Alessia Russo double for England sparks Women’s World Cup qualifying win against Ukraine

• Ukraine 1-6 England

• Georgia Stanway and Jess Park also score twice

With a flurry of second-half goals England began their Women’s World Cup qualifying campaign in a 6-1 victory against Ukraine. Alessia Russo, Georgia Stanway and Jess Park all scored twice.

The European champions may feel they should have won by a greater margin: they were profligate in the first half, but eventually opened the floodgates as Park continued her bright Manchester United form.