott tries a through ball, but Nikita Parris is caught offside.

Sara Velkova (North Macedonia Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Nikita Parris (England) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Foul by Sara Velkova (North Macedonia Women).

Attempt saved. Alessia Russo (England) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Jill Scott with a cross.

Substitution, North Macedonia Women. Kristina Petrushevska replaces Pavlinka Nikolovska.

Ilza Maksuti (North Macedonia Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Beth Mead (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Foul by Ilza Maksuti (North Macedonia Women).

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